Opossum rat
Rattus marmosurus Thomas, 1921
The opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 217 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the opossum rat
- Weight
- 217 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 opossum rat live?
Not recorded
What is the opossum rat?
The opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in northern and central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Is the opossum rat endangered?
The opossum 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 opossum rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus marmosurus Thomas, 1921
Synonyms Rattus facetus, Rattus tondanus
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Marmoset xanthurusEnglish
- Marmoset xanthurus ratEnglish
- Marmoset xanthurus ratEnglish
- Rat opossum ratEnglish
- AffenschwanzratteGerman
- Opossum-GelbschwanzratteGerman
- masaranginrottaFinnish
- オポッサムクマネズミJapanese
- szczur oposowatyPolish
- Опоссумовая крысаRussian
Relatives of the opossum 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
CompareOpossum rat vs Brown ratOpossum rat vs Black ratOpossum rat vs Polynesian ratOpossum rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
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How big is the opossum rat?
An adult opossum rat weighs 217 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the opossum rat endangered?
The opossum 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 opossum rat?
The opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus) 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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