A small brown rat which lived on a tiny island off northern Australia is the world’s first mammal known to have become extinct due to “human-induced climate change,” the government says.

Stock image of a brown rat swimming in Russia. Swarms of dead rats have been washing up on beaches in northern Australia after they drowned swimming to get food.

Most rats and rodents in Australia are descendants of a species that arrived from Asia in two waves, the first 6 million years ago, scientists say.

A team from Australia has reported that a species of rat from the Land Down Under is the first mammal known to be wiped out by human-caused climate change. ... a small brown rat, ...

Black rats are the most common species in Australian cities but brown rats can be more common in older inner-city areas. There are a lot of brown rats in Brisbane, so chances are you have seen one.

Rat species are found throughout the order Rodentia. Stereotypical rats are found in the genus Rattus, which includes some of the better-known species of rat, such as the brown rat (Rattus ...

The team used brown rats, ... Teams in Australia meanwhile are looking at reviving the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, whose last surviving member died in captivity in 1936.

Other rats, such as the Sulawesi white-tailed rat and Hoffman’s rat, prefer vegetarian fare such as seed and fruits, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Brown rats can have up to 22 young at once.

A single pregnant female, which traveled aboard a coconut palm for part of her journey from Asia, could have been the Founding Mother of Australia's rodents, one scientist suggests. Before humans ...