Identification The greater bilby is the size of a rabbit, and has a long-pointed nose, silky pale blue-grey fur with...
Archive for Project Category: Mammal
Mahogany Sugar Glider
Identification The mahogany glider is a small gliding possum occurring in Queensland. It is nocturnal, elusive and silent for much of...
Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo
Identification Up to 10 species of tree-kangaroo have been identified in New Guinea and Australia. Two of those species, Lumholtz’s...
Platypus
Identification Body length 370 mm, tail length 130 mm. Luxuriously dense fur; tan brown above, lighter gold-brown on belly. Flattened,...
Swamp Wallaby
Identification Body length 1 m; tail length 90 cm; weight 50 kg. Woolly grey-brown; slightly darker on shoulders and mid...
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Identification Body length 1 m; tail length 90 cm; weight 50 kg. Woolly grey-brown; slightly darker on shoulders and mid...
Dingo
Identification Body length 100 cm; tail length 32 cm; weight 10-25 kg. Colour ranges from white through honey-ginger to black...
Koala
Identification Body length 90 cm; no tail, weight 6 kg. Woolly grey fur, white chest. Male larger and more ‘coarse-looking’...