Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Forde, ACT

Rattus rattus at Forde, ACT - 27 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Rattus rattus 28 Apr 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Rattus rattus 28 Apr 2019 michaelb
Unidentified 28 Apr 2019 jmhatley

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2 comments

   29 Apr 2019
Roundish ears and long tail are indicative of it being the exotic black rat
DonFletcher wrote:
   6 May 2019
A key feature to separate from Bush Rat is tail long enough to reach past the nose. So you could test that next time jm hatley, or include all of the tail in the photo. cheers

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 27 Apr 2019 12:19 PM Recorded on
  • jmhatley Recorded by

Additional information

  • Unknown Gender

Species information

  • Rattus rattus Scientific name
  • Black Rat Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
  • 102 images trained Machine learning
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