by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Common Ringtail Possum Scientific Name: Pseudocheirus peregrinus Size: 600-760 mm TL, including tail 300-380 mm. What does it look like? The Common Ringtail Possum is pale greyish to reddish-orange above, paler below, and with white patches behind eyes and ears. Tail...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Common Wallaroo Scientific Name: Osphranter robustus Size: TL 1,550–2,000 mm, including tail 750–900 mm What does it look like? The Common Wallaroo is heavily built (especially males), with shaggy fur and a characteristic hunched stance. Dark grey, yellowish-brown to...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Eastern Barred Bandicoot Scientific Name: Perameles gunnii Size: 340-460 mm Total Length, including tail 70-110 mm What does it look like? The Eastern Barred Bandicoot is yellowish-brown above, streaked with silvery-white, extending on to base of white tail, and with...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Koala Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus Size: 680-820 mm TL (size decreases south to north) What does it look like? The Koala is a stocky, arboreal marsupial, with thick greyish fur (shorter and paler in north, and longer and more brownish in south). Ears round...
