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Australian Mammals

Platypus [Order: Monotremata, Family: Ornithorhynchidae]
The Platypus has short legs and a flat streamlined body. It has distinctive duck bill and webbed feet to assist swimming. The male has a 1.5cm long venom spur on the hind foot. The platypus has thick...
Platypus
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

Echidna [Order: Monotremata, Family: Tachyglossidae]
The Short-beaked Echidna has a long sticky tongue for catching ants and other insects. It is a monotreme - that means it lays eggs. The prickly coat gives it protection - much like a hedgehog or...
Short-beaked Echidna
(Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Feathertail Glider [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Acrobatidae]
The Feathertail glider is the size of a mouse with grey/brown back and white belly. The only glider with a flattened tail that looks like a feather. It can glide up to 20m using its tail as a rudder.
Feathertail Glider
(Acrobates pygmaeus)

Kangaroos and Wallabies [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Macropodidae]
Bennett's Tree-kangaroo is mostly dark brown above and lighter brown on the chin, throat and underside. The top of their head and shoulders is reddish brown The forehead and snout are grey. The feet...
Bennett's Tree-kangaroo
(Dendrolagus bennettianus) 		Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroos have short, woolly chestnut brown fur, with pale belly. Their neck, cheeks, and feet are yellow. The face is greyish-brown, with a double golden stripe running down their...
Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo
(Dendrolagus goodfellowi) 		Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo is a dark brown to black tree-kangaroo with light greyish brown underside. The small round head is dark brown with pale brown face and forehead. It has a large snout and...
Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
(Dendrolagus lumholtzi) 		The Agile Wallaby is a medium sized wallaby. Light sandy brown with paler underneath. Has pale cheek stripe and light stripe on thigh. The edges of ears are black. They live in small social groups...
Agile Wallaby
(Macropus agilis)
The Common Wallaroo is a large dark grey or reddish kangaroo with coarse fur and a black nose. The males are much larger than females..
Common Wallaroo
(Macropus robustus) 		The Eastern Grey Kangaroo has uniform woolly grey-brown fur, slightly darker on shoulders and mid back. The tail is tipped with black Spends most of the day resting under a shady tree, only moving...
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
(Macropus giganteus) 		The Parma Wallaby has greyish brown back with white throat and chest. The conservation status of this wallaby is listed as
Parma Wallaby
(Macropus parma) 		The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), is the largest living marsupial. It is able to go without drinking as long as green grass is available, and it adapts well to drought. In some areas both males and...
Red Kangaroo
(Macropus rufus)
The Red-necked Wallaby has grey fur with reddish shoulders and upper back. There is a weak face stripe. Similar to Black-striped Wallaby, but does not have the pronounced back stripe or white...
Red-necked Wallaby
(Macropus rufogriseus) 		The Tammar Wallaby is grey brown above with reddish sides and legs. The conservation status of this wallaby is listed as
Tammar Wallaby
(Macropus eugenii) 		The Western Grey Kangaroo is greyish-brown to reddish-brown in colour. Their muzzles have finer hairs than most other kangaroo species. Dark brown face, often with a line of white outlining the lower...
Western Grey Kangaroo
(Macropus fuliginosus) 		The Whiptail Wallaby is light grey or brownish grey, with white underneath. Dark brown forehead, with white stripe on face.
Whiptail Wallaby
(Macropus parryi)
The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby is a pale grey-brown wallaby. It has a distinctive stripe from the neck down each side behind the forearm - the bridle marking. It has a horny pointed nail on the end...
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
(Onychogalea fraenata)
Allied Rock Wallaby
(Petrogale assimilis) 		The Black-footed Rock-wallaby is reddish brown above with paler underside. The fur is thick and feet are dark. It has a distinct white cheek stripe. Tail is dark is brown with brush at end.
Black-footed Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale lateralis) 		The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby is brownish above, with reddish tint towards the rear. It has white cheek stripe and pale grey side stripe. Tail has brush at end.
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale penicillata)
The Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby is grey above and white underneath. Has reddish patches on legs and white side stripe. The tail is barred - no other Wallaby has this kind of markings on the tail.
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby
(Petrogale xanthopus) 		The Quokka is a small wallaby about the size of a domestic cat. Grey-brown above. Fur is long and coarse. Very short ears.
Quokka
(Setonix brachyurus) 		The Red-legged Pademelon is a small brown wallaby with rust-red legs and face
Red-legged Pademelon
(Thylogale stigmatica) 		The Red-necked Pademelon (pronounced
Red-necked Pademelon
(Thylogale thetis)
The Tasmanian Pademelon is a small wallaby. It is dark brown or grey-brown above, and lighter red-brown colour underneath. The fur is dense and long.
Tasmanian Pademelon
(Thylogale billardierii) 		The Swamp Wallaby is very dark in colour with reddish orange belly. It has a dark, almost black face. The fur is coarse. A form found on South Stradbroke Island is lighter in colour.
Swamp Wallaby
(Wallabia bicolor)

Gliders [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Petauridae]
The Squirrel Glider looks similar to the Sugar Glider but is larger and has more pointed nose, narrower ears and bushier furry tail. The underside is white
Squirrel Glider
(Petaurus norfolcensis) 		The Sugar Glider is a small possum. It has a membrane from its fifth finger to the back ankle. Using the membrane it can glide about 50 m between trees. In flight, it uses its long bushy tail for...
Sugar Glider
(Petaurus breviceps) 		The Yellow-bellied Glider is grey above and creamy to orange below. It is larger than the Sugar Glider and Squirrel Glider and has longer fluffy tail
Yellow-bellied Glider
(Petaurus australis)

Cuscus, Brushtail Possums [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Phalangeridae]
The Black-spotted Cuscus is one of the largest species of cuscus. Females are larger than males. The body is reddish. Females have a dark saddle on their backs, and males have an area of dark...
Black-spotted Cuscus
(Spilocuscus rufoniger) 		The Spotted Cuscus has thick woolly fur and is variable in colour. The female is a creamy color and the male ranges from creamy-grey to orange-rust colour with irregular spots. Some juveniles are...
Spotted Cuscus
(Spilocuscus maculatus) 		The Common Brushtail Possum is a large possum with bushy tail and pointed ears. Grey with a black band across the snout, they have a white to brownish-yellow belly. It is nocturnal and, during the...
Common Brushtail Possum
(Trichosurus vulpecula) 		The Mountain Brushtail Possum is grey above and whitish below. Some forms are black. Short rounded ears. The Common Brushtail Possum is similar but has more pointed ears.
Mountain Brushtail Possum
(Trichosurus cunninghami)
The Northern Brushtail Possum is reddish-grey. Females are silver-grey. They have short thick fur. The tail is bare underneath and short-haired above.
Northern Brushtail Possum
(Trichosurus arnhemensis)

Koala and Wombat [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Phascolarctidae]
The Koala is a unique Australian marsupial, often incorrectly called a Koala Bear. The males are larger than females. Koalas from southern areas are about 30% larger than the Queensland koalas...
Koala
(Phascolarctos cinereus)

Bettongs and Potoroos [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Potoroidae]
The Rufous Bettong is a small marsupial (rat-kangaroo) with silvery grey and ginger fur, with a lighter coloured almost hairless tail. They have pointed ears, a hairy muzzle, pale red fur round the...
Rufous bettong
(Aepyprymnus rufescens) 		The Brush-tailed Bettong is a small marsupial in the kangaroo family. The body is greyish brown above and paler below. It has a long tail with black crest along the end half. The underside of the...
Brush-tailed Bettong
(Bettongia penicillata) 		The Tasmanian Bettong is brownish grey above with whitish underside.
Tasmanian Bettong
(Bettongia gaimardi) 		The Musky Rat Kangaroo is the smallest member of the kangaroo family (macropod). It is a small marsupial that looks like a miniature kangaroo. The fur is rich brown fur with some darker hairs. The...
Musky Rat Kangaroo
(Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)
The Long-nosed Potoroo is grey-brown above with whitish underside. In Queensland populations the nose is quite short but is longer in populations further south. There is a bare patch of skin around...
Long-nosed Potoroo
(Potorous tridactylus)

Ringtail Possums [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Pseudocheiridae]
The Greater Glider the largest glider. It is dark grey or mottled cream and grey above, with whitish underside. The tail is long and furry. The snout is short and ears are large.
Greater Glider
(Petauroides volans) 		The Common Ringtail Possum is grey-brown on the back with white underneath. Immatures are reddish brown. It has a long white tipped prehensile tail which can be used carrying nesting materials as...
Common Ringtail Possum
(Pseudocheirus peregrinus) 		The Green Ringtail Possum has thick soft greenish fur, with white patches below eyes and ears. Fur has mixture of black, grey, yellow and white giving it a greenish appearance.
Green Ringtail Possum
(Pseudocheirus archeri)

Koala and Wombat [Order: Diprotodontia, Family: Vombatidae]
The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a stout marsupial and can weigh up to 36 kg. They have a large, blunt head and a short, neck. Their sharp claws and stubby, powerful legs make them great diggers....
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
(Lasiorhinus latifrons) 		Wombats are stout marsupials and can weigh up to 36 kg. They have a large, blunt head and a short, neck. Their sharp claws and stubby, powerful legs make them great diggers. Wombats can live for up...
Common Wombat
(Vombatus ursinus)

Bandicoots and Bilbies [Order: Peramelemorphia, Family: Peramelidae]
The Northern Brown Bandicoot has brown fur that is harsh in texture. The underside is light in colour. It has a humped posture. A nocturnal animal that lives on the ground. During the day it hides in...
Northern Brown Bandicoot
(Isoodon macrourus) 		The Southern Brown Bandicoot is greyish brown above and cream below. The fur is coarse. The tail and back feet are dark brown.
Southern Brown Bandicoot
(Isoodon obesulus) 		The Bilby has long rabbit-like ears and pointed nose. The fur is silvery blue. It has a longish black and white tail. It has strong claws for digging.
Bilby
(Macrotis lagotis) 		The Long-nosed Bandicoot is a marsupial with pointed ears and a long pointed snout. The fur is grayish brown on the back and creamy underneath. The front feet and the top of the hind feet are creamy...
Long-nosed Bandicoot
(Perameles nasuta)

Fruit Bats [Order: Chiroptera, Family: Pteropodidae]
Largest flying-fox. Short black fur over whole body, with reddish fur at back of neck.
Black Flying-fox
(Pteropus alecto) 		The Grey-headed Flying-fox has dark brown body and grey head, Reddish collar round the neck. Thick leg fur down to ankle. Roosts in large camps in branches of large trees.
Grey-headed Flying-fox
(Pteropus poliocephalus)




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