Rattus fuscipes
Bush Rat at Nurenmerenmong, NSW
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| Rattus fuscipes | DonFletcher | 22 Jan 2023 | |
| Mastascomys fuscus | Marchien | 21 Jan 2023 |
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3 comments
21 Jan 2023
Hi Marchien, this single image of a hunched up carcass is not the ideal basis for a rodent record at a new site. I'm struggling to see that this is not a native Bush Rat (Rattus fuscipes), eg foot colour looks too light for Mastacomys and ears too prominent, fur colour more like R. fuscipes . On that type of site, both species could be present. Are you experienced with these two species? Did you collect the carcass? Were there scats with the carcass? Do you have other images? Any images can be uploaded - they do not have to have location embedded. Were there the characteristic runways of Broad Toothed Rats nearby? Pads on the hind feet are different if you have a pic of those.
21 Jan 2023
Sorry not a new location actually. BTR has been recorded twice in CNM in a clearing not far to the SE of this location.
Location information
- Maps The Tops at Nurenmerenmong
- Places Nurenmerenmong, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Marchien Recorded by
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Species information
- Rattus fuscipes Scientific name
- Bush Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1585.55m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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3 / 7
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