Rattus rattus
1 Black Rat at Pialligo, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 7 Sep 2020 | |
| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 7 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | millsse | 7 Sep 2020 |
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4 comments
7 Sep 2020
I am not sure of identification from 5-6cm length plus this photo. Near buildings it is likely to be a Black Rat, Rattus rattus and at that size would be juvenile. But they do not live far out in short mown grassland like this location. Maybe it has wandered there in response to been poisoned in the buildings? Do you have other photos or did you keep it (for biosecurity reasons in case it had travelled here in an aeroplane)?
7 Sep 2020
I've got a couple more pics, both side on. One shows body - no tail visible. The other shows tail - head obscured. I didn't keep it. Initially found it using a thermal scope.
7 Sep 2020
Can you upload those pics? Longer tail than head+ body would indicate R rattus. Head profile helps too
7 Sep 2020
Already uploaded as 2 more sighting reports - 4344279 & 4344280. Couldn't work out how to send multiple pics in 1 report
Location information
- Coordinates 149.196420-35.291116
- Places Pialligo, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Sep 2020 07:30 PM Recorded on
- millsse Recorded by
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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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