Rattus rattus

1 Black Rat at Narrabundah, ACT

Rattus rattus at Narrabundah, ACT - 3 Jul 2021
Rattus rattus at Narrabundah, ACT - 3 Jul 2021
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Rattus rattus 3 Jul 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 3 Jul 2021 RobParnell

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Seemed very sleepy. Just sitting in a chook shed in the dust and manure.

2 comments

   3 Jul 2021
Probably taken a bait
RobParnell wrote:
   5 Jul 2021
Probably right Michael. It transpired the next day and was buried in a brief ceremony under a magnolia tree. Four chooks attended, no relatives turned up. Hasn't put the chooks off their laying.

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  • 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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