Giant Rat Found in London Goes Viral, Probably Someone’s Pet

Jack Phillips
3/11/2016
Updated:
3/11/2016

“They’re increasingly being kept as pets because they tame quite nicely,” she said. “It’s extremely unlikely this was not someone’s pet,” she added.

A Gambian pouched rat found in Florida (FWS and Wildlife Services)
A Gambian pouched rat found in Florida (FWS and Wildlife Services)

Guinness World Records doesn’t have a record for the world’s longest rat.

The largest species of rat, however, is the slender-tailed cloud rat found on Luzon in the Philippines.

(Jaroslav Vogeltanz via Creative Commons)
(Jaroslav Vogeltanz via Creative Commons)

The tree-climbing rodent can get to be as large as 3.3 feet in length.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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