Black Rat: Profile

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Mammals (Mammalia)

Order:

Rodents (Rodentia)

Family:

Murid (Muridae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Black Rat (Rattus rattus)

This Photo:

🔍Profile🔎

Thank you Josef Kohlmetz for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~150mm long.
It seems their tail is diagnostic.
We are amazed we get such large, introduced animals out here in near desert Australia.

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

		<<< Previous Species Western European House Mouse Profile		Next >>> Black Rat Tail
			Animals Birds Fish Frogs Invert's Ants, Bees, Flies & Wasps Beetles, Cockroaches & True Bugs Dragonflies, Mantids & Netwings Hoppers Moths & Butterflies Other Bugs Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks Mammals Reptiles Best-Antennae Best-Dorsal Best-Eyes Best-Juvenile Best-Profile Best-Pupa Best-Ventral Best-Wings Other Crust & Algae Fungi Introduced Species Plants Mistletoe Small Plants Daisies Mosses & Liverworts Orchids Other Small Plants Small Bluebush & Saltbush Shrubs & Bushes Trees Vines Best-Buds Best-Flowers Best-Fruits Best-Leaves Key-Buds Key-Flowers Info Calendars All Introduced Murraylands Native Inverts Murraylands Native Large Animals Murraylands Native Plants & Fungi Contact Did You Know? about Antennae about Bites about Cold Blooded about Eyes about Mimickery about Skin about Tools about Wings Help Home Status Search Complete List Google What's New