Rattus rattus
Black Rat at Red Hill, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 17 May 2020 | |
| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 16 May 2020 | |
| Mus musculus | Illilanga | 16 May 2020 |
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Found deceased.
3 comments
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).
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
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
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rattus rattus 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
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3 / 7
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