Van Deusen's rat
Rattus vandeuseni (Taylor & Calaby, 1982)
The van deusen's rat (Rattus vandeuseni) is a species in the family Muridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 67.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the van deusen's rat
- Weight
- 67.2 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
- 2.15src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the van deusen's rat live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The van deusen's rat is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the van deusen's rat?
Van Deusen's rat (Rattus vandeuseni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is endemic to the mountains of southeast Papua New Guinea.
From the Wikipedia article “Van Deusen's rat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Deusen%27s_rat&oldid=1315325849), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the van deusen's rat endangered?
The van deusen's rat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the van deusen's rat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyMuridae
- genusRattus
- SpeciesRattus vandeuseni (Taylor & Calaby, 1982)
Synonyms Rattus verecundus vandeuseni, Stenomys vandeuseni
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Van Deusen s New Guinea mountain ratEnglish
- Van Deusen's New Guinea mountain ratEnglish
- Van Deusen’s New Guinea mountain ratEnglish
- Van Deusen’s New Guinea mountain ratEnglish
- Van Deusen’s ratEnglish
- جرذ فان ديوزنArabic
- maneaunrottaFinnish
- ヴァンドゥーセンクマネズミJapanese
- szczur pustelniczyPolish
Relatives of the van deusen'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
CompareVan Deusen's rat vs Brown ratVan Deusen's rat vs Black ratVan Deusen's rat vs Polynesian ratVan Deusen's rat vs Ricefield rat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the van deusen's rat?
An adult van deusen's rat weighs 67.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the van deusen's rat live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the van deusen's rat for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the van deusen's rat endangered?
The van deusen's rat is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the van deusen's rat?
The van deusen's rat (Rattus vandeuseni) 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.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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