Latin name for a common rat.

Philth

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Does anybody know the Latin name for a common feeder rat. I like to keep all my cages labeled with the common and latin name. I having a hard time fing the latin for these guys.
 

Bry

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The common name for the rats we keep as pets and feeders are Norwegian rats. The Latin name is Rattus norvegicus.

Bry
 

Baphomet

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...funny...I thought they were known as Serpentine delectibles.

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