Rats
Identification of small mammals from photos is uncertain. It helps to have multiple photos, preferably with a scale in all images, showing: the ratio of tail-length to body-length; the nature of the ears, including how far the ear lobe will reach, in relation to the eye, when the ear lobe is folded forward; the pads under the hind feet; the fur above and below the body, any markings on the head or face; and the scales and fur on the tail.
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MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
1 Nov 2024
Hi Lola. See Rattus lutreolus @ Rattus lutreolus .. what do you think?
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)
Topwood
wrote:
29 Oct 2024
Thank you, I will call them Rakali from here on. Beautiful creature.
Hydromys chrysogaster
Topwood
wrote:
29 Oct 2024
ok i will get on to that, thank you Michael.
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
29 Oct 2024
These are now called "Rakali", to give them a more acceptable public image.
Hydromys chrysogaster
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