Rattus rattus
Black Rat at Evatt, ACT
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| Rattus rattus | DonFletcher | 17 Mar 2026 | |
| Rattus (genus) | DonFletcher | 16 Mar 2026 | |
| Rattus rattus | CarbonAI | 5 Mar 2026 | |
| Rattus norvegicus | rbannister | 5 Mar 2026 |
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Was possibly killed or possibly just found by dog
3 comments
16 Mar 2026
Most likely Rattus rattus with part of tail amputated but blurry photo prevents confident identification.
16 Mar 2026
@DonFletcher Apologies, had not realised I had uploaded the blurrier photo. Somewhat clearer one now attached. Tail looked intact to me at the time.
Location information
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- rbannister Recorded by
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Species information
- Rattus rattus Scientific name
- Black Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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