Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Holt, ACT

Rattus rattus at Holt, ACT - 12 Jul 2023
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Identification history

Rattus rattus 13 Jul 2023 DonFletcher
Rattus rattus 13 Jul 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) 12 Jul 2023 Valkias

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DonFletcher wrote:
   13 Jul 2023
Photo not so good to ID a rodent from but (a) it does not look at all like Mastacomys or Hydromys; (b) Rattus fuscipes does not enter backyards and has a shorter tail; and (c) all rats from Canberra suburbs have been Rattus rattus for 4 decades.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 12 Jul 2023 09:45 AM Recorded on
  • Valkias Recorded by

Additional information

  • Unknown Gender
  • Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Rattus rattus Scientific name
  • Black Rat Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
  • 116 images trained Machine learning
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