Antechinus agilis

2 Agile Antechinus at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Antechinus agilis at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve - 17 Mar 2024
Antechinus agilis at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve - 17 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Antechinus agilis 17 Mar 2024 DonFletcher
Antechinus agilis 17 Mar 2024 rhyshardy

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User's notes

Two antechinus nearby one another and foraging, observed eating worms. A third was nearby, 100m away, not photographed.

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DonFletcher wrote:
   17 Mar 2024
Darker looking than usual agilis but not A. mimetes (Dusky Antechinus) which has shorter ears, a longer nose, and more obvious claws.
rhyshardy wrote:
   17 Mar 2024
Appreciate the confirmation Don, I was finding it hard to be certain.

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Sighting information

  • 3 Abundance
  • 17 Mar 2024 12:29 PM Recorded on
  • rhyshardy Recorded by

Additional information

  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Antechinus agilis Scientific name
  • Agile Antechinus Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1569.08m Recorded at altitude
  • 77 images trained Machine learning

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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