Osgood's rat
Rattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb, 1985
The osgood's rat (Rattus osgoodi) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 93 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the osgood's rat
- Weight
- 93 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 osgood's rat live?
Not recorded
What is the osgood's rat?
Osgood's rat (Rattus osgoodi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Lâm Đồng Province in the Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên) of southern Vietnam. Its name references Wilfred Hudson Osgood.
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Is the osgood's rat endangered?
The osgood's 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 osgood's rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus osgoodi Musser & Newcomb, 1985
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Osgood s Vietnamese ratEnglish
- Osgood's Vietnamese ratEnglish
- Osgood’s Vietnamese ratEnglish
- Osgood’s Vietnamese ratEnglish
- krysa OsgoodovaCzech
- Rata VentrigrísSpanish
- vietnaminrottaFinnish
- オスグッドクマネズミJapanese
- szczur wietnamskiPolish
- Крыса ОсгудаRussian
Relatives of the osgood'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
CompareOsgood's rat vs Brown ratOsgood's rat vs Black ratOsgood's rat vs Polynesian ratOsgood's rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the osgood's rat?
An adult osgood's rat weighs 93 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the osgood's rat endangered?
The osgood's 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 osgood's rat?
The osgood's rat (Rattus osgoodi) 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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