The Andaman rat (''Rattus stoicus'') 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 ...

in the family Muridae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to the Andaman Islands, where it has been recorded on Henry Lawrence Island,

South Andaman South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the population of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman a ...

, and

Middle Andaman Middle Andaman Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Geography The island belongs to the Great Anda ...

. It is a nocturnal species that lives in tropical evergreen forests from sea level to above sea level.

References

Rattus Rats of Asia Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands Rodents of India Mammals described in 1902 Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rattus-stub