Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)
An unidentified rat species at Gibraltar Pines
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| Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) | DonFletcher | 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Rattus rattus | CarbonAI | 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Rattus rattus | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | jpittock | 27 Dec 2023 |
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30 Dec 2023
We have had more Black/Roof/Ship Rat (R. rattus) records this year than Bush Rat (R. fuscipes), so it is probably R rattus, but I know of no way to separate the two species based on these photos. Important criteria, whether the ear can reach the eye, and whether tail length is greater than body length, are both impossible. We cant even try staring at the pads on the underside of the hind foot.
I assume the location came out correctly Jamie? (On the Corin Rd side of the ridge that bounds Tidbinbilla valley, a little way off Off Devils Gap FT).
I assume the location came out correctly Jamie? (On the Corin Rd side of the ridge that bounds Tidbinbilla valley, a little way off Off Devils Gap FT).
Location information
- Coordinates 148.933381-35.475619
- Altitude 998.0m
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2023 12:59 PM Recorded on
- jpittock Recorded by
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- Mammals Rodents Rats jpittock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)
Species information
- Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An unidentified rat species Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 998m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Rattus sp.
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