Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)
An unidentified rat species at Shark Creek, NSW
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| Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 29 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | Topwood | 27 Oct 2024 |
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User's notes
Hoping its a Bush rat?
2 comments
29 Oct 2024
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.
Location information
- Places Shark Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Topwood Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Mammals Rodents Rats Topwood New South Wales North Coast NatureMapr Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)
Species information
- Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An unidentified rat species Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 998m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Rattus sp.
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location