Mammals > Bats
The Orange Leaf-nosed Bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia) is an extraordinary and visually distinctive microbat native to the arid and tropical north of Australia. Instantly recognizable by its stunning golden-orange fur and an elaborate, fleshy diamond-shaped noseleaf...
Mammals > Marsupials
Sharman’s Rock-wallaby (Petrogale sharmani) is one of the smallest and most geographically restricted members of Australia’s rock-wallaby assemblage. Endemic strictly to the rugged granite boulder fields of the Seaview and Coane Ranges west of Ingham in...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Hastings River Mouse (Pseudomys oralis) is a gentle, nocturnal native rodent endemic to the rugged mountain ridges and moist gullies of eastern Australia’s Great Dividing Range. First described scientifically from fossil and subfossil deposits, this elusive...
Mammals > Macropods
The Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei), also known as the Warabi, holds the distinction of being the smallest of all known rock-wallabies and macropods on Earth. Confined exclusively to the remote, labyrinthine sandstone gorges and monsoon rainforest pockets of Western...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Northern Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a dynamic, arboreal carnivorous marsupial native to the monsoonal woodlands of northern Australia. Instantly identifiable by its magnificent, jet-black bottlebrush tail that puffs out when agitated, this...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) is a secretive, rabbit-sized marsupial that ranks among the rarest and most elusive mammals in Australasia. Cloaked in dense, grizzled grey-brown fur, this quiet forest floor wanderer was only recognized by modern science in...
Mammals > Rodents
The Smoky Mouse (Pseudomys fumeus), known traditionally to Indigenous peoples as the Konoom, is a critically endangered, soft-furred native rodent endemic to the cool, high-elevation mountain landscapes of southeastern Australia. Despite its humble rodent lineage, the...
Mammals > Macropods
The Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma) holds one of the most remarkable conservation redemption stories in Australian mammalogy. As the smallest member of the genus Notamacropus, this shy, elusive macropod was long presumed extinct on the Australian mainland by the...
Mammals > Bettongs
The Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica) is a critically imperiled, rabbit-sized marsupial belonging to the rat-kangaroo family (Potoroidae). Endemic to a vanishingly narrow ecological transition zone along the western margin of northern Queensland’s Wet...
Mammals > Bats
The Dagger-toothed Long-nosed Fruit Bat (Macroglossus minimus), also known as the northern blossom bat, is one of the smallest megabats in the world. Belonging to the family Pteropodidae, this diminutive flying mammal is an indispensable keystone pollinator across...
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