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| | Rat,Mammals,Rat Picture,Mammal Pictures,Catalog,Encyclopedia |
 | | Rat is the common name for about 1,000 species of rodents in 70 genera and eight families. |
 | | These species include the kangaroo rats, Dipodomys, family Heteromyidae; wood rats, Neotoma, family Cricetidae; spiny rats, Proechimys, family Echimyidae; and the typical rats, Rattus, family Muridae. |
 | | Most rodents called rats have an elongated body, a moderately pointed snout, approximately equal-length legs, and a long, sparsely haired or hairless tail. |
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