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WendyEM wrote:
11 min ago
not many shots of females on line.
Anthela phoenicias
WendyEM wrote:
26 min ago
Not P. bistrigula - reniform mark lacks the long 'tail' of that species. The closest match I can find in Moths of Victoria is P. sp(11)
Proteuxoa sp. (11) (MoV, Part 9)
DonFletcher wrote:
30 min ago
Hi @NathanaelC, I am not confident that I know the nature mapper policy on this but the basic idea is that it is photo-based and that every record is confirmed by a moderator (unlike most other wildlife atlas systems). As you say, they are common species. And Wombats are unmistakable. But people often try to record species from droppings alone and there are certainly mistakes being made with the identification of those. So if we moderators are allowed to verify records without photos, I suggest the minimum requirement would be a statement from the observer that they had had a good visual observation of the species in question.

@MichaelMulvaney for guidance
Vombatus ursinus
DiBickers wrote:
31 min ago
Most likely Vespula germanica, but would need a clear side-view photo of the head & thorax as well. I’ll need to verify this one at Genus-level for you😊
Vespula (Genus)
DonFletcher wrote:
39 min ago
Hi Chris @cmobbs, Tail of introduced Black (Roof) Rat is longer than its head+body. Tail of native Bush Rat (R fuscipes) is shorter. Also, R.fuscipes has not been recorded in Canberra or Canberra Nature Park for many decades, if ever. And R. norvegicus is rare here. Our only native rat in Canberra is the Rakali.

In the mountains there are four rat species, R.rattus, R.fuscipes, Mastacomys fuscus and Rakali. Also the extremely rare Smoky Mouse is the size of a juvenile rat.

Here is a link to the CNM advice about identifying and managing small mammals, titled 'PHOTOGRAPHY OF SMALL MAMMALS FOR IDENTIFICATION' Rodents
Rattus rattus

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