Palm rat
Rattus palmarum (Zelebor, 1869)
The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 491 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the palm rat
- Weight
- 491 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 palm rat live?
Not recorded
What is the palm rat?
The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.
The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
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Is the palm rat endangered?
The palm 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 palm rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus palmarum (Zelebor, 1869)
Synonyms Mus novarae, Mus palmarum
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Car Nicobar ratEnglish
- Car Nicobar ratEnglish
- Zelebor’s Nicobar ratEnglish
- Zelebor’s Nicobar ratEnglish
- krysa palmováCzech
- nikobaarienrottaFinnish
- シュロクマネズミJapanese
- szczur palmowyPolish
- Пальмовая крысаRussian
Relatives of the palm 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
ComparePalm rat vs Brown ratPalm rat vs Black ratPalm rat vs Polynesian ratPalm rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
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How big is the palm rat?
An adult palm rat weighs 491 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the palm rat endangered?
The palm 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 palm rat?
The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) 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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