14 Agile Antechinus at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Antechinus agilis | 21 Feb 2021 | DonFletcher | ||
| Antechinus agilis | 21 Feb 2021 | Illilanga |
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Private property. No public access without permission. The two were checking out hollows in an old, dead tree. Snout to tail length ~12-14cm.
8 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
21 Feb 2021
I expect so, if they find them in a nest. RG eat any animal material they can subdue, from insects to rabbits, dead or alive.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
3 Mar 2021
Don, someone was saying on social media that if they saw this, they would think it was a mouse, but on closer inspection noticed the different shaped nose. They wanted to know if there are any other differences they are missing?
DonFletcher
wrote:
3 Mar 2021
Hi Matthew. Antechinus and Dunnarts have very long pointed snouts compared to the stubby face of a mouse. Antechinus ears are a different shape to ears of house mice. Mice are fast, but antechinus are faster, esp agilis. Agile antechinus are often incredibly fast and active. Sometimes mice get eaten by antechinus. Agile antechinus have a pale eye ring. Dusky Antechinus are a distinctive dark colour. Yellow Footed Antechinus have buff coloured flanks
DonFletcher
wrote:
3 Mar 2021
Ililanga, sorry about converting your LE question to one about RG. The answer about LE is no.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156498-35.780923
- Altitude 815.0m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 21 Feb 2021 09:26 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
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Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Antechinuses Small Marsupials Mammals Antechinus agilis Featured
Species information
- Antechinus agilis Scientific name
- Agile Antechinus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1666.88m Recorded at altitude
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