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Bush rat

Rodents
The bush rat or Australian bush rat is a small Australian nocturnal animal. It is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species of rat on the continent, found in many heathland areas of Victoria and New South Wales. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Rattus fuscipes
Mass: 2.7 oz
Trophic level: Omnivorous
Gestation period: 23 days
Class: Mammalia
Family: Muridae