The Aceh rat (''Rattus blangorum'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

from the family Muridae. The Aceh rat is listed as Data Deficient on the

IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...

because only two specimens have ever been recorded, and little is known about the species. The species was first regarded as its own species and then as a subspecies of the

Malayan field rat The Malayan field rat, Malaysian field rat or Malaysian wood rat, (''Rattus tiomanicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is nocturnal and mainly arboreal and is found in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is a ...

(''Rattus tiomanicus''), but was once again considered distinct due to its small body size. The Aceh rat is native to

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, known only in the type locality of Blangnanga Base Camp in the Aceh foothills of Gunung Leuser National Park at . It is believed that the Aceh rat prefers lowland forests.

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Rattus Mammals described in 1942 {{Rattus-stub

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