Facts About Rat

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Superfamily: Muroidea

Family: Muridae

Subfamily: Murinae

Genus: Rattus

Species: 50 species

Body Length: 9 to11 inches

Tail Length: 7–9 inches

Weight: 350 to 450 grams (female)/ 450 to 650 grams (male)

Life Span: 2 to 3 years

Diet: Rat is omnivores. The things it consume include seeds, fruit, grains, nuts, flowers, leaves, insects, birds, reptiles, fish, eggs and fungus.

Range: Originated in Asia and found throughout the world.

Habitat: In any situation that provides food, water and shelter

Age of Sexual Maturity: 5 weeks

Gestation Period: 20 to 22 days

Number of Offspring: 8 to 12 babies in a litter but can have as few as 1 and as many as 20.