genus
Rattus
Rattus is a genus in the family Muridae. This database currently files 83 species under it, 13 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 83
- Threatened
- 13
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 24%
- Weight range
- 45.1 g – 491 g
Best-known members of Rattus
Ranked by popularity score.
Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Black rat
Rattus rattus
Polynesian rat
Rattus exulans
Ricefield rat
Rattus argentiventer
Summit rat
Rattus baluensis
Bush rat
Rattus fuscipes
Tanezumi rat
Rattus tanezumi
Turkestan rat
Rattus pyctoris
How threatened is Rattus?
65 of 83 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 6 | 9% |
| VUVulnerable | 7 | 11% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 5% |
| LCLeast Concern | 37 | 57% |
| DDData Deficient | 10 | 15% |
| EXExtinct | 2 | 3% |
Where is Rattus found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31+
All species in Rattus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown rat | Rattus norvegicus | Muridae | Least Concern | 338.3 g | 1 |
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | Least Concern | 229.1 g | 1 |
| Polynesian rat | Rattus exulans | Muridae | Least Concern | 47.3 g | 1 |
| Ricefield rat | Rattus argentiventer | Muridae | Least Concern | 133.1 g | 1 |
| Summit rat | Rattus baluensis | Muridae | Least Concern | 108.8 g | Not recorded |
| Bush rat | Rattus fuscipes | Muridae | Least Concern | 133 g | 1 |
| Tanezumi rat | Rattus tanezumi | Muridae | Least Concern | 134 g | Not recorded |
| Turkestan rat | Rattus pyctoris | Muridae | Least Concern | 150 g | Not recorded |
| Long-haired rat | Rattus villosissimus | Muridae | Least Concern | 134 g | 1 |
| Bulldog rat | Rattus nativitatis | Muridae | Extinct | 150 g | 1 |
| Himalayan field rat | Rattus nitidus | Muridae | Least Concern | 133.5 g | 1 |
| Philippine forest rat | Rattus everetti | Muridae | Least Concern | 255 g | Not recorded |
| Cape York rat | Rattus leucopus | Muridae | Least Concern | 171.7 g | 1 |
| Lesser ricefield rat | Rattus losea | Muridae | Least Concern | 77 g | Not recorded |
| Australian swamp rat | Rattus lutreolus | Muridae | Least Concern | 106 g | 1 |
| Sula rat | Rattus elaphinus | Muridae | Near Threatened | 131.3 g | Not recorded |
| Maclear's rat | Rattus macleari | Muridae | Extinct | 150 g | 1 |
| New Guinean rat | Rattus novaeguineae | Muridae | Least Concern | 133 g | 1 |
| Sikkim rat | Rattus andamanensis | Muridae | Least Concern | 198 g | Not recorded |
| Annandale's rat | Rattus annandalei | Muridae | Least Concern | 216.1 g | Not recorded |
| Nonsense rat | Rattus burrus | Muridae | Endangered | 152.3 g | Not recorded |
| Malayan field rat | Rattus tiomanicus | Muridae | Least Concern | 130 g | Not recorded |
| Dusky rat | Rattus colletti | Muridae | Least Concern | 61 g | 1 |
| Hainald's rat | Rattus hainaldi | Muridae | Endangered | 155.5 g | Not recorded |
| Hoffmann's rat | Rattus hoffmanni | Muridae | Least Concern | 147 g | Not recorded |
| Mentawai rat | Rattus lugens | Muridae | Vulnerable | 224 g | Not recorded |
| Mindoro black rat | Rattus mindorensis | Muridae | Least Concern | 136 g | Not recorded |
| Moluccan prehensile-tailed rat | Rattus morotaiensis | Muridae | Least Concern | 148.2 g | Not recorded |
| Dusky field rat | Rattus sordidus | Muridae | Least Concern | 157.5 g | 1 |
| Yellow-tailed rat | Rattus xanthurus | Muridae | Least Concern | 303 g | Not recorded |
| Bonthain rat | Rattus bontanus | Muridae | Least Concern | 239 g | Not recorded |
| Hoogerwerf's rat | Rattus hoogerwerfi | Muridae | Vulnerable | 165 g | Not recorded |
| Korinch's rat | Rattus korinchi | Muridae | Data Deficient | 131 g | Not recorded |
| Little soft-furred rat | Rattus mollicomulus | Muridae | Endangered | 151.8 g | Not recorded |
| Nillu rat | Rattus montanus | Muridae | Endangered | 136 g | Not recorded |
| Eastern rat | Rattus mordax | Muridae | Least Concern | 230 g | 1 |
| Large New Guinea spiny rat | Rattus praetor | Muridae | Least Concern | 204.1 g | 1 |
| Sahyadris forest rat | Rattus satarae | Muridae | Vulnerable | 200 g | Not recorded |
| Andaman rat | Rattus stoicus | Muridae | Vulnerable | 323 g | Not recorded |
| Tawitawi forest rat | Rattus tawitawiensis | Muridae | Data Deficient | 180 g | Not recorded |
| Timor rat | Rattus timorensis | Muridae | Data Deficient | 160.3 g | Not recorded |
| Sunburned rat | Rattus adustus | Muridae | Data Deficient | 158 g | Not recorded |
| Enggano rat | Rattus enganus | Muridae | Data Deficient | 305 g | Not recorded |
| Spiny Ceram rat | Rattus feliceus | Muridae | Near Threatened | 306 g | Not recorded |
| Giluwe rat | Rattus giluwensis | Muridae | Least Concern | 169.9 g | 1 |
| Palm rat | Rattus palmarum | Muridae | Vulnerable | 491 g | Not recorded |
| Kerala rat | Rattus ranjiniae | Muridae | Endangered | 120 g | Not recorded |
| Pale field rat | Rattus tunneyi | Muridae | Least Concern | 124 g | 1 |
| Japen rat | Rattus jobiensis | Muridae | Least Concern | 380 g | Not recorded |
| Koopman's rat | Rattus koopmani | Muridae | Data Deficient | 151.4 g | Not recorded |
| Peleng rat | Rattus pelurus | Muridae | Data Deficient | 170.3 g | Not recorded |
| Simalur rat | Rattus simalurensis | Muridae | Endangered | 153.1 g | Not recorded |
| Stein's rat | Rattus steini | Muridae | Least Concern | 155 g | 1 |
| Slender rat | Rattus verecundus | Muridae | Least Concern | 97 g | 1 |
| Aceh rat | Rattus blangorum | Muridae | Data Deficient | 142.7 g | Not recorded |
| Opossum rat | Rattus marmosurus | Muridae | Least Concern | 217 g | Not recorded |
| Moss-forest rat | Rattus niobe | Muridae | Least Concern | 45.1 g | 1 |
| Glacier rat | Rattus richardsoni | Muridae | Vulnerable | 64.3 g | 1 |
| Osgood's rat | Rattus osgoodi | Muridae | Least Concern | 93 g | Not recorded |
| Vogelkop mountain rat | Rattus arfakiensis | Muridae | Data Deficient | 73.7 g | 1 |
| Southeastern xanthurus rat | Rattus salocco | Muridae | Vulnerable | 150 g | Not recorded |
| New Ireland forest rat | Rattus sanila | Muridae | Not recorded | 200.9 g | 1 |
| Van Deusen's rat | Rattus vandeuseni | Muridae | Near Threatened | 67.2 g | 1 |
| Western New Guinea mountain rat | Rattus arrogans | Muridae | Least Concern | 56.4 g | 1 |
| Arianus's rat | Rattus omichlodes | Muridae | Data Deficient | 70 g | 1 |
| Pocock's highland rat | Rattus pococki | Muridae | Least Concern | 54.8 g | 1 |
| Admiralty rat | Rattus detentus | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Feiler's rat | Rattus feileri | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Halmahera island rat | Rattus halmaheraensis | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Niken's rat | Rattus nikenii | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Obi island rat | Rattus ombirah | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus obiensis | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Talibu island rat | Rattus taliabuensis | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus baoshanensis | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Radityani's rat | Rattus radityaniae | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus browni | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus culmorum | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus doboensis | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus gestri | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus hawaiiensis | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus norvegiens | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus rennelli | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rattus ringens | Muridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |