2 Unidentified Bandicoot at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Peramelidae (family) | 31 Aug 2022 | DonFletcher | ||
| Perameles nasuta | 31 Aug 2022 | LukeMcElhinney |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
1 Sep 2022
New recorded bandicoot location, all species are at least uncommon in the ACT. Nearest other recorded location is NE of Bendora arboretum
2 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
31 Aug 2022
Hi Luke
I have confirmed as a bandicoot and very likely it was a LNB, but that photo does not enable species to be identified eg could be SBB (Isoodon obesulus) which also has been recorded in ACT, or stretching it a bit, even EBB which probably once occurred in grasslands in this general area of NSW and is still present in Victoria. In fact some people would even question whether I can confirm 'bandicoot' except your 2nd photo is immensely helpful in that regard. On CNM I cant zoom in to pics so if you could enlarge the animal part and add it as a 3rd photo, that would be great! I think this might be tagged as a significant sighting.
I have confirmed as a bandicoot and very likely it was a LNB, but that photo does not enable species to be identified eg could be SBB (Isoodon obesulus) which also has been recorded in ACT, or stretching it a bit, even EBB which probably once occurred in grasslands in this general area of NSW and is still present in Victoria. In fact some people would even question whether I can confirm 'bandicoot' except your 2nd photo is immensely helpful in that regard. On CNM I cant zoom in to pics so if you could enlarge the animal part and add it as a 3rd photo, that would be great! I think this might be tagged as a significant sighting.
LukeMcElhinney
wrote:
31 Aug 2022
Hi Don
I am in the field now so will have to post a zoomed in pic later
I am in the field now so will have to post a zoomed in pic later
Location information
- Coordinates 148.790005-35.458691
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2022 11:55 AM Recorded on
- LukeMcElhinney Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Featured LukeMcElhinney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Peramelidae (family) Other Small Marsupials Small Marsupials Mammals
Species information
- Peramelidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Bandicoot Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1171.54m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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