Mammals > Marsupials
Bennett’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus), celebrated in Australian Aboriginal Kuku Yalanji culture as the Tcharibbeena, is an immense, powerful, and biologically primitive arboreal macropod strictly endemic to the ancient, mist-shrouded rainforests of...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura), celebrated in Australian Aboriginal Noongar culture as the Kenngoor, is a tiny, exquisitely beautiful, and fiercely predatory arboreal marsupial belonging to the carnivorous marsupial family Dasyuridae. Once widespread...
Mammals > Marsupials
Lumholtz’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi), celebrated in Australian Aboriginal Dyirbal and Yidinji cultures as the Mabi or Muwani, is an extraordinary, heavy-bodied, and biologically fascinating macropod strictly endemic to the high, misty rainforest...
Mammals > Marsupials
Leadbeater’s Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri), celebrated as the official faunal emblem of the State of Victoria and affectionately known as the ‘Fairy Possum’, is an exquisitely agile, diminutive, and biologically legendary nocturnal marsupial...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), celebrated across Australian Aboriginal history and folklore as the Tuan or Black-tailed Wambenger, is a breathtakingly acrobatic, fiercely predatory, and biologically legendary arboreal marsupial belonging to the...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) is a prominent, highly active, and ecologically indispensable marsupial belonging to the bandicoot family (Peramelidae). Native to the coastal forests, heathlands, and suburban bushland interfaces of eastern Australia, this...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus), celebrated in Australian Aboriginal Noongar culture as the Noolbenger, is an extraordinary, mouse-sized, and biologically unique marsupial strictly endemic to the botanically super-diverse sandplain heathlands (kwongan) of...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is an astonishingly striking, skunk-like, and biologically unique arboreal marsupial belonging to the family Petauridae. Native to the lush tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland and New Guinea, this nocturnal...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii), famously celebrated across Australian indigenous Noongar culture as the Chuditch, is a handsome, fierce, and biologically iconic carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to the eucalyptus forests and woodlands of Australia. Holding...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is an enchanting, acrobatic, and biologically extraordinary nocturnal marsupial native to the open eucalyptus forests and woodlands of eastern Australia. Belonging to the family Petauridae, this charismatic gliding possum is...
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