Rattus rattus
1 Black Rat at Wamboin, NSW
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| Unverified | natureguy | 30 Sep 2020 | |
| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 6 May 2019 | |
| Rattus rattus | dhkmapr | 11 Dec 2018 | |
| Rattus rattus | natureguy | 22 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
Wreaking havoc in the veggie patch for a while. We finally caught him in the chicken food bin, eating chicken grain.
4 comments
6 May 2019
Hi Michael and natureguy,
Black Rat Rattus rattus is hard to separate from the native Bush Rat Rattus fuscipes. In this case its a bit easier than many but the best identifier is the relative tail length. In Rattus rattus the tail reaches beyond the snout, so including the whole tail in the photo is a good idea.
Black Rat Rattus rattus is hard to separate from the native Bush Rat Rattus fuscipes. In this case its a bit easier than many but the best identifier is the relative tail length. In Rattus rattus the tail reaches beyond the snout, so including the whole tail in the photo is a good idea.
6 May 2019
With a captive specimen, you can also use smell to narrow the field - R rattus consistently produces an unpleasant pungent aroma; R fuscipes often has a sweet smell.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.274061-35.262388
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2018 04:13 PM Recorded on
- natureguy Recorded by
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Species information
- Rattus rattus Scientific name
- Black Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
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