Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Red Hill, ACT

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Identification history

Rattus rattus	17 May 2020	DonFletcher
Rattus rattus	16 May 2020	DonFletcher
Mus musculus	16 May 2020	Illilanga

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3 comments

DonFletcher wrote:

16 May 2020

A notch inside the big inscisor teeth is the diagnostic feature for House Mouse (if you still have the carcass). ID of small mammals from pictures is often uncertain but this looks like juv R rattus. Scale can help with photos of adults (<100 mm head and body for mouse).

Illilanga wrote:

17 May 2020

Don, the photo was taken in 2011 and unfortunately I didn't put this one in my freezer. ;) Thanks for the tips for future rodent sightings. Cheers, Sandra

DonFletcher wrote:

17 May 2020

Ok lets say R rattus juv

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Location information

Coordinates 149.132068 -35.343991
Places Red Hill, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Mar 2011 12:17 PM Recorded on
Illilanga Recorded by
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Illilanga Completed Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rats Rodents Mammals

Species information

Rattus rattus Scientific name
Black Rat Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
185 images trained Machine learning
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