Giant white tailed Uromys Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge Tropical North Queensland, Australia.
Paws are pale in colour Long naked tail with a white end.
A nocturnal rodent, it is active at night. The Giant white-tailed Uromys is a propagator for macadamia nuts and rainforest truffles. The rainforest truffles are very important for the root growth of many species of rainforest trees. The white-tailed Uromys arrived in Australia from Papua New Guinea approximately three million years ago. The rodent nests in trees and caves, and, being an efficient climber, is active on the rainforest canopy as well as on the rainforest floor.