Summary ²

The bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) is a small Australian nocturnal animal. It is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species of rats on the continent, found in many heathland areas of Victoria and NSW.

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1. (c) Katrin Solmdorff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rattus_fuscipes2.JPG/460px-Rattus_fuscipes2.JPG
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus_fuscipes

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• iNaturalistAU taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
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