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1. www.wildlifetrusts.org › mammals › brown-ratBrown rat - The Wildlife Trusts

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   Brown rats are omnivorous, eating pretty much anything, from fruit and seeds to human food waste, insects, birds' eggs or even small mammals. They are particularly common around towns and cities. Brown rats live in loose colonies and dig their own burrows.

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3. animalia.bio › brown-ratBrown Rat - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio

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   The Brown rat is considered one of the most prominent pests around the globe. In addition, it is highly dangerous to humans, due to carrying Weil’s disease, plague, and numerous other diseases. Hence, this animal is persecuted and killed worldwide.

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   According to IUCN, the Brown rat is abundant and widespread throughout its range but no overall population estimate is available. However, according to the People’s Trust for Endangered Species resource, Great Britain population of this species is around 6,790,000 individuals. Overall, Brown rats’ numbers are stable today, and this animal is classi...

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   In some parts of their range, the Brown rats are a key prey species for local predators. Furthermore, these animals contribute to the aeration of the soil due to digging burrows. And finally, when foraging, they disperse seeds of numerous plants, thus sustaining the ecosystem.

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4. www.rspca.org.uk › documents › 1494939LIVING WITH RATS & MICE - RSPCA

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   Jun 13, 2017 · Whilst all these species (except the black rat) traditionally live in underground burrow-systems, they are also skilled climbers and even swimmers, allowing them to access multiple habitats (brown rats are known to live in sewers). Harvest mice (the smallest European rodent) and hazel dormice are rarely if ever encountered in gardens or homes.

5. www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk › mammals › brown-ratBrown rat - Wild About Gardens

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   Brown rats are omnivorous, eating pretty much anything, from fruit and seeds to human food waste, insects, birds' eggs or even small mammals. They are particularly common around towns and cities. Brown rats live in loose colonies and dig their own burrows.

6. britishwildlifecentre.co.uk › animals › brown-ratBrown Rat - British Wildlife Centre

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   Brown Rat – Rattus norvegicus Distribution A widespread pest, highly adaptable, a great opportunist and will live anywhere, wherever food and shelter are available. If you live in a town, you are probably never more than 15 metres from a rat.

7. bpca.org.uk › pest-aware › brown-rat-control-how-toPest advice for controlling Brown Rats - BPCA

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   Brown Rats live in any situation that provides food, water and shelter. In homes, they will live in roof spaces, wall cavities or under floorboards. In gardens, they will burrow into grassy banks or under sheds.

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   Where can you see a brown rat?

   • It can be seen in any habitat. Common. The brown rat is an incredibly adaptable mammal and can be found almost everywhere in the UK, in any habitat, all it needs is shelter and food. Brown rats are omnivorous, eating pretty much anything, from fruit and seeds to human food waste, insects, birds' eggs or even small mammals.

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   What do brown rats eat?

   • Common. The brown rat is an incredibly adaptable mammal and can be found almost everywhere in the UK, in any habitat, all it needs is shelter and food. Brown rats are omnivorous, eating pretty much anything, from fruit and seeds to human food waste, insects, birds' eggs or even small mammals. They are particularly common around towns and cities.

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   Do brown rat live side-by-side?

   • The brown rat has a bad reputation, but it mostly lives side-by-side with us without any problems. It can be seen in any habitat. Common. The brown rat is an incredibly adaptable mammal and can be found almost everywhere in the UK, in any habitat, all it needs is shelter and food.

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   Do brown rats breed?

   • They are particularly common around towns and cities. Brown rats live in loose colonies and dig their own burrows. They are famously good breeders; a female brown rat can breed from around 3 months old, and has an average of five litters a year, each of up to 12 young.

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   Where do brown rats live?

   • Native to northern China, the Brown rat has been introduced to Eastern Europe in the beginning of the 18th century. Currently, this animal is found in nearly any area, inhabited by humans, occurring on all continents around the globe, except for Antarctica. Originally, the Brown rats used to occupy forests and brushy areas, living in Asia.

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   Where does a rat live?

   • A widespread pest, highly adaptable, a great opportunist and will live anywhere, wherever food and shelter are available. If you live in a town, you are probably never more than 15 metres from a rat. Twenty percent of the world’s food supply is either destroyed or eaten by rats.

   Brown Rat - British Wildlife Centre

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9. www.rhs.org.uk › biodiversity › ratsRats - RHS Gardening

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   Rats are rodents that are widely distributed and common in Britain, occuring in the countryside and urban areas. They are highly social and adaptable mammal and feed on a wide variety of foods. They can make their homes underground or in compost heaps, in buildings, greenhouses, sheds or drains.