Rat

:This is an article about wild rats; for pet rats, see fancy rat

Taxonomy of Rattus

The genus Rattus is a member of the giant subfamily Murinae. There are several other murine genera that are sometimes considered part of Rattus. These are: Lenothrix, Anonymomys, Sundamys, Kadarsanomys, Diplothrix, Margaretamys, Lenomys, Komodomys, Palawanomys, Bunomys, Nesoromys, Stenomys, Taeromys, Paruromys, Abditomys, Tryphomys, Limnomys, Tarsomys, Bullimus, Apomys, Millardia, Srilankamys, Niviventer, Maxomys, Leopoldamys, Berylmys, Mastomys, Myomys, Praomys, Hylomyscus, Heimyscus, Stochomys, Dephomys, and Aethomys.

Related Topics:
Murinae - Lenothrix - Anonymomys - Sundamys - Kadarsanomys - Diplothrix - Margaretamys - Lenomys - Komodomys - Palawanomys - Bunomys - Nesoromys - Stenomys - Taeromys - Paruromys - Abditomys - Tryphomys - Limnomys - Tarsomys - Bullimus - Apomys - Millardia - Srilankamys - Niviventer - Maxomys - Leopoldamys - Berylmys - Mastomys - Myomys - Praomys - Hylomyscus - Heimyscus - Stochomys - Dephomys - Aethomys

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The genus Rattus proper contains 56 species. A subgeneric breakdown of the species has been proposed, but does not include all species. The five groups are:

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• norvegicus group
• rattus group
• Australian natives
• New Guinea natives
• xanthurus group

The following list is alphabetical.

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Species of Rats

• Genus Rattus
• Rattus adustus
• Rattus annandalei
• Rattus argentiventer
• Rattus baluensis
• Rattus bontanus
• Rattus burrus
• Rattus colletti
• Rattus elaphinus
• Rattus enganus
• Rattus everetti
• Rattus exulans
• Rattus feliceus
• Rattus foramineus
• Rattus fuscipes
• Rattus giluwensis
• Rattus hainaldi
• Rattus hoffmani
• Rattus hoogerwerfi
• Rattus jobiensis
• Rattus koopmani
• Rattus korinchi
• Rattus leucopus
• Rattus losea
• Rattus lugens
• Rattus lutreolus
• Rattus macleari
• Rattus marmosurus
• Rattus mindorensis
• Rattus mollicomulus
• Rattus montanus
• Rattus mordax
• Rattus morotaiensis
• Rattus nativitatis
• Rattus nitidus
• Rattus norvegicus
• Rattus novaeguineae
• Rattus osgoodi
• Rattus palmarum
• Rattus pelurus
• Rattus praetor
• Rattus ranjiniae
• Rattus rattus
• Rattus sanila
• Rattus sikkimensis
• Rattus simalurensis
• Rattus sordidus
• Rattus steini
• Rattus stoicus
• Rattus tanezumi
• Rattus tawitawiensis
• Rattus timorensis
• Rattus tiomanicus
• Rattus tunneyi
• Rattus turkestanicus
• Rattus villosissimus
• Rattus xanthurus