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A Colony of Rats

August 26, 2026August 11, 2026 by Jesse Gaggle

Cartoon animals struggling to hold a heavy Placeholder Image sign while a bird prepares to land on top.

A group of rats is properly called a colony.

Categories Animals, Collective Nouns, Mammals, Spotlight Tags collective nouns, colony of rats, group of rats, mammal facts, Rats

Collective Noun Totals

🐸 Amphibians — 10 nouns, 2 animals
🕷️ Arachnids — 6 nouns, 2 animals
🐦 Birds — 381 nouns, 104 animals
🦀 Crustaceans — 10 nouns, 8 animals
🐠 Fish — 52 nouns, 22 animals
🦋 Insects — 70 nouns, 20 animals
🐘 Mammals — 317 nouns, 91 animals
🐊 Reptiles — 30 nouns, 12 animals
🐿️ Rodents — 20 nouns, 7 animals

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