Rattus rattus
Black Rat at O'Connor, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | CarbonAI | 27 Feb 2023 | |
| Rattus rattus | MatthewFrawley | 27 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | BarbPreston | 27 Feb 2023 |
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Appears to be a brown rat. Found dead in chook enclosure - we have not used poisons. Another (live) briefly seen nearby - probably more.
4 comments
27 Feb 2023
Hi Barb, the photo I am looking at does not have most of the head or the end of the tail visible. Have you a photo that shows the head? Also, why do you think Brown Rat (R. norvegicus) rather than Black Rat (R. rattus)? I am leaning toward the latter but would like to see the head.
27 Feb 2023
I can see the head when I click on original in the bottom left hand corner of the image @DonFletcher but not sure if you have this access?
27 Feb 2023
I think it is Rattus rattus, Black Rat. Right now the links to identify it are not working.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.114783-35.250917
- Altitude 627.0m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2023 03:53 PM Recorded on
- BarbPreston Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
- 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
- External link More information
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