1 Common Brushtail Possum at Forde, ACT
Identification history
| Trichosurus vulpecula | 23 Sep 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Trichosurus vulpecula | 23 Sep 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Trichosurus vulpecula | 23 Sep 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Sep 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
Two black-coloured mites attached to the inside of the right ear.
1 comment
DonFletcher
wrote:
23 Sep 2024
Cant seem them clearly @TimL but ticks are more likely than mites to be that size and are commonly seen on wild animals. Mites also occur but are usually smaller and tend to be found in crevices or other protected positions.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159250-35.168563
- Altitude 672.3m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2024 02:44 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Mammals Possums Possums & Gliders TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Trichosurus vulpecula Scientific name
- Common Brushtail Possum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1245.5m Recorded at altitude
- 363 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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