Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Griffith, ACT

Rattus rattus at Griffith, ACT - 6 Dec 2018
Rattus rattus at Griffith, ACT - 6 Dec 2018
Rattus rattus at Griffith, ACT - 6 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Rattus rattus 17 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 10 Dec 2018 Lorelle01

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3 comments

Lorelle01 wrote:
   18 Jan 2019
Do rats normally run around in the middle of the day? We had another visit on Christmas Day, running along the back fence at midday.
Lorelle01 wrote:
   18 Jan 2019
Do rats normally run around in the middle of the day? We had another visit on Christmas Day, running along the back fence at midday.
   18 Jan 2019
No not usually but they are great tree climbers and if it had eaten a rat bait it would be searching for water

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 6 Dec 2018 06:14 PM Recorded on
  • Lorelle01 Recorded by

Species information

  • Rattus rattus Scientific name
  • Black Rat Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
  • 106 images trained Machine learning
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