Several ringtails in the genus Austrolestes can look very similar, particuarly if the key distinguishing features, which can be very slight, are not clearly visible in a photo. This genus level taxon has been created in Canberra Nature Map for those records which cannot be definitively ascribed to a particular species.
Austrolestes sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Loddon Mallee