Hydromys chrysogaster
1 Rakali or Water Rat at Belconnen, ACT
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| Hydromys chrysogaster | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Apr 2019 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | MattM | 16 Apr 2019 |
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Caught red handed!
2 comments
17 Apr 2019
Is that what it's eating? I couldn't tell. I saw it, took the photo, then it dived with its food and came up somewhere in the reeds where I couldn't see it.
It was already eating when I found it. I'll have to ask it next time.
It was already eating when I found it. I'll have to ask it next time.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072036-35.238428
- Altitude 593.9m
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2019 01:55 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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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
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