Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Brushtail Possum at Hughes, ACT
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| Trichosurus vulpecula | DonFletcher | 22 Aug 2019 | |
| Trichosurus vulpecula | LisaH | 22 Aug 2019 |
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User's notes
We suspect this possum is dead - seen in this position in the hollow for the past few days.
3 comments
23 Aug 2019
Hi Lisa, Live ones do roost like that too sometimes, for weeks on end, poking out where they look vulnerable to attack, and to the weather. Sometimes with only the sky above them. But also this could be a dead one.
23 Aug 2019
Sorry, this was my mistake. The possum did not stir even when we went right up to it and there were some insects buzzing around, however it is not visible this morning, so it is clearly alive.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.096597-35.327988
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Aug 2019 05:54 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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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