Trichosurus vulpecula
1 Common Brushtail Possum at Michelago, NSW
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| Trichosurus vulpecula | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Mar 2019 | |
| Trichosurus vulpecula | Illilanga | 22 Mar 2019 |
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4 comments
23 Mar 2019
Haha Michael. So do we but I haven't been able to a get a photo for CNM! We hear it flapping around every night. ;)
23 Mar 2019
I've been able to get sound recordings of their screeching:
Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed Flying Fox) on 16 Feb 2019
and flapping:
Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed Flying Fox) on 12 Feb 2019
a photo would be very hard !
Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed Flying Fox) on 16 Feb 2019and flapping:
Pteropus poliocephalus (Grey-headed Flying Fox) on 12 Feb 2019a photo would be very hard !
23 Mar 2019
Yep that's the sound. I'm not sure it's still around but I will try and get audio if it is.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156273-35.779649
- Altitude 796.0m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2019 09:54 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Trichosurus vulpecula Possums Possums & Gliders Mammals
Species information
- Trichosurus vulpecula Scientific name
- Common Brushtail Possum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1266.58m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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