Friday, August 05, 2005

All Rats are related

Rat species, strains, breeds and types: "Species

Almost all domestic pet rats and lab rats belong to a single species, the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). A tiny number of black rats (Rattus rattus) are also kept as pets, but as yet they are extremely rare in the pet trade.

The classic definition of a species is a group of related individuals or populations which are potentially capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

There are many different species of rodent in the wild that bear the common name 'rat.' Naked mole rats, wood rats, kangaroo rats, cotton rats, pack rats, and many others are examples of different species."

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