Genus

Australasian Water Rats

Hydromys

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyMuridae (Old World Mice and Rats)
GenusHydromys (Australasian Water Rats)

Species in this group

Hydromys chrysogaster

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

<5%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Australasian Water Rats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Rakali			~20%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Rakali			~10%
3	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Rakali			~10%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Rakali			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Rakali			~10%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Rakali			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	<5%
	Rakali			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Yerevan Zoo	🇦🇲 Armenia	In captivity
2	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	Frankfurt Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

Australasian Water Rats

Species in this group

Rakali

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Australasian Water Rats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found