Rakali
Hydromys chrysogaster
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,882
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), also known as the rabe, the "Australian otter" or water-rat, is an Australian native rodent first scientifically described in 1804. Adoption of the Ngarrindjeri name rakali is intended to foster a positive public attitude by Environment Australia. One of four described species in the genus Hydromys, it is the only one with a range extending beyond New Guinea.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rakali”.