Had some time to draw a bit in the past few days. Here's a quick study of a lil native rodenty beast. ^w^

These New World rats live mostly in wetlands, hence the name rice rat. There are some marshy ponds and little boggy areas close to where I live though, so sometimes I spot them scuttling along the creeks and runs from one pond to another. ^u^ These are generally not the kind of rat that gets in houses and such. Unless you own a silo full of grain next to a marsh, these guys are no bother.