Species profile—Rattus lutreolus (swamp rat)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Muridae (rats and mice) → Rattus lutreolus (swamp rat)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Mammalia (mammals)
- Family
- Muridae (rats and mice)
- Scientific name
- Rattus lutreolus (J.E. Gray, 1841)
- Common name
- swamp rat
- Type reference
- Gray, J.E. (1841) Contributions towards the geographical distribution of the Mammalia of Australia, with notes on some recently discovered species, in a letter addressed to the Author. Appendix C pp. 397-414 in Grey, G. Journals of two expeditions of discovery in North-west and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, under the authority of Her Majesty's Government. Volume 2 T. and W. Boone, London.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 743
- Synonym(s)
- Mus lutreola
Rattus lutreola - Alternate name(s)
- water rat
dusky-footed rat
velvet furred rat
tawny long-haired rat
tawny rat
eastern swamp rat - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Disease Vector
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=743.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
