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| To: | "Peter Shute" <>, <> |
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| Subject: | RE: Painted Snipe, Edithvale Wetlands, Vic |
| From: | "Greg & Val Clancy" <> |
| Date: | Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:34:48 +1100 |
I wonder whether the rat is, in fact, a Black Rat Rattus rattus. The tail
looks a little thin and long for a Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus. Black Rats
are rarely black and have a tail longer than the combined head and body
length. Brown Rats have tails about the same length as the head and body.
Regards Greg Clancy |
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