Trichosurus vulpecula

1 Common Brushtail Possum at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Trichosurus vulpecula	17 Sep 2020	DonFletcher
Trichosurus vulpecula	17 Sep 2020	DonFletcher
Unverified	16 Sep 2020	LisaH

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User's notes

I keep finding animal tails . . . I'm guessing a ring-tail possum? Eaten by a fox?

2 comments

DonFletcher wrote:

17 Sep 2020

Hi Lisa, If your comment means you have found at least three tails in the same area, as well as looking carefully on the ground nearby, look up also. Powerful owls bring prey (mostly possums and gliders) back to roosting spots and drop tails. Foxes consume prey at scattered locations except for what they bring to their cubs in a den. And foxes leave entrails and fur as well as tails.

LisaH wrote:

17 Sep 2020

Hi Don. No, sadly I haven't seen three tails in the one area - my cryptic comment referred to sighting #4344070 (seen in a different area).

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Location information

Coordinates 149.093107 -35.327699
Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Sep 2020 12:26 PM Recorded on
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
506 images trained Machine learning
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