---
title: "Australian Swamp Rat"
description: "Rattus lutreolus — Zoogdieren. The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/australian-swamp-rat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Swamp Rat

> Rattus lutreolus — Zoogdieren. The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Rattus lutreolus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1199
- iNaturalist taxon: [1458045](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1458045)

## Names

- en: Australian Swamp Rat
- de: Australische Sumpfratte

## Countries with the most observations

AU (960)

## Summary

The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_swamp_rat

## Photo

![Australian Swamp Rat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-swamp-rat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brecht Verstraete · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287900401

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-swamp-rat?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).