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 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 of New Guinea;
• African wading rat or African water rat (Colomys goslingi), an African murid;
• 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;
  • Trinidad water rat (N. palmipes)
  • South American water rat or scaly-footed water rat (N. squamipes)
• Florida water rat or round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni), a cricetid in the United States;
• 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