Rattus

Genus of rodents

For the Finnish hardcore punk band, see Rattus (band).

Rattus

Temporal range: Early Pleistocene – Recent

The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Order:  | Rodentia
Family:  | Muridae
Tribe:  | Rattini
Genus:  | Rattus
Fischer de Waldheim, 1803
Type species
Rattus rattus

Linnaeus, 1758

Species

68 species

Synonyms[1]

* Stenomys Thomas, 1910
* Acanthomys Gray, 1867
* Christomys Sody, 1941
* Cironomys Sody, 1941
* Epimys Trouessart, 1881
* Geromys Sody, 1941
* Mollicomys Sody, 1941
* Octomys Sody, 1941
* Pullomys Sody, 1941
* Togomys Dieterlen, 1989

Two Rats by Vincent van Gogh (1884)

Rattus is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus.

## Species and description

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The best-known Rattus species are the black rat (R. rattus) and the brown rat (R. norvegicus). The group is generally known as the Old World rats or true rats and originated in Asia. Rats are bigger than most Old World mice, which are their relatives, but seldom weigh over 500 grams (1.1 lb) in the wild.

## Taxonomy of Rattus

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

The genus Rattus proper contains 64 extant species. A subgeneric breakdown of the species has been proposed, but does not include all species.[2]

### Species

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Genus Rattus – Typical rats

* incertae sedis
* Enggano rat (Rattus enganus) – Indonesia (potentially extinct)
* Philippine forest rat (Rattus everetti) – the Philippines
* Polynesian rat or kiore (Rattus exulans) – originally native to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, but now introduced throughout the Pacific (including most Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian islands, most notably Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Easter Island and Hawaii), as well as the Philippines, Brunei, and Singapore, origin uncertain in Taiwan
* Hainald's rat (Rattus hainaldi) – Indonesia
* Halmahera Island rat (Rattus halmaheraensis) - Indonesia
* Hoogerwerf's rat (Rattus hoogerwerfi) – Indonesia
* Korinch's rat (Rattus korinchi) – Indonesia
* †Maclear's rat (Rattus macleari) – Christmas Island (now extinct)
* Nillu rat (Rattus montanus) – Sri Lanka
* Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat (Rattus morotaiensis) – Indonesia
* †Bulldog rat (Rattus nativitatis) – Christmas Island (now extinct)
* Kerala rat (Rattus ranjiniae) – India
* New Ireland forest rat (Rattus sanila) – New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (potentially extinct)
* Andaman rat (Rattus stoicus) – the Andaman Islands, India
* Timor rat (Rattus timorensis) – Timor
* R. norvegicus group
* Himalayan field rat (Rattus nitidus) – originally native to Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam (presence uncertain in Bangladesh), but now introduced to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Palau
* Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) – originally native to southeastern Siberia, northeastern China, and parts of Japan, but now introduced worldwide except Antarctica
* Turkestan rat (Rattus pyctoris; obs. Rattus turkestanicus) – Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Pakistan
* R. rattus group
* Sunburned rat (Rattus adustus) – Enggano Island, Indonesia
* Sikkim rat (Rattus andamanensis) – Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
* Ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer) – Southeast Asia
* Summit rat (Rattus baluensis) – Malaysia
* Aceh rat (Rattus blangorum) – Indonesia
* Nonsense rat (Rattus burrus) – the Nicobar Islands, India
* Hoffmann's rat (Rattus hoffmanni) – Indonesia
* Koopman's rat (Rattus koopmani) – Indonesia
* Lesser ricefield rat (Rattus losea) – China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
* Mentawai rat (Rattus lugens) – Indonesia
* Mindoro black rat (Rattus mindorensis) – the Philippines
* Little soft-furred rat (Rattus mollicomulus) – Indonesia
* Osgood's rat (Rattus osgoodi) – Vietnam
* Palm rat (Rattus palmarum) – the Nicobar Islands, India
* Black rat (Rattus rattus) – originally native to western India and Pakistan, but now introduced worldwide except Antarctica
* Little Indochinese field rat (Rattus sakeratensis) – Thailand and Laos
* Sahyadris forest rat (Rattus satarae) – India
* Simalur rat (Rattus simalurensis) – Indonesia
* Tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi) – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
* Tawitawi forest rat (Rattus tawitawiensis) – the Philippines
* Malayan field rat (Rattus tiomanicus) – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand
* R. xanthurus group
* Bonthain rat (Rattus bontanus; obs. Rattus foramineus) – Indonesia
* Lore Lindu xanthurus rat (Rattus facetus) – Indonesia
* Opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus) – Indonesia
* Peleng rat (Rattus pelurus) – Indonesia
* Southeastern xanthurus rat (Rattus salocco) – Indonesia
* Yellow-tailed rat (Rattus xanthurus) – Indonesia
* R. leucopus group (New Guinean group)
* Vogelkop mountain rat (Rattus arfakiensis)
* Western New Guinea mountain rat (Rattus arrogans)
* Manus Island spiny rat (Rattus detentus) – Manus Island and potentially Los Negros, Papua New Guinea
* Sula rat (Rattus elaphinus) – Indonesia
* Spiny Ceram rat (Rattus feliceus) – Indonesia
* Giluwe rat (Rattus giluwensis) – Papua New Guinea
* Japen rat (Rattus jobiensis) – Indonesia
* Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus) – Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
* Eastern rat (Rattus mordax) – Papua New Guinea
* Gag Island rat (Rattus nikenii) – Indonesia
* Moss-forest rat (Rattus niobe) – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
* New Guinean rat (Rattus novaeguineae) – Papua New Guinea
* Arianus's rat (Rattus omichlodes) – Indonesia
* Pocock’s highland rat (Rattus pococki) – Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
* Large New Guinea spiny rat (Rattus praetor) – Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
* Glacier rat (Rattus richardsoni) – Indonesia
* Stein's rat (Rattus steini) – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
* Van Deusen's rat (Rattus vandeuseni) – Papua New Guinea
* Slender rat (Rattus verecundus) – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
* R. fuscipes group (Australian group)
* Dusky rat (Rattus colletti) – Australia
* Bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) – Australia
* Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus) – Australia
* Dusky field rat (Rattus sordidus) – Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
* Pale field rat (Rattus tunneyi) – Australia
* Long-haired rat (Rattus villosissimus) – Australia

### Phylogeny

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The following phylogeny of selected Rattus species is from Pagès et al. (2010).[3]

Rattini

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| Berylmys |

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Berylmys bowersi

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Berylmys berdmorei

| Bandicota |

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Bandicota savilei

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Bandicota indica

Rattus |

|  |

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Rattus nitidus

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Rattus norvegicus

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Rattus exulans

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Rattus andamanensis

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Rattus argentiventer

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|  |

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Rattus tiomanicus

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Rattus losea

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other Rattus spp.[further explanation needed]

|

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Rattus tanezumi

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Rattus rattus

(tribe)

### Fossil species

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In contrast to the large number of living species, as of 2024, just four fossil species have been placed in Rattus proper:[4]

* Rattus baoshanensis \- Late Pliocene China
* Rattus jaegeri \- Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Thailand
* Rattus pristinus \- Early Pleistocene China
* Rattus miyakoensis \- Late Pleistocene Japan[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Rattus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. ^ Thomson, Vicki; Wiewel, Andrew; Chinen, Aldo; Maryanto, Ibnu; Sinaga, M. H.; How, Ric; Aplin, Ken; Suzuki, Hitoshi (2018). "A perspective for resolving the systematics of Rattus, the vertebrates with the most influence on human welfare". Zootaxa. 4459 (3): 431–452\. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.2. PMID 30314119. S2CID 52975664.
3. ^ Pagès, Marie; Chaval, Yannick; Herbreteau, Vincent; Waengsothorn, Surachit; Cosson, Jean-François; Hugot, Jean-Pierre; et al. (2010). "Revisiting the taxonomy of the Rattini tribe: A phylogeny-based delimitation of species boundaries". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10 (1): 184. Bibcode:2010BMCEE..10..184P. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-184. PMC 2906473. PMID 20565819.
4. ^ Chang, M.; Zhang, C.; et al. (January 2023). "A new Rattus species and its associated micromammals from the Pliocene Yangyi Formation in Baoshan, Western Yunnan, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 43 (1): e2249063. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2249063.
5. ^ Kawaguchi, S.; Kaneko, Y.; Hasegawa, Y. (2009). "A new species of the fossil murine rodent from the Pinza-Abu Cave, the Miyako Island of the Ryukyo Archipelago, Japan". Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History. 13: 15–28. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Rattus)

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordate
* Class: Mammalia
* Superorder: Euarchontoglires
* Order: Rodentia
* Family: Muridae

Abditomys|

* Luzon broad-toothed rat (A. latidens)

Bandicota
(Bandicoot rats)|

* Lesser bandicoot rat (B. bengalensis)
* Greater bandicoot rat (B. indica)
* Savile's bandicoot rat (B. savilei)

Berylmys
(White-toothed rats)|

* Small white-toothed rat (B. berdmorei)
* Bower's white-toothed rat (B. bowersi)
* Kenneth's white-toothed rat (B. mackenziei)
* Manipur white-toothed rat (B. manipulus)

Bullimus|

* Bagobo rat (B. bagobus)
* Camiguin forest rat (B. gamay)
* Lagre Luzon forest rat (B. luzonicus)

Bunomys|

* Andrew's hill rat (B. andrewsi)
* Yellow-haired hill rat (B. chrysocomus)
* Heavenly hill rat (B. coelestis)
* Fraternal hill rat (B. fratrorum)
* Karoko hill rat (B. karokophilus)
* Inland hill rat (B. penitus)
* Long-headed hill rat (B. prolatus)
* Tana Toraja hill rat (B. torajae)

Diplothrix|

* Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat (D. legatus)

Kadarsanomys|

* Sody's tree rat (K. sodyi)

Komodomys|

* Komodo rat (K. rintjanus)

Limnomys|

* Gray-bellied mountain rat (L. bryophilus)
* Mindanao mountain rat (L. sibuanus)

Nesokia|

* Bunn's short-tailed bandicoot rat (N. bunnii)
* Short-tailed bandicoot rat (N. indica)

Nesoromys|

* Ceram rat (N. ceramicus)

Palawanomys|

* Palawan soft-furred mountain rat (P. furvus)

Papagomys|

* Flores giant rat (P. armandvillei)

Paruromys|

* Sulawesi giant rat (P. dominator)

Paulamys|

* Flores long-nosed rat (P. naso)

Rattus
(Typical rats)|

* Enggano rat (R. enganus)
* Philippine forest rat (R. everetti)
* Polynesian rat (R. exulans)
* Hainald's rat (R. hainaldi)
* Halmahera Island rat (R. halmaheraensis)
* Hoogerwerf's rat (R. hoogerwerfi)
* Korinch's rat (R. korinchi)
* Nillu rat (R. montanus)
* Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat (R. morotaiensis)
* Kerala rat (R. ranjiniae)
* New Ireland forest rat (R. sanila)
* Andaman rat (R. stoicus)
* Timor rat (R. timorensis)

* R. norvegicus group: Himalayan field rat (R. nitidus)
* Brown rat (R. norvegicus)
* Turkestan rat (R. pyctoris)

* R. rattus group: Sunburned rat (R. adustus)
* Sikkim rat (R. andamanensis)
* Ricefield rat (R. argentiventer)
* Summit rat (R. baluensis)
* Aceh rat (R. blangorum)
* Nonsense rat (R. burrus)
* Hoffmann's rat (R. hoffmanni)
* Koopman's rat (R. koopmani)
* Lesser ricefield rat (R. losea)
* Mentawai rat (R. lugens)
* Mindoro black rat (R. mindorensis)
* Little soft-furred rat (R. mollicomulus)
* Osgood's rat (R. osgoodi)
* Palm rat (R. palmarum)
* Black rat (R. rattus)
* Sahyadris forest rat (R. satarae)
* Simalur rat (R. simalurensis)
* Tanezumi rat (R. tanezumi)
* Tawitawi forest rat (R. tawitawiensis)
* Malayan field rat (R. tiomanicus)

* R. xanthurus group: Bonthain rat (R. bontanus)
* Opossum rat (R. marmosurus)
* Peleng rat (R. pelurus)
* R. salocco
* Yellow-tailed rat (R. xanthurus)

* R. leucopus group: Vogelkop mountain rat (R. arfakiensis)
* Western New Guinea mountain rat (R. arrogans)
* Manus Island spiny rat (R. detentus)
* Sula rat (R. elaphinus)
* Spiny Ceram rat (R. feliceus)
* Giluwe rat (R. giluwensis)
* Japen rat (R. jobiensis)
* Cape York rat (R. leucopus)
* Eastern rat (R. mordax)
* Moss-forest rat (R. niobe)
* New Guinean rat (R. novaeguineae)
* Arianus's rat (R. omichlodes)
* Pocock's highland rat (R. pococki)
* Spiny rat (R. praetor)
* Glacier rat (R. richardsoni)
* Stein's rat (R. steini)
* Van Deusen's rat (R. vandeuseni)
* Slender rat (R. verecundus)

* R. fuscipes group: Dusky rat (R. colletti)
* Bush rat (R. fuscipes)
* Australian swamp rat (R. lutreolus)
* Dusky field rat (R. sordidus)
* Pale field rat (R. tunneyi)
* Rattus villosissimus (R. villosissimus)

Sundamys
(Giant Sunda rats)|

* Annandale's rat (S. annandalei)
* Mountain giant Sunda rat (S. infraluteus)
* Bartels's rat (S. maxi)
* Müller's giant Sunda rat (S. muelleri)

Taeromys|

* Salokko rat (T. arcuatus)
* Lovely-haired rat (T. callitrichus)
* Celebes rat (T. celebensis)
* Sulawesi montane rat (T. hamatus)
* Small-eared rat (T. microbullatus)
* Sulawesi forest rat (T. punicans)
* Tondano rat (T. taerae)

Tarsomys|

* Long-footed rat (T. apoensis)
* Spiny long-footed rat (T. echinatus)
* Kampalili moss mouse (T. orientalis)

Tryphomys|

* Luzon short-nosed rat (T. adustus)

See also

Aethomys–Chrotomys
Colomys–Golunda
Hadromys–Maxomys
Melasmothrix–Mus
Oenomys–Pithecheir
Pogonomys–Pseudomys
Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
Otomys
Others

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Myomorpha

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Order: Rodentia

Myomorpha

| †Anomalomyidae|

* Anomalomys
* Anomalospalax
* Prospalax

|

Dipodoidea|

* †Aksyiromys
* †Banyuesminthus
* †Elmymys
* †Primisminthus
* †Simiacritomys

Dipodidae|

| Allactaginae|

* Allactaga
* Allactodipus
* Pygeretmus
* Scarturus

|

Cardiocraniinae|

* Cardiocranius
* Salpingotulus
* Salpingotus

Dipodinae|

| Dipodini|

* Dipus
* Eremodipus
* Jaculus
* Stylodipus

|

Paradipodini|

* Paradipus

Euchoreutinae|

* Euchoreutes

†Simimyidae|

* Nonomys
* Simimys

Sminthidae|

* †Allosminthus
* †Gobiosminthus
* †Heosminthus
* †Heterosminthus
* †Lophocricetus
* †Macrognathomys
* †Megasminthus
* †Miosicista
* †Paraminthus
* †Schaubemys
* †Shamosminthus
* Sicista
* †Sinosminthus
* †Tyrannomys

Zapodidae|

* Eozapus
* †Javazapus
* Napaeozapus
* †Pliozapus
* †Sinozapus
* †Sminthozapus
* Zapus

Muroidea|

| †Armintomyidae|

* Armintomys

|

Platacanthomyidae|

* †Neocometes
* Platacanthomys
* Typhlomys

Spalacidae|

| Myospalacinae|

* Eospalax
* Myospalax
* †Pliosiphneus

|

Rhizomyinae|

* †Brachyrhizomys
* Cannomys
* Rhizomys
* Tachyoryctes

Spalacinae|

* Nannospalax
* Spalax

Eumuroida|

*     * See below↓

Eumuroida

| Calomyscidae|

* Calomyscus

|

Cricetidae|

* †Copemys
* †Eumys
* †Wilsoneumys

Arvicolinae|

| Arvicolini|

* Arvicola
* †Mimomys

|

Clethrionomyini|

* †Allophaiomys
* †Altaiomys
* Alticola
* †Borsodia
* Caryomys
* Clethrionomys
* Craseomys
* Eothenomys
* †Pitymimomys
* †Prolagurus

Dicrostonychini|

* Dicrostonyx
* †Predicrostonyx

Ellobiusini|

* Bramus
* Ellobius

Lagurini|

* Eolagurus
* Lagurus

Lemmini|

* Lemmus
* Myopus
* †Plioctomys
* Synaptomys
* †Tobienia

Microtini|

* Alexandromys
* Chionomys
* Hyperacrius
* Lasiopodomys
* Lemmiscus
* Microtus
* Mictomicrotus
* Neodon
* Proedromys
* Stenocranius
* Volemys

Ondatrini|

* †Cosomys
* Neofiber
* †Ogmodontomys
* Ondatra

Pliophenacomyini|

* Arborimus
* Phenacomys

Pliomyini|

* Dinaromys
* †Pliomys

Cricetinae|

* Allocricetulus
* †Apocricetus
* Cansumys
* †Collimys
* †Cricetinus
* †Cricetulodon
* Cricetulus
* Cricetus
* Mesocricetus
* †Neocricetodon
* Nothocricetulus
* Phodopus
* †Rotundomys
* †Symmetrodontomys
* Tscherskia
* Urocricetus

†Democricetodontinae|

* Democricetodon
* Karydomys
* Spanocricetodon

Neotominae|

* †Protorepomys
* †Tsaphanomys

Baiomyini|

* Baiomys
* Scotinomys

Neotomini|

* Hodomys
* Nelsonia
* Neotoma
* Xenomys

Ochrotomyini|

* Ochrotomys

Reithrodontomyini|

* Habromys
* Isthmomys
* Megadontomys
* Neotomodon
* Onychomys
* Osgoodomys
* Peromyscus
* Podomys
* Reithrodontomys

Sigmodontinae|

* †Cordimus
* Juliomys
* †Megaoryzomys

Oryzomyalia|

| Abrotrichini|

* Abrothrix
* Chlelemys
* Geoxus
* Notiomys

|

Akodontini|

* Akodon
* Bibimys
* Blarinomys
* Brucepattersonius
* Deltamys
* Juscelinomys
* Kunsia
* Lenoxus
* Necromys
* Neomicroxus
* Oxymycterus
* Podoxymys
* Scapteromys
* Thalpomys
* Thaptomys

Ozyzomyini|

* Aegialomys
* Amphinectomys
* Cerradomys
* Drymoreomys
* Eremoryzomys
* Euryoryzomys
* Handleyomys
* Holochilus
* Hylaeamys
* Lundomys
* †Megalomys
* Melanomys
* Microakodontomys
* Microryzomys
* Mindomys
* Neacomys
* Nectomys
* Nephelomys
* Nesoryzomys
* Noronhomys
* Oecomys
* Oligoryzomys
* Oreoryzomys
* Oryzomys
* Pseudoryzomys
* Scolomys
* Sigmodontomys
* Sooretamys
* Tanyuromys
* Transandinomys
* Zygodontomys

Phyllotini|

* Andalgalomys
* Andinomys
* Auliscomys
* Calassomys
* Calomys
* Chinchillula
* Eligmodontia
* Euneomys
* Galenomys
* Graomys
* †Ichthyurodon
* Irenomys
* Loxodontomys
* Neotomys
* †Olympicomys
* Phyllotis
* Punomys
* Reithrodon
* Salinomys
* †Tafimys
* Tapecomys

Thomasomyini|

* Abrawayaomys
* Aepeomys
* Chilomys
* Delomys
* Phaenomys
* Rhagomys
* Rhipidomys
* Thomasomys
* Wilfredomys

Wiedomyini|

* †Cholomys
* Wiedomys

Sigmodontalia|

| Ichthyomyini|

* Anotomys
* Chibchanomys
* Daptomys
* Ichthyomys
* Neusticomys
* Rheomys

|

Sigmodontini|

* †Prosigmodon
* Sigmodon

Tylomyinae|

| Nyctomyini|

* Nyctomys
* Ototylomys

|

Tylomyini|

* Otonyctomys
* Tylomys

Muridae|

| Deomyinae|

* Acomys
* Deomys
* Lophuromys
* Uranomys

|

Gerbillinae|

* Ammodillus

Desmodilliscini|

* Desmodilliscus
* Pachyuromys

Gerbillini|

* Brachiones
* Dipodillus
* Gerbillus
* Meriones
* Microdillus
* Psammomys
* Rhombomys
* Sekeetamys

Gerbillurini|

* Desmodillus
* Gerbilliscus
* Gerbillurus
* Tatera

Taterillini|

* Taterillus

Leimacomyinae|

* Leimacomys

Lophiomyinae|

* Lophiomys

Murinae|

* †Alormys
* †Coryphomys
* Hadromys
* †Hoojieromys
* †Milimonggamys
* †Rakasamys
* †Spelaeomys
* Vernaya

Apodemini|

* Apodemus
* †Rhagamys
* Tokudaia

Arvicanthini|

* Aethomys
* Arvicanthis
* †Canariomys
* Dasymys
* Dephomys
* Desmomys
* Golunda
* Grammomys
* Hybomys
* Lamottemys
* Lemniscomys
* †Malpaisomys
* Micaelamys
* Mylomys
* Oenomys
* †Parapelomys
* Pelomys
* Rhabdomys
* †Saharamys
* †Saidomys
* Stochomys
* Thallomys
* Thamnomys
* Typomys

Hapalomyini|

* Hapalomys

Hydromyini|

* Anisomys
* Apomys
* Archboldomys
* Baiyankamys
* Brassomys
* Chiropodomys
* Chiruromys
* Chrotomys
* Coccymys
* Conilurus
* Crossomys
* Haeromys
* Hydromys
* Hyomys
* Leggadina
* Leporillus
* Leptomys
* Lorentzimys
* Macruromys
* Mallomys
* Mastacomys
* Melomys
* Mesembriomys
* Microhydromys
* Mirzamys
* Notomys
* Parahydromys
* Paraleptomys
* Paramelomys
* Pogonomys
* Protochromys
* Pseudohydromys
* Pseudomys
* Rhynchomys
* Solomys
* Soricomys
* Uromys
* Xeromys
* Zyzomys

Malacomyini|

* Malacomys

Millardini|

* Cremnomys
* Diomys
* Madromys
* Millardia
* Pithecheir
* Pithecheirops

Murini|

* Mus

Otomyini|

* Myotomys
* Otomys
* Parotomys

Phloeomyini|

* Batomys
* Carpomys
* Crateromys
* Musseromys
* Phloeomys

Praomyini|

* Chingawaemys
* Colomys
* Congomys
* Heimyscus
* Hylomyscus
* Mastomys
* Montemys
* Myomyscus
* Nilopegamys
* Ochromyscus
* Praomys
* Serengetimys
* Stenocephalemys
* Zelotomys

Rattini|

* Abditomys
* Anonymomys
* Bandicota
* Berylmys
* Bullimus
* Bunomys
* Chiromyscus
* Crunomys
* Dacnomys
* Diplothrix
* Echiothrix
* Eropeplus
* Halmaheramys
* Hyorhinomys
* Kadarsanomys
* Komodomys
* Lenomys
* Lenothrix
* Leopoldamys
* Limnomys
* Margaretamys
* Maxomys
* Melasmothrix
* Micromys
* Nesokia
* Nesoromys
* Niviventer
* Papagomys
* Palawanomys
* Paruromys
* Paucidentomys
* Paulamys
* Rattus
* Saxatilomys
* Sommeromys
* Srilankamys
* Sundamys
* Taeromys
* Tarsomys
* Tateomys
* Tonkinomys
* Tryphomys
* Waiomys

Vandeleurini|

* Vandeleuria

†Pseudocricetodontinae|

* Adelomyarion
* Cincamyarion
* Heterocricetodon
* Latocricetodon
* Lignitella
* Kerosinia
* Oxynocricetodon
* Pseudocricetodon

Nesomyidae|

| Cricetomyinae|

* Beamys
* Cricetomys
* Saccostomus

|

Delanymyinae|

* Delanymys

Dendromurinae|

* Dendromus
* Dendroprionomys
* Malacothrix
* Megadendromus
* Prionomys
* Steatomys

Mystromyinae|

* Mystromys

Nesomyinae|

* Brachytarsomys
* Brachyuromys
* Eliurus
* Gymnuromys
* Hypogeomys
* Macrotarsomys
* Monticolomys
* Nesomys
* Voalavo

Petromyscinae|

* Petromyscus

Taxon identifiers

Rattus|

* Wikidata: Q36396
* Wikispecies: Rattus
* ADW: Rattus
* AFD: Rattus
* BioLib: 20619
* BOLD: 3156
* CoL: 63QK6
* EoL: 42343
* EPPO: 1RATTG
* Fauna Europaea: 305698
* Fauna Europaea (new): 43546787-59c2-48b9-8179-bad7e7352126
* GBIF: 2439223
* iNaturalist: 44540
* ITIS: 180361
* MSW: 13001727
* NBN: NHMSYS0000376191
* NCBI: 10114
* NZOR: 15a069c6-ffbc-42da-a4d9-2d987bc6adf3
* Open Tree of Life: 271578
* Paleobiology Database: 41923
* Plazi: 6502AA63-E05C-FFBC-19FD-FDDBFE284835
* WoRMS: 993633

Authority control databases

National|

* Germany

Other|

* Yale LUX

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