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{{Taxonomy
|name=Rats
|kingdom=Animalia
|phylum=Chordata
|class=Mammalia
|order=Rodentia
|superfamily=Muroidia
|family=Muridae
|subfamily=Murinae
|genus=Rattus
}}
A '''rat''' is a medium-sized [[rodent]] found on all inhabited [[continent]]s. They live on garbage in slums and are also often known to carry disease. The [[bubonic plague]] which killed one third the population of Europe is attributed to rats which [[disease carrier|carried]] plague-infected
A '''rat''' is a medium-sized [[rodent]] found on all inhabited [[continent]]s. They live on garbage in slums and are also often known to carry disease. The [[bubonic plague]] which killed one third the population of Europe is attributed to rats which [[disease carrier|carried]] plague-infected
fleas living in their fur. The [[taxonomy|genus]] ''Rattus'' includes over 50 species.
fleas living in their fur. The [[taxonomy|genus]] ''Rattus'' includes over 50 species.