Rattus (Old World Rats) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Rattus lutreolus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rattus fuscipes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Rattus andamanensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Rattus xanthurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Rattus tanezumi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Rattus sordidus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Rattus exulans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Rattus losea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Rattus leucopus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Rattus argentiventer

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Rats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~20%
	Bush Rat			~20%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Bush Rat			~20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
3	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~20%
	Bush Rat			~10%
4	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
	Canefield Rat			Insufficient data
	Cape York Rat			Insufficient data
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
7	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
8	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Bush Rat			~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			<5%
9	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Oriental House Rat			Insufficient data
	Losea Rat			Insufficient data
10	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
11	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Ricefield Rat			Insufficient data
	Oriental House Rat			Insufficient data
12	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Indochinese Forest Rat			Insufficient data
13	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
14	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Northeastern Xanthurus Rat			Insufficient data
15	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Bush Rat			Insufficient data
16	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			Insufficient data
17	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Polynesian Rat			Insufficient data