Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) raiding urban garbage, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Martin Willis / Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) pair feeding at night, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) drinking, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) feeding on vegetation at night, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Feral Cat (Felis catus) stalking Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) at night, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) coming out of old pipe to feed on bait at whaling station for South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) carcasses with Ruth Fraser doing DNA tests in lab lab for South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, King Edward Point, South Georgia Island

Konrad Wothe / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) pair, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) trio found dead after baiting, South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) trapped by Ruth Fraser at whaling station for South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Pete Oxford / Rat (Rattus sp) in trap for luring Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) for capture and study, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) newborns, hairless with eyes closed, Germany

Colin Seddon / Fancy rat {Rattus sp.} in pipe, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Dumbo Fancy Rat {Rattus sp.} head portrait poking out of log amongst leaves, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Black fancy rat {Rattus sp.} in pipe, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Broaken coated satin fancy rat {Rattus sp.} amongst branches, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Broken-coated satin fancy rat {Rattus sp.} cptive, UK

Colin Seddon / Fancy rat {Rattus sp.} in pipe, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Fancy rats {Rattus sp.} in pipe, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Black fancy rat {Rattus sp.} in pipe, captive, UK

Colin Seddon / Fancy Rat {Rattus sp.} portrait amongst logs, UK

Colin Seddon / Black fancy rat {Rattus sp.} in pipe, captive, UK

Jane Burton / Albino Rat {Rattus sp} tripoding

Jane Burton / Albino Rat {Rattus sp} sitting up to sniff the air

Jane Burton / White bellied black Rat {Rattus sp} sniffing the air.

Jane Burton / White bellied black Rat {Rattus sp} grooming her whiskers

Jane Burton / Two silver baby Rats {Rattus sp}, 5 weeks old

Jane Burton / White bellied black Rat {Rattus sp} tripoding

Jane Burton / Two Rats {Rattus sp} playing on a flower pot (the flowerpot is used as a nest box, the coloured wedges are for gnawing)

Jane Burton / Three Himalayan and one cream baby Rats {Rattus sp} 5-6 weeks old

Jane Burton / Himalayan Rat {Rattus sp} with her four babies, 1 day old

Jane Burton / Domestic Rat {Rattus sp} sitting alert

Jane Burton / Himalayan Rat {Rattus sp} with her newborn babies

Jane Burton / Vet nurse jabbing Agouti-hooded Rat {Rattus sp} with Ivermectin against skin mites, Model released

Jane Burton / Brown Hooded Rat {Rattus sp}

Jane Burton / Female Himalayan Rat {Rattus sp} with two of her 16 babies, 5-6 weeks

Jane Burton / Two chocolate baby Rats {Rattus sp}, 5 weeks old

Jane Burton / Agoutitame Rat {Rattus sp} washing his face and whiskers

Jane Burton / Two domestic Rats {Rattus sp} (the flowerpot is used as a nest box, the coloured wedges are for knawing)

Jane Burton / Clipping the front toe nails of an Agouti-hooded Rat {Rattus sp}, Model released

Jane Burton / Agouti tame Rat {Rattus sp} climbing in exercise wheel

Jane Burton / White bellied clack Rat {Rattus sp} washing her face

Jane Burton / Newborn baby Rat {Rattus sp}

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) pair at waste water outlet, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) at waste water outlet, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) pair at waste water outlet, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) at waste water outlet, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) detail of incisor teeth, native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) at waste water outlet, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Konrad Wothe / Rat (Rattus sp) at stream edge, introduced species, North Island, New Zealand

Claus Meyer / Punare (Trychomys aperoides) parent and young emerging from burrow, semi-arid region, Caatinga ecosystem, Brazil

Martin Willis / Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) feeding at night, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Long-haired Rat (Rattus villosissimus) in tunnel path at night, Diamantina National Park, Queensland, Australia

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) trail at whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia Island

Ingo Arndt / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) tail samples for DNA testing for South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, King Edward Point, South Georgia Island

Pete Oxford / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) skeleton, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Duncan Usher / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) adult in a rain gutter, Europe

Mark Moffett / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) researcher Hadi Fahini with rat caught living in Mangrove swamp, roots (Pneumatophores) are evident in the background, Hara Protected Area, Iran

Tui De Roy / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) escaping from sinking cargo ship M/V Iguana in harbor surrounded by marine pollution, 1988, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) escaping from sinking ship Marine Iguana, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador