4 Rakali or Water Rat at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 28 Jul 2023 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 27 Jul 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 27 Jul 2023 | RodDeb |
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User's notes
seen feeding on the remains of what looked to be an Australian White Ibis also seen preening after each feeding session, watched it for about 45 minutes. Never been able to watch one for so long sure is a beautiful Rakali.
2 comments
Waterwatch
wrote:
27 Jul 2023
Great photos! Particularly like the last one where it's covering its eyes!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162885-35.315117
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jul 2023 01:56 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Mammals Rodents Rats RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- 299 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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