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Halmahera island rat

Rattus halmaheraensis Fabre, Portela Miguez, Holden, Fitriana, Semiadi, Musser & Helgen, 2023

Status not recordedrodents

The halmahera island rat (Rattus halmaheraensis) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia.

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Quick facts about the halmahera island 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 halmahera island rat live?

Not recorded

Is the halmahera island 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 halmahera island rat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyMuridae
  6. genusRattus
  7. SpeciesRattus halmaheraensis Fabre, Portela Miguez, Holden, Fitriana, Semiadi, Musser & Helgen, 2023

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the halmahera island 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 halmahera island rat?

The halmahera island rat (Rattus halmaheraensis) belongs to the family Muridae in the order Rodentia.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Halmahera island rat (Rattus halmaheraensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/halmahera-island-rat

MLA

“Halmahera island rat (Rattus halmaheraensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/halmahera-island-rat.

BibTeX
@misc{halmahera_island_rat_2026,
  title = {Halmahera island rat (Rattus halmaheraensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/halmahera-island-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}