Water Rat
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Water Rat may refer to:
Animals
Water Rat is a common name for several unrelated semiaquatic rodents, including:
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Animals
Water Rat is a common name for several unrelated semiaquatic rodents, including:
- European Water Vole, found in north and central Europe and Russia
- Rakali, found in Australia and New Guinea
- Round-tailed MuskratRound-Tailed MuskratThe Round-tailed Muskrat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, sometimes called the Florida water rat. It is the only species in the genus Neofiber....
, found in the United States - NectomysNectomysNectomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is closely related to Amphinectomys and was formerly considered congeneric with Sigmodontomys...
, found in South America - Amphinectomys savamis, found in Peru
Other
- Water Rats (TV series)Water Rats (TV series)Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
, an Australian police procedural drama originally airing from 1996 to 2001 and focusing on the Sydney Water Police - The Grand Order of Water RatsGrand Order of Water RatsThe Grand Order of Water Rats is an entertainment industry charity, and brotherhood, based in London. The Water Rats were founded in 1889 by comedian Joe Elvin. The first King Rat, as the head of the charity is termed, was music hall singer Harry Freeman. Comedian Dan Leno joined in 1890 and was...
, an entertainment industry charity based in London, England - The Rat zodiac signRat (zodiac)The Rat is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子...
is associated with the element of water - The nickname of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division3rd Canadian Infantry DivisionThe Canadian 3rd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Canadian Army from 1940 to c.1945.- History :The formation of the division was authorized on 17 May 1940...
- Ratty (water vole), a character in the novel The Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the WillowsThe Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England...
- De Walrot, Zaanstreek, a windmill moved to IJlst, Friesland in 1828
- Monto Water RatsMonto Water RatsMonto Water Rats, also known as The Monto and Water Rats, is a music venue at 328 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross, London. Until 1992 it was known as The Pinder of Wakefield....
, a music venue in London