Australian swamp rat
species of mammal
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Summary
Australian swamp rat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Rattus[5]
- Endemic to: mainland Australia[6], K'gari[7], Tasmania[8]
- Taxon name: Rattus lutreolus[9]
- Commons category: Rattus lutreolus[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rattus lutreolus[11]
- Commons gallery: Rattus lutreolus[12]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[13]
- Short name: R. lutreolus[14]
- Taxon common name: Australian Swamp Rat[15], Australische Sumpfratte[16]
- Mass: 5.1 g[17]
- Gestation period: 24 day[18]
- Longest observed lifespan: 4.4 years[19]
- Taxon author citation: (J.E. Gray, 1841)[20]
- Litter size: 4.9[21]
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Identifiers
Australian swamp rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 44581[22]. Australian swamp rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 472760[23]. Australian swamp rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179381[24]. Australian swamp rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439240[25]. Australian swamp rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585533[26].
Why It Matters
Australian swamp rat has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]