What is a water rat?
Water rat is specially adapted for hunting and living near water. There are 18 unrelated species of these rodents that are found on several continents. Muscrate, water oxen, Rakalis and water rats Golden Bellites fall under this classification.
While all rats are muridae , they are not all closely related. Some species known as water rats are not really rats, but all are rodents. Many of them are wrong with other animals such as beavers or platypus. Most of them are carnivores, but some are not. Animals known as water rats differ greatly in size and habitat. The water oxen is about six to eight inches (15.24 to 20.32 cm) long, without their tail and weighs about six to ten ounces (170 to 283.5 grams). Their hair is brown or black and have short, hairy tails. Water oxen have small ears with skin flaps, which are close to preventing water. Unlike most types of water rats, water overs are herbivores.
Rakali are larger, 9 to 15 inches in length (22.86 to 38.1 cm) and 12 to 45 ounces (340 to 1275 grams), with a long wide tail measuring 9.5 to 13.5 inches (24.2 to 34.5 cm). This mammal comes from Australia and plunges into the shores of lakes and rivers. Rakali has flat heads, long noses and hind legs. Their coat is brown or black, with a white belly. Diet for Rakali is diverse and includes insects, fish, molluscs, birds and eggs.
They are in the same family as beavers. They live in burrows, swamps and swamps. Muscrate are large and plump, usually about 12 inches (30.5 cm) long and weigh up to 63 ounces (1.78 kg) as adults. They have webbed hind legs and shiny brown hair. Communication is carried out by releasing the substance called Musk from their glands, because their hearing, vision and smell are poor.
Rat Water Golden Australia, Tanzania and New Guinea found. They live near lakes and rivers, eat fish and molluscs. Their hair is brown or wEda, with tails with white tip and sometimes lighter underblocks. Gold rat water is about 30 ounces (850.5 grams) fully grown. Unlike other water rats, their hair is not waterproof, but all four tracks are Webbed.
without ear water are found in New Guinea. Their hind legs are long and webbed and their ears are completely hidden. Waterproof hair without ear water is brown on the back and white on the stomach. Their long tails are tilted white. They are six to nine inches (15.24 to 22.86 cm) and weigh about six ounces (170 grams).