Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Common Ringtail Possum at Paddys River, ACT
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| Pseudocheirus peregrinus | 25 Feb 2021 | DonFletcher | ||
| Pseudocheirus peregrinus | 25 Feb 2021 | SWishart |
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User's notes
Sorry a bit gruesome but at least you can't smell it. Fur and entrails scattered in close proximity to body; no head
5 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
25 Feb 2021
Thank you for the record SWishart. Its biology, we dont know gruesome. Ring tail possums have a localised patchy distribution, so records of this species are of quite some interest. However I'm feeling a little bit skeptical about your location, which maps as being on the ridge between Johns Peak and Camels Hump. If you dont mind, please can you confirm (or correct) the location?
DonFletcher
wrote:
25 Feb 2021
I'm struggling with that question Michael. Eating the head and plucking fur are common to larger raptors, foxes and cats, And all are capable of separating the fore- and hind-quarters like this. Probably not a POWL, it would have flown off with the remainder of the carcass (unless it was frightened off suddenly). Maybe someone else can help.
SWishart
wrote:
25 Feb 2021
Hi Don, I can confirm the location as I wandered up camel back firetrail yesterday and via the new marked track to Johns Peak (and onto Tidbinbilla Peak). The ringtail was on the footpad to Johns Peak past the old communication tower and a bit under 10 min on from where I saw the botany bay weevil (also posted).
Location information
- Coordinates 148.892828-35.425870
- Altitude 1323.9m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2021 10:33 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pseudocheirus peregrinus Possums Possums & Gliders Mammals
Species information
- Pseudocheirus peregrinus Scientific name
- Common Ringtail Possum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1874m Recorded at altitude
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