Trade Rat

Trade Rat
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see pack rat.
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Wood rats are commonly called Pack Rats or Trade Rats because they collect various objects and bits of material to deposit in, or use in the construction of, their nests.

*** Woodrats collect a variety of material for their nests, often selecting pieces of silverware or other shiny objects from camps. This habit has given them the name of "trade rat" or "pack rat." ...

See also: Pack Rat, Rat, Wood Rat, Squirrel