Austrolestes leda

Wandering Ringtail at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Austrolestes leda	7 Dec 2022	HarveyPerkins
	Unverified	4 Dec 2022	MichaelWenke

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I'm not sure if these are all separate species or not.

3 comments

MichaelWenke wrote:

6 Dec 2022

HarveyPerkins wrote:

7 Dec 2022

The 2nd & 3rd photos are definitely of male Wandering Ringtails. Th e1st photo is of a female that fits this species on what can be seen, but because it is taken from underneath, some of the more defining features are not visible. Most likely is also Wandering Ringtail.

MichaelWenke wrote:

7 Dec 2022

Many thanks Harvey

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Location information

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
4 Dec 2022 10:44 AM Recorded on
MichaelWenke Recorded by
Collections
Insects Damselflies (Zygoptera) Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) MichaelWenke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Austrolestes leda Scientific name
Wandering Ringtail Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1232.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania