I'm still puzzled about Ratty. I looked up my copy and it says, where Mole first meets him:
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A brown little face, with whiskers.
A grave round face, with the same twinkle in its eye that had first attracted his notice.
Small neat ears and thick silky hair.
It was the Water Rat!
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Mind you, it's a long time since I read it, so maybe it says he's a Water Vole somewhere else?
ETA: Sorry - should have googled first - I see the Water Vole is informally called a water rat. We do have water rats, hence my confusion.