Species profile—Rattus villosissimus (long-haired rat)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals) → Muridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=muridae ) (rats and mice) → Rattus villosissimus (long-haired rat)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/2458?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=735#imgGallery )
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=735&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=735&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=735 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals)
- Family
- Muridae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=muridae ) (rats and mice)
- Scientific name
- Rattus villosissimus (Waite, 1898)
- Common name
- long-haired rat
- WildNet taxon ID
- 735
- Alternate name(s)
- plague rat
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Disease Vector
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Rattus%20villosissimus#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=RATTUS%2BVILLOSISSIMUS )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=735 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=735 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
