Water Rat
Hydromys chrysogaster
Inhabits a great variety of aquatic environments. Mostly nocturnal. Forages in water and adjacent vegetation. Eats
fish, frogs and other small vertebrates as well as aquatic invertebrates.
A field Guide to the Mammals of Australia by Menkhorst & Knight
| Classifications: | Mammal |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Information sources: | Photo taken at Eungella by Marlis Schoeb |
