Plagued Vermin

Plagued Vermin (i.e. Plagued Rats) are Beast enemies in Diablo III. They appear as large (cat-sized) rats infected with deadly plague and are often covered with razor-like spines.

In-game
Rats only appear in, almost exclusively in the Winding Cave, Plague Tunnels, and Repository of Bones. As of patch 2.3, one can also find them in Ruins of Sescheron in.

They attack in groups (5-10), and Rat Callers often summon more at will. Their attacks deal additional Poison damage, and rats move very quickly.

In addition to gray rats, green glowing rats also exist, called Explosive Vermin. They do not attack directly, rather jumping high into the air and creating a suicidal blast of Poison damage on impact. The radius is small, and they cannot change the flight trajectory (that is, one can easily outrun the falling rodents), but they can jump over any obstacles, reaching a player who is surrounded by normal Plagued Rats.

Both variants may be massively spawned by Rat Kings.

Trivia

 * The rats have 4 eyes each.