A native or introduced Rattus species at Shark Creek, NSW
Identification history
| Rattus sp. | 5 May 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 2 Nov 2024 | Topwood |
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User's notes
Swamp rat?
3 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
4 Nov 2024
Hi Lola. Rodents are hard to ID, since many are very similar in appearance. Closer photos are necessary for things such as tail length, hairs on tails, ear shape, colour, etc. Perhaps next time you catch one in the Elliot Trap, you can photograph it properly, to show its features better. Regards, Michael
Topwood
wrote:
4 Nov 2024
Thank you Michael, I will do my best to get some better images, quite a difficult task by ones self holding on the creature and taking photographs, any tips would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Lola
dzungumurungu
wrote:
5 May 2025
Rattus species, possibly R. fuscipes; tail too short for R. rattus; but could be that it has lost part of its tail. R. rattus are accomplished climbers.
Location information
- Coordinates 153.200432-29.536068
- Places Shark Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2024 01:54 AM Recorded on
- Topwood Recorded by
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Collections
Topwood NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Rats Rodents Mammals
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Rattus sp. Scientific name
- A native or introduced Rattus species Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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