Eva's Rat Colours Page - Chocolate Agouti

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Apollonia/Aristoteles Ios

It is hard to see the difference between Chocolate Agouti and a normal Agouti in a foto.
If you look closely you will see that the Chocolate Agouti totally lacks black pigment.

Chocolate Agouti
Overall impression: Shall be a warm redbrown colour with chocolate ticking evenly distributed over the body. There shall be an even demarcation between top colour and belly colour. White markings and/or white hairs anywhere on the body shall be considered as faults.
Under colour: Shall be chocolate.
Band colour: Shall be as red as possible and that gives the impression of prominent red splashes.
Ticking: Shall be chocolate.
Belly colour: The belly shall have a chocolate under colour with a light silvery grey band and no ticking.
Feet: Colour of feet to look as top colour.
Eye colour: Black.
Other name/s: Cinnamon, brown agouti, Red Agouti, Sorrel (TRV), chocolate ticked agouti (SRS). The name Cinnamon was used between 1935 and 1976.
Genetics: (bb).
Known since: 1935.

Runatun rats

From left to right: Lynx, Chocolate Agouti and Agouti.
Note the much lighter tail in the lynx!

All photos by Eva Johansson.
Last update: 18th of January 2000.