Australian Swamp Rat

Australian Swamp Rat

Rattus lutreolus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Booderee National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Swamp Rat in Booderee National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Australian Swamp Rat sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Swamp Rat in Booderee National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Australian Swamp Rat in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.

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