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Koala resting in the fork of a river red gum, Narrandera
Record ID record-8b4e591f-2adb-4879-a21e-97e67a45a0e1
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Koala resting in the fork of a river red gum.
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Wider view of the same koala in the tree fork.
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- Basis of record
- Human observation
- Verbatim identification
- Koala
- Taxon rank
- Species
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Phascolarctidae
- Genus
- Phascolarctos
- Specific epithet
- cinereus
- Scientific name
- Phascolarctos cinereus
- Scientific name authorship
- (Goldfuss, 1817)
- Name according to
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Nomenclatural code
- ICZN (zoological)
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted
- Name match type
- Exact match
- Checklist
- Atlas of Living Australia name index (AFD)
- Checklist version
- ALA namematching API, checked 2026-11-03
- Scientific name ID
- https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e9d6fbbd-1505-4073-990a-dc66c930dad6
- Identification remarks
- Grey woolly fur, large rounded fluffy ears, large dark nose, no tail, sitting in a eucalypt fork. Unmistakable.
- Identification confidence
- Certain
- Wild, cultivated or captive
- Wild
- Establishment means
- Native
- Individual count
- 1
- Life stage
- Adult
- Sex
- Not recorded
- Associated organisms
- River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), the tree it was resting in (by eye, not confirmed).
- Event date
- 2026-11-03
- Sampling protocol
- Seen and photographed from the ground with a phone (Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra), 13:51 AEDT.
- Occurrence remarks
- One koala sitting wedged in the fork of a pale-barked river red gum, holding a small branch, mostly asleep. About 2 km from the koala seen earlier the same day, so a different animal.
- Uncertainty remarks
- Location generalised to 0.1 degree (about 10 km) because the koala is a listed threatened species. Sex not determined (chest not clearly visible).
- Occurrence status
- Present
- Behaviour
- Resting in a tree fork, eyes mostly closed, one forepaw holding a thin branch.
- Data quality statement
- Identification certain from clear photos. Name checked against the ALA name index (AFD). Exact coordinates kept privately by the observer; GPS removed from the published images.
- Source
- Rob's phone photos 20261103_135119–135125 (4 frames; 2 chosen)
- Place
- Not shown on public record pages
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Rob Evans (2026). Koala resting in the fork of a river red gum, Narrandera. Clio Online Museum. https://cliomuseum.org/records/record-8b4e591f-2adb-4879-a21e-97e67a45a0e1
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Published recordVersion 1
Creators
- Rob Evans https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6391-4464 (opens in a new tab) (verified with ORCID)
Version and provenance
- Version identifier
version-6ff7132a-95a9-4206-bc20-5cacd4e99fa4- Canonical commitment
sha3-384:fead42fcf167b8c1c501eb11f0c1c2bfbd3a2ee78340b466cdeb016bc8046e0fde92b5abe5516fca1b83025533f29885- Accepted
Evidence profile and standards
- Darwin Core 2026-05-26
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