New Zealand Mammals

DSC_0268 Ship rat (Rattus rattus) cellphone image of adult male captured in live trap. Ship rats are the commonest rat in New Zealand, they are largely arboreal, feeding on a wide variety of fruits flowers and seeds, as well as reptiles, invertebrates and the eggs and young of native forest birds. This is the 'alexandrinus' colour morph with a brownish-grey back and slate grey belly. Otago Peninsula *

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