Annandale's rat
Rattus annandalei (Bonhote, 1903)
The annandale's rat (Rattus annandalei) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 197.5 g to 216.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the annandale's rat
- Weight
- 197.5 g – 216.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the annandale's rat live?
Not recorded
What is the annandale's rat?
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 that it belongs to the rat genus Sundamys.
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Is the annandale's rat endangered?
The annandale's rat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the annandale's rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus annandalei (Bonhote, 1903)
Synonyms Mus annandalee, Mus bullatus, Mus villosus, Sundamys annandalei
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Annandale s Sundaic ratEnglish
- Annandale's Sundaic ratEnglish
- Annandale’s ratEnglish
- Annandale’s Sundaic ratEnglish
- Annandale’s Sundaic ratEnglish
Relatives of the annandale's rat
Other species in the same genus Rattus.
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Polynesian rat
Rattus exulans
Ricefield rat
Rattus argentiventer
Summit rat
Rattus baluensis
Bush rat
Rattus fuscipes
CompareAnnandale's rat vs Brown ratAnnandale's rat vs Black ratAnnandale's rat vs Polynesian ratAnnandale's rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the annandale's rat?
An adult annandale's rat weighs 197.5 g – 216.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the annandale's rat endangered?
The annandale's rat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the annandale's rat?
The annandale's rat (Rattus annandalei) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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