Mammals > Marsupials
The Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) is a handsome, energetic, and culturally iconic terrestrial marsupial native to the temperate grasslands and woodlands of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Celebrated for its unique and striking coloration, this...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Eastern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus nanus) is an enchanting, palm-sized, and biologically extraordinary nocturnal marsupial native to the coastal heaths, temperate rainforests, and eucalyptus woodlands of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Belonging to the family...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), affectionately known across the Australian Outback as the ‘Black-faced Kangaroo’ or ‘Stinker’ (due to the strong, curry-like musk emitted by mature males), is one of the largest and most...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) is a heavily built, ground-dwelling marsupial native to the arid grasslands and limestone plains of southern Australia. Belonging to the wombat family Vombatidae, this remarkable bulldozer of the outback is...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) is an enchanting, arboreal marsupial native to the lush coastal forests, temperate woodlands, and leafy urban suburbs of eastern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. Belonging to the ringtail possum...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also affectionately known as the pygmy gliding possum or flying mouse, is an extraordinary, miniature arboreal marsupial native to the towering eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. Belonging to the family Acrobatidae,...
Mammals > Marsupials
OverviewThe Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) is the smallest, most agile, and most arboreal of Australia’s four native quoll species, belonging to the carnivorous marsupial family Dasyuridae. Native across the rugged tropical savannas, sandstone ranges, and...
Mammals > Marsupials
OverviewThe Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) is Australia’s only exclusively alpine mammal and the sole marsupial on Earth known to undergo prolonged, true seasonal winter hibernation beneath the snowpack. Astonishingly, this ancient ‘living...
Mammals > Marsupials
OverviewThe Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), also affectionately known as the brush-tailed marsupial rat, is a feisty, small carnivorous marsupial endemic to the harshest arid stony deserts of central Australia. Belonging to the family Dasyuridae alongside quolls,...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), traditionally known to Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples as the *luaner*, is an agile, charismatic, and fiercely predatory dasyurid marsupial native to southeastern Australia. Clothed in a thick, silky coat boldly polka-dotted with...
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