Australian Swamp Rat

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Australian Swamp Rat
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Subfamily: Murinae Genus: Rattus Species: R. lutreolus
Binomial name
Rattus lutreolus (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. They are unrelated to Black or Brown rats and 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.

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[edit] References

• Baillie (1996). Rattus lutreolus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.