Hydromys chrysogaster
13 Rakali or Water Rat at Macgregor, ACT
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| Hydromys chrysogaster | DonFletcher | 1 Sep 2025 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | CarbonAI | 1 Sep 2025 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | Caric | 1 Sep 2025 |
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Spotted in Macgregor some distance from Ginninderra Creek where they are sometimes seen. Called ACT Wildlife who agreed it was unusual to find them that far from the creek but no need to 'rescue' it or return it to the creek. Sure enough it eventually slipped into a storm water drain and presumably travelled underground to an outlet by the creek.
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3 Sep 2025
Drains are great habitat (assuming not too polluted). My brothers used to fish on banks of Barwon R., Geelong, Vic for carp and would hear happy munching noises behind them as the catch was utilised. They took me there and after dark the Rakali would appear out of stormwater pipes and swim by. In Melbourne on inner urban Merri Ck they were regularly seen swimming.
Location information
- Places Macgregor, ACT
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- At least 1 Abundance
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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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