Hydromys chrysogaster
Rakali or Water Rat at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Hydromys chrysogaster | DonFletcher | 7 Aug 2023 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | CarbonAI | 7 Aug 2023 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | davidcunninghamwildlife | 7 Aug 2023 |
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Some photos taken during one hour of the 2023 ACT Region Platypus surveys this week. We saw Rakali eight times, including at least four different animals in groups of two and three together. Also, one Platypus was seen at the observation point downstream.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.159393-35.314725
- Altitude 565.0m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 4 Aug 2023 04:39 PM Recorded on
- davidcunninghamwildlife Recorded by
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- davidcunninghamwildlife Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hydromys chrysogaster 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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