Hydromys chrysogaster
2 Rakali or Water Rat at Northam, WA
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| Hydromys chrysogaster | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Mar 2024 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | CarbonAI | 22 Mar 2024 | |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | Ladybird | 22 Mar 2024 |
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Observed near the riverbank and clearly identified as being a rakali. Rakali photo not the best given the speed of it swimming away. Footprint photos (taken later that morning on the other side of the river it swam toward) may potentially be a rakali but not certain.
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Location information
- Places Northam, WA
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Ladybird Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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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