Alternate names include ship rat, roof rat, house rat, Alexandrine rat, and old English rat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The roof rat is more aerial and an attic problem in coastal states and along the Pacific Coast.
From the thestate.com
We have 2 species of rats here, the Norway and roof rat.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Norway population seems somewhat stable, but the growth in the roof rat population seems to be causing most of the problem.
From the thenewstribune.com
It is also known as the house, roof or ship rat and is found throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas.
From the sciencedaily.com
You're likely dealing with roof rats, a species different from the Norway rat found in colder climates like Minnesota.
From the thestate.com
Is there a Drama Anonymous group out there that can give me regular smacks upside the head when I exaggerate a drippy faucet into a kitchen flood or a rat on the roof to a major infestation?
From the washingtonpost.com
Bill James apparently had no idea that the body of his pack-rat wife, Billie Jean, was under the same roof as he helped police scour the home and the Nevada desert for any sign of her.