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Some facts about the
Golden-bellied water rat
Adult weight : 0.85 kg (1.87 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 7 years
Female maturity :163 days
Male maturity : 135 days
Gestation : 36 days
Weaning : 30 days
Litter size : 4
Litters per year : 2
Interval between litters : 60 days
Weight at birth : 0.024 kg (0.0528 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.15 kg (0.33 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 3 W
Body mass : 0.9 kg (1.98 lbs)
Temperature : 36.85 °C (98.33 °F)
Golden-bellied water rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Species : Hydromys chrysogaster
The Golden-bellied water rat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the goldenbellied water rat
A young / baby of a goldenbellied water rat is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A goldenbellied water rat group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.
Facts about the golden-bellied water rat
Status The species, Hydromys chrysogaster, is restricted to Australia and New Guinea and some of the adjacent islands. (Full text)
Life Form/Morphology Hydromys chrysogaster is a distinctive rodent specialised for an aquatic existence. (Full text)
One, the Water-rat Hydromys chrysogaster, is a native while the other three, the Black Rat, Rattus rattus, Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus and House Mouse, Mus domesticus are introduced. (Full text)
Water-rats The Australian water-rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) is the animal that is most likely to be mistaken for a platypus, especially as the two species co-exist in many waterways. (Full text)
Hydromys chrysogaster is widespread in waterbodies throughout the state. (Full text)
The water rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) is abundant along the rocky shores. (Full text)
Beaver rat and fishes The beaver rat (Hydromys chrysogaster) is of course a piscivore, occupying to some extent the same niche in Australia as otters do elsewhere in the world. (Full text)
post id: 63746 just popping in with some water rat info - Hydromys chrysogaster is the Australian water rat - a native. (Full text)
1. Hydromys, genus Hydromys -- (water rats)Hydromys
genus Hydromys
(Source WordNet)