What dead thing is this?

dungfungus said :

One needs industrial quality rat traps to snare them.

I’ve never heard anyone call our cat an industrial quality rat trap before.

It gets a bit gross when he only eats half and leaves the rest on the front door step.

dungfungus said :

“It’s a hampster Mr Fawlty”

LOL.

A Norwegian Brown Hamster I’d say.

“It’s a hampster Mr Fawlty” said Manuel.

Definitely a rat – I have seen several all over Canberra “as big as housebricks” and they run with the speed of a startled prawn.
One needs industrial quality rat traps to snare them.

rebcart said :

Use a small stick or two to pry open its mouth. If it’s got absolutely massive front incisors, you’re looking at either a native or invasive rodent. If it’s got tiny, more needle-ish teeth, you’re looking at a native marsupial.

Careful! You start small, and before you know it you’ve moved on to swans.

Hey can we make “What dead thing is this?” a weekly RA staple? First person to guess correctly each week recieves last weeks’ dead thing stuffed.

I’d hazard a guess that it’s the Labour Party at the next election.

Evidence that the bettongs cannot survive in the A.C.T. They became extinct for a reason.

It’s one of the Bettongs!

It’s a special pedigree hamster.

Benamb said :

It looks to me like a Native Bush Rat — http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/discovery-centre-news/2007-archive/is-this-a-native-or-an-introduced-rat/

That’s funny, because based on this resource http://australianmuseum.net.au/Which-is-a-Black-Rat I decided that it was probably a black rat and not a bush rat! 🙂