Water rat

Water rat(s) may refer to:

Animals

Water rat is a common name for a number of not closely related types of semiaquatic rodents of superfamily Muroidea, including:

  • Ucayali water rat or amphibious rat (Amphinectomys savamis), a cricetid found in Peru
  • European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly A. terrestris), a cricetid in north and central Europe and Russia
  • Baiyankamys, a murid genus of two species from New Guinea
  • African wading rat (Colomys goslingi), also called African water rat
  • Earless water rat (Crossomys moncktoni), a murid of eastern New Guinea
  • Hydromys, a murid genus of four species of Australia and New Guinea
  • Nectomys, a cricetid genus of five species of South America
  • Florida water rat or round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni), a cricetid in the United States
  • Sulawesi water rat (Waiomys mamasae), a murid of Sulawesi
  • False water rat (Xeromys myoides), a murid of northern Australia and southern New Guinea

Other

  • Water Rats (TV series), an Australian police procedural drama originally airing from 1996 to 2001 and focusing on the Sydney Water Police
  • The Grand Order of Water Rats, an entertainment industry charity based in London, England
  • The Rat zodiac sign is associated with the element of water
  • The nickname of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division
  • Ratty (water vole), a character in the novel The Wind in the Willows
  • De Walrot, Zaanstreek, a windmill moved to IJlst, Friesland in 1828
  • Monto Water Rats, a music venue in London
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