Rattus rattus
Black Rat at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 18 May 2022 | |
| Rattus rattus | AlisonMilton | 17 May 2022 |
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User's notes
One of two dead rats I found in the area, but not close together.
2 comments
18 May 2022
Hi Alison, For the next time, helpful ID features to try to include in photos of small mammals for identification are: tail length in relation to body length (more strictly, does tail reach past nose when folded forward but of course the rat has to be captive or dead to do this); ear length in relation to eye ( again when folded forward); size and shape of pads on the sole of the rear feet; general shape and proportions of the head, and head plus body from different angles. cheers
18 May 2022
Thanks Don,
Because it was dead I didn't really want to touch it, but will keep this in mind if I find another one.
Because it was dead I didn't really want to touch it, but will keep this in mind if I find another one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121095-35.298072
- Altitude 574.8m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 May 2022 01:47 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Deceased Animal health
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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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