Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus)

1 An unidentified rat species at Flinders Chase, SA

Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) at Flinders Chase, SA - 2 Apr 2023
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) at Flinders Chase, SA - 2 Apr 2023
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) at Flinders Chase, SA - 2 Apr 2023
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) at Flinders Chase, SA - 2 Apr 2023
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) at Flinders Chase, SA - 2 Apr 2023
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Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) 4 Oct 2024 MichaelMulvaney
Rattus or Mastacomys sp. (genus) 17 Jan 2024 Liam.m
Sminthopsis aitkeni 7 Apr 2023 Paul4K

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Could be a Sminthopsis, movements were sometimes hopping.

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Paul4K wrote:
   12 Apr 2023
Probably a young Rattus lutreolus according To Peter Catling ex CSIRO Wildlife Research.

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