Swamp rat
# Swamp rat

Swamp rat(s) may refer to:

## Animals

Swamp rat is a common name for a number of not closely related types of semiaquatic rodents of superfamily Muroidea, including:

* Andean swamp rat (Neotomys ebriosus), a cricetid
* Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), a murid
* Malacomys, three murid species of Africa:
* Scapteromys, three cricetid species from southeastern South America:
* Swamp rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), a cricetid of southeastern North America

It may also refer to the semiaquatic echimyid known as the coypu.

## Other

* a series of famous Top Fuel dragsters created by Don Garlits
* Swamp Ratte', former name of hacker Grandmaster Ratte'
* A subset of hillbilly or redneck that lives near the bayou.
