Palm rat

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

{{speciesbox

| name = Palm rat

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Molur, S. |title=Rattus palmarum |volume=2016 |page=e.T19356A22442397|year=2016 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19356A22442397.en }}

| genus = Rattus

| species = palmarum

| authority = (Zelebor, 1869)

| synonyms =

}}

The palm rat (Rattus palmarum) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands.

The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.