![Unverified Cap on a stem; gills below cap [mushrooms or mushroom-like] at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Mar 2026 by RAllen](https://cdn.naturemapr.org/api/sightings/4729598/images/1?width=300&height=300 "Unverified Cap on a stem; gills below cap [mushrooms or mushroom-like] at Cotter River, ACT - 23 Mar 2026 by RAllen")
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DonFletcher
wrote:
21 min ago
@DougT Squirrel Gliders never have a white tail tip, are larger on average than Krefft's, have a slightly different shaped nose in profile, and have longer fur at the base of the tail so their tail base looks even more 'fluffed out' than the tail base of Krefft's (allegedly). Also in some areas there are other local differences, for example I have seen people saying that their local Squirrels have different coloured/ shaped stripes on their heads to their local Squirrels.
Petaurus notatus
DonFletcher
wrote:
1 hr ago
Hi @DougT I have verified as Krefft's because I think there has never been a confirmed norfolcensis in the ACT. The two species are mostly extremely difficult to separate from photos, unless it is one of the Krefft's individuals with a white tail tip, contrary to the confidence displayed by some people on the internet. The two very old norfolcensis records shown in ALA as being in Queanbeyan (specimen backed in Aust Museum) were at the Post Office/Railway Station, therefore were likely to have been in transit from elsewhere. However norfolcensis has been recorded from fairly close, ie north of Yass, so could turn up here, but as far as I know it has not done so. Measurements of teeth are needed to definitively confirm the ID beyond doubt. Fluffiness of the tail base is often quoted but is not a reliable guide.
Petaurus notatus
abread111
wrote:
1 hr ago
For fungi like this you n̈eed to pick one and take photos showing side on view of stem and gills
Unverified Fungus
DougT
wrote:
1 hr ago
Hi @DonFletcher, I don't disagree with your ID but I was wondering what the differences are from this photo that I can tell them apart with?
Petaurus notatus
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