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Brown Rat, River Windrush, Witney, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) swimming in the River Windrush in Witney, Oxfordshire. Like a Water Vole, a brown Rats swims well and is baout the same size and colour. However, a Brown Rat has a pointy nose and sticking-up ears, which distinguishes it from a Water Vole, the ears of which are almost hidden in its fur, and which also has a more rounded nose.