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Hydromys chrysogaster

Rakali or Water Rat at Campbell, ACT

Hydromys chrysogaster at Campbell, ACT - 6 Sep 2020
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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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User's notes

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
  • nmcphan Recorded by
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