Black Rat at Forde, ACT
Identification history
| Rattus rattus | 28 Apr 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Rattus rattus | 28 Apr 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 28 Apr 2019 | jmhatley |
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2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
29 Apr 2019
Roundish ears and long tail are indicative of it being the exotic black rat
DonFletcher
wrote:
6 May 2019
A key feature to separate from Bush Rat is tail long enough to reach past the nose. So you could test that next time jm hatley, or include all of the tail in the photo. cheers
Location information
- Coordinates 149.153611-35.155556
- Altitude 668.0m
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Apr 2019 12:19 PM Recorded on
- jmhatley Recorded by
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Collections
jmhatley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rattus rattus Rats Rodents Mammals
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Rattus rattus Scientific name
- Black Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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