Peramelidae (family)

Unidentified Bandicoot at Booth, ACT

Peramelidae (family) at Booth, ACT - 17 Jan 2022
Peramelidae (family) at Booth, ACT - 17 Jan 2022
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Peramelidae (family) 25 Feb 2022 DonFletcher
Unidentified 24 Feb 2022 heatherb1997

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Found in dry sclerophyll forest burnt during Orroral Valley Fire in 2020. Unsure on species ID

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DonFletcher wrote:
   25 Feb 2022
This is certainly a bandicoot. Two species of bandicoot are present in SE Aust. This animal appears to me to have long ears (therefore Perameles nasuta) but others have suggested it is Isoodon obesulus (which has shorter ears), so I'll leave the ID as 'unknown bandicoot'. Further camera work in the area could settle this.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 17 Jan 2022 02:01 AM Recorded on
  • heatherb1997 Recorded by

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