Rattus rattus
Black Rat at Florey, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 26 Sep 2022 | |
| Rattus fuscipes | Cbayard | 26 Sep 2022 |
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In garden bed eating grass. Possibly hard of seeing as it was afraid of sound more than sight. Body approx 20cm long and tail same length as body when stretched out. Is this a broad-tooth rat? Or a black rat, or brown rat? Or an antechinus?
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26 Sep 2022
All Canberra rats recorded for many years have been R. rattus. The tail reaches the nose tip. Foot pads also diagnostic. And teat number can be helpful. Rats behaving like this are common due to the effects of anti-coagulant rodenticides. However toxoplasmosis (protozooan disease passed by cats to other mammals) can also cause diurnal and risky behaviour.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.048859-35.228204
- Places Florey, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2022 04:15 PM Recorded on
- Cbayard Recorded by
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy 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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