Isoodon obesulus obesulus
1 Southern Brown Bandicoot at Paddys River, ACT
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User's notes
Stumbled on this as I came around a corner about 5 metres down the maintainance path. Didn't get to see it long so didn't get a good look at its face. I'd say it was at least 12cms long in the body.
3 comments
16 Nov 2020
My instant thought initially was bandicoot but I've never seen one anywhere near that small so thought it might be more likely something else.
16 Nov 2020
Scaling from the leaves, this animal is too big for any Antechinus. It looks like Isoodon as Chris M suggests.
16 Nov 2020
I wasn't sure about size for antechinus but I had some concerns about the length of the tail and maybe nose shape so that would fit. Thanks for the ID!
Location information
- Coordinates 148.906552-35.463236
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2020 05:49 AM Recorded on
- Ct1000 Recorded by
Collections
- Ct1000 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Isoodon obesulus obesulus Other Small Marsupials Small Marsupials Mammals
Species information
- Isoodon obesulus obesulus Scientific name
- Southern Brown Bandicoot Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 998.59m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Isoodon obesulus obesulus