Rakali or Water Rat at Belconnen, ACT
Identification history
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 4 Apr 2025 | davidcunninghamwildlife | ||
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 4 Apr 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 4 Apr 2025 | KimTankard | ||
| Unverified | 4 Apr 2025 | KimTankard |
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Rakali, swimming and feeding.
1 comment
KimTankard
wrote:
4 Apr 2025
It was so exciting to see a Rakali in the Lake again. It’s been a few years since I last saw one hear in Belconnen, ACT
Location information
- Coordinates 149.071992-35.237475
- Altitude 577.1m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2025 07:55 AM Recorded on
- KimTankard Recorded by
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Species information
- Hydromys chrysogaster Scientific name
- Rakali or Water Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1940m Recorded at altitude
- 314 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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