Giant White - Tailed Rat, Uromys caudimaculatus by Dave Charles published on 2020-06-26T03:34:35Z The Giant White-tailed Rat is a native Australian rodent of some considerable size. It is a resident of the north-easter tropical rainforests. It is omnivorous feeding on a variety of plant and animal matter. It causes considerable dame by chewing on plastic and rubber parts of car engines at night. It also gets into ceilings where it can fray electrical wires. The Giant White-tailed Rat has a blood-curdling distress call as heard here. Being a native Australian mammal, this one was taken far away and released. Genre Australian Wildlife