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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 ...
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 ...
Pseudomys shortridgei (heath rat) Subfamily Murinae. Mus musculus (house mouse) introduced; Rattus fuscipes (bush rat) Rattus lutreolus (swamp rat) Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) introduced; Rattus rattus (black rat) introduced; Rattus tunneyi (pale field-rat) locally extinct; Rattus villosissimus (long-haired rat)
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This mouse is very similar in appearance to another native mammal, the bush rat Rattus fuscipes, but it can be distinguished from the pink colour of that species feet and tail, which is hairless and scaly, and the elongated shape of a posthallucal pad on the lower surface of the foot. [2]
The mammal species in the National Park include the western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecular), pygmy possum (Cercartetus concinnus), mardo (or yellow-footed antechinus – Antechinus flavipes leucogaster), mooti (or bush rat – Rattus fuscipes fuscipes), quenda (or southern brown bandicoot ...
The long-haired rat (Rattus villosissimus), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is native to Australia. [2] The long-haired rat is well known for its population irruptions over vast areas of Australia which is the basis of its alternative common name, the plague rat . [ 3 ]
The Australian swamp rat grows to have a body length of approximately 160 millimetres (6 in) with a tail length of approximately 110 mm (4.3 in) and a mass of about 120 grams (4 oz). It has a stocky build with black-brown fur and black feet. [3] Its ventral surface is cream to brown color and it has small ears nearly concealed by hair.