Hydromys chrysogaster

Rakali or Water Rat at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Hydromys chrysogaster	5 Aug 2018	MichaelBedingfield
	Hydromys chrysogaster	5 Aug 2018	BenW

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bubbles gave it away. it was seen for about 15 minutes.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

5 Aug 2018

Hi Tom
The location given, on top of a multi-story building, contradicts the photo. I have upgraded your status to trusted contributor so you can manually adjust the location. It is quite easy - just go into Edit and click on the map.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.073301 -35.237263
Altitude 598.0m
Maps Lake Ginninderra
Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 May 2018 03:31 PM Recorded on
BenW Recorded by
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BenW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rats Rodents Mammals

Species information

Hydromys chrysogaster Scientific name
Rakali or Water Rat Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1940m Recorded at altitude
343 images trained Machine learning
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