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Norway rat: see rat rat, name applied to various stout-bodied rodents , usually having a pointed muzzle, long slender tail, and dexterous forepaws. It refers particularly to the two species of house rat, Rattus norvegicus, the brown, or Norway, rat and R. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Rodenticides feature Bromadiolone anticoagulant that kills Norway rats, including warfarin-resistant Norway rats, roof rats and house mice with just one feeding; you should be able to see the first dead rats and/or mice in four or five days after treatment begins. After two years of intensive efforts by an international consortium of researchers, the Brown Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) joins the human and the mouse as the third mammalian genomic sequence to be completed. Sure enough, the article says, the dominant species of rat in Beverly Hills is the fruit rat or roof rat, which is several inches smaller than the Norway rat found in certain "inner city" neighborhoods. |
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