Rattus rattus
Black Rat at Forde, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Apr 2019 | |
| Rattus rattus | MichaelBedingfield | 28 Apr 2019 | |
| Unverified | jmhatley | 28 Apr 2019 |
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2 comments
29 Apr 2019
Roundish ears and long tail are indicative of it being the exotic black rat
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
- Unknown Gender
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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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Record quality
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4 / 7
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