The strange fact is they are not native to this part of the country.
Las vegas roof rats.
And that s everyone because they are in every zip code from the toniest to the poorest.
The good news is that it is rare to see the roof rats in las vegas during the day since they are nocturnal and come out at night.
Today however roof rats can be found in every neighborhood across our valley.
Initial identifications were made in areas including spanish trails and the scotch 80 s and were associated with imported palm trees.
Rattus rattus is the scientific name.
Possibly the roof rats come to las vegas from arizona arriving here in palm trees or other types of plants.
Initial identifications were made in the south central part of the valley and associated with imported palm trees.
Rats are nasty little rodents that destroy structures and spread germs bacteria and diseases.
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In las vegas there are two main types of rats the roof rat and the norway rat though the roof rat is more common according to the southern nevada health district.
According to the southern nevada health district roof rats have been documented in the las vegas valley since 1990.
Roof rats and norway rats have been seen all over the las vegas valley from boulder city to mountain s edge.
How to prevent get rid of roof rat rodents in las vegas nevada.
In las vegas there are two main types of rats the roof rat and the norway rat though the roof rat is more common according to the southern nevada health district.
Everyone in las vegas just calls them roof rats.
The truth is that roof rats have been around for a long time and their existence in the las vegas valley have been documented by the southern nevada health district since at least 1990.