Rakali or Water Rat at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 18 Jun 2025 | davidcunninghamwildlife | ||
| Rattus rattus | 18 Jun 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 18 Jun 2025 | rhyshardy |
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Two Rakali, one slightly larger, defending the narrow bank they were foraging on from curious ducks, and swans, sometimes heading 10m into the water to shoo them away before returning to the bank. The larger Rakali also shooed the smaller one away.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.066928-35.234494
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Jun 2025 06:18 PM Recorded on
- rhyshardy Recorded by
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rhyshardy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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