Australian Swamp Rat
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Australian Swamp Rat

Rattus lutreolus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Great Otway National Park
48 Verified records at Great Otway National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Australian swamp rat (Rattus lutreolus), also known as the eastern swamp rat, is a species of rat native to the coasts of southern and eastern Australia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Swamp Rat sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Bush Rat
LC Endemic

Bush Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Rattus fuscipes

5–10% · With luck
Rakali
LC

Rakali

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hydromys chrysogaster

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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
5–10%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
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 Great Otway National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Swamp Rat sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Australian Swamp Rat in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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