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Old 05-09-2021, 06:07 PM
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Identify a beastie!

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My better half's father has a few chickens, and we have spotted this little beastie making a meal of their food.

Anyone know what it is?

The body is about 10cm (4") long, and it seems to hop a bit, rather than run or walk when it goes to or from the bushes it is hiding in.

Spotted in the the Doncaster area.

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Old 05-09-2021, 06:27 PM
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Native or Bush Rat,
https://australian.museum/learn/anim...mals/bush-rat/
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Old 05-09-2021, 06:32 PM
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Hi Ron

That is one of the animals we considered. However, the bush rat normally has a short tail, and the tail on our beastie is at least as long as the body, probably longer.

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Bettong?
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Old 05-09-2021, 06:46 PM
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Hi Hans

Bettongs are around rabbit size, much bigger than this little beastie. And our beastie didn't seem to have large rear feet.

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rattus rattus
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Old 06-09-2021, 06:08 PM
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Pete gets the banana!


Museum Victoria Public Information and Research identified it from the photos. As a youngster mind you. I hope that is why I didn't match it to the descriptions.


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Pete gets the banana!


Museum Victoria Public Information and Research identified it from the photos. As a youngster mind you. I hope that is why I didn't match it to the descriptions.


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Jeez ... I haven't been this disappointed since the release of Star Wars episode 1. It's a simple John Holmes rat?
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Ah yes. Where you have chickens , you have rats. Hopefully you can get rid of it before there are more.
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yay. A banana is good but probably over ripe if sent by Aussie Post. FWI I checked it against native rats as well as some English shots of their river rats but always came back to pics of the common disease ridden rattus at various sizes.
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Our cat used to bring these to the backdoor when she was young and energetic
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I'd guess based on size and description it is a small marsupial called Antechinus



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Old 09-09-2021, 10:57 AM
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Hi All


Thanks for the responses, I also hoped it would be something more interesting than a plain old rat.


Oh well!


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