Black rat
r black rat 
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|---|---|
| Difficulty | 1 |
| Attacks |
Bite 1d3 |
| Base level | 0 |
| Base experience | 1 |
| Speed | 12 |
| Base AC | 7 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 0 (Not randomly generated) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 20 |
| Nutritional value | 12 |
| Size | Tiny |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A black rat:
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| Reference | SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/monst.c#line1412 |
A black rat is a rat that appears only in the Rat King's level. Other than that it cannot be randomly generated, it is identical to the sewer rat. Possibly it exists so that it will be harder to pick out the pack rats which can steal items on that level, as they are also represented by r.
Origin
Black rats, or rattus rattus, were once the most common rats in Europe. While still common in warmer areas, in most of their previous habitats they have been displaced by the brown rat (rattus norvegicus), likely represented in Nethack by the sewer rat and/or the giant rat.
