Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus introduced species Floreana Galapagos Ecuador Pacific Ocean South America May
In the Galapagos Islands rats were probably brought in pirate boats at the end of the seventeenth century. The most negative impact are coursed by the black rat (also known as the ship or roof rat) (Rattus rattus) and the Norwegian rat (also known as the brown or sewer rat) (Rattus norvegicus). There is the endemic rat in Galapagos, rice rat of Santiago (Nesoryzomys swarthi).
Size: 5120px × 3406px
Location: Floreana Galapagos Island Ecuador Pacific Ocean South America May
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