Hydromys chrysogaster

Rakali or Water Rat at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Hydromys chrysogaster	1 Dec 2021	DonFletcher
	Hydromys chrysogaster	1 Dec 2021	LD12

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Two individuals seen at the mouth of Sullivans Creek. One swam along the bank in a westerly direction and across the mouth. Then returned, swimming along the bank in an easterly direction. The other seen from afar at the opposite bank.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110481 -35.284762
Altitude 574.0m
Maps Lake Burley Griffin West Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
1 Dec 2021 05:51 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Hydromys chrysogaster Scientific name
Rakali or Water Rat Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1940m Recorded at altitude
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