Kerala rat
Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969
The kerala rat (Rattus ranjiniae) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 120 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the kerala rat
- Weight
- 120 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
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the kerala rat live?
Not recorded
What is the kerala rat?
The Kerala rat or Ranjini's field 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 or tropical dry lowland grassland and swamps.
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Is the kerala rat endangered?
The kerala rat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the kerala rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus ranjiniae Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Ranjini s ratEnglish
- Ranjini's ratEnglish
- Ranjini’s field ratEnglish
- Ranjini’s field ratEnglish
- Ranjini’s ratEnglish
- keralanrottaFinnish
- ランジンクマネズミJapanese
- szczur królowejPolish
- Керальская крысаRussian
Relatives of the kerala 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
CompareKerala rat vs Brown ratKerala rat vs Black ratKerala rat vs Polynesian ratKerala rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
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How big is the kerala rat?
An adult kerala rat weighs 120 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the kerala rat endangered?
The kerala rat is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the kerala rat?
The kerala rat (Rattus ranjiniae) 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
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