Tanezumi rat

Weight

134 g – 171.3 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

4.2 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

shrublandsrc for Habitat

Gestation

22.3 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

5.95src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

3.37 months – 3.68 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

4.28src for Litters or clutches a year

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

Not recorded

The tanezumi rat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familyMuridae
6. genusRattus
7. SpeciesRattus tanezumi (Temminck, 1845)

Synonyms Epimys benguetensis, Epimys coloratus, Epimys rattus dentatus, Epimys rattus exsul, Epimys rattus fortunatus, Epimys rattus insulanus, Epimys rattus makensis, Epimys rattus poenitentiarii, Epimys rattus portus, Epimys rattus rangensis, Epimys rattus turbidus, Epimys robiginosus, Mus brunneus, Mus brunneusculus, Mus canna, Mus diardii, Mus flavipectus, Mus kelleri, Mus mindanensis, Mus neglectus, Mus nemoralis, Mus ouangthomae, Mus pannosus, Mus pulliventer, Mus robustulus, Mus sladeni, Mus tanezumi, Mus yunnanensis, Mus zamboangae, Rattus alexandrinus, Rattus dammermani, Rattus germaini, Rattus lalolis, Rattus macmillani, Rattus masaretes, Rattus mindanensis tablasi, Rattus molliculus, Rattus palelae, Rattus pulliventer, Rattus rattus, Rattus rattus alangensis, Rattus rattus alexandrinus, Rattus rattus amboinensis, Rattus rattus argyraceus, Rattus rattus auroreus, Rattus rattus barussanoides, Rattus rattus bhotia, Rattus rattus bullocki, Rattus rattus flaviectus, Rattus rattus flavipectus, Rattus rattus gangutrianus, Rattus rattus kadanus, Rattus rattus khyensis, Rattus rattus kramensis, Rattus rattus lanensis, Rattus rattus lontaris, Rattus rattus makassarius, Rattus rattus mesanis, Rattus rattus moheius, Rattus rattus moluccarius, Rattus rattus obiensis, Rattus rattus palembang, Rattus rattus panjius, Rattus rattus pelengensis, Rattus rattus pipidonis, Rattus rattus rattus, Rattus rattus robinsoni, Rattus rattus rufescens, Rattus rattus samati, Rattus rattus santalum, Rattus rattus septicus, Rattus rattus sladeni, Rattus rattus sumbae, Rattus rattus talaudensis, Rattus rattus tanezumi, Rattus rattus tatkonensis, Rattus rattus thai, Rattus rattus tikos, Rattus rattus tistae, Rattus rattus yeni, Rattus rattus yunnanensis, Rattus sapoensis, Rattus toxi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Brown rat

Rattus norvegicus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Black rat

Rattus rattus

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Ricefield rat

Rattus argentiventer

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Summit rat

Rattus baluensis

Muridae

LC, Least Concern

Bush rat

Rattus fuscipes

Muridae

CompareTanezumi rat vs Brown ratTanezumi rat vs Black ratTanezumi rat vs Polynesian ratTanezumi rat vs Ricefield rat

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@misc{tanezumi_rat_2026,
  title = {Tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tanezumi-rat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}