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:

• Amphinectomys savamis, found in Peru
• European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly A. terrestris), found in north and central Europe and Russia
• Nectomys, a genus of rodent found in South America
• Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), found in Australia and New Guinea
• Round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni), found in the United States
• Xeromys myoides, one species from 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