Charlotte's Invasive Species Padlet by Charlotte Pearson https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu en-us 2020-10-15 13:29:24 UTC 2020-10-16 13:47:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f400.png Norway Rat 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832235590 The Norway rat is a very common rodent and originates in Asia.]]> 2020-10-15 13:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832235590 What is the scientific name of the Norway rat? 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832269942 A Norway rat has many names like; brown rat, sewer rat, street rat, ect.  But its scientific name is Rattus norvegicus.]]> 2020-10-15 13:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832269942 Resources I used... 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832278929 https://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/rodents/norway-rats/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_rat
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/norway-rat
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Rattus_norvegicus.html
https://www.britannica.com/animal/brown-rat]]> 2020-10-15 13:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832278929 What is the native location for brown rats? 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832284347 Brown rats native location is northern China and where introduced to the rest of the world from international trade in the 18th century.]]> 2020-10-15 13:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832284347 What geographical location did the Norway rat invade/how were they introduced? 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832311113 They first arrived in the United States around 1776 in boxes of grain on boats by Hessian troops who where hired by Britain to fight the American colonists. ]]> 2020-10-15 13:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832311113 Was the introduction to Norway rats intentional or accidental? 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832348904 The invasion of Norway rats was accidental, 🔝 they snuck in with the grain.]]> 2020-10-15 13:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/832348904 What is brown rats impact on the ecosystem? 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/835475727 These rats love to eat, and they don't pick the best places to munch down.  Norway rats (depending on where they live) eat crops.  Creating competition because they eat all the food that other organisms may need.  Many extinctions have happened do to the invasion of brown rats.  Also the regeneration of plants has been way harder do to the urination on the plants/crops from the rats, and of course the rapid rate that Norway rats eat at.]]> 2020-10-16 13:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/835475727 How can we prevent invasions from brown rats? 27000091 https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/835517535 Just like many other invasive species the only way to get rid of them is to kill them.  So integrated pest management has to come and remove them. Also people just have to keep their homes clean to ward away rodents.]]> 2020-10-16 13:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/27000091/yw6p7iut44im9ofu/wish/835517535