Australian Swamp Rat

Australian Swamp Rat

Taxobox
name = Australian Swamp Rat
status = LR/lc
status_system = iucn2.3


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Muridae
subfamilia = Murinae
genus = "Rattus"
species = "R. lutreolus"
binomial = "Rattus lutreolus"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1841)

The Australian Swamp Rat ("Rattus lutreolus") is a species of rat native to the area around Melbourne. they currently live primarily in the outer urban areas East of Melbourne. Although they are related to Black and Brown rats they are not problematic. The Swamp Rat can be seen at places like the Healesville Sanctuary, where they live in the grounds. The rangers at Healesville tolerate them, since they (the rats) are native to the area and carry no dangerous diseases. weasel words

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