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Admiralty rat

Rattus detentus Timm, Weijola, K.P. Aplin, Flannery & Pine, 2016

Status not recordedrodents

The admiralty rat (Rattus detentus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia.

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Quick facts about the admiralty rat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the admiralty rat live?

Not recorded

Is the admiralty rat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the admiralty rat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusRattus
  7. SpeciesRattus detentus Timm, Weijola, K.P. Aplin, Flannery & Pine, 2016
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Admiralties ratEnglish
  • Admiralty Islands ratEnglish
  • Manus island spiny ratEnglish
  • Manus Islands ratEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the admiralty rat

Other species in the same genus Rattus.

LC, Least Concern
Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Brown rat

Rattus norvegicus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern
Black rat (Rattus rattus)

Black rat

Rattus rattus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern
Summit rat (Rattus baluensis)

Summit rat

Rattus baluensis

Muridae

LC, Least Concern
Bush rat (Rattus fuscipes)

Bush rat

Rattus fuscipes

Muridae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the admiralty rat?

The admiralty rat (Rattus detentus) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Admiralty rat (Rattus detentus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/admiralty-rat

MLA

“Admiralty rat (Rattus detentus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/admiralty-rat.

BibTeX
@misc{admiralty_rat_2026,
  title = {Admiralty rat (Rattus detentus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/admiralty-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}