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Norway rats and roof rats are the two that are most prominent. Norway rats are a lighter color and have shorter tails, while roof rats are darker and have tails about as long as their body.

and aptly-named sewer rat. The roof rat (Rattus rattus) also exists in Chicago, though not to the same extent as the Norway rat. Commonly known as the black or house rat, the roof rat differs from ...