Rattus fuscipes - #421
Australian Bush Rat
Antero-dorsal view of captive, from Spring Mount, South Australia., R. f. greyi
Geographic Distribution
Coastal, subcoastal, and offshore islands of SW Western Australia; S coast from Eyre Peninsula in South Australia to W Victoria; coastal and subcoastal Victoria from Otway Peninsula north to near Rockhampton in Queensland; coastal Queensland from Townsville to Cooktown.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Rattus
Specific Epithet
fuscipes
Image Location
Inst. Med. & Vet. Sci., Adelaide, SA, Australia
Image Date
1972
Photographer
H J Aslin