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DonFletcher wrote:

14 Jul 2025

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

DonFletcher wrote:

8 Jun 2025

No more responses so I verified it as BTP. Many thanks for the link @MartinPredavec

Trichosurus vulpecula

MartinPredavec wrote:

7 Jun 2025

I agree with @DonFletcher - it sounds like a Brushtail Possum. Have a listen at https://wildambience.com/wildlife-sounds/common-brushtail-possum/?srsltid=AfmBOoqmM4d5Zb3Ve0K_dUXau_o-cap3CBHsUAWprxcybcxx3YPLhba7

Trichosurus vulpecula

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