Fact 1
Water rats have water-repellent fur which is soft and dense. They have broad, partially webbed hind feet, which make them strong swimmers. Their thick muscular tail is heavily furred and mostly dark except for a white tip.
Fact 2
They are generally dark on top and light-colored underneath with belly fur ranging in color from cream to golden/orange. The fur of the more aggressive water rats is dark underneath.
Fact 3
Water rats are nocturnal animals and move from burrow to burrow. They are solitary by nature.
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea.
Are tail-less amphibians with stout bodies and long hind limbs for leaping of the family Bugonidae.
Are large aquatic reptiles commonly referred as the Spectacled Caiman as the ridges above their eyes appear as if they wear sunglasses.
Is a warm blood mammal that belongs to the monotreme group that lay eggs.
Are burrowing nocturnal animals, belonging to the suborder Vermilingua.
Are gentle aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat paddle shaped tail.
Are pink to scarlet colored, web-footed wading birds with down-bent bills.
Are medium sized marsupials and belong to the genus Dasyurus, which means “hairy tail”.
Are snake-like fish from the order Anguilliformes that occupy both fresh water as well as saltwater habitats.