Rattus (Old World Rats) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Rattus lutreolus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rattus fuscipes

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Rats

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 37 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 2	~30%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
	Bush Rat			~10%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 2	~30%
	Bush Rat			~20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
3	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 2	~20%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~20%
	Bush Rat			~10%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
5	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Australian Swamp Rat			~10%
6	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Bush Rat			~10%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~10%
	Bush Rat			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Bush Rat			<5%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	<5%
	Australian Swamp Rat			<5%

Old World Rats

Species in this group

Australian Swamp Rat

Bush Rat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Old World Rats

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked