Their life span is about two to five years. They can run 8 mph ( 13 kph) and weigh about 0.4-2 lb (200-900 g). Pack rats generally live a solitary lifestyle and have fur with brown, grey, black, and white colors. They live underground close to human settlements. Some species are Northeaster Xanthurus rat, Osgood's Vietnamese rat, Hoffmann's Sulawesi rat,ice-field rat, brown rat, Australian swamp rat. There are over 60 species of rats of different sizes. Rats belong to the Animalia kingdom, whose scientific name is Rattus. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.

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