Cercartetus nanus
5 Eastern Pygmy Possum at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Cercartetus nanus | DonFletcher | 7 Apr 2021 | |
| Cercartetus nanus | TimotheeBonnet | 6 Apr 2021 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
7 Apr 2021
There is little known about the distribution and abundance of this threatened species in the ACT
User's notes
Tiny possums white underneath, grey above, pink nose, black around eye. Spotted along 300m, mostly high in the trees, difficult to photograph.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.827164-35.319857
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2021 10:33 PM Recorded on
- TimotheeBonnet Recorded by
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Significant Mammals Possums & Gliders Possums TimotheeBonnet Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cercartetus nanus
Species information
- Cercartetus nanus Scientific name
- Eastern Pygmy Possum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656m Recorded at altitude
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