Koopman's rat
Rattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 1991
The koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 151.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the koopman's rat
- Weight
- 151.4 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
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the koopman's rat live?
Not recorded
What is the koopman's rat?
Koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only on Peleng island, located in the Banggai Islands (Kepulauan Banggai) off the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Is the koopman's rat endangered?
The koopman's rat is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.
How is the koopman's rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus koopmani Musser & Holden, 1991
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Koopman s Peleng island ratEnglish
- Koopman's Peleng island ratEnglish
- Koopman’s Peleng island ratEnglish
- Koopman’s Peleng island ratEnglish
- krysa KoopmanovaCzech
- pelenginkeltarottaFinnish
- ペレンクマネズミJapanese
- szczur eremickiPolish
Relatives of the koopman'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
CompareKoopman's rat vs Brown ratKoopman's rat vs Black ratKoopman's rat vs Polynesian ratKoopman's rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the koopman's rat?
An adult koopman's rat weighs 151.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the koopman's rat endangered?
The koopman's rat is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the koopman's rat?
The koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) 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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