Most people don't realise that there are native rats and mice. In addition to a lots of small species of small marsupials (like dunnarts & antechinus) we also have a large number of true rats and mice. The best known are the water rat and hopping mice. In darwin we have many different species, but one of the most spectacular is the black footed tree rat. They are quite large - about double the size of a "normal" rat. We get quite a few each year usually after an altercation with a dog.
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