The bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) is a small Australian nocturnal animal. It is one of the most common indigenous species of rat on the continent, found in many heathland areas of Victoria and New South Wales.
The Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it weighs between 140 and 500 g (5 and 17+3⁄4 oz). Thought to have originated in northern China and neighboring areas, this rodent has now spread to...
The fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica ) is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, and the most common species of rat kept as a pet. The name fancy rat derives from the idea of animal fancy (the promotion of domesticated...
The Black rat (Rattus rattus) has an extremely long tail that is longer than its head and body. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent but is now found worldwide. Romans were the ones who introduced this species to Britain. Black rats are...
The Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind the Brown rat and Black rat. The Polynesian rat originated in Southeast Asia, and like its relatives, has become widespread, migrating to most of...
The long-haired rat (Rattus villosissimus ), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is native to Australia. The long-haired rat is well known for its population eruptions over vast areas of Australia which is the basis of its alternative...
The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus ), also known as the eastern swamp rat, is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia.
The ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer ) is a species of rat found throughout Southeast Asia.
The Tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi ), also known as the Asian rat or Asian house rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is closely related to the black rat (Rattus rattus ). It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia,...
The palm rat (Rattus palmarum ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or...
The Himalayan field rat (Rattus nitidus ), sometimes known as the white-footed Indo-Chinese rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has a wide range, being found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and...
The opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in northern and central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The dusky rat (Rattus colletti ) is an indigenous species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Australia.
The Nillu rat or Sri Lankan mountain rat (Rattus montanus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Sri Lanka where it is known as நில்ளு எலி (Nillu Eli) in Tamil and නෙලූ මීයා(Nelu Meeya) in Sinhalese.
The Philippine forest rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Philippines, and is located throughout the archipelago. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred...
The Malayan field rat, Malaysian field rat or Malaysian wood rat, (Rattus tiomanicus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is nocturnal and mainly arboreal and is found in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is a...
The Andaman rat (Rattus stoicus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands, where it has been recorded on Henry Lawrence Island, South Andaman, and Middle Andaman. It is a nocturnal species that lives in...
The pale field rat (Rattus tunneyi ) is a small rat endemic to Australia. It is a nocturnal and herbivorous rodent that resides throughout the day in shallow burrows made in loose sand. Once widespread, the range has become greatly reduced and it is...
The nonsense rat, Nicobar Archipelago rat, or Miller's Nicobar rat (Rattus burrus ) is endemic to the Nicobar Islands in India. It lives on Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, and Trinket islands. On Car Nicobar Island, Rattus palmarum and Rattus...
The Kerala rat (Rattus ranjiniae ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Kerala, India. In Kerala, it is known only from fragmented locations in Alappuzha, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram. Its natural habitats are subtropical...
The summit rat (Rattus baluensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on Mount Kinabalu and Mount Tambuyukon, Malaysia, and has been recorded at altitudes of 2,040 to 2,477 m on Mt. Tambuyukon and 2,670 to 3,426 m on Mt....
The Turkestan rat (Rattus pyctoris ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
The Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. The rat's coloring is brownish upperparts and a white undersideRattus...
The sunburned rat (Rattus adustus ) is a species of rat from Enggano Island in Indonesia. It is only known from the holotype and has not been recorded since its description in 1940.
Annandale's rat (Sundamys annandalei ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. It was classified as Rattus annandalei until 2017, but mitochondrial and nuclear DNA show...
The New Guinean rat (Rattus novaeguineae ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in parts of central Papua New Guinea.
The Sahyadris forest rat (Rattus satarae ) is a species of rat belonging to the family Muridae. It is native to the northern Western Ghats in India where it is split between three regions, Satara in Maharashtra, the Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu...
The Timor rat (Rattus timorensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Indonesian West Timor, where it lives in the teak forests. It is known from a specimen collected near the summit of Mount Mutis.
The Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in southern New Guinea, in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula in Australia.
The Enggano rat (Rattus enganus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only on Enggano Island, Indonesia. It is critically endangered.
The Mindoro black rat (Rattus mindorensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in hilly and forested areas of Mindoro island, the Philippines.
Hainald's rat (Rattus hainaldi ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on Flores Island in Indonesia, including on Mount Ranaka. Part of its habitat is protected within the Kelimutu National Park.
The Japen rat (Rattus jobiensis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Yapen, Biak-Supiori, and Owi islands of West Papua, Indonesia.
Hoogerwerf's rat (Rattus hoogerwerfi ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is named after zoologist Andries Hoogerwerf and is found only in western Sumatra, Indonesia, including Mount Leuser, where it is found only above 2000 m.It is...
The lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea ) is a rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The dusky field rat (Rattus sordidus ), also known as the canefield rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found in northern Queensland and along the east...
The yellow-tailed rat (Rattus xanthurus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in northeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The moss-forest rat (Rattus niobe ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The Sula rat (Rattus elaphinus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Indonesia, on Taliabu and Mangole islands in the Sula Archipelago. On Sanana island, only the introduced Rattus tanezumi and Rattus exulans are found.
The spiny Ceram rat (Rattus feliceus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Seram, Indonesia, which it is named after.
The large New Guinea spiny rat (Rattus praetor ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
The glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the New Guinea Highlands near Puncak Trikora (=Mt. Wilhelmina) and Puncak Jaya (=Carstensz Pyramid), West Papua, Indonesia. Its altitudinal range is...
