1 Brown Antechinus at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Antechinus stuartii | 24 Jan 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Antechinus agilis | 24 Jan 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Unverified | 24 Jan 2024 | arjay |
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4 comments
arjay
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
Is the ID based mainly on location? or some other feature? I have been told I have brown antechinus which I think are supposed to come as far south as Kialoa. I have been wondering if I have both brown and agile (being at the southern and northern ends of their respective distributions. I am also wondering how I could possibly tell them apart if I do.
DonFletcher
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
Hi ajay,
I haven't IDd a Brown (stuartii) before and the species is not even included in our Canberra list. But you're right. This is a fair bit darker than the local Agiles. According to Menkhorst, Agiles are greyer brown and Browns are more chocolate brown. So I'm unsure but in retrospect I think is it is more likely to be stuartii.
I doubt that the boundary between agilis and stuartii is known well, or even whether the two are exclusive or overlapping. After a few more years when you have a few more records, it may be necessary to go back and revise some of these IDs.
I haven't IDd a Brown (stuartii) before and the species is not even included in our Canberra list. But you're right. This is a fair bit darker than the local Agiles. According to Menkhorst, Agiles are greyer brown and Browns are more chocolate brown. So I'm unsure but in retrospect I think is it is more likely to be stuartii.
I doubt that the boundary between agilis and stuartii is known well, or even whether the two are exclusive or overlapping. After a few more years when you have a few more records, it may be necessary to go back and revise some of these IDs.
DonFletcher
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
However this record of yours is probably correct as agilis Antechinus agilis (Agile Antechinus)
arjay
wrote:
24 Jan 2024
Thanks heaps. I thought they looked a little different to each other which is why I queried it and put the second photo up. We also had a wildlife carer looking after some orphans recently and she said those had been identified as browns. I will also ask a local mammals expert (but not a taxonomist) and see what she says and let you know if she comes up with something different. We have a similar problem with the sugar/squirrel gliders both of which I think occur here.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Antechinus stuartii Antechinuses Small Marsupials Mammals
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Antechinus stuartii Scientific name
- Brown Antechinus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 690.81m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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