Hoogerwerf's rat
Rattus hoogerwerfi Chasen, 1939
The hoogerwerf's rat (Rattus hoogerwerfi) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 165 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the hoogerwerf's rat
- Weight
- 165 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
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the hoogerwerf's rat live?
Not recorded
What is the hoogerwerf's rat?
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 known from few museum specimens. Genetic analysis indicate its closest relative is Rattus korinchi, another Sumatran mountain rat from which it diverged around 1.4 million years ago.
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Is the hoogerwerf's rat endangered?
The hoogerwerf's rat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the hoogerwerf's rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus hoogerwerfi Chasen, 1939
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Hoogerwerf s Sumatran ratEnglish
- Hoogerwerf's Sumatran ratEnglish
- Hoogerwerf’s ratEnglish
- Hoogerwerf’s Sumatran ratEnglish
- Hoogerwerf’s Sumatran ratEnglish
- krysa HoogerwerfovaCzech
- leuserinrottaFinnish
- スマトラクマネズミJapanese
- szczur wysokogórskiPolish
- Крыса ХугерверфаRussian
Relatives of the hoogerwerf'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
CompareHoogerwerf's rat vs Brown ratHoogerwerf's rat vs Black ratHoogerwerf's rat vs Polynesian ratHoogerwerf's rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hoogerwerf's rat?
An adult hoogerwerf's rat weighs 165 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hoogerwerf's rat endangered?
The hoogerwerf's rat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the hoogerwerf's rat?
The hoogerwerf's rat (Rattus hoogerwerfi) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
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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