Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Brushtail Possum at Bowning, NSW
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| Trichosurus vulpecula | DonFletcher | 17 Feb 2025 | ||
| Trichosurus vulpecula | CarbonAI | 6 Jan 2025 | ||
| Unverified | Maren | 6 Jan 2025 |
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Have not seen the animal but looks like possums are in the apple tree
4 comments
6 Jan 2025
Hi Maren, Any apple tree is likely to have both BT Possums and Black/Roof/Ship Rats in it and could also have visits from Grey Headed Flying Foxes. I cant guess the scale here (which matters a lot in this case) but they look like rat droppings. So I have not confirmed your sighting, yet. The key question is how big are those scats?
17 Feb 2025
Hi Don, they were about 20 mm long. Much bigger than rat droppings I've seen around here, though I don't know about native rats.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.780548-34.814661
- Places Bowning, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2025 08:50 AM Recorded on
- Maren Recorded by
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- Maren NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Trichosurus vulpecula Possums Possums & Gliders Mammals
Species information
- Trichosurus vulpecula Scientific name
- Common Brushtail Possum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1266.58m Recorded at altitude
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