Category: Wild

The striped possum or widespread striped possum, scientific name Dactylopsila trivirgata is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae. Striped Possum Profile The species is black […]

The common brushtail possum, scientific name Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for “furry tailed” and the Latin for “little fox”, beforehand within the genus Phalangista) […]

The tiger quoll, scientific name Dasyurus maculatus, also referred to as the spotted-tail quoll, the noticed quoll, the spotted-tail dasyure, native cat, or the tiger […]

The honey possum or noolbenger, scientific name Tarsipes rostratus, is a tiny species of marsupial that feeds on the nectar and pollen of a various […]

The short-nosed bandicoot (genus Isoodon) is a member of the order Peramelemorphia. These marsupials will be discovered throughout Australia, though their distribution will be patchy. […]

The long-nosed bandicoot, scientific name Perameles nasuta is a species of bandicoot present in eastern Australia, from north Queensland alongside the east coast to Victoria. […]

Gilbert’s potoroo or ngilkat, scientific name Potorous gilbertii is Australia’s most endangered marsupial and one of many world’s rarest critically endangered mammals. It is a small […]

Striped Grass Mouse, scientific name Lemniscomys barbarus is the one discovered north of the Sahara. They are typically present in grassy habitats, however, the place […]

The desert rat-kangaroo, scientific name Caloprymnus campestris, additionally known as the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo, plains rat-kangaroo, or oolacunta, is an extinct small hopping marsupial endemic to […]

The musky rat-kangaroo, scientific name Hypsiprymnodon moschatus is a small marsupial discovered solely within the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described within the later 19th century, […]