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DonFletcher wrote:
Yesterday
Hard to be sure from this description and photo. But it is not a Bandicoot, Potoroid (not known from that area anyway), Hare, Rabbit, Broad toothed rat, Rattus species, Brush-tailed Possum, any kind of glider nor a juvenile of any kind of ungulate found in Australia. Only two species in the region have part of their tails white and it is not a Rakali. So I agree with David Cunningham that it is a RTPoss.
Trichosurus vulpecula
davidcunninghamwildlife wrote:
13 Jul 2025
Unlikely to be a Rakali at that location and the long rear legs don’t match Rakali.
Ringtail Possums can have white tips on their tails, which are not brushy, so that is a possible ID.
Trichosurus vulpecula
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Hi Baronia, thanks for your sighting. It looks like the location information you provided is incorrect. This can occur if the GPS sensor in your device was having a bad day. Please review and update the location of this record when you get a chance.... PLEASE CHECK ALL YOUR SIGHTINGS FROM THIS LOCATION FOR LOCATION ERRORS.
Trichosurus cunninghami
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
17 Jun 2025
Hi Baronia, thanks for your sighting. It looks like the location information you provided is incorrect, that is in town rather than the bush. This can occur if the GPS sensor in your device was having a bad day. Please review and update the location of this record when you get a chance.
Cercartetus nanus
DonFletcher wrote:
8 Jun 2025
No more responses so I verified it as BTP. Many thanks for the link @MartinPredavec
Trichosurus vulpecula

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