However, a 2023 study estimates that there are approximately 3 million rats in New York, which is close to a third of New York's human population. The city's rat population is dominated by the brown rat (also known as the Norway rat). The average adult body weight is 350 grams (12 oz) in males and about 250 grams (8.8 oz) in females.

2023年10月13日 · For those living in some of the most built-up areas of New York until recently, it may have been more of a reality than an old wives' tale. An August study by one pest-control firm estimated...

2016年3月14日 · New York City rats can be big, and because of some yucky research, we now know just how big. Matthew Combs, a doctoral student at Fordham University, and his colleagues collected hundreds of rats for an ongoing study to determine how the creatures colonize. But in the process, they've given us a better idea of how the rodents can range in size.

2024年3月7日 · NEW YORK - Almost every New Yorker saw Ruth McDaniels' viral comments saying she saw "rats the size of Crocs" running up and down the street of her Harlem neighborhood. McDaniels made the...

2024年9月24日 · New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior.

2016年3月3日 · Rats even bigger than that have been found, on occasion; the species of rat that lives in New York City, Rattus norvegicus, can grow as large as two pounds. A 675 gram rat, though—that’s a...

2024年10月6日 · Nearly 80 years ago, rats lurked in the city's docks and butcheries, bringing the potential for disease, according to an account in the New Yorker magazine. Then, the most prevalent species was...

2024年9月17日 · New York City has lots of rats. Officials are trying to contain them by resorting to something many other cities have relied on for years.

2024年7月19日 · There are an estimated three million rats in New York, but in the absence of a proper census, there is really no way to know how many. One way the city measures its progress in eliminating them...

2021年11月5日 · Reported rat sightings, health inspections finding evidence of rat activity and cases of a disease spread via rat urine are all up amid the pandemic. A playground at Joseph C. Sauer Park in...