Canis lupus dingo
Dingo at Paddys River, ACT
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| Canis lupus dingo | 6 Jun 2020 | DonFletcher | ||
| Canis lupus dingo | 5 Jun 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 1 Jun 2020 | Tammy |
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User's notes
Just wondering if anyone can identify scats? This was on the Lyrebird Trail Tidbinbilla
3 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
6 Jun 2020
It is a canid scat (i.e. fox, pet dog or dingo). Scat content influences the decision between pet dog and wild but this is hard to tell because of the white (calcium rich?) content. Scat diameter (and total volume in some cases) helps the fox V dog decision. (Smell too but unsafe to do because of hydatid eggs). Guessing the scale from the Poa(?) tussock, I think dog, and because owned dogs are uncommon at Tidbinbilla, this is very likely a Dingo Canis dingo (no longer Canis lupus). Baits are laid ~quarterly in Tidbinbilla for dingoes to protect sheep on Tidbinbilla Station, Congwarra and nearby rural properties.
DonFletcher
wrote:
6 Jun 2020
Location information
- Coordinates 148.884088-35.456318
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 May 2020 11:39 AM Recorded on
- Tammy Recorded by
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Species information
- Canis lupus dingo Scientific name
- Dingo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1538.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Canis lupus dingo Canus dingo Canis lupus familiaris Canis familaris Mirri