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An illustration of the Australian swamp rat published in John Gould's The Mammals of Australia. The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, [2] is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia.
This is a list of rodents of Australia. [1] [2] Australia has a large number of indigenous rodents, all from the family Muridae.The "Old endemics" group are member of tribe Hydromyini, which reached Australasia between 11 – 9 million years ago from Asia, while the "New endemics", members of the tribe Rattini, are presumed to have arrived more recently, between 4 – 3 million years ago, also ...
Rodents native to Australia — including both extant and extinct native species. Pages in category "Rodents of Australia" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total.
Swamp antechinus, A. minimus EN; ... Swamp rat, Rattus lutreolus LR/lc; Black rat, ... List of mammals of Australia.
Adult bush rats are smaller than the Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus) and in addition, the bush rat's foot pads are a pink colour, whereas the swamp rat's foot pads are dark brown. [5] The hair at the foot is short and pale in colour, subspecies Rattus fuscipes coracius is notably darker. [4] The feet are pentadactyl and all digits are ...
Swamp rat(s) may refer to: Animals. Swamp rat is a common name for a number of not closely related types of semiaquatic rodents of superfamily Muroidea, including: Andean swamp rat (Neotomys ebriosus), a cricetid; Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), a murid; Malacomys, three murid species of Africa:
Yet another reason to visit Australia! Archaeologists have found the remains of ancient giant rats the size of small dogs in a remote East Timorese cave. The rats, detailed in the Bulletin of the ...
This is a list of mammals of South Australia. It includes all mammals recorded in South Australia since European settlement, including some known only from subfossil remains, and including non-feral introduced species. Except where otherwise referenced, this list is based upon Kemper, Catherine; Reardon, Terry; Queale, Lynette (2000). "Mammals".