Andy Sands / Brown Rat ( Rattus norvegicus ) on dustbin looking for food, captive, UK

Warwick Sloss / Brown rat {Rattus norvegicus} in sewer, captive

Andy Sands / Brown Rat {Rattus norvegicus} Feeding on grain, captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) grooming on rock surrounded by water. Captive, UK

Mike Wilkes / Brown rat with blackbird prey {Rattus norvegicus} Worcestershire, UK February

Kim Taylor / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) on coiled rope. Digital composite.

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

Warwick Sloss / Brown Rat jumping from dustbin. (Rattus norvegicus) England

Warwick Sloss / Brown rat on dustbin (Rattus norvegicus) UK

David Tipling / Brown rats {Rattus norvegicus} UK, Europe.

Mike Wilkes / Brown rat at field edge. England

Paul Hobson / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) grroming in derelict building. Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe