Dusky rat
The dusky rat ("Rattus colletti") is an indigenous species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Australia. Name. Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land call this animal "mulbbu", a name also applied to other rodent species. It was first described in 1904 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Range. The rat is found only in the monsoonal subcoastal plains of the Northern Territory, Australia. Predation. The dusky rat is eaten according to Peterson Nganjmirra and is prey to the Australian water python ("(Liasis fuscus)" also ranging across northern Australia.