SEMICE

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Black rat

Rattus rattus (Linnaeus 1758)

Large rodent, with a long body, tail and ears, and a pointed snout. The dorsal coloration is rather dark, while the ventral one is lighter (between white, yellow and grey). Thanks to its commensalism, it can be distributed throughout the territory, from very low levels near the sea, to the Pyrenees. We can find it both in wooded areas (it is quite arboreal) with significant undergrowth, and in cultivated fields, mainly in fruit plantations, and also occupying human habitats. The black rat is a twilight and nocturnal animal, although some individuals can be seen during the day. It is omnivorous, capable of eating any food. The reproductive period changes depending on environmental conditions, and in commensal populations it can reproduce throughout the year. Very rare species, it does not exceed 1% of the catches of the SEMICE project.

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Temporal evolution of the number of captures of

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Stations where the species was found (15)

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Captures by station

Station	City	Elevation	Captures
Pineda Mas de l'Artís	Vilanova i la Geltrú	195	1
Padul	Padul	725	6
Mirador de Vallmajor - Estany d'Ivars i Vila-Sana	Vila-sana	237	3
Alforí-Pineda	Ciutadella de Menorca	101	20
Alforí-Alzinar	Ciutadella de Menorca	83	9
Serra Morena-Matollar	Mahón	107	65
Albufera Es Grau-Savinar	Mahón	2	48
Tordonell de Dalt-Pineda	Mahón	78	25
Albufera Es Grau-Prat abandonat	Mahón	29	23
Albufera Es Grau-Ullastrar	Mahón	27	15
Ribera de la Algaida-Saladar	Roquetas de Mar	3	10
La font de Molins - Llobera	Llobera	788	1
As Brañas	Sada	7	1
Parc de Belloch	la Roca del Vallès	193	1
Jameos Malpaís Corona	Haría	130	1
Total captures			229