Rats


Identification of small mammals from photos is uncertain. It helps to have multiple photos, preferably with a scale in all images, showing: the ratio of tail-length to body-length; the nature of the ears, including how far the ear lobe will reach, in relation to the eye, when the ear lobe is folded forward; the pads under the hind feet; the fur above and below the body, any markings on the head or face; and the scales and fur on the tail. 


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arjay wrote:
Yesterday
We have two. A agilis and A stuartii.

Rattus fuscipes
DonFletcher wrote:
Yesterday
Do you know which Antechinus?

Rattus fuscipes
arjay wrote:
Yesterday
We very rarely see black rats or for that matter house mice. Instead we have bush rats and antechinus both of which are much nicer animals.

Rattus fuscipes
DonFletcher wrote:
Yesterday
Hi arjay, I agree with fuscipes but we see so few these days, compared to hundreds of R rattus, that I wanted more certainty. Verified as fuscipes.

Rattus fuscipes
arjay wrote:
Yesterday
These are the only two photos I have and they were taken in 2014 so the animal itself is long gone. I have loaded an magnified image of tail. Sorry no images of the other ear or hind foot. Will keep it in mind for next time. I had assumed it was R. fuscipes. It is not R. rattus. Tail too short although it looks like it has been trimmed a bit at some stage. Ears too small. Surrounding habitat is difficult. It varies a lot. Probably mostly dry sclerophyll forest that is extremely wet at the moment. Old cleared areas are reverting to forest via ti tree, Bursaria and wattles. Very slowly.

Rattus fuscipes
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