Rats are various medium-sized,
long-tailed rodents with round shaped ears. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus. Other rat genera include Neotoma, Bandicota and Dipodomys. Rats are typically distinguished from mice by their size. Most rats can be
seen by the color of grey, black, or
brown, They are sometimes called an mouse.
Person 1: Did you
see that rat just crawl through the cabinets?
Person 2: Yes, that little bastard keeps wandering around the house, trying to
steal our food! How about we put some rat
traps out later?
Person 1: Good idea.