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Posted By: aprophet

Rat ID - 09/26/12 12:54 PM

A farmer I trap for asked me what these were, he has been catching them a while they are eating his chicken feed . This is not a full grown one they will double in weight from what this one is that is a 120 coni for scale they will jump a foot or so high when they are startled, I am about mile 3 0n the intercoastal water way he is about 7-8 mile south of me kina looks half rat half weasel to me LOL Every one he has showed me has them split ears





Posted By: Dave Schmidt

Re: Rat ID - 09/26/12 01:00 PM

Get a field guide!..may be a wood rat (pack rat) - large ears are a sign. "Split ears" are probably battle wounds.
Posted By: LAtrapper

Re: Rat ID - 09/26/12 01:25 PM

My guess is Roof Rat (Rattus rattus).
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You identified 12 out of 12 correctly.

http://www.ratbehavior.org/QuizNorwayRatRoofRat.htm
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74106.html
Posted By: warrior

Re: Rat ID - 09/26/12 06:06 PM

Male roof rat. Note the tail is longer than the body, a dead give away in this case.
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