Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Lyons, ACT

Rattus rattus at Lyons, ACT - 10 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Rattus rattus 14 Jan 2021 DonFletcher
Rattus rattus 14 Jan 2021 dhkmapr
Unidentified 11 Jan 2021 Gallpix

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User's notes

Hi I need an ID on this Mouse please in my yard in Lyons Woden? Note the long tail. It is bigger than a house mouse and smaller tham a rat. Is it a native mouse perhaps?

2 comments

dhkmapr wrote:
   14 Jan 2021
Juvenile Rattus rattus
Gallpix wrote:
   14 Jan 2021
Yes it had since been identified thank you!

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  • Unknown Gender

Species information

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