Australian Water-rat
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phylum | Chordata | Hydromys chrysogaster, commonly known as Rakali or Water-rat, is an Australian native rodent. The species lives in burrows on the banks of rivers, lakes and estuaries and feeds on aquatic insects, fish, crustaceans, mussels, snails, frogs, birds' eggs and water birds. They have webbed hind legs, waterproof fur, a flattened head, a long blunt nose, many whiskers and small ears and eyes. They are black to brown in color with an orange to white belly, and dark tail with a white tip.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Rodentia | |
family | Muridae | |
genus | Hydromys | |
species | H. chrysogaster |