Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Theodore, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

Rattus rattus	2 May 2020	DonFletcher
Rattus rattus	2 May 2020	DonFletcher
Unidentified	2 May 2020	ChrisHolder

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

2 comments

DonFletcher wrote:

2 May 2020

Chris, it is one of the Rattus species (head not pointed enough for Antechinus or Dunnart which are also smaller and this habitat/location rules out the aquatic and mountain species of small mammal). Hard to separate the rats in trail cam pics but long tail visible in 1st pic pushes me to R. rattus i.e. Black Rat.

ChrisHolder wrote:

3 May 2020

Thanks Don.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Coordinates 149.141404 -35.451468
Maps QPRC LGA
Places Theodore, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 May 2020 01:23 AM Recorded on
ChrisHolder Recorded by

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
External link More information