A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Rat (Rattus Rattus)
Provides photographs and a fact card about common rats. Discusses where they are found, why they are seen as pests, predators, how humans use them for food and as pets, their life cycle, physical appearance, and diet.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Rats
Learn about two species of rats, from the diseases they carry to the damage they cause by chewing on materials, urinating on food, and eating stored foods.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Black Rat
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Black Rats (Rattus rattus), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.