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Hydromys chrysogaster

Rakali or Water Rat at Campbell, ACT

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Identification history

Hydromys chrysogaster	6 Sep 2020	DonFletcher
Hydromys chrysogaster	6 Sep 2020	DonFletcher
Unidentified	6 Sep 2020	nmcphan

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Rakali sighted travelling upstream along logs, in water and through grasses. Followed it for approx 30 meters.

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Location information

Species information

Hydromys chrysogaster Scientific name
Rakali or Water Rat Common name
Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Sep 2020 08:38 AM Recorded on
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