2 Rakali or Water Rat at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 13 Jun 2018 | michaelb | ||
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 12 Jun 2018 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
I was surprised to find this water rat foraging in the national botanic gardens quite a distance from any creeks or rivers. The nearest water source was the pond at the rock gardens. After foraging for a while it then took refuge under the shrubbery.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109485-35.276687
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jun 2018 02:45 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Species information
- Hydromys chrysogaster Scientific name
- Rakali or Water Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1940m Recorded at altitude
- 228 images trained Machine learning
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