Rattus rattus

Black Rat at Mongarlowe, NSW

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Identification history

Rattus rattus	25 May 2025	DonFletcher
Rattus rattus	25 May 2025	CarbonAI
Rattus rattus	25 May 2025	MartinPredavec
Unverified	24 May 2025	LisaH

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User's notes

I'm unsure as to whether this is a black rat or a native rat? The wildlife camera has caught the creature scurrying up and down this particular tree over a number of weeks.

2 comments

MartinPredavec wrote:

25 May 2025

I suggest its a black rat - the tail is long (longer than the head/body), the ears are large (the test is if folded forward they go past the middle of the eye - hard sometimes to determine from photos) and the head is pointed. Also black rats are very good climbers.

DonFletcher wrote:

25 May 2025

I agree.

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Mongarlowe, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rats Rodents Mammals

Species information

Rattus rattus Scientific name
Black Rat Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
185 images trained Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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