Ceram rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Dickman, C. |author2=Wright, D. |date=2016 |title=Nesoromys ceramicus |volume=2016 |page=e.T20757A22447920 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20757A22447920.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| display_parents = 3

| genus = Nesoromys

| parent_authority = Thomas, 1922

| species = ceramicus

| authority = (Thomas, 1920)

| synonyms = Stenomys ceramicus Thomas, 1920

}}

The Ceram rat (Nesoromys ceramicus), also known as the Seram Island mountain rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.{{cite web |last1=Carolina |title=Nesoromys ceramicus (Thomas, 1920) |url=https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1E30E2753537FE86E199211F702E8A86 |website=Treatment.Plazi.Org|doi=10.5281/zenodo.6869106 |access-date=1 July 2024}}

It is found only in Seram Island, Indonesia, where it has been recorded on Mount Mansuela. It is the only species of its genus, Nesoromys.{{cite web |last1=Musser |first1=G |title=Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist |url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/6884911 |website=ITIS |access-date=1 July 2024}}