mouse rat?

[ziff]

What the cat found.
3'' body only.
Tail too thick for a mouse , yet size and proportion is mouse.
Mouse rat!
but what is it?

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[Randy]

I showed this to my wife and she seemed to think it looked like a young black rat. She is a veterinary pathologist and currently doing a PhD studying rats and potential public health implications in the downtown eastside. Here's a clip from global TV from a month or so ago if anyone is interested:

www.globaltvbc.com/new+light+being+shed+on+old+rat+problem/6442647285/story.html

[ziff]

After thinking about it i was just about to post, i thought young black rat too. Rattus rattus,,,, thanks for noticing.