Hydromys chrysogaster (Rakali or Water Rat)
The Australian water-rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) or Rakali is a genuine native rodent that was a natural part of our environment long before its pest cousins - the black rat and brown rat - arrived with the early colonists. The water-rat (also known as rakali) is an extremely attractive mammal. Its thick coat of soft fur, dense whiskers, blunt muzzle, partly webbed hind feet, and furry tail, all help create a resemblance to a miniature otter.
Hydromys chrysogaster is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Riverina Murray | Far West New South Wales | New South Wales North Coast | Hume | Greater Melbourne | Loddon Mallee | Central Queensland | South West Western Australia
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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
- 294 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Maps
ANBG ANU Banks Precinct ANU Dickson Precinct ANU Ellery Precinct ANU Garran Precinct ANU Kingsley Precinct Aranda Bushland Attunga Point Australian National University Bago State Forest Bullen Range Canberra City Farm Central Molonglo City Renewal Authority Area Commonwealth & Kings Parks Cotter Reserve Cotter Reservoir Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Plant Gibraltar Pines Gigerline Nature Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Giralang Wetlands Googong Foreshore Googong Reservoir Goulburn Mulwaree Council Gungahlin Pond Jarramlee Pond Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kambah Pool Kosciuszko National Park Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Lake Burley Griffin West Lake Ginninderra Lake Tuggeranong Lawson North Grasslands Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Lower Cotter Catchment Lower Molonglo Lyneham Ridge Lyneham Wetland McKellar Wetlands Molonglo Gorge Molonglo River Reserve Mongarlowe River Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain Namadgi National Park National Arboretum Forests O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut to Tharwa Queanbeyan River Stirling Park Stony Creek Sullivans Creek, Acton Sullivans Creek, Lyneham North Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Umbagong District Park Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Wollondilly River Corridor & Walkway, Goulburn Woodstock Nature Reserve -
Places
Barton, ACT Belconnen, ACT Burra, NSW Campbell, ACT Environa, NSW Fyshwick, ACT Latham, ACT Parkes, ACT
