Hydromys chrysogaster

2 Rakali or Water Rat at Giralang, ACT

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Identification history

	Hydromys chrysogaster	12 Jun 2023	DonFletcher
	Unverified	12 Jun 2023	Thurstan

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3 comments

DonFletcher wrote:

12 Jun 2023

Well done Thurstan, there are only very few previous records of Rakali (aka Hydromys chrysogaster or Water Rat) in this location (there are many more in the main part of the lake itself). There are no records at all of this species upstream of the nearby Gungahlin Drive crossing, so it will be interesting to see if they can make their way up there before the next drought comes and shrinks their distribution back to the permanent waters.

Thurstan wrote:

12 Jun 2023

we had a virtually identical sighting there on 25 May 2019

Waterwatch wrote:

13 Jun 2023

Yes good sighting. I have seen them at Giralang Pond a couple of times but not for at least three years.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.088767 -35.214962
Altitude 588.0m
Maps Giralang Wetlands
Places Giralang, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Jun 2023 10:29 AM Recorded on
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Thurstan Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rats Rodents Mammals

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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