List of murines

Murinae is a subfamily of mammals in the rodent family Muridae, which in turn is part of the Myomorpha suborder in the order Rodentia. Members of this subfamily are called murines and include the Old World mice and rats. They are found in Africa, Australia, Asia, and Europe, primarily in forests, shrublands, grasslands, and savannas, and deserts, though some species can be found in deserts, rocky areas, wetlands, and coastal areas. They range in size from the African pygmy mouse, at 4 cm (2 in) plus a 2 cm (1 in) tail, to the alpine woolly rat, at 47 cm (19 in) plus a 37 cm (15 in) tail. Murines generally eat a variety of vegetation and invertebrates. Few murines have population estimates, but 52 species are categorized as endangered, 13 are categorized as critically endangered, and 13 have been driven extinct since 1500.

The 642 extant species of Murinae are divided into 136 genera, ranging in size from 1 to 68 species. The house mouse has been domesticated as the fancy mouse to be kept as pets.[1] Several extinct prehistoric murine species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries, the exact number and categorization are not fixed.[2]

Conventions

IUCN Red List categories
Conservation status
 EX Extinct (13 species)
 EW Extinct in the wild (0 species)
 CR Critically endangered (13 species)
 EN Endangered (52 species)
 VU Vulnerable (58 species)
 NT Near threatened (31 species)
 LC Least concern (374 species)
Other categories
 DD Data deficient (104 species)
 NE Not evaluated (10 species)

The author citation for the species or genus is given after the scientific name; parentheses around the author citation indicate that this was not the original taxonomic placement. Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the gerbilline's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species, subspecies, or genera listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol: "".

Classification

Murinae is a subfamily of the rodent family Muridae consisting of 642 extant species in 136 genera. These genera range in size from 1 to 68 species. Additionally, 13 species have been driven extinct since 1500. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species.

Subfamily Murinae

  • Genus Abditomys (Luzon broad-toothed rat): one species
  • Genus Abeomelomys (Highland brush mouse): one species
  • Genus Aethomys (rock rats): nine species
  • Genus Anisomys (squirrel-toothed rat): one species
  • Genus Anonymomys (Mindoro climbing rat): one species
  • Genus Apodemus (field mice): twenty species
  • Genus Apomys (earthworm mice): nineteen species
  • Genus Archboldomys (shrew-mice): two species
  • Genus Arvicanthis (unstriped grass rats): seven species
  • Genus Baiyankamys (mountain water rats): two species
  • Genus Bandicota (bandicoot rats): three species
  • Genus Batomys (hairy-tailed rats): six species
  • Genus Berylmys (white-toothed rats): five species
  • Genus Brassomys (white-toothed brush mouse): one species
  • Genus Bullimus (large forest rats): three species
  • Genus Bunomys (hill rats): seven species
  • Genus Carpomys (Luzon tree rats): two species
  • Genus Chiromyscus (Fea's tree rat): one species
  • Genus Chiropodomys (pencil-tailed tree mice): six species
  • Genus Chiruromys (tree mice): two species
  • Genus Chrotomys (striped shrew-rats): five species
  • Genus Coccymys (brush mice): three species
  • Genus Colomys (African wading rat): one species
  • Genus Conilurus (rabbit rats): three species (two extinct)
  • Genus Crateromys (bushy-tailed cloud rats): four species
  • Genus Cremnomys (Cutch rats): two species
  • Genus Crossomys (earless water rat): one species
  • Genus Crunomys (shrew-rats): four species
  • Genus Dacnomys (Millard's rat): one species
  • Genus Dasymys (marsh rats): nine species
  • Genus Dephomys (Ivory Coast rats): two species
  • Genus Desmomys (scrub rats): two species
  • Genus Diomys (Crump's mouse): one species
  • Genus Diplothrix (Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat): one species
  • Genus Echiothrix (echiothrixes): two species
  • Genus Eropeplus (Sulawesi soft-furred rat): one species
  • Genus Frateromys (northeastern peninsula hill rat): one species
  • Genus Golunda (Indian bush rat): one species
  • Genus Gracilimus (Sulawesi root rat): one species
  • Genus Grammomys (thicket rats): eleven species
  • Genus Hadromys (bush rats): two species
  • Genus Haeromys (ranee mice): three species
  • Genus Halmaheramys (Halmahera spiny rats): two species
  • Genus Hapalomys (marmoset rats): three species
  • Genus Heimyscus (African smoky mouse): one species
  • Genus Hybomys (striped mice): six species
  • Genus Hydromys (water rats): four species
  • Genus Hylomyscus (wood mice): sixteen species
  • Genus Hyomys (white-eared giant rats): two species
  • Genus Hyorhinomys (hog-nosed shrew rat): one species
  • Genus Kadarsanomys (Sody's tree rat): one species
  • Genus Komodomys (Komodo rat): one species
  • Genus Lamottemys (Mount Oku rat): one species
  • Genus Leggadina (short-tailed mice): two species
  • Genus Lemniscomys (striped grass mice): eleven species
  • Genus Lenomys (trefoil-toothed giant rat): one species
  • Genus Lenothrix (gray tree rat): one species
  • Genus Leopoldamys (long-tailed giant rats): seven species
  • Genus Leporillus (stick-nest rats): two species (one extinct)
  • Genus Leptomys (narrow water rats): five species
  • Genus Limnomys (mountain rats): two species
  • Genus Lorentzimys (New Guinean jumping mouse): one species
  • Genus Macruromys (small-toothed rats): two species
  • Genus Madromys (Blanford's rat): one species
  • Genus Malacomys (swamp rats): three species
  • Genus Mallomys (woolly rats): four species
  • Genus Mammelomys (large mosaic-tailed rats): two species
  • Genus Margaretamys (margareta rats): four species
  • Genus Mastacomys (broad-toothed mouse): one species
  • Genus Mastomys (multimammate mice): eight species
  • Genus Maxomys (spiny rats): eighteen species
  • Genus Melasmothrix (Sulawesian shrew rat): one species
  • Genus Melomys (mosaic-tailed rats): twenty-two species (one extinct)
  • Genus Mesembriomys (tree-rats): two species
  • Genus Micaelamys (rock mice): two species
  • Genus Microhydromys (groove-toothed shrew mice): two species
  • Genus Micromys (Eurasian harvest mouse): one species
  • Genus Millardia (soft-furred rats): four species
  • Genus Mirzamys (moss rats): two species
  • Genus Muriculus (Ethiopian striped mouse): one species
  • Genus Mus (mice): thirty-nine species
  • Genus Musseromys (tree-mice): four species
  • Genus Mylomys (groove-toothed rats): two species
  • Genus Myomyscus (white-footed rats): four species
  • Genus Nesokia (short-tailed bandicoot rats): two species
  • Genus Nesoromys (Ceram rat): one species
  • Genus Nilopegamys (Ethiopian amphibious rat): one species
  • Genus Niviventer (white-bellied rats): seventeen species
  • Genus Notomys (hopping mice): ten species (five extinct)
  • Genus Oenomys (rufous-nosed rats): two species
  • Genus Otomys (vlei rats): twenty-eight species
  • Genus Palawanomys (Palawan soft-furred mountain rat): one species
  • Genus Papagomys (Flores giant rat): one species
  • Genus Parahydromys (New Guinea waterside rat): one species
  • Genus Paraleptomys (short-haired water rats): two species
  • Genus Paramelomys (long-nosed mosaic-tailed rats): nine species
  • Genus Parotomys (whistling rats): two species
  • Genus Paucidentomys (Edented Sulawesi rat): one species
  • Genus Paulamys (paulamys): one species
  • Genus Pelomys (groove-toothed swamp rats): five species
  • Genus Phloeomys (slender-tailed cloud rats): two species
  • Genus Pithecheir (tree rats): two species
  • Genus Pithecheirops (Bornean pithecheirops): one species
  • Genus Pogonomelomys (lowland brush mice): three species
  • Genus Pogonomys (prehensile-tailed rats): five species
  • Genus Praomys (soft-furred mice): seventeen species
  • Genus Protochromys (red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat): one species
  • Genus Pseudohydromys (moss mice): twelve species
  • Genus Pseudomys (pebble-mound mice): twenty-three species (two extinct)
  • Genus Rattus (rats): sixty-eight species (two extinct)
  • Genus Rhabdomys (four-striped grass rats): four species
  • Genus Rhynchomys (shrewlike rats): four species
  • Genus Saxatilomys (Paulina's limestone rat): one species
  • Genus Solomys (naked-tailed rats): four species
  • Genus Sommeromys (Sommer's Sulawesi rat): one species
  • Genus Soricomys (shrew mice): four species
  • Genus Srilankamys (Ohiya rat): one species
  • Genus Stenocephalemys (narrow-headed rats): four species
  • Genus Stochomys (target rat): one species
  • Genus Sundamys (giant Sunda rats): three species
  • Genus Taeromys (Sulawesi rats): eight species
  • Genus Tarsomys (long-footed rats): two species
  • Genus Tateomys (long-tailed shrew rats): two species
  • Genus Thallomys (acacia rats): four species
  • Genus Thamnomys (thicket rats): four species
  • Genus Tokudaia (Ryūkyū spiny rats): three species
  • Genus Tonkinomys (Daovantien's limestone rat): one species
  • Genus Tryphomys (Luzon short-nosed rat): one species
  • Genus Uromys (giant rats): eleven species
  • Genus Vandeleuria (long-tailed climbing mice): three species
  • Genus Vernaya (red climbing mouse): one species
  • Genus Waiomys (Sulawesi water rat): one species
  • Genus Xenuromys (mimic tree rat): one species
  • Genus Xeromys (water mouse): one species
  • Genus Zelotomys (broad-headed mice): two species
  • Genus Zyzomys (rock rats): five species

Murines

The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by the reference work Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.[3]

Genus Abditomys Musser, 1982 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Luzon broad-toothed rat A. latidens
(Sanborn, 1952)
Philippines
Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 22–24 cm (9 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[5]

Diet: Vegetation[6]
 DD 


Unknown [5]

Genus Abeomelomys Menzies, 1990 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Highland brush mouse A. sevia
(Tate & Archbold, 1935)
Papua New Guinea Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[8]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [8]

Genus Aethomys Thomas, 1915 – nine species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bocage's rock rat A. bocagei
(Thomas, 1904)
Western Angola and western Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Hinde's rock rat A. hindei
(Thomas, 1902)
Central and eastern Africa Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Grassland, savanna, and forest[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Kaiser's rock rat A. kaiseri
(Noack, 1887)
Central Africa Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Nyika rock rat A. nyikae
(Thomas, 1897)
Central Africa Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Red rock rat

A. chrysophilus
(De Winton, 1897)
Southern and eastern Africa Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 13–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Selinda veld rat A. silindensis
Roberts, 1938
Eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 16–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Rocky areas and forest[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 DD 


Unknown [11]

Tete veld aethomys

A. ineptus
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)
Southern Africa Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and grassland[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Thomas's rock rat A. thomasi
(De Winton, 1897)
Angola Size: 14–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Shrubland[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [11]

Tinfields rock rat A. stannarius
(Thomas, 1913)
Nigeria and northern Cameroon Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–20 cm (5–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and shrubland[11]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 DD 


Unknown [11]

Genus Anisomys Thomas, 1904 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Squirrel-toothed rat A. imitator
Thomas, 1904
New Guinea Size: 21–28 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 27–36 cm (11–14 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[14]

Diet: Nuts and other vegetation[15]
 LC 


Unknown [14]

Genus Anonymomys Musser, 1981 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mindoro climbing rat A. mindorensis
Musser, 1981
Philippines
Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 19–22 cm (7–9 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[16]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [16]

Genus Apodemus Kaup, 1829 – 20 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Alpine field mouse

A. alpicola
Heinrich, 1952
Central Europe Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Black Sea field mouse A. ponticus
(Sviridenko, 1936)
Western Asia Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and grassland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Caucasus field mouse A. hyrcanicus
Vorontsov, Boyeskorov, & Mezhzherin, 1992
West-central Asia Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 NT 


Unknown [18]

Chevrier's field mouse A. chevrieri
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1868)
China Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Eastern broad-toothed field mouse

A. mystacinus
(Alston, 1877)
Western Asia and Crete Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Himalayan field mouse

A. gurkha
Thomas, 1924
Nepal Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Kashmir field mouse A. rusiges
Miller, 1913
Central Asia Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Korean field mouse

A. peninsulae
(Thomas, 1907)
Eastern Asia Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Large Japanese field mouse

A. speciosus
(Temminck, 1844)
Japan Size: 8–14 cm (3–6 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Sichuan field mouse A. latronum
Thomas, 1911
East-central Asia
Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and grassland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Small Japanese field mouse

A. argenteus
(Temminck, 1844)
Japan Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

South China field mouse

A. draco
(Barrett-Hamilton, 1900)
Eastern Asia
Size: Unknown[20]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Steppe field mouse

A. witherbyi
(Thomas, 1902)
Western Asia and Ukraine Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Shrubland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Striped field mouse

A. agrarius
(Pallas, 1771)
Europe and Asia
Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 6–12 cm (2–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, grassland, and forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Taiwan field mouse

A. semotus
Thomas, 1908
Taiwan Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, and shrubland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Ural field mouse

A. uralensis
(Pallas, 1811)
Europe and western and central Asia
Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–11 cm (2–4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, inland wetlands, and shrubland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Ward's field mouse

A. pallipes
(Barrett-Hamilton, 1900)
Central Asia Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Western broad-toothed field mouse A. epimelas
(Nehring, 1902)
Southeastern Asia Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Rocky areas[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Wood mouse

A. sylvaticus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Europe, northern Africa, and western Russia
Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, coastal marine, and grassland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Yellow-necked mouse

A. flavicollis
(Melchior, 1834)
Europe and western Asia
Size: 8–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 8–14 cm (3–6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, and shrubland[18]

Diet: Roots, grain, seeds, berries, nuts, and insects[19]
 LC 


Unknown [18]

Genus Apomys Mearns, 1905 – nineteen species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Camiguin forest mouse A. camiguinensis
Heaney & Tabaranza, 2006
Philippines
Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 VU 


Unknown [21]

Large Mindoro forest mouse

A. gracilirostris
Ruedas, 1995
Philippines
Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 13–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Least forest mouse

A. musculus
Miller, 1911
Philippines
Size: 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Long-nosed Luzon forest mouse

A. sacobianus
Johnson, 1962
Philippines
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Lubang forest mouse A. lubangensis
Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esseltyn, Pfeiffer, & Rickart, 2014
Philippines
Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Luzon Aurora forest mouse A. aurorae
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede, & Steppan, 2011
Philippines
Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Luzon Cordillera forest mouse A. abrae
(Sanborn, 1952)
Philippines
Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Luzon Zambales forest mouse A. zambalensis
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede, & Steppan, 2011
Philippines
Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Luzon giant forest mouse A. magnus
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede, & Steppan, 2011
Philippines
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 13–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Luzon montane forest mouse

A. datae
(Von Meyer, 1899)
Philippines
Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Mindanao lowland forest mouse A. littoralis
(Sanborn, 1952)
Philippines
Size: 10–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 12–13 cm (5 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 DD 


Unknown [21]

Mindanao montane forest mouse

A. insignis
Mearns, 1905
Philippines
Size: 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Mount Apo forest mouse A. hylocetes
Mearns, 1905
Philippines
Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Mount Banahaw forest mouse A. banahao
Heaney, 2011
Philippines
Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Mount Irid forest mouse A. iridensis
Heaney, Balete, Veluz, Steppan, Esseltyn, Pfeiffer, & Rickart, 2014
Philippines
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 13–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Mount Mingan forest mouse A. minganensis
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede, & Steppan, 2011
Philippines
Size: 13–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Mount Tapulao forest mouse A. brownorum
Heaney, 2011
Philippines
Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 DD 


Unknown [21]

Sierra Madre forest mouse A. sierrae
Heaney, 2011
Philippines
Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Small Luzon forest mouse

A. microdon
Hollister, 1913
Philippines
Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[21]

Diet: Omnivorous[22]
 LC 


Unknown [21]

Genus Archboldomys Musser, 1982 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Large Cordillera shrew-mouse A. maximus
Balete, Rickart, Heaney, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Sosa, & Jansa, 2012
Philippines
Size: 10–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[24]

Diet: Worms and soft-bodied invertebrates[25]
 DD 


Unknown [24]

Mount Isarog shrew-mouse A. luzonensis
Musser, 1982
Philippines
Size: 10–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[24]

Diet: Worms and soft-bodied invertebrates[25]
 VU 


Unknown [24]

Genus Arvicanthis Lesson, 1842 – seven species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Abyssinian grass rat

A. abyssinicus
(Rüppell, 1842)
Ethiopia Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 LC 


Unknown [27]

African grass rat

A. niloticus
(É. Geoffrey, 1803)
Northern and central Africa Size: 12–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 9–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 LC 


Unknown [27]

Blick's grass rat

A. blicki
Frick, 1914
Ethiopia Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 NT 


Unknown [27]

Guinean grass rat A. rufinus
(Temminck, 1853)
Western Africa Size: 11–18 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Shrubland and savanna[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 LC 


Unknown [27]

Nairobi grass rat A. nairobae
J. A. Allen, 1909
Kenya and Tanzania Size: 11–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 LC 


Unknown [27]

Neumann's grass rat

A. neumanni
(Matschie, 1894)
Eastern Africa Size: 11–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna and shrubland[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 LC 


Unknown [27]

Sudanian grass rat A. ansorgei
Thomas, 1910
Western Africa Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[27]

Diet: Seeds, leaves, grass, and grain[28]
 LC 


Unknown [27]

Genus Baiyankamys Hinton, 1943 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mountain water rat B. habbema
(Tate & Archbold, 1941)
Western New Guinea
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands[30]

Diet: Fish and aquatic insects, as well as spiders, crustaceans, mussels, frogs, turtles, birds, and bats[31]
 DD 


Unknown [30]

Shaw Mayer's water rat B. shawmayeri
Hinton, 1943
Papua New Guinea
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[30]

Diet: Fish and aquatic insects, as well as spiders, crustaceans, mussels, frogs, turtles, birds, and bats[31]
 LC 


Unknown [30]

Genus Bandicota Gray, 1873 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Greater bandicoot rat

B. indica
(Bechstein, 1800)
Southern and southeastern Asia
Size: 18–35 cm (7–14 in) long, plus 14–28 cm (6–11 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and inland wetlands[33]

Diet: Omnivorous[34]
 LC 


Unknown [33]

Lesser bandicoot rat

B. bengalensis
Gray, 1835
Southern and southeastern Asia
Size: 16–24 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 11–19 cm (4–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands[33]

Diet: Omnivorous[34]
 LC 


Unknown [33]

Savile's bandicoot rat B. savilei
Thomas, 1916
Southeastern Asia
Size: 14–22 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 7–18 cm (3–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: [33]

Diet: Omnivorous[34]
 LC 


Unknown [33]

Genus Batomys Thomas, 1895 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Dinagat hairy-tailed rat B. russatus
Musser, Heaney, & Tabaranza, 1998
Philippines
Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 10–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[36]

Diet: Leaves, seeds, and fruit[37]
 EN 


Unknown [36]

Hamiguitan hairy-tailed rat

B. hamiguitan
Balete, Heaney, Rickart, Quidlat, & Ibanez, 2008
Philippines
Size: 17–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[36]

Diet: Leaves, seeds, and fruit[37]
 DD 


Unknown [36]

Large-toothed hairy-tailed rat

B. dentatus
Miller, 1911
Philippines
Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 19 cm (7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[36]

Diet: Leaves, seeds, and fruit[37]
 DD 


Unknown [36]

Luzon Cordillera hairy-tailed rat

B. granti
Thomas, 1895
Philippines
Size: 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[36]

Diet: Leaves, seeds, and fruit[37]
 LC 


Unknown [36]

Mindanao hairy-tailed rat

B. salomonseni
(Sanborn, 1953)
Philippines
Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[36]

Diet: Leaves, seeds, and fruit[37]
 LC 


Unknown [36]

Mount Isarog hairy-tailed rat B. uragon
Balete, Rickart, Heaney, & Jansa, 2015
Philippines Size: 17–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[36]

Diet: Leaves, seeds, and fruit[37]
 LC 


Unknown [36]

Genus Berylmys Ellerman, 1947 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bower's white-toothed rat

B. bowersi
(Anderson, 1878)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 23–30 cm (9–12 in) long, plus 24–31 cm (9–12 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[40]

Diet: Leaves, grass, seeds, fruit, insects, molluscs, and worms[41]
 LC 


Unknown [40]

Kenneth's white-toothed rat B. mackenziei
(Thomas, 1916)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 15–24 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 15–25 cm (6–10 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[40]

Diet: Leaves, grass, seeds, fruit, insects, molluscs, and worms[41]
 LC 


Unknown [40]

Manipur white-toothed rat B. manipulus
(Thomas, 1916)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[40]

Diet: Leaves, grass, seeds, fruit, insects, molluscs, and worms[41]
 LC 


Unknown [40]

Small white-toothed rat B. berdmorei
(Blyth, 1851)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 19–25 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[40]

Diet: Leaves, grass, seeds, fruit, insects, molluscs, and worms[41]
 LC 


Unknown [40]

West Chinese white-toothed rat B. latouchei
Thomas, 1897
Eastern China Size: 23–30 cm (9–12 in) long, plus 24–31 cm (9–12 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[40]

Diet: Leaves, grass, seeds, fruit, insects, molluscs, and worms[41]
 LC 


Unknown [40]

Genus Brassomys Musser & Lunde, 2009 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-toothed brush mouse B. albidens
(Tate, 1951)
Western New Guinea
Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[42]

Diet: Leaves and other vegetation[43]
 DD 


Unknown [42]

Genus Bullimus Mearns, 1905 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bagobo rat

B. bagobus
Mearns, 1905
Philippines
Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[44]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [44]

Camiguin forest rat B. gamay
Rickart, Heaney, & Tabaranza, 2002
Philippines
Size: 22–24 cm (9 in) long, plus 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[44]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [44]

Large Luzon forest rat B. luzonicus
(Thomas, 1895)
Philippines
Size: 23–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 19–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[44]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [44]

Genus Bunomys Thomas, 1910 – seven species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Andrew's hill rat B. andrewsi
(J. A. Allen, 1911)
Indonesia
Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 11–17 cm (4–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 LC 


Unknown [45]

Heavenly hill rat B. coelestis
(Thomas, 1896)
Indonesia
Size: 14–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 EN 


Unknown [45]

Inland hill rat B. penitus
(Miller & Hollister, 1921)
Indonesia
Size: 15–24 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 13–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 LC 


Unknown [45]

Karoko hill rat B. karokophilus
Musser, 2014
Indonesia Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–20 cm (5–8 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 VU 


Unknown [45]

Long-headed hill rat B. prolatus
Musser, 1991
Indonesia
Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 VU 


Unknown [45]

Tana Toraja hill rat B. torajae
Musser, 2014
Indonesia Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 16–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 NT 


Unknown [45]

Yellow-haired hill rat

B. chrysocomus
(Hoffmann, 1887)
Indonesia Size: 9–18 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 9–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[45]

Diet: Fruit, insects, snails, and worms[46]
 LC 


Unknown [45]

Genus Carpomys Thomas, 1895 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Short-footed Luzon tree rat

C. melanurus
Thomas, 1895
Philippines
Size: 18–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 18–19 cm (7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[47]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [47]

White-bellied Luzon tree rat

C. phaeurus
Thomas, 1895
Philippines
Size: 16–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[47]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [47]

Genus Chiromyscus Thomas, 1925 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Fea's tree rat C. chiropus
(Thomas, 1891)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 20–23 cm (8–9 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[49]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [49]

Genus Chiropodomys Peters, 1869 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Gray-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse C. muroides
Medway, 1965
Southeastern Asia Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[50]

Diet: Vegetation[51]
 DD 


Unknown [50]

Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse C. gliroides
(Blyth, 1856)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 6–11 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 9–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[50]

Diet: Vegetation[51]
 LC 


Unknown [50]

Koopman's pencil-tailed tree mouse C. karlkoopmani
Musser, 1979
Malaysia Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 17 cm (7 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[50]

Diet: Vegetation[51]
 VU 


Unknown [50]

Large pencil-tailed tree mouse C. major
Thomas, 1893
Malaysia and Indonesia Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[50]

Diet: Vegetation[51]
 LC 


Unknown [50]

Palawan pencil-tailed tree mouse C. calamianensis
(Taylor, 1934)
Philippines
Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[50]

Diet: Vegetation[51]
 DD 


Unknown [50]

Small pencil-tailed tree mouse C. pusillus
Thomas, 1893
Island of Borneo Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[50]

Diet: Vegetation[51]
 DD 


Unknown [50]

Genus Chiruromys Thomas, 1888 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Broad-headed tree mouse C. lamia
Thomas, 1897
Papua New Guinea Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[52]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[53]
 LC 


Unknown [52]

Greater tree mouse C. forbesi
Thomas, 1888
Papua New Guinea Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 21–23 cm (8–9 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[52]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[53]
 LC 


Unknown [52]

Lesser tree mouse C. vates
(Thomas, 1908)
Papua New Guinea Size: 8–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 12–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[52]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[53]
 LC 


Unknown [52]

Genus Chrotomys Thomas, 1895 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Blazed Luzon shrew-rat

C. silaceus
(Thomas, 1895)
Philippines
Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[54]

Diet: Sweet potatoes, grass, and worms[55]
 LC 


Unknown [54]

Isarog striped shrew-rat C. gonzalesi
Heaney, 1991
Philippines
Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[54]

Diet: Sweet potatoes, grass, and worms[55]
 NT 


Unknown [54]

Luzon striped rat

C. whiteheadi
Thomas, 1895
Philippines
Size: 14–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[54]

Diet: Sweet potatoes, grass, and worms[55]
 LC 


Unknown [54]

Mindoro striped rat

C. mindorensis
Kellogg, 1945
Philippines
Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[54]

Diet: Sweet potatoes, grass, and worms[55]
 LC 


Unknown [54]

Sibuyan striped shrew-rat C. sibuyanensis
Rickart, Heaney, Goodman, & Jansa, 2005
Philippines
Size: About 16 cm (6 in) long, plus about 8 cm (3 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[54]

Diet: Sweet potatoes, grass, and worms[55]
 DD 


Unknown [54]

Genus Coccymys Menzies, 1990 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Central Cordillera brush mouse C. shawmayeri
Musser & Lunde, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[56]

Diet: Leaves and other vegetation[43]
 LC 


Unknown [56]

Rümmler's brush mouse C. ruemmleri
(Tate & Archbold, 1941)
New Guinea Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[56]

Diet: Leaves and other vegetation[43]
 LC 


Unknown [56]

Tawny brush mouse C. kirrhos
Musser & Lunde, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[56]

Diet: Leaves and other vegetation[43]
 DD 


Unknown [56]

Genus Colomys Thomas & Wroughton, 1907 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
African wading rat C. goslingi
Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
Central Africa Size: 10–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Savanna, forest, grassland, and inland wetlands[58]

Diet: Worms, slugs, crustaceans, and aquatic insects, as well as small vertebrates and some vegetation[59]
 LC 


Unknown [58]

Genus Conilurus Ogilby, 1838 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Brush-tailed rabbit rat

C. penicillatus
(Gould, 1842)
Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 17–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[61]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


50,000 [61]

Capricorn rabbit rat C. capricornensis
Cramb & Hocknull, 2010
Northeastern Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[61]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EX 


0 [61]

White-footed rabbit rat

C. albipes
(Lichtenstein, 1829)
Southeastern Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Forest[61]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EX 


0 [61]

Genus Crateromys Thomas, 1895 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat

C. australis
Musser, Heaney, & Rabor, 1985
Philippines
Size: About 26 cm (10 in) long, plus 28 cm (11 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[62]

Diet: Fruit and pine tree sprouts, buds, and bark[22]
 EN 


Unknown [62]

Giant bushy-tailed cloud rat

C. schadenbergi
(Von Meyer, 1895)
Philippines
Size: 30–37 cm (12–15 in) long, plus 30–39 cm (12–15 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[62]

Diet: Fruit and pine tree sprouts, buds, and bark[22]
 EN 


Unknown [62]

Ilin Island cloudrunner

C. paulus
Musser & Gordon, 1981
Philippines
Size: About 25 cm (10 in) long, plus about 21 cm (8 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[62]

Diet: Fruit and pine tree sprouts, buds, and bark[22]
 DD 


Unknown [62]

Panay cloudrunner

C. heaneyi
Gonzales & Kennedy, 1996
Philippines
Size: About 28 cm (11 in) long, plus 30–34 cm (12–13 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[62]

Diet: Fruit and pine tree sprouts, buds, and bark[22]
 EN 


Unknown [62]

Genus Cremnomys Wroughton, 1912 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Cutch rat

C. cutchicus
Wroughton, 1912
India Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, desert, and shrubland[64]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [64]

Elvira rat C. elvira
(Ellerman, 1946)
Southern India Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 18–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and rocky areas[64]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 CR 


Unknown [64]

Genus Crossomys Thomas, 1907 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Earless water rat C. moncktoni
Thomas, 1907
New Guinea
Size: 17–23 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 21–27 cm (8–11 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[65]

Diet: Tadpoles, insects, mollusks, and small aquatic vertebrates[66]
 LC 


Unknown [65]

Genus Crunomys Thomas, 1897 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Celebes shrew-rat C. celebensis
Musser, 1982
Indonesia
Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[67]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 NT 


Unknown [67]

Katanglad shrew-mouse C. suncoides
Rickart, Heaney, Tabaranza, & Balete, 1998
Philippines
Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 8 cm (3 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[67]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [67]

Mindanao shrew-rat C. melanius
Thomas, 1907
Philippines
Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[67]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [67]

Northern Luzon shrew-rat

C. fallax
Thomas, 1897
Philippines
Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 8 cm (3 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[67]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [67]

Genus Dacnomys Thomas, 1916 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Millard's rat D. millardi
Thomas, 1916
Southeastern Asia
Size: 21–27 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 29–33 cm (11–13 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[69]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [69]

Genus Dasymys Peters, 1875 – nine species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
African marsh rat D. incomtus
(Sundevall, 1847)
Sub-Saharan Africa (dark teal)
Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 LC 


Unknown [71]

Angolan marsh rat D. nudipes
(Peters, 1870)
Angola (red)
Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 DD 


Unknown [71]

Crawford-Cabral's shaggy rat D. cabrali
Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, Verheyen, & Verheyen, 2003
Namibia (dark blue)
Size: About 16 cm (6 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 NE 


Unknown

Fox's shaggy rat D. foxi
Thomas, 1912
Nigeria (pink)
Size: About 15 cm (6 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, savanna, and grassland[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 DD 


Unknown [71]

Glover Allen's dasymys D. alleni
Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953
Tanzania (green)
Size: 11–18 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 NE 


Unknown

Montane shaggy rat D. montanus
Thomas, 1906
Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (brown)
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, forest, and grassland[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 EN 


Unknown [71]

Rwandan shaggy rat D. rwandae
Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, Verheyen, & Verheyen, 2003
Rwanda (light blue)
Size: About 12 cm (5 in) long, plus about 11 cm (4 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 NE 


Unknown

Tanzanian shaggy rat D. sua
Hulselmans, Dierckx, Colyn, Leirs, Verheyen, & Verheyen, 2003
Tanzania (light green)
Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, savanna, shrubland, and inland wetlands[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 NE 


Unknown

West African shaggy rat D. rufulus
Miller, 1900
Western Africa (yellow)
Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[71]

Diet: Aquatic plants, as well as insects[72]
 LC 


Unknown [71]

Genus Dephomys Thomas, 1926 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Defua rat D. defua
(Miller, 1900)
Western Africa Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 18–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[73]

Diet: Fruit and insects[74]
 LC 


Unknown [73]

Ivory Coast rat D. eburneae
(Heim de Balsac & Bellier, 1967)
Western Africa Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 18–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[73]

Diet: Fruit and insects[74]
 NE 


Unknown

Genus Desmomys Thomas, 1910 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Harrington's rat D. harringtoni
(Thomas, 1902)
Ethiopia Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[75]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [75]

Yalden's rat D. yaldeni
Lavrenchenko, 2003
Ethiopia Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–15 cm (6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest[75]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [75]

Genus Diomys Thomas, 1917 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Crump's mouse D. crumpi
Thomas, 1917
Scattered southern Asia
Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest[77]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [77]

Genus Diplothrix Thomas, 1916 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat

D. legata
(Thomas, 1906)
Southern islands of Japan Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus about 25 cm (10 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[78]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [78]

Genus Echiothrix Gray, 1867 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Central Sulawesi echiothrix

E. centrosa
Miller & Hollister, 1921
Indonesia
Size: 18–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 23–26 cm (9–10 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[79]

Diet: Worms[80]
 VU 


Unknown [79]

Northern Sulawesi echiothrix

E. leucura
Gray, 1867
Indonesia
Size: 19–23 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 21–27 cm (8–11 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[79]

Diet: Worms[80]
 VU 


Unknown [79]

Genus Eropeplus Miller & Hollister, 1921 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sulawesi soft-furred rat E. canus
Miller, 1921
Indonesia Size: 23–25 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 27–30 cm (11–12 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[81]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [81]

Genus Frateromys Sody, 1941 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Northeastern peninsula hill rat F. fratrorum
Thomas, 1896
Indonesia Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[82]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [82]

Genus Golunda Gray, 1837 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Indian bush rat

G. ellioti
Gray, 1837
Southern Asia Size: 9–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 7–14 cm (3–6 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and grassland[84]

Diet: Roots and grass, as well as other vegetation[85]
 LC 


Unknown [84]

Genus Gracilimus Rowe, Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2016 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sulawesi root rat

G. radix
Rowe, Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2016
Indonesia Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 16–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[86]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [86]

Genus Grammomys Thomas, 1915 – eleven species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Arid thicket rat G. aridulus
Thomas & Hinton, 1923
Sudan Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 18–19 cm (7 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 DD 


Unknown [87]

Bunting's thicket rat G. buntingi
(Thomas, 1911)
Western Africa Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 16–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 DD 


Unknown [87]

Eastern rainforest grammomys G. kuru
Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
Central and western Africa Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 LC 


Unknown [87]

Ethiopian thicket rat G. minnae
Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984
Ethiopia Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 17 cm (7 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 VU 


Unknown [87]

Forest thicket rat G. dryas
(Thomas, 1907)
Central Africa Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 LC 


Unknown [87]

Giant thicket rat G. gigas
(Dollman, 1911)
Kenya Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 EN 


Unknown [87]

Gray-headed thicket rat G. caniceps
Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1984
Kenya and Somalia Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 DD 


Unknown [87]

Macmillan's thicket rat G. macmillani
(Wroughton, 1907)
Eastern Africa Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, and inland wetlands[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 LC 


Unknown [87]

Mozambique thicket rat G. cometes
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1908)
Southern Africa Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 LC 


Unknown [87]

Ruwenzori thicket rat G. ibeanus
(Osgood, 1910)
Eastern Africa Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 12–22 cm (5–9 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 LC 


Unknown [87]

Woodland thicket rat

G. dolichurus
(Smuts, 1832)
Central and southern Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[87]

Diet: Stems, fruit, nuts, flowers, and other vegetation, as well as insects[88]
 LC 


Unknown [87]

Genus Hadromys Thomas, 1911 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Manipur bush rat

H. humei
(Thomas, 1886)
Eastern India Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Forest[89]

Diet: Grass[90]
 EN 


Unknown [89]

Yunnan bush rat H. yunnanensis
Yang & Wang, 1987
Southern China Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Unknown[89]

Diet: Grass[90]
 DD 


Unknown [89]

Genus Haeromys Thomas, 1911 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Lesser ranee mouse H. pusillus
(Thomas, 1893)
Borneo and Philippines
Size: About 7 cm (3 in) long, plus about 12 cm (5 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[91]

Diet: Seeds[92]
 VU 


Unknown [91]

Minahassa ranee mouse H. minahassae
(Thomas, 1896)
Indonesia Size: 7–8 cm (3–3 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[91]

Diet: Seeds[92]
 NT 


Unknown [91]

Ranee mouse H. margarettae
(Thomas, 1893)
Borneo Size: About 8 cm (3 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[91]

Diet: Seeds[92]
 DD 


Unknown [91]

Genus Halmaheramys Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi, & Helgen, 2013 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Spiny Boki Mekot rat H. bokimekot
Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi, & Helgen, 2013
Indonesia
Size: 14–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[93]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [93]

Wallace's large spiny rat H. wallacei
Fabre, Reever, Fitriana, Aplin, & Helgen, 2018
Indonesia Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 16–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[93]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [93]

Genus Hapalomys Blyth, 1859 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Delacour's marmoset rat

H. delacouri
Thomas, 1927
Southeastern Asia
Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest[95]

Diet: Bamboo shoots, flowers, and fruit[96]
 NT 


Unknown [95]

Marmoset rat H. longicaudatus
Blyth, 1859
Scattered southeastern Asia
Size: 14–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest[95]

Diet: Bamboo shoots, flowers, and fruit[96]
 EN 


Unknown [95]

Suntsov's marmoset rat H. suntsovi
Abramov, Balakirev, & Rozhnov, 2017
Cambodia and Vietnam Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[94]

Habitat: Forest[95]

Diet: Bamboo shoots, flowers, and fruit[96]
 LC 


Unknown [95]

Genus Heimyscus Misonne, 1969 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
African smoky mouse H. fumosus
(Brosset, DuBost, & Heim de Balsac, 1965)
West-central Africa Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[98]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [98]

Genus Hybomys Thomas, 1910 – six species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eisentraut's striped mouse H. badius
Osgood, 1936
Cameroon Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest[99]

Diet: Fruit, roots, and insects[100]
 EN 


Unknown [99]

Father Basilio's striped mouse H. basilii
Eisentraut, 1965
Cameroon Size: 11–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest[99]

Diet: Fruit, roots, and insects[100]
 EN 


Unknown [99]

Miller's striped mouse H. planifrons
(Miller, 1900)
Western Africa Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest[99]

Diet: Fruit, roots, and insects[100]
 LC 


Unknown [99]

Moon striped mouse H. lunaris
(Thomas, 1906)
Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 12 cm (5 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest[99]

Diet: Fruit, roots, and insects[100]
 VU 


Unknown [99]

Peters's striped mouse H. univittatus
(Peters, 1876)
Central Africa Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest[99]

Diet: Fruit, roots, and insects[100]
 LC 


Unknown [99]

Temminck's striped mouse H. trivirgatus
(Temminck, 1853)
Western Africa Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest[99]

Diet: Fruit, roots, and insects[100]
 LC 


Unknown [99]

Genus Hydromys Geoffroy, 1804 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
New Britain water rat H. neobritannicus
Tate & Archbold, 1935
Papua New Guinea Size: About 29 cm (11 in) long, plus about 29 cm (11 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, unknown, and forest[101]

Diet: Fish and aquatic insects, as well as spiders, crustaceans, mussels, frogs, turtles, birds, and bats[31]
 DD 


Unknown [101]

Rakali

H. chrysogaster
Geoffroy, 1804
Australia and southeastern Asia
Size: 19–39 cm (7–15 in) long, plus 20–32 cm (8–13 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Coastal marine, inland wetlands, forest, and neritic marine[101]

Diet: Fish and aquatic insects, as well as spiders, crustaceans, mussels, frogs, turtles, birds, and bats[31]
 LC 


Unknown [101]

Western water rat H. hussoni
Musser & Piik, 1982
Western New Guinea
Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, unknown, and forest[101]

Diet: Fish and aquatic insects, as well as spiders, crustaceans, mussels, frogs, turtles, birds, and bats[31]
 DD 


Unknown [101]

Ziegler's water rat H. ziegleri
Helgen, 2005
Papua New Guinea
Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 12 cm (5 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[101]

Diet: Fish and aquatic insects, as well as spiders, crustaceans, mussels, frogs, turtles, birds, and bats[31]
 DD 


Unknown [101]

Genus Hylomyscus Thomas, 1926 – sixteen species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Albertine Rift wood mouse H. vulcanorum
Lönnberg & Gyldenstolpe, 1925
Central Africa Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Allen's wood mouse H. alleni
(Waterhouse, 1838)
Central and western Africa Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Angolan wood mouse H. carillus
(Thomas, 1904)
Angola Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Ansell's wood mouse H. anselli
Bishop, 1979
Central Africa Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Arc Mountain wood mouse H. arcimontensis
Stanley & Carleton, 2005
Tanzania and Malawi Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Baer's wood mouse H. baeri
Heim de Balsac & Aellen, 1965
Western Africa Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 EN 


Unknown [102]

Beaded wood mouse H. aeta
(Thomas, 1911)
Central Africa Size: Unknown[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Dahomey Gap wood mouse H. pamfi
Nicolas, Olayemi, Wendelen, & Colyn, 2010
Western Africa Size: 5–11 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 5–13 cm (2–5 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 DD 


Unknown [102]

Heinrich's wood mouse H. heinrichorum
Banasiak, Stanley, & Carleton, 2015
Angola Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 DD 


Unknown [102]

Kerbis Peterhans's wood mouse H. kerbispeterhansi
Demos, Agwanda, & Hickerson, 2014
Kenya and Uganda Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Little wood mouse H. parvus
Brosset, DuBost, & Heim de Balsac, 1965
Central Africa Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 8–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Montane wood mouse H. denniae
(Thomas, 1906)
Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Mount Kenya wood mouse H. endorobae
(Heller, 1910)
Kenya Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Mount Oku hylomyscus H. grandis
Eisentraut, 1969
Cameroon Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 EN 


Unknown [102]

Stella wood mouse H. stella
(Thomas, 1911)
Central Africa Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Walter Verheyen's mouse H. walterverheyeni
(Nicolas, Wendelen, Barriere, Dudu, & Colyn, 2008)
Central Africa Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[102]

Diet: Fruit and other vegetation, as well as animals[103]
 LC 


Unknown [102]

Genus Hyomys Thomas, 1904 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern white-eared giant rat H. goliath
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1900)
Papua New Guinea Size: 36–39 cm (14–15 in) long, plus 30–38 cm (12–15 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[104]

Diet: Shoots as well as other vegetation[105]
 LC 


Unknown [104]

Western white-eared giant rat H. dammermani
Stein, 1933
New Guinea Size: 29–32 cm (11–13 in) long, plus 24–32 cm (9–13 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[104]

Diet: Shoots as well as other vegetation[105]
 DD 


Unknown [104]

Genus Hyorhinomys Esselstyn, Achmadi, Handika, & Rowe, 2015 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Hog-nosed shrew rat

H. stuempkei
Esselstyn, Achmadi, Handika, & Rowe, 2015
Indonesia Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[106]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [106]

Genus Kadarsanomys Musser, 1981 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sody's tree rat K. sodyi
(Bartels, 1937)
Indonesia
Size: 16–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 25–30 cm (10–12 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[107]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [107]

Genus Komodomys Musser & Boeadi, 1980 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Komodo rat

K. rintjanus
(Sody, 1941)
Indonesia Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[108]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [108]

Genus Lamottemys Petter, 1986 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mount Oku rat L. okuensis
Petter, 1986
Cameroon Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Forest[109]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [109]

Genus Leggadina Thomas, 1910 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Forrest's mouse L. forresti
(Thomas, 1906)
Central Australia Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Shrubland and desert[110]

Diet: Seeds and vegetation[111]
 LC 


Unknown [110]

Lakeland Downs mouse

L. lakedownensis
Watts, 1976
Northern Australia Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Shrubland, savanna, and grassland[110]

Diet: Seeds and vegetation[111]
 LC 


Unknown [110]

Genus Lemniscomys Trouessart, 1881 – eleven species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Barbary striped grass mouse

L. barbarus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Northern Africa Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Shrubland[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Bellier's striped grass mouse L. bellieri
Van der Straeten, 1975
Western Africa Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Buffoon striped grass mouse L. macculus
(Thomas & Wroughton, 1910)
East-central Africa Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 7–15 cm (3–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland and savanna[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Griselda's striped grass mouse L. griselda
(Thomas, 1904)
South-central Africa Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Heuglin's striped grass mouse L. zebra
(Heuglin, 1864)
Northern Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Hoogstraal's striped grass mouse L. hoogstraali
Dieterlen, 1991
Northern South Sudan Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 DD 


Unknown [112]

Mittendorf's striped grass mouse L. mittendorfi
Eisentraut, 1968
Cameroon Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Rosevear's striped grass mouse L. roseveari
Van der Straeten, 1980
Zambia Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Forest[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 DD 


Unknown [112]

Senegal one-striped grass mouse L. linulus
(Thomas, 1910)
Western Africa Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Single-striped grass mouse

L. rosalia
(Thomas, 1904)
Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 9–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 8–16 cm (3–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Typical striped grass mouse

L. striatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Northern Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Shrubland, savanna, forest, and grassland[112]

Diet: Grass, seeds, grains, and insects[113]
 LC 


Unknown [112]

Genus Lenomys Thomas, 1898 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Trefoil-toothed giant rat

L. meyeri
(Jentink, 1879)
Indonesia Size: 23–30 cm (9–12 in) long, plus 24–30 cm (9–12 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[114]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [114]

Genus Lenothrix Miller, 1903 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Gray tree rat

L. canus
Miller, 1903
Malaysia and Brunei Size: 14–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 19–29 cm (7–11 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[115]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [115]

Genus Leopoldamys Ellerman, 1947 – seven species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Diwangkara's long-tailed giant rat L. diwangkarai
Maryanto & Sinaga, 2008
Indonesia Size: 19–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 29–32 cm (11–13 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 LC 


Unknown [116]

Edwards's long-tailed giant rat L. edwardsi
(Thomas, 1882)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 21–29 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 26–31 cm (10–12 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 LC 


Unknown [116]

Long-tailed giant rat

L. sabanus
(Thomas, 1887)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 20–27 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 27–41 cm (11–16 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 LC 


Unknown [116]

Mentawai long-tailed giant rat L. siporanus
(Thomas, 1895)
Indonesia Size: 17–29 cm (7–11 in) long, plus 22–33 cm (9–13 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 VU 


Unknown [116]

Millet's leopoldamys L. milleti
Robinson & Kloss, 1922
Vietnam Size: 21–28 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 29–36 cm (11–14 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 LC 


Unknown [116]

Neill's long-tailed giant rat L. neilli
(Marshall, 1976)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 20–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 24–30 cm (9–12 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 LC 


Unknown [116]

Sundaic mountain leopoldamys L. ciliatus
(Bonhote, 1900)
Malaysia and Indonesia Size: 21–25 cm (8–10 in) long, plus 30–39 cm (12–15 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[116]

Diet: Insects, other invertebrates, and a wide variety of vegetation[117]
 LC 


Unknown [116]

Genus Leporillus Thomas, 1906 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Greater stick-nest rat

L. conditor
(Sturt, 1848)
Scattered southern and western Australia
Size: 17–26 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Grassland, desert, shrubland, and rocky areas[118]

Diet: Succulents and other vegetation[119]
 NT 


2,800–3,600 [118]

Lesser stick-nest rat

L. apicalis
(Gould, 1853)
Western Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Caves, desert, shrubland, grassland, savanna, and rocky areas[118]

Diet: Succulents and other vegetation[119]
 EX 


0 [118]

Genus Leptomys Thomas, 1897 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Arfak water rat L. arfakensis
Musser, Helgen, & Lunde, 2008
Western New Guinea Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus about 15 cm (6 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[121]

Diet: Insects and small animals[122]
 DD 


Unknown [121]

Ernst Mayr's water rat L. ernstmayri
Rümmler, 1938
New Guinea
Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[121]

Diet: Insects and small animals[122]
 LC 


Unknown [121]

Fly River water rat L. signatus
Tate & Archbold, 1938
Papua New Guinea
Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest and unknown[121]

Diet: Insects and small animals[122]
 LC 


Unknown [121]

Long-footed water rat L. elegans
Thomas, 1897
Papua New Guinea
Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[121]

Diet: Insects and small animals[122]
 LC 


Unknown [121]

Small water rat L. paulus
Musser, Helgen, & Lunde, 2008
Papua New Guinea Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[121]

Diet: Insects and small animals[122]
 DD 


Unknown [121]

Genus Limnomys Mearns, 1905 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Gray-bellied mountain rat L. bryophilus
Rickart, Heaney, & Tabaranza, 2003
Philippines
Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[123]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [123]

Mindanao mountain rat

L. sibuanus
Mearns, 1905
Philippines
Size: 11–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[123]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [123]

Genus Lorentzimys Jentink, 1911 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
New Guinean jumping mouse L. nouhuysi
Jentink, 1911
New Guinea Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[124]

Diet: Insects, vegetation, and fungi[125]
 LC 


Unknown [124]

Genus Macruromys Stein, 1933 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eastern small-toothed rat M. major
Rümmler, 1935
New Guinea Size: 22–26 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 31–34 cm (12–13 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[126]

Diet: Vegetation[125]
 LC 


Unknown [126]

Lesser small-toothed rat M. elegans
Stein, 1933
Western New Guinea Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 21–22 cm (8–9 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest and unknown[126]

Diet: Vegetation[125]
 DD 


Unknown [126]

Genus Madromys Sody, 1941 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Blanford's rat

M. blanfordi
(Thomas, 1881)
Southern Asia Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Caves, forest, and shrubland[127]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [127]

Genus Malacomys A. Milne-Edwards, 1877 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Big-eared swamp rat

M. longipes
H. Milne-Edwards, 1877
Central Africa Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and forest[128]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, nuts, roots, insects, slugs, snails, and crabs[129]
 LC 


Unknown [128]

Cansdale's swamp rat M. cansdalei
Ansell, 1958
Western Africa Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 17–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest[128]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, nuts, roots, insects, slugs, snails, and crabs[129]
 LC 


Unknown [128]

Edward's swamp rat M. edwardsi
Rochebrune, 1885
Western Africa Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[128]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, nuts, roots, insects, slugs, snails, and crabs[129]
 LC 


Unknown [128]

Genus Mallomys Thomas, 1898 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Alpine woolly rat

M. gunung
Flannery, Aplin, & Groves, 1989
Western New Guinea Size: 41–47 cm (16–19 in) long, plus 35–37 cm (14–15 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Rocky areas and grassland[130]

Diet: Shoots as well as other vegetation[131]
 EN 


Unknown [130]

De Vis's woolly rat M. aroaensis
(De Vis, 1907)
Papua New Guinea Size: 34–41 cm (13–16 in) long, plus 33–43 cm (13–17 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[130]

Diet: Shoots as well as other vegetation[131]
 LC 


Unknown [130]

Rothschild's woolly rat M. rothschildi
Thomas, 1898
New Guinea Size: 34–40 cm (13–16 in) long, plus 34–42 cm (13–17 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Caves and forest[130]

Diet: Shoots as well as other vegetation[131]
 LC 


Unknown [130]

Subalpine woolly rat M. istapantap
Flannery, Aplin, & Groves, 1989
New Guinea Size: 40–43 cm (16–17 in) long, plus 28–37 cm (11–15 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[130]

Diet: Shoots as well as other vegetation[131]
 LC 


Unknown [130]

Genus Mammelomys Menzies, 1996 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Large mosaic-tailed rat M. rattoides
(Thomas, 1922)
New Guinea Size: 15–22 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[132]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [132]

Large-scaled mosaic-tailed rat M. lanosus
(Thomas, 1922)
New Guinea Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[132]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [132]

Genus Margaretamys Musser, 1981 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Beccari's margareta rat

M. beccarii
(Jentink, 1880)
Indonesia Size: 11–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 15–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[133]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [133]

Christine's margareta rat M. christinae
Mortelliti, Castiglia, Amori, Maryanto, & Musser, 2012
Indonesia
Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[133]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [133]

Elegant margareta rat M. elegans
Musser, 1981
Indonesia Size: 16–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 22–29 cm (9–11 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[133]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [133]

Little margareta rat M. parvus
Musser, 1981
Indonesia Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[133]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [133]

Genus Mastacomys Thomas, 1882 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Broad-toothed mouse

M. fuscus
Thomas, 1882
Southeastern Australia Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands[134]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 NT 


20,000–100,000 [134]

Genus Mastomys Thomas, 1915 – eight species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Awash multimammate mouse M. awashensis
Lavrenchenko, Likhnova, & Baskevich, 1998
Ethiopia Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Savanna[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Dwarf multimammate mouse M. pernanus
(Kershaw, 1921)
East-central Africa Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Savanna[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 DD 


Unknown [136]

Guinea multimammate mouse M. erythroleucus
(Temminck, 1853)
Morocco and northern Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 9–18 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 8–16 cm (3–6 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Shrubland, savanna, and forest[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Hubert's multimammate mouse M. huberti
(Wroughton, 1909)
Western Africa Size: 7–15 cm (3–6 in) long, plus 6–12 cm (2–5 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Grassland and savanna[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Natal multimammate mouse

M. natalensis
Smith, 1834
Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 7–16 cm (3–6 in) long, plus 7–18 cm (3–7 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Shrubland and savanna[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Shortridge's multimammate mouse M. shortridgei
(St. Leger, 1933)
Southwestern Africa Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and inland wetlands[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Southern multimammate mouse

M. coucha
(Smith, 1834)
Southern Africa Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Shrubland and savanna[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Verheyen's multimammate mouse M. kollmannspergeri
(Petter, 1957)
North-central Africa Size: 11–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and savanna[136]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and insects[137]
 LC 


Unknown [136]

Genus Maxomys Sody, 1936 – eighteen species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bartels's spiny rat

M. bartelsii
(Jentink, 1910)
Indonesia Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–17 cm (4–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Chestnut-bellied spiny rat M. ochraceiventer
(Thomas, 1894)
Borneo Size: 14–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 DD 


Unknown [138]

Dollman's spiny rat M. dollmani
(Ellerman, 1941)
Indonesia Size: 14–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 18–26 cm (7–10 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Fat-nosed spiny rat M. inflatus
(Kloss, 1916)
Indonesia Size: 16–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 VU 


Unknown [138]

Hellwald's spiny rat

M. hellwaldii
(Jentink, 1878)
Indonesia Size: 18–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 16–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Malayan mountain spiny rat M. inas
(Bonhote, 1906)
Malaysia Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Mo's spiny rat M. moi
(Kloss, 1922)
Vietnam and Laos
Size: 14–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Mountain spiny rat M. alticola
(Thomas, 1888)
Malaysia Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Musschenbroek's spiny rat M. musschenbroekii
(Jentink, 1878)
Indonesia Size: 11–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Pagai spiny rat M. pagensis
(Miller, 1903)
Indonesia Size: 17–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 16–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 VU 


Unknown [138]

Palawan spiny rat M. panglima
(Robinson, 1921)
Philippines
Size: 16–22 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 18–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Rajah spiny rat M. rajah
(Thomas, 1894)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 16–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 16–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 VU 


Unknown [138]

Red spiny rat

M. surifer
(Miller, 1900)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 15–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 14–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Small Bornean maxomys M. baeodon
(Thomas, 1894)
Indonesia Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 DD 


Unknown [138]

Sumatran spiny rat M. hylomyoides
(Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Borneo Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 DD 


Unknown [138]

Tajuddin's spiny rat M. tajuddinii
Achmadi, Maryanto, & Maharadatunkamsi, 2012
Southeastern Asia Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 LC 


Unknown [138]

Watts's spiny rat M. wattsi
Musser, 1991
Indonesia Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 VU 


Unknown [138]

Whitehead's spiny rat

M. whiteheadi
(Thomas, 1894)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[138]

Diet: Roots, fruit, and other vegetation, as well as invertebrates and small vertebrates[139]
 VU 


Unknown [138]

Genus Melasmothrix Miller & Hollister, 1921 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sulawesian shrew rat M. naso
Miller & Hollister, 1921
Indonesia Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[140]

Diet: Worms and insect larvae[141]
 NT 


Unknown [140]

Genus Melomys Thomas, 1922 – 22 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bannister's rat M. bannisteri
Kitchener & Maryanto, 1993
Indonesia Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest and unknown[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [143]

Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat

M. rufescens
(Alston, 1877)
New Guinea and nearby islands Size: 11–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Bougainville mosaic-tailed rat M. bougainville
Troughton, 1936
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Size: 14–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Unknown[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 DD 


Unknown [143]

Bramble Cay melomys

M. rubicola
Thomas, 1924
Bramble Cay in Australia Size: Unknown[142]

Habitat: Shrubland[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EX 


0 [143]

Cape York melomys M. capensis
Tate, 1951
Northern Australia Size: 11–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Dollman's melomys M. dollmani
Rümmler, 1935
Papua New Guinea Size: Unknown[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Dusky mosaic-tailed rat M. aerosus
(Thomas, 1920)
Seram Island in Indonesia Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [143]

Fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat

M. cervinipes
(Gould, 1852)
Eastern Australia
Size: 9–20 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 10–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Grassland mosaic-tailed rat M. burtoni
(Ramsay, 1887)
Northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, savanna, and inland wetlands[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Long-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat M. talaudium
Thomas, 1921
Philippines Size: 17–18 cm (7 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [143]

Manus Island mosaic-tailed rat M. matambuai
Flannery, Colgan, & Trimble, 1994
Manus Island in Papua New Guinea Size: About 15 cm (6 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [143]

Manusela mosaic-tailed rat M. fraterculus
(Thomas, 1920)
Seram Island in Indonesia Size: About 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 15–16 cm (6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [143]

Obi mosaic-tailed rat M. obiensis
(Thomas, 1911)
Indonesia Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Papua grassland mosaic-tailed rat M. lutillus
(Thomas, 1913)
New Guinea Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Grassland and savanna[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Pavel's Seram mosaic-tailed rat M. paveli
Helgen, 2003
Seram Island in Indonesia Size: About 12 cm (5 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 DD 


Unknown [143]

Riama mosaic-tailed rat M. howi
Kitchener, 1996
Riama Island in Indonesia Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 13–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 DD 


Unknown [143]

Rossel Island melomys M. arcium
Thomas, 1913
Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Unknown[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 DD 


Unknown [143]

Seram long-tailed mosaic-tailed rat M. fulgens
(Thomas, 1920)
Seram Island in Indonesia Size: About 15 cm (6 in) long, plus about 20–21 cm (8 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 VU 


Unknown [143]

Short-tailed Talaud mosaic-tailed rat M. caurinus
Thomas, 1921
Philippines Size: About 18 cm (7 in) long, plus 13–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [143]

Snow Mountains grassland mosaic-tailed rat M. frigicola
(Tate, 1951)
Western New Guinea Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Grassland[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat M. leucogaster
(Jentink, 1908)
New Guinea Size: About 21 cm (8 in) long, plus tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [143]

Yamdena mosaic-tailed rat M. cooperae
Kitchener, 1995
Yamdena island in Indonesia Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[143]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 DD 


Unknown [143]

Genus Mesembriomys Palmer, 1906 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Black-footed tree-rat

M. gouldii
(Gray, 1843)
Northern Australia Size: 25–30 cm (10–12 in) long, plus 32–41 cm (13–16 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[145]

Diet: Seeds, nuts, and insects[146]
 VU 


30,000 [145]

Golden-backed tree-rat

M. macrurus
(Peters, 1876)
Northwestern Australia
Size: 18–24 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 29–36 cm (11–14 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[145]

Diet: Seeds, nuts, and insects[146]
 NT 


Unknown [145]

Genus Micaelamys Ellerman, 1941 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Grant's rock mouse M. granti
(Wroughton, 1908)
South Africa Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Rocky areas and shrubland[147]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [147]

Namaqua rock rat

M. namaquensis
(A. Smith, 1834)
Southern Africa Size: 8–15 cm (3–6 in) long, plus 10–20 cm (4–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Desert, rocky areas, forest, grassland, shrubland, and savanna[147]

Diet: Grain, seeds, roots, nuts, and fruit[12]
 LC 


Unknown [147]

Genus Microhydromys Tate & Archbold, 1941 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Northern groove-toothed shrew mouse M. richardsoni
Tate & Archbold, 1941
New Guinea
Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[148]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [148]

Southern groove-toothed moss mouse M. argenteus
Helgen, Leary, & Aplin, 2010
Papua New Guinea Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[148]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [148]

Genus Micromys Dehne, 1841 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Eurasian harvest mouse

M. minutus
(Pallas, 1771)
Europe and Asia
Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–8 cm (1–3 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[150]

Diet: Seeds, vegetation, and insects, as well as bird eggs[151]
 LC 


Unknown [150]

Genus Millardia Thomas, 1911 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Kondana rat M. kondana
Mishra & Dhanda, 1975
Southwestern India Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 11–19 cm (4–7 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and rocky areas[152]

Diet: Grain, seeds, and swamp vegetation[153]
 EN 


Unknown [152]

Miss Ryley's soft-furred rat M. kathleenae
Thomas, 1914
Myanmar
Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland[152]

Diet: Grain, seeds, and swamp vegetation[153]
 LC 


Unknown [152]

Sand-colored soft-furred rat

M. gleadowi
(Murray, 1886)
Pakistan and western India Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Desert, shrubland, and grassland[152]

Diet: Grain, seeds, and swamp vegetation[153]
 LC 


Unknown [152]

Soft-furred rat M. meltada
(Gray, 1837)
Southern Asia Size: 10–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, and shrubland[152]

Diet: Grain, seeds, and swamp vegetation[153]
 LC 


Unknown [152]

Genus Mirzamys Helgen & Helgen, 2009 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mirza's eastern moss rat M. norahae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
New Guinea Size: 10–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[154]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [154]

Mirza's western moss rat M. louiseae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[154]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [154]

Genus Muriculus Rüppell, 1842 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ethiopian striped mouse M. imberbis
Rüppell, 1842
Ethiopia Size: 7–8 cm (3–3 in) long, plus 4–6 cm (2–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Grassland[156]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [156]

Genus Mus Linnaeus, 1758 – 39 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
African pygmy mouse

M. minutoides
(Smith, 1834)
Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 4–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 2–6 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Grassland, savanna, shrubland, and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Algerian mouse

M. spretus
Lataste, 1883
Northern Africa and southwestern Europe
Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 4–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Forest, grassland, shrubland, and savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Baoule's mouse M. baoulei
(Vermeiren & Verheyen, 1980)
Western Africa Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Callewaert's mouse M. callewaerti
(Thomas, 1925)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 8–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 4–6 cm (2–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 DD 


Unknown [157]

Ceylon spiny mouse M. fernandoni
(Phillips, 1932)
Sri Lanka
Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 EN 


Unknown [157]

Cook's mouse M. cookii
Ryley, 1914
Southeastern Asia
Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Cypriot mouse

M. cypriacus
Cucchi, Orth, Auffray, Renaud, Fabre, Catalan, Hadjisterkotis, Bonhomme & Vigne, 2006
Cyprus Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Delicate mouse M. tenellus
(Thomas, 1903)
Eastern Africa Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Desert pygmy mouse

M. indutus
(Thomas, 1910)
Southern Africa Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–6 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Grassland and savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Earth-colored mouse M. terricolor
Blyth, 1851
Southern Asia Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Fawn-colored mouse M. cervicolor
Hodgson, 1845
Southern and southeastern Asia
Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Gairdner's shrewmouse

M. pahari
Thomas, 1916
Southeastern Asia
Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Gounda mouse M. goundae
Petter & Genest, 1970
Central African Republic Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–4 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 DD 


Unknown [157]

Gray-bellied pygmy mouse M. triton
(Thomas, 1909)
Central Africa Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Harenna mouse M. harennensis
Lavrenchenko & Bryja, 2022
Ethiopia Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 VU 


Unknown

Hausa mouse M. haussa
(Thomas & Hinton, 1920)
Western Africa Size: 4–6 cm (2–2 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

House mouse

M. musculus
Linnaeus, 1758

Five subspecies
  • M. m. bactrianus
  • M. m. castaneus
  • M. m. gentilulus
  • M. m. musculus
  • M. m. domesticus
Western and central Africa
Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 6–11 cm (2–4 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Coastal marine, grassland, inland wetlands, and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Little Indian field mouse

M. booduga
(Gray, 1837)
Southern Asia
Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Macedonian mouse

M. macedonicus
Petrov & Ružić, 1983
Western Asia and southeastern Europe Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 5–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Shrubland and coastal marine[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Mahomet mouse M. mahomet
Rhoads, 1896
Ethiopia Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 4–6 cm (2–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Matthey's mouse

M. mattheyi
Petter, 1969
Western Africa Size: 4–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Mayor's mouse M. mayori
(Thomas, 1915)
Sri Lanka
Size: About 10 cm (4 in) long, plus about 10 cm (4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 VU 


Unknown [157]

Neave's mouse M. neavei
(Thomas, 1910)
Southern Africa Size: 5–11 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna, rocky areas, and grassland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 DD 


Unknown [157]

Oubangui mouse M. oubanguii
Petter & Genest, 1970
Central African Republic Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 2–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 DD 


Unknown [157]

Peters's mouse M. setulosus
Peters, 1876
Northern Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 5–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 4–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Phillips's mouse M. phillipsi
Wroughton, 1912
India Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Rock-loving mouse M. saxicola
Elliot, 1839
Southern Asia Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 5–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and grassland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Ryukyu mouse

M. caroli
Bonhote, 1902
Southeastern Asia
Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Servant mouse M. famulus
Bonhote, 1898
Southern India Size: 9–10 cm (4 in) long, plus 7–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 EN 


Unknown [157]

Setzer's pygmy mouse M. setzeri
Petter, 1978
Southern Africa Size: About 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, grassland, and savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Sheath-tailed mouse M. fragilicauda
Auffray, Orth, Catalan, Gonzalez, Desmarais & Bonhomme,
Thailand and Laos
Size: 6–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Shortridge's mouse M. shortridgei
Thomas, 1914
Southeastern Asia
Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 6–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Steppe mouse

M. spicilegus
Petényi, 1882
Eastern Europe and Russia
Size: 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Grassland[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Stone-loving mouse

M. platythrix
Bennett, 1832
India Size: 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 5–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Sumatran shrewlike mouse M. crociduroides
(Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Indonesia Size: 7–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 DD 


Unknown [157]

Temminck's mouse

M. musculoides
(Temminck, 1853)
Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 4–6 cm (2–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, forest, savanna, and rocky areas[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Thomas's pygmy mouse M. sorella
(Thomas, 1909)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Toad mouse M. bufo
(Thomas, 1906)
Central Africa Size: 6–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 6–7 cm (2–3 in) tail[155]

Habitat: Forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Volcano mouse M. vulcani
(Robinson & Kloss, 1919)
Indonesia Size: 8–10 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[157]

Diet: Seeds, roots, leaves, stems, and other vegetation, as well as insects and some meat[158]
 LC 


Unknown [157]

Genus Musseromys Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz, & Jansa, 2009 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Amuyao tree-mouse M. inopinatus
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz, & Jansa, 2014
Philippines Size: About 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[159]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [159]

Banahaw tree mouse M. gulantang
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz, & Jansa, 2014
Philippines Size: About 8 cm (3 in) long, plus about 10 cm (4 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[159]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [159]

Mount Pulag tree-mouse M. beneficus
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz, & Jansa, 2014
Philippines Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus about 8 cm (3 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[159]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [159]

Sierra Madre tree-mouse M. anacuao
Heaney, Balete, Rickart, Veluz, & Jansa, 2014
Philippines Size: 7–9 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[159]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [159]

Genus Mylomys Thomas, 1906 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
African groove-toothed rat M. dybowskii
(Pousargues, 1893)
Northern Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 12–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 10–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[160]

Diet: Grass and leaves[161]
 LC 


Unknown [160]

Ethiopian mylomys M. rex
(Thomas, 1906)
Ethiopia Size: About 21 cm (8 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Forest[160]

Diet: Grass and leaves[161]
 DD 


Unknown [160]

Genus Myomyscus Shortridge, 1942 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Brockman's rock mouse M. brockmani
(Thomas, 1908)
Central and eastern Africa Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Rocky areas and savanna[162]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 LC 


Unknown [162]

Myomyscus angolensis M. angolensis
(Bocage, 1890)
Angola Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Savanna[162]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 LC 


Unknown [162]

Verreaux's mouse

M. verreauxii
(Smith, 1834)
South Africa Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Shrubland[162]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 LC 


Unknown [162]

Yemeni mouse M. yemeni
(Sanborn & Hoogstraal, 1953)
Southern Saudi Arabia and Yemen Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Shrubland[162]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 DD 


Unknown [162]

Genus Nesokia Gray, 1842 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bunn's short-tailed bandicoot rat N. bunnii
(Khajuria, 1981)
Iraq Size: 23–26 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 20–27 cm (8–11 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[163]

Diet: Grass, grain, roots, fruit, and vegetables[153]
 EN 


Unknown [163]

Short-tailed bandicoot rat

N. indica
(Gray, 1830)
Scattered Asia and Egypt Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 9–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and forest[163]

Diet: Grass, grain, roots, fruit, and vegetables[153]
 LC 


Unknown [163]

Genus Nesoromys Thomas, 1922 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ceram rat N. ceramicus
(Thomas, 1920)
Seram Island in Indonesia Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[164]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [164]

Genus Nilopegamys Osgood, 1928 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ethiopian amphibious rat

N. plumbeus
Osgood, 1928
Ethiopia
Size: About 15 cm (6 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Inland wetlands[165]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 CR 


Unknown [165]

Genus Niviventer Marshall, 1976 – seventeen species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Anderson's white-bellied rat N. andersoni
(Thomas, 1911)
China Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 20–27 cm (8–11 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Brahma white-bellied rat N. brahma
(Thomas, 1914)
Southern Asia
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 20–24 cm (8–9 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat N. cameroni
Chasen, 1940
Malaysia Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 20–27 cm (8–11 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [166]

Chestnut white-bellied rat

N. fulvescens
(Gray, 1847)
Southern and southeastern Asia
Size: 10–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 15–22 cm (6–9 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Chinese white-bellied rat

N. confucianus
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1871)
Eastern and southeastern Asia
Size: 11–21 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 11–19 cm (4–7 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Coxing's white-bellied rat

N. coninga
(Swinhoe, 1864)
Taiwan Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 17–26 cm (7–10 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Dark-tailed tree rat

N. cremoriventer
(Miller, 1900)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Lang Bian white-bellied rat N. langbianis
(Robinson & Kloss, 1922)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Large white-bellied rat N. excelsior
(Thomas, 1911)
China Size: 12–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 18–22 cm (7–9 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Limestone rat N. hinpoon
(Marshall, 1976)
Thailand
Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [166]

Long-tailed mountain rat N. rapit
(Bonhote, 1903)
Borneo Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 20 cm (8 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Montane Sumatran white-bellied rat N. fraternus
(Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Indonesia Size: About 16 cm (6 in) long, plus about 23 cm (9 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Narrow-tailed white-bellied rat N. lepturus
(Jentink, 1879)
Indonesia Size: About 14 cm (6 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Oldfield white-bellied rat

N. culturatus
(Thomas, 1911)
Taiwan Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Smoke-bellied rat N. eha
(Wroughton, 1916)
Southern Asia
Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 16–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Tenasserim white-bellied rat N. tenaster
(Thomas, 1916)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 12–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 17–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

White-bellied rat

N. niviventer
(Hodgson, 1836)
Southern Asia Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus about 21 cm (8 in) tail[48]

Habitat: Forest[166]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [166]

Genus Notomys Lesson, 1842 – ten species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Big-eared hopping mouse N. macrotis
Thomas, 1921
Western Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Unknown[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 EX 


0 [167]

Darling Downs hopping mouse N. mordax
Thomas, 1922
Northeastern Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Unknown[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 EX 


0 [167]

Dusky hopping mouse

N. fuscus
Jones, 1925
Central Australia
Size: 7–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Desert and shrubland[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 NT 


2,500–20,000 [167]

Fawn hopping mouse

N. cervinus
(Gould, 1853)
Central Australia Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Desert[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 NT 


4,500–180,000 [167]

Great hopping mouse N. robustus
Mahoney, Smith, & Medlin, 2008
Southern Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, savanna, and grassland[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 EX 


0 [167]

Long-tailed hopping mouse

N. longicaudatus
(Gould, 1844)
Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Shrubland, desert, savanna, and grassland[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 EX 


0 [167]

Mitchell's hopping mouse

N. mitchellii
(Ogilby, 1838)
Southern Australia Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Shrubland and savanna[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 LC 


Unknown [167]

Northern hopping mouse

N. aquilo
Thomas, 1921
Northern Australia Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 EN 


1,000–3,700 [167]

Short-tailed hopping mouse

N. amplus
Brazenor, 1936
Australia Size: Unknown[60]

Habitat: Unknown[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 EX 


0 [167]

Spinifex hopping mouse

N. alexis
Thomas, 1922
Australia Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Desert and shrubland[167]

Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation[111]
 LC 


Unknown [167]

Genus Oenomys Thomas, 1904 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Common rufous-nosed rat

O. hypoxanthus
(Pucheran, 1855)
Central Africa Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[168]

Diet: Vegetation, as well as insects[169]
 LC 


Unknown [168]

Ghana rufous-nosed rat O. ornatus
Thomas, 1911
Western Africa Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[168]

Diet: Vegetation, as well as insects[169]
 DD 


Unknown [168]

Genus Otomys F. Cuvier, 1824 – 28 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Afroalpine vlei rat

O. orestes
Thomas, 1900
Kenya Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 NE 


Unknown

Angolan vlei rat O. anchietae
Bocage, 1882
Angola Size: 19–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 8–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Savanna[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Angoni vlei rat O. angoniensis
Wroughton, 1906
Scattered Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 12–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 4–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Savanna and inland wetlands[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Barbour's vlei rat O. barbouri
Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953
Eastern Uganda and western Kenya Size: 12–21 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 5–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 EN 


Unknown [170]

Burton's vlei rat O. burtoni
Thomas, 1918
Cameroon Size: 14–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 EN 


Unknown [170]

Charada vlei rat O. fortior
Thomas, 1906
Ethiopia Size: 14–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 VU 


Unknown [170]

Cheesman's vlei rat O. cheesmani
Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen, & Maree, 2011
Ethiopia Size: 16–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 CR 


Unknown [170]

Cuanza vlei rat O. cuanzensis
Hill & Carter, 1937
Angola Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Dent's vlei rat O. denti
Thomas, 1906
Central Africa Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and forest[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Dollman's vlei rat O. dollmani
Heller, 1912
Kenya Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 NE 


Unknown

Ethiopian vlei rat O. typus
(Heuglin, 1877)
Ethiopia Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 7–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Fynbos vlei rat O. karoensis
Roberts, 1931
South Africa Size: 11–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Heller's vlei rat O. helleri
Frick, 1914
Ethiopia Size: 12–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Karoo vlei rat

O. unisulcatus
F. Cuvier, 1829
South Africa and Namibia Size: 11–20 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 6–11 cm (2–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Laminate vlei rat O. laminatus
Thomas & Schwann, 1905
South Africa Size: 15–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 NT 


Unknown [170]

Mount Elgon vlei rat

O. jacksoni
Thomas, 1891
Eastern Uganda and western Kenya
Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 5–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 NT 


Unknown [170]

Mount Kilimanjaro vlei rat O. zinki
Bohmann, 1943
Tanzania Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 6–11 cm (2–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 VU 


Unknown [170]

Ruwenzori vlei rat O. dartmouthi
Thomas, 1906
Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: About 15 cm (6 in) long, plus about 9 cm (4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 DD 


Unknown [170]

Simien vlei rat O. simiensis
Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen, & Maree, 2011
Ethiopia Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Shrubland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Sloggett's vlei rat

O. sloggetti
(Thomas, 1902)
South Africa and Lesotho Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Rocky areas, grassland, and inland wetlands[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

South East African vlei rat O. auratus
Wroughton, 1906
Southern Africa Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 5–12 cm (2–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 NT 


Unknown [170]

Southern African vlei rat

O. irroratus
(Brants, 1827)
South Africa Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Grassland and inland wetlands[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Tanzanian vlei rat O. lacustris
Allen & Loveridge, 1933
Tanzania and Zambia Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Thomas's vlei rat O. thomasi
Osgood, 1910
Kenya Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 VU 


Unknown [170]

Tropical vlei rat O. tropicalis
Thomas, 1902
East-central Africa Size: 12–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 5–11 cm (2–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 LC 


Unknown [170]

Uzungwe vlei rat O. uzungwensis
Lawrence & Loveridge, 1953
Tanzania and Malawi Size: Unknown[83]

Habitat: Forest[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 NT 


Unknown [170]

Western vlei rat O. occidentalis
Dieterlen & Van der Straeten, 1992
Eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 6–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 VU 


Unknown [170]

Yalden's vlei rat O. yaldeni
Taylor, Lavrenchenko, Carleton, Verheyen, Bennett, Oosthuizen, & Maree, 2011
Ethiopia Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 7–8 cm (3–3 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[170]

Diet: Grass, semiaquatic plants, and shoots, as well as grain, seeds, berries, roots, and bark[171]
 VU 


Unknown [170]

Genus Palawanomys Musser & Newcomb, 1983 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Palawan soft-furred mountain rat P. furvus
Musser & Newcomb, 1983
Philippines
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[172]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [172]

Genus Papagomys Sody, 1941 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Flores giant rat

P. armandvillei
(Jentink, 1892)
Indonesia Size: 27–43 cm (11–17 in) long, plus 26–36 cm (10–14 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[173]

Diet: Unknown[174]
 NT 


Unknown [173]

Genus Parahydromys Poche, 1906 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
New Guinea waterside rat P. asper
(Thomas, 1906)
New Guinea
Size: 21–23 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 23–27 cm (9–11 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and forest[175]

Diet: Insects and other invertebrates[149]
 LC 


Unknown [175]

Genus Paraleptomys Tate & Archbold, 1941 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Northern water rat P. rufilatus
Osgood, 1945
Northern New Guinea
Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[176]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [176]

Short-haired water rat P. wilhelmina
Tate & Archbold, 1941
New Guinea
Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[176]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [176]

Genus Paramelomys Rümmler, 1936 – nine species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat P. gressitti
(Menzies, 1996)
Papua New Guinea Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 EN 


Unknown [177]

Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat P. levipes
(Thomas, 1897)
Papua New Guinea Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Long-nosed paramelomys P. naso
Thomas, 1911
Western New Guinea Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat P. lorentzii
(Jentink, 1908)
New Guinea Size: 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Savanna and forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Lowland mosaic-tailed rat

P. platyops
(Thomas, 1906)
Papua New Guinea Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat P. moncktoni
(Thomas, 1904)
New Guinea and nearby islands Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Mountain mosaic-tailed rat P. rubex
(Thomas, 1922)
New Guinea Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Stein's paramelomys P. steini
Rümmler, 1935
Western New Guinea Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 DD 


Unknown [177]

Thomas's mosaic-tailed rat P. mollis
(Thomas, 1913)
New Guinea Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest[177]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [177]

Genus Parotomys Thomas, 1918 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Brants's whistling rat

P. brantsii
(Smith, 1834)
Southern Africa
Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland[178]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and shoots[179]
 LC 


Unknown [178]

Littledale's whistling rat P. littledalei
Thomas, 1918
South Africa and Namibia Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Shrubland and desert[178]

Diet: Grass, seeds, and shoots[179]
 LC 


Unknown [178]

Genus Paucidentomys Rowe, Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2012 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Edented Sulawesi rat P. vermidax
Rowe, Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2012
Indonesia
Size: 15–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 19–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[180]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 NT 


Unknown [180]

Genus Paulamys Musser, 1986 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Paulamys P. naso
(Musser, 1981)
Indonesia Size: About 16 cm (6 in) long, plus about 12 cm (5 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[181]

Diet: Insects, snails, worms, fungi, and fruit[46]
 EN 


Unknown [181]

Genus Pelomys Peters, 1852 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bell groove-toothed swamp rat P. campanae
(Huet, 1888)
West-central Africa Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 13–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Savanna and grassland[182]

Diet: Grass, swamp vegetation, and grains[183]
 LC 


Unknown [182]

Creek groove-toothed swamp rat P. fallax
(Peters, 1852)
Central Africa Size: 13–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 10–17 cm (4–7 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Savanna[182]

Diet: Grass, swamp vegetation, and grains[183]
 LC 


Unknown [182]

Hopkins's groove-toothed swamp rat P. hopkinsi
Hayman, 1955
Central Africa Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Inland wetlands[182]

Diet: Grass, swamp vegetation, and grains[183]
 DD 


Unknown [182]

Issel's groove-toothed swamp rat P. isseli
(de Beaux, 1924)
Uganda and Kenya Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Inland wetlands[182]

Diet: Grass, swamp vegetation, and grains[183]
 NT 


Unknown [182]

Least groove-toothed swamp rat P. minor
Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926
Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 10–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[70]

Habitat: Savanna[182]

Diet: Grass, swamp vegetation, and grains[183]
 LC 


Unknown [182]

Genus Phloeomys Waterhouse, 1839 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Northern Luzon giant cloud rat

P. pallidus
Nehring, 1890
Philippines
Size: 39–42 cm (15–17 in) long, plus 32–34 cm (13 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[184]

Diet: Vegetation[185]
 LC 


Unknown [184]

Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat

P. cumingi
(Waterhouse, 1839)
Philippines
Size: 40–44 cm (16–17 in) long, plus 27–31 cm (11–12 in) tail[35]

Habitat: Forest[184]

Diet: Vegetation[185]
 LC 


Unknown [184]

Genus Pithecheir Lesson, 1840 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Malayan tree rat P. parvus
Kloss, 1916
Malaysia Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 15–22 cm (6–9 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest[186]

Diet: Vegetation and insects[187]
 DD 


Unknown [186]

Red tree rat P. melanurus
Lesson, 1840
Indonesia Size: 15–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 19–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest[186]

Diet: Vegetation and insects[187]
 VU 


Unknown [186]

Genus Pithecheirops Emmons, 1993 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bornean pithecheirops P. otion
Emmons, 1993
Eastern Malaysia Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 129 cm (51 in) tail[63]

Habitat: Forest[188]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [188]

Genus Pogonomelomys Rümmler, 1936 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Grey pogonomelomys P. brassi
Tate & Archbold, 1941
New Guinea Size: 17–18 cm (7 in) long, plus 19–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[189]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [189]

Lowland brush mouse

P. bruijni
(Peters & Doria, 1876)
Western New Guinea Size: About 18 cm (7 in) long, plus about 19 cm (7 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[189]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [189]

Shaw Mayer's brush mouse P. mayeri
(Rothschild & Dollman, 1932)
New Guinea Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[189]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [189]

Genus Pogonomys A. Milne-Edwards, 1877 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Champion's tree mouse P. championi
Flannery, 1988
Papua New Guinea Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[190]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[191]
 DD 


Unknown [190]

Chestnut tree mouse

P. macrourus
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1877)
Northern Australia and New Guinea and nearby islands Size: 9–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 12–21 cm (5–8 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[190]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[191]
 LC 


Unknown [190]

D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys P. fergussoniensis
Laurie, 1952
D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Papua New Guinea Size: 17–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 25–26 cm (10 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[190]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[191]
 EN 


Unknown [190]

Gray-bellied tree mouse P. sylvestris
Thomas, 1920
New Guinea Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[190]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[191]
 LC 


Unknown [190]

Large tree mouse P. loriae
Thomas, 1897
New Guinea Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 18–25 cm (7–10 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest[190]

Diet: Leaves and grass and bamboo shoots[191]
 LC 


Unknown [190]

Genus Praomys Thomas, 1915 – seventeen species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Cameroon soft-furred mouse P. morio
(Trouessart, 1881)
Cameroon Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 EN 


Unknown [192]

Coetzee's soft-furred mouse P. coetzeei
Van der Straeten, 2008
Angola Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 DD 


Unknown [192]

Dalton's mouse

P. daltoni
(Thomas, 1892)
Western and central Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Rocky areas and savanna[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

De Graaff's soft-furred mouse P. degraaffi
Van der Straeten & Peterhans, 1999
Central Africa Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Delectable soft-furred mouse P. delectorum
(Thomas, 1910)
Eastern Africa Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[97]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Deroo's mouse P. derooi
(Van der Straeten & Verheyen, 1978)
Western Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Savanna[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Forest soft-furred mouse P. rostratus
(Miller, 1900)
Western Africa Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Gotel Mountain soft-furred mouse P. obscurus
Hutterer & Dieterlen, 1992
Nigeria Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 EN 


Unknown [192]

Hartwig's soft-furred mouse P. hartwigi
Eisentraut, 1968
Cameroon Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 15–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 VU 


Unknown [192]

Jackson's soft-furred mouse P. jacksoni
(De Winton, 1897)
Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Least soft-furred mouse P. minor
Hatt, 1934
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Lukolela swamp rat P. lukolelae
(Hatt, 1934)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Misonne's soft-furred mouse P. misonnei
Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1987
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 8–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 11–17 cm (4–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Muton's soft-furred mouse P. mutoni
Van der Straeten & Dudu, 1990
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 11–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 11–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Inland wetlands and forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 NT 


Unknown [192]

Petter's soft-furred mouse P. petteri
Van der Straeten, Lecompte, & Denys, 2003
West-central Africa Size: 9–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–17 cm (4–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Tullberg's soft-furred mouse P. tullbergi
(Thomas, 1888)
Western Africa Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 LC 


Unknown [192]

Verschuren's swamp rat P. verschureni
(Verheyen & Van der Straeten, 1977)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Forest[192]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, vegetation, and insects[103]
 DD 


Unknown [192]

Genus Protochromys Menzies, 1996 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat P. fellowsi
(Hinton, 1943)
Papua New Guinea Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[193]

Diet: Fruit, berries, and other vegetation[144]
 LC 


Unknown [193]

Genus Pseudohydromys Rümmler, 1934 – twelve species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Laurie's moss mouse P. elanorae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 7–8 cm (3–3 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 NE 


Unknown

Musser's shrew mouse P. musseri
Flannery, 1989
Papua New Guinea Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 10 cm (4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [194]

Bishop's moss mouse P. berniceae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 7–8 cm (3–3 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 LC 


Unknown [194]

Eastern shrew mouse P. murinus
Rümmler, 1934
Papua New Guinea Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 LC 


Unknown [194]

German's one-toothed moss mouse P. germani
(Helgen, 2005)
Papua New Guinea Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [194]

Huon small-toothed moss mouse P. carlae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [194]

Mottled-tailed shrew mouse P. fuscus
(Laurie, 1952)
Papua New Guinea Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 LC 


Unknown [194]

One-toothed shrew mouse P. ellermani
(Laurie & Hill, 1954)
New Guinea Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 LC 


Unknown [194]

Southern small-toothed moss mouse P. pumehanae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 10–11 cm (4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [194]

Western shrew mouse P. occidentalis
Tate, 1951
New Guinea Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [194]

White-bellied moss mouse P. sandrae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Papua New Guinea Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 10 cm (4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 LC 


Unknown [194]

Woolley's moss mouse P. patriciae
Helgen & Helgen, 2009
Western New Guinea Size: 9–10 cm (4 in) long, plus 8–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Forest[194]

Diet: Insects[149]
 DD 


Unknown [194]

Genus Pseudomys Gray, 1832 – 23 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ash-grey mouse

P. albocinereus
(Gould, 1845)
Western Australia Size: 6–11 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 8–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Blue-gray mouse P. glaucus
Thomas, 1910
Eastern Australia Size: Unknown[76]

Habitat: Forest[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 EX 


0 [195]

Bolam's mouse

P. bolami
(Troughton, 1932)
Southern Australia Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland and savanna[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Central pebble-mound mouse P. johnsoni
Kitchener, 1985
Northern Australia Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, savanna, and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Country mouse P. patrius
(Thomas & Dollman, 1909)
Eastern Australia Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–9 cm (2–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Rocky areas, savanna, grassland, and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Desert mouse

P. desertor
(Troughton, 1932)
Australia
Size: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Grassland, savanna, desert, and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Eastern chestnut mouse

P. gracilicaudatus
(Gould, 1845)
Eastern Australia Size: 9–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 7–12 cm (3–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland, inland wetlands, and forest[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Gould's mouse

P. gouldii
(Waterhouse, 1839)
Australia Size: 8–12 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 VU 


6,000–18,000 [195]

Hastings River mouse

P. oralis
Thomas, 1921
Eastern Australia Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 VU 


5000 [195]

Heath mouse

P. shortridgei
(Thomas, 1907)
Southern Australia Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 EN 


10,000–20,000 [195]

Kakadu pebble-mound mouse P. calabyi
Kitchener & Humphreys, 1987
Northern Australia Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest and savanna[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 VU 


15000 [195]

Little native mouse

P. delicatulus
(Gould, 1842)
Australia and Papua New Guinea Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Grassland, savanna, and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Long-eared mouse  P. auritus
Thomas, 1910
Southern Australia Size: Unknown[76]

Habitat: Shrubland, savanna, and forest[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 EX 


0 [195]

Long-tailed mouse

P. higginsi
Trouessart, 1897
Southern Australia Size: 11–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

New Holland mouse

P. novaehollandiae
(Waterhouse, 1843)
Southeastern Australia Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 VU 


8,000–50,000 [195]

Pilliga mouse

P. pilligaensis
Fox & Briscoe, 1980
Eastern Australia Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 5–8 cm (2–3 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 DD 


Unknown [195]

Plains rat

P. australis
Gray, 1832
Central Australia
Size: 9–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland and desert[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 VU 


5,000–20,000 [195]

Sandy inland mouse

P. hermannsburgensis
(Waite, 1896)
Australia
Size: 6–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and desert[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Silky mouse

P. apodemoides
Finlayson, 1932
Southern Australia Size: 6–10 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Smoky mouse

P. fumeus
Brazenor, 1934
Southern Australia Size: 8–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 11–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 VU 


5,000–50,000 [195]

Western chestnut mouse P. nanus
(Gould, 1858)
Northern Australia Size: 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 7–13 cm (3–5 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and savanna[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Western mouse

P. occidentalis
Tate, 1951
Southwestern Australia Size: 8–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 12–14 cm (5–6 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 NT 


Unknown [195]

Western pebble-mound mouse P. chapmani
Kitchener, 1980
Western Australia Size: 5–7 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 7–8 cm (3–3 in) tail[76]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[195]

Diet: Seeds, roots, other vegetation, and insects[196]
 LC 


Unknown [195]

Genus Rattus Fischer von Waldheim, 1803 – 68 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Aceh rat R. blangorum
Miller, 1942
Indonesia Size: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 16–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Andaman rat R. stoicus
(Miller, 1902)
Andaman Islands in India Size: 22–26 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 19–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Annandale's rat R. annandalei
(Bonhote, 1903)
Malaysia and Indonesia Size: 17–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 22–26 cm (9–10 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Arianus's rat R. omichlodes
Misonne, 1979
Western New Guinea Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Shrubland and inland wetlands[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Australian swamp rat

R. lutreolus
(Gray, 1841)
Eastern Australia Size: 12–20 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 8–15 cm (3–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Inland wetlands, shrubland, and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Black rat

R. rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Europe, Africa, Asia Size: 11–26 cm (4–10 in) long, plus 12–26 cm (5–10 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Bonthain rat R. bontanus
Thomas, 1921
Indonesia Size: 18–24 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 23–30 cm (9–12 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Brown rat

R. norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769)
Europe and Asia Size: 16–29 cm (6–11 in) long, plus 12–25 cm (5–10 in) tail[200]

Habitat: [198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Bulldog rat

R. nativitatis
(Thomas, 1889)
Christmas Island in Australia Size: Unknown[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EX 


0 [198]

Bush rat

R. fuscipes
(Waterhouse, 1839)
Southern and eastern Australia
Size: 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 10–20 cm (4–8 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Cape York rat

R. leucopus
(Gray, 1867)
Northern Australia and New Guinea Size: 13–21 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 14–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Dusky field rat

R. sordidus
(Gould, 1858)
Northern Australia and New Guinea Size: 11–21 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Dusky rat R. colletti
(Thomas, 1904)
Northern Australia Size: 6–21 cm (2–8 in) long, plus 7–15 cm (3–6 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Eastern rat R. mordax
(Thomas, 1904)
Papua New Guinea and nearby islands Size: 14–25 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 11–20 cm (4–8 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and savanna[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Enggano rat R. enganus
(Miller, 1906)
Enggano Island in Indonesia Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus about 26 cm (10 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Giluwe rat R. giluwensis
Hill, 1960
Papua New Guinea Size: 13–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Grassland and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Glacier rat R. richardsoni
Tate, 1949
Western New Guinea Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–15 cm (5–6 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Hainald's Flores Island Rat R. hainaldi
Kitchener, How, & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991
Flores island in Indonesia Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EN 


Unknown [198]

Himalayan field rat R. nitidus
(Hodgson, 1845)
Southeastern and eastern Asia
Size: 14–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 13–21 cm (5–8 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Shrubland, forest, and grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Hoffmann's rat

R. hoffmanni
(Matschie, 1901)
Indonesia Size: 14–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 14–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Hoogerwerf's rat R. hoogerwerfi
Chasen, 1939
Philippines Size: 16–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 21–26 cm (8–10 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Japen rat R. jobiensis
Rümmler, 1935
Western New Guinea and nearby islands Size: 21–25 cm (8–10 in) long, plus 18–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Kerala rat R. ranjiniae
Agrawal & Ghosal, 1969
Southern India Size: 16–26 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 18–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[200]

Habitat: [198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EN 


Unknown [198]

Koopman's rat R. koopmani
Musser & Holden, 1991
Indonesia Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus about 21 cm (8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Unknown[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Korinch's rat R. korinchi
(Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Indonesia Size: 16–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 21–22 cm (8–9 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Large New Guinea spiny rat R. praetor
(Thomas, 1888)
New Guinea and Solomon Islands Size: 15–24 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 14–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Lesser ricefield rat

R. losea
(Swinhoe, 1871)
Southeastern and eastern Asia
Size: 12–19 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Little soft-furred rat R. mollicomulus
Tate & Archbold, 1935
Indonesia Size: 15–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 14–16 cm (6 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EN 


Unknown [198]

Long-haired rat

R. villosissimus
Waite, 1898
Australia Size: 13–22 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 12–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Desert and shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Lore Lindu xanthurus rat R. facetus
Miller & Hollister, 1921
Indonesia Size: 13–23 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 17–26 cm (7–10 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Maclear's rat

R. macleari
(Thomas, 1887)
Christmas Island in Australia Size: Unknown[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EX 


0 [198]

Malayan field rat R. tiomanicus
(Miller, 1900)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 14–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Manus Island spiny rat R. detentus
Timm, Weijola, Aplin, Flannery, & Pine, 2016
Manus Island in Papua New Guinea
Size: About 26 cm (10 in) long, plus about 15 cm (6 in) tail[200]

Habitat: [198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 CR 


50–250 [198]

Mentawai rat R. lugens
(Miller, 1903)
Indonesia Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus about 21 cm (8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Mindoro black rat R. mindorensis
(Thomas, 1898)
Philippines
Size: About 19 cm (7 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Moluccan prehensile-tailed rat R. morotaiensis
Kellogg, 1945
Indonesia Size: 12–21 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 16–22 cm (6–9 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Moss-forest rat R. niobe
(Thomas, 1906)
Papua New Guinea Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

New Guinean rat

R. novaeguineae
Taylor & Calaby, 1982
Papua New Guinea Size: 15–23 cm (6–9 in) long, plus 13–18 cm (5–7 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

New Ireland forest rat R. sanila
Flannery & White, 1991
Papua New Guinea Size: 14–25 cm (6–10 in) long, plus 11–20 cm (4–8 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 NE 


Unknown

Nillu rat R. montanus
Phillips, 1932
Sri Lanka
Size: 16–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 21–23 cm (8–9 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EN 


Unknown [198]

Nonsense rat R. burrus
(Miller, 1902)
Indonesia Size: 17–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EN 


Unknown [198]

Opossum rat R. marmosurus
Thomas, 1921
Indonesia Size: 13–23 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 17–26 cm (7–10 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Osgood's rat R. osgoodi
Musser & Newcomb, 1985
Southern Vietnam Size: 12–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 14–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Grassland, forest, and shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Pale field rat

R. tunneyi
Thomas, 1904
Northern and eastern Australia Size: 11–20 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 7–19 cm (3–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Savanna, grassland, and shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Palm rat R. palmarum
(Zelebor, 1869)
Indonesia Size: 22–24 cm (9 in) long, plus 22–23 cm (9 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Peleng rat R. pelurus
Sody, 1941
Indonesia Size: 24–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 24–28 cm (9–11 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Unknown[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Philippine forest rat R. everetti
(Günther, 1879)
Philippines
Size: 21–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 18–24 cm (7–9 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Pocock's highland rat R. pococki
Ellerman, 1941
New Guinea Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Polynesian rat

R. exulans
(Peale, 1848)
Southeastern Asia and Oceania
Size: 7–17 cm (3–7 in) long, plus 10–20 cm (4–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Intertidal marine, grassland, shrubland, forest, coastal marine, and rocky areas[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Ricefield rat

R. argentiventer
(Robinson & Kloss, 1916)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 13–23 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 14–21 cm (6–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Sahyadris forest rat

R. satarae
Hinton, 1918
Southern India Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 15–23 cm (6–9 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Sikkim rat R. andamanensis
(Blyth, 1860)
Southern and southeastern Asia
Size: 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 18–24 cm (7–9 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Simalur rat R. simalurensis
(Miller, 1903)
Indonesia Size: 20–21 cm (8 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 EN 


Unknown [198]

Slender rat R. verecundus
(Thomas, 1904)
New Guinea Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Southeastern xanthurus rat R. salocco
Tate & Archbold, 1935
Indonesia Size: About 21 cm (8 in) long, plus 26 cm (10 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 VU 


Unknown [198]

Spiny Ceram rat R. feliceus
Thomas, 1920
Indonesia Size: 16–28 cm (6–11 in) long, plus 16–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 NT 


Unknown [198]

Stein's rat

R. steini
Rümmler, 1935
New Guinea Size: 14–20 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 14–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Sula rat R. elaphinus
Sody, 1941
Indonesia Size: 12–21 cm (5–8 in) long, plus 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 NT 


Unknown [198]

Summit rat

R. baluensis
(Thomas, 1894)
Eastern Malaysia Size: 15–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Sunburned rat

R. adustus
Sody, 1940
Indonesia Size: About 18 cm (7 in) long, plus about 15 cm (6 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Tanezumi rat

R. tanezumi
Temminck, 1844
Southern, eastern, and southeastern Asia
Size: 10–21 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 12–23 cm (5–9 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Tawitawi forest rat R. tawitawiensis
Musser & Heaney, 1985
Philippines
Size: 16–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Unknown[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Timor rat R. timorensis
Kitchener, Aplin, & Boeadi, 1991
Indonesia Size: About 16 cm (6 in) long, plus about 8 cm (3 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Turkestan rat R. pyctoris
(Hodgson, 1845)
Central Asia Size: 14–21 cm (6–8 in) long, plus 13–21 cm (5–8 in) tail[197]

Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Van Deusen's rat R. vandeuseni
Taylor & Calaby, 1982
Papua New Guinea Size: 12–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 NT 


Unknown [198]

Vogelkop mountain rat R. arfakiensis
Rümmler, 1935
Western New Guinea Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Unknown[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 DD 


Unknown [198]

Western New Guinea mountain rat R. arrogans
Thomas, 1922
Western New Guinea Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 11 cm (4 in) tail[200]

Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Yellow-tailed rat

R. xanthurus
(Gray, 1867)
Indonesia Size: 23–26 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 29–33 cm (11–13 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[198]

Diet: A wide variety of plant, insects, and animals[199]
 LC 


Unknown [198]

Genus Rhabdomys Thomas, 1916 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Four-striped grass mouse

R. pumilio
(Sparrman, 1784)
South Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Shrubland and savanna[201]

Diet: Roots, seeds, berries, and grains, as well as insects and eggs[202]
 LC 


Unknown [201]

Karoo four-striped grass rat

R. intermedius
Wroughton, 1905
South Africa Size: 9–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[201]

Diet: Roots, seeds, berries, and grains, as well as insects and eggs[202]
 LC 


Unknown [201]

Mesic four-striped grass rat

R. dilectus
De Winton, 1897
Scattered Sub-Saharan Africa Size: 9–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 7–9 cm (3–4 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and savanna[201]

Diet: Roots, seeds, berries, and grains, as well as insects and eggs[202]
 LC 


Unknown [201]

West-central four-striped grass rat

R. bechuanae
Thomas, 1893
Southern Africa Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 9–12 cm (4–5 in) tail[26]

Habitat: Grassland, shrubland, and savanna[201]

Diet: Roots, seeds, berries, and grains, as well as insects and eggs[202]
 LC 


Unknown [201]

Genus Rhynchomys Thomas, 1895 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Banahao shrew-rat R. banahao
Balete, Rickart, Rosell-Ambal, Jansa, & Heaney, 2007
Philippines
Size: 17–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 12–13 cm (5 in) tail[13]

Habitat: Forest[203]

Diet: Insects and worms[204]
 LC 


Unknown [203]

Isarog shrew-rat R. isarogensis
Musser & Freeman, 1981
Philippines
Size: 17–19 cm (7 in) long, plus 10–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[203]

Diet: Insects and worms[204]
 VU 


Unknown [203]

Mount Data shrew-rat

R. soricoides
Thomas, 1895
Philippines
Size: 17–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 13–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[203]

Diet: Insects and worms[204]
 NT 


Unknown [203]

Tapulao shrew-rat R. tapulao
Balete, Rickart, Rosell-Ambal, Jansa, & Heaney, 2007
Philippines
Size: 16–19 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 12–13 cm (5 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[203]

Diet: Insects and worms[204]
 DD 


Unknown [203]

Genus Saxatilomys Musser, 2005 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Paulina's limestone rat

S. paulinae
Musser, Smith, Robinson, & Lunde, 2005
Indonesia
Size: 15–17 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 18–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[205]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [205]

Genus Solomys Thomas, 1922 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bougainville naked-tailed rat S. salebrosus
Troughton, 1936
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Size: 22–33 cm (9–13 in) long, plus 24–25 cm (9–10 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[206]

Diet: Coconuts and nuts[144]
 VU 


Unknown [206]

Isabel naked-tailed rat S. sapientis
(Thomas, 1902)
Solomon Islands Size: 18–25 cm (7–10 in) long, plus 19–26 cm (7–10 in) tail[142]

Habitat: Forest[206]

Diet: Coconuts and nuts[144]
 EN 


Unknown [206]

Poncelet's giant rat S. ponceleti
(Troughton, 1935)
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Size: About 33 cm (13 in) long, plus 34–36 cm (13–14 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[206]

Diet: Coconuts and nuts[144]
 CR 


Unknown [206]

Ugi naked-tailed rat S. salamonis
(Ramsay, 1883)
Solomon Islands Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus about 22 cm (9 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Unknown[206]

Diet: Coconuts and nuts[144]
 DD 


Unknown [206]

Genus Sommeromys Musser & Durden, 2002 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sommer's Sulawesi rat S. macrorhinos
Musser & Durden, 2002
Indonesia Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[207]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 NT 


Unknown [207]

Genus Soricomys Balete, Rickart, Heaney, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Sosa, & Jansa, 2012 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Co's shrew mouse S. leonardicoi
Balete, Rickart, Heaney, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Sosa, & Jansa, 2012
Philippines Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[208]

Diet: Worms and soft-bodied invertebrates[25]
 DD 


Unknown [208]

Kalinga shrew mouse

S. kalinga
Balete, Rickart, & Heaney, 2006
Philippines Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[208]

Diet: Worms and soft-bodied invertebrates[25]
 LC 


Unknown [208]

Sierra Madre shrew mouse S. musseri
Rickart, Heaney, Tabaranza, & Balete, 1998
Philippines
Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[208]

Diet: Worms and soft-bodied invertebrates[25]
 LC 


Unknown [208]

Southern Cordillera shrew mouse S. montanus
Balete, Rickart, Heaney, Alviola, Duya, Duya, Sosa, & Jansa, 2012
Philippines Size: 9–11 cm (4 in) long, plus 8–10 cm (3–4 in) tail[23]

Habitat: Forest[208]

Diet: Worms and soft-bodied invertebrates[25]
 LC 


Unknown [208]

Genus Srilankamys Musser, 1981 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ohiya rat S. ohiensis
(Phillips, 1929)
Sri Lanka
Size: About 15 cm (6 in) long, plus about 18 cm (7 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[209]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 VU 


Unknown [209]

Genus Stenocephalemys Frick, 1914 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Ethiopian narrow-headed rat

S. albocaudata
Frick, 1914
Ethiopia Size: 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long, plus 11–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Shrubland and grassland[210]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 LC 


Unknown [210]

Ethiopian white-footed mouse S. albipes
(Rüppell, 1842)
Ethiopia Size: 10–18 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 13–20 cm (5–8 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Shrubland and forest[210]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 LC 


Unknown [210]

Gray-tailed narrow-headed rat S. griseicauda
Petter, 1972
Ethiopia Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Grassland and shrubland[210]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 LC 


Unknown [210]

Rupp's mouse S. ruppi
(Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1983)
Ethiopia Size: 12–14 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 14–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[135]

Habitat: Shrubland[210]

Diet: Insects, leaves, and shoots[137]
 DD 


Unknown [210]

Genus Stochomys Thomas, 1926 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Target rat S. longicaudatus
(Tullberg, 1893)
Central Africa Size: 10–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 18–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[211]

Diet: Fruit, as well as vegetation and insects[212]
 LC 


Unknown [211]

Genus Sundamys Musser & Newcomb, 1983 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Bartels's rat S. maxi
(Sody, 1932)
Indonesia
Size: 22–27 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 26–31 cm (10–12 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[213]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, shoots, insects, crabs, snails, and lizards[214]
 VU 


Unknown [213]

Mountain giant Sunda rat S. infraluteus
(Thomas, 1888)
Indonesia and Malaysia
Size: 23–28 cm (9–11 in) long, plus 29–34 cm (11–13 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[213]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, shoots, insects, crabs, snails, and lizards[214]
 LC 


Unknown [213]

Müller's giant Sunda rat S. muelleri
(Jentink, 1879)
Southeastern Asia
Size: 18–30 cm (7–12 in) long, plus 21–37 cm (8–15 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest and shrubland[213]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, shoots, insects, crabs, snails, and lizards[214]
 LC 


Unknown [213]

Genus Taeromys Sody, 1841 – eight species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Celebes rat T. celebensis
(Gray, 1867)
Indonesia
Size: 20–25 cm (8–10 in) long, plus 24–31 cm (9–12 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, and insects[216]
 LC 


Unknown [215]

Giant Sulawesi rat T. dominator
Thomas, 1921
Indonesia Size: 20–28 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 24–33 cm (9–13 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit[217]
 LC 


Unknown [215]

Lovely-haired rat

T. callitrichus
(Jentink, 1878)
Indonesia Size: 20–24 cm (8–9 in) long, plus 22–26 cm (9–10 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, and insects[216]
 LC 


Unknown [215]

Salokko rat T. arcuatus
(Tate & Archbold, 1935)
Indonesia
Size: 20–21 cm (8 in) long, plus 20–23 cm (8–9 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, and insects[216]
 VU 


Unknown [215]

Small-eared rat T. microbullatus
(Tate & Archbold, 1935)
Indonesia
Size: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus about 22 cm (9 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, and insects[216]
 VU 


Unknown [215]

Sulawesi forest rat T. punicans
(Miller & Hollister, 1921)
Indonesia
Size: 18–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, and insects[216]
 VU 


Unknown [215]

Sulawesi montane rat T. hamatus
(Miller & Hollister, 1921)
Indonesia
Size: 18–21 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[32]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit[216]
 NT 


Unknown [215]

Tondano rat T. taerae
(Sody, 1932)
Indonesia
Size: 19–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 20–23 cm (8–9 in) tail[39]

Habitat: Forest[215]

Diet: Fruit, leaves, and insects[216]
 LC 


Unknown [215]

Genus Tarsomys Mearns, 1905 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Long-footed rat T. apoensis
Mearns, 1905
Philippines
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[218]

Diet: Invertebrates[219]
 LC 


Unknown [218]

Spiny long-footed rat T. echinatus
Musser & Heaney, 1992
Philippines
Size: 14–18 cm (6–7 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest[218]

Diet: Invertebrates[219]
 VU 


Unknown [218]

Genus Tateomys Musser, 1969 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Long-tailed shrew rat T. macrocercus
Musser, 1982
Indonesia
Size: 11–12 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 16–18 cm (6–7 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest[220]

Diet: Worms[221]
 NT 


Unknown [220]

Tate's shrew rat T. rhinogradoides
Musser, 1969
Indonesia
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 15–17 cm (6–7 in) tail[38]

Habitat: Forest[220]

Diet: Worms[221]
 LC 


Unknown [220]

Genus Thallomys Thomas, 1920 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Acacia rat

T. paedulcus
(Sundevall, 1846)
Sub-Saharan Africa Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus 12–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Shrubland[222]

Diet: Buds, leaves, and seeds, as well as berries, roots, and insects[223]
 LC 


Unknown [222]

Black-tailed tree rat

T. nigricauda
Thomas, 1882
Southwestern Africa
Size: 11–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 12–20 cm (5–8 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Shrubland[222]

Diet: Buds, leaves, and seeds, as well as berries, roots, and insects[223]
 LC 


Unknown [222]

Loring's rat

T. loringi
(Heller, 1909)
Kenya and Tanzania
Size: 13–16 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 12–19 cm (5–7 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, and forest[222]

Diet: Buds, leaves, and seeds, as well as berries, roots, and insects[223]
 LC 


Unknown [222]

Shortridge's rat T. shortridgei
Thomas & Hinton, 1923
South Africa
Size: 14–15 cm (6 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[83]

Habitat: Savanna[222]

Diet: Buds, leaves, and seeds, as well as berries, roots, and insects[223]
 DD 


Unknown [222]

Genus Thamnomys Thomas, 1907 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Charming thicket rat T. venustus
Thomas, 1907
Central Africa
Size: 14–16 cm (6 in) long, plus 18–21 cm (7–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[224]

Diet: Leaves and seeds[223]
 LC 


Unknown [224]

Hatt's thicket rat T. major
(Hatt, 1934)
East-central Africa Size: About 16 cm (6 in) long, plus about 20 cm (8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[224]

Diet: Leaves and seeds[223]
 NE 


Unknown

Kemp's thicket rat T. kempi
Dollman, 1911
Central Africa
Size: 13–18 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 17–23 cm (7–9 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[224]

Diet: Leaves and seeds[223]
 VU 


Unknown [224]

Schouteden's thicket rat T. schoutedeni
Hatt, 1934
Democratic Republic of the Congo Size: 11–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 17–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[10]

Habitat: Forest[224]

Diet: Leaves and seeds[223]
 DD 


Unknown [224]

Genus Tokudaia Kuroda, 1943 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Muennink's spiny rat T. muenninki
(Johnson, 1946)
Okinawa Island in Japan
Size: 11–18 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 9–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest[225]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 CR 


Unknown [225]

Ryukyu spiny rat

T. osimensis
(Abe, 1933)
Amami Ōshima island in Japan
Size: 10–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–14 cm (3–6 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest[225]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [225]

Tokunoshima spiny rat T. tokunoshimensis
Endō & Tsuchiya, 2006
Tokunoshima island in Japan
Size: 10–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 8–14 cm (3–6 in) tail[20]

Habitat: Forest[225]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 EN 


Unknown [225]

Genus Tonkinomys Musser, Lunde, & Son, 2006 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Daovantien's limestone rat T. daovantieni
Musser, Lunde, & Son, 2006
Vietnam Size: 18–22 cm (7–9 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, and rocky areas[226]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [226]

Genus Tryphomys Miller, 1910 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Luzon short-nosed rat T. adustus
Miller, 1910
Philippines
Size: 17–20 cm (7–8 in) long, plus 15–19 cm (6–7 in) tail[4]

Habitat: Forest and grassland[227]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [227]

Genus Uromys Peters, 1867 – eleven species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Biak giant rat U. boeadii
Groves & Flannery, 1994
Biak island in Indonesia Size: About 25 cm (10 in) long, plus about 23 cm (9 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 CR 


Unknown [228]

Bismarck giant rat U. neobritannicus
Tate & Archbold, 1935
Papua New Guinea Size: 25–30 cm (10–12 in) long, plus 24–28 cm (9–11 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 NT 


Unknown [228]

Emma's giant rat U. emmae
Groves & Flannery, 1994
Owi island in Indonesia Size: About 23 cm (9 in) long, plus about 26 cm (10 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest and unknown[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 CR 


Unknown [228]

Emperor rat U. imperator
(Thomas, 1888)
Solomon Islands Size: 34–35 cm (13–14 in) long, plus 25–26 cm (10 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 CR 


3 [228]

Giant naked-tailed rat U. anak
Thomas, 1907
New Guinea Size: 27–33 cm (11–13 in) long, plus 29–40 cm (11–16 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest and caves[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 LC 


Unknown [228]

Giant white-tailed rat

U. caudimaculatus
(Krefft, 1867)
Northern Australia and New Guinea and nearby islands Size: 20–38 cm (8–15 in) long, plus 21–36 cm (8–14 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 LC 


Unknown [228]

Great Key Island giant rat U. siebersi
Thomas, 1923
Kai Besar island in Indonesia Size: 25–28 cm (10–11 in) long, plus 22–23 cm (9 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 DD 


Unknown [228]

Guadalcanal rat U. porculus
Thomas, 1904
Solomon Islands Size: About 22 cm (9 in) long, plus about 13 cm (5 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 CR 


3 [228]

King rat U. rex
(Thomas, 1888)
Solomon Islands Size: 26–29 cm (10–11 in) long, plus 23–30 cm (9–12 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 EN 


Unknown [228]

Masked white-tailed rat U. hadrourus
(Winter, 1983)
Northern Australia Size: 17–18 cm (7 in) long, plus 18–20 cm (7–8 in) tail[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 NT 


20,000 [228]

Vangunu giant rat

U. vika
Lavery & Judge, 2017
Solomon Islands Size: Unknown[29]

Habitat: Forest[228]

Diet: Coconuts, nuts, fruit, and flowers[229]
 CR 


Unknown [228]

Genus Vandeleuria Gray, 1842 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse

V. oleracea
(Bennett, 1832)
Southern and southeastern Asia
Size: About 7 cm (3 in) long, plus about 11 cm (4 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Shrubland, grassland, and forest[230]

Diet: Fruit, buds, and shoorts[231]
 LC 


Unknown [230]

Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse

V. nilagirica
Jerdon, 1867
Southern India
Size: About 11 cm (4 in) long, plus about 14 cm (6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[230]

Diet: Fruit, buds, and shoorts[231]
 EN 


Unknown [230]

Nolthenius's long-tailed climbing mouse V. nolthenii
Phillips, 1929
Sri Lanka
Size: 12–13 cm (5 in) long, plus 12–13 cm (5 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[230]

Diet: Fruit, buds, and shoorts[231]
 EN 


Unknown [230]

Genus Vernaya Anthony, 1941 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Red climbing mouse V. fulva
Allen, 1927
China
Size: 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[17]

Habitat: Forest[232]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 LC 


Unknown [232]

Genus Waiomys Rowe, Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2014 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Sulawesi water rat

W. mamasae
Rowe, Achmadi, & Esselstyn, 2014
Indonesia Size: About 13 cm (5 in) long, plus about 16 cm (6 in) tail[68]

Habitat: Forest and inland wetlands[233]

Diet: Plant material and invertebrates[9]
 DD 


Unknown [233]

Genus Xenuromys Tate & Archbold, 1941 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Mimic tree rat X. barbatus
(A. Milne-Edwards, 1900)
New Guinea Size: 27–34 cm (11–13 in) long, plus 22–28 cm (9–11 in) tail[7]

Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[234]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, and insects[235]
 LC 


Unknown [234]

Genus Xeromys Thomas, 1889 – one species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Water mouse

X. myoides
Thomas, 1889
Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia Size: 7–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 6–10 cm (2–4 in) tail[120]

Habitat: Intertidal marine, inland wetlands, coastal marine, and forest[236]

Diet: Insects, fish, lizards, and crabs[237]
 VU 


5,000–50,000 [236]

Genus Zelotomys Osgood, 1910 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Z. hildegardeae
(Thomas, 1902)
Central Africa
Size: 10–13 cm (4–5 in) long, plus 8–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Grassland, savanna, forest, and inland wetlands[238]

Diet: Grain, as well as insects[239]
 LC 


Unknown [238]

Woosnam's broad-headed mouse

Z. woosnami
(Schwann, 1906)
Southern Africa
Size: 9–16 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 7–14 cm (3–6 in) tail[57]

Habitat: Savanna[238]

Diet: Grain, as well as insects[239]
 LC 


Unknown [238]

Genus Zyzomys Thomas, 1909 – five species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Arnhem Land rock rat Z. maini
Kitchener, 1989
Northern Australia Size: 11–17 cm (4–7 in) long, plus 11–15 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Rocky areas and forest[240]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, other vegetation, and insects[241]
 VU 


20,000 [240]

Carpentarian rock rat Z. palatilis
Kitchener, 1989
Northern Australia Size: 9–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 10–16 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest and rocky areas[240]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, other vegetation, and insects[241]
 CR 


1,000 [240]

Central rock rat

Z. pedunculatus
(Waite, 1896)
Central Australia
Size: 10–14 cm (4–6 in) long, plus 11–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Shrubland, rocky areas, savanna, and grassland[240]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, other vegetation, and insects[241]
 CR 


800 [240]

Common rock rat

Z. argurus
(Thomas, 1889)
Australia Size: 8–13 cm (3–5 in) long, plus 9–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Savanna, rocky areas, and forest[240]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, other vegetation, and insects[241]
 LC 


Unknown [240]

Kimberley rock rat Z. woodwardi
(Thomas, 1909)
Northwestern Australia
Size: 12–17 cm (5–7 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail[60]

Habitat: Forest, savanna, and rocky areas[240]

Diet: Fruit, seeds, other vegetation, and insects[241]
 LC 


Unknown [240]

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