Mammals of East Gippsland, Australia

A guide to the native mammals of East Gippsland, Victoria Australia - the far eastern corner of the state. East Gippsland is a rich and varied region with habitats ranging from rainshadow dry woodland, to warm temperate rainforest, coastal heathland to alpine grasslands. 88% of the region is ...more ↓

Short-beaked Echidna 1
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Duck-billed Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Sugar Glider 2
Petaurus breviceps
Feather-tailed Glider 3
Acrobates pygmaeus
Yellow-bellied Glider 4
Petaurus australis
Swamp Wallaby 5
Wallabia bicolor
Red-necked Wallaby 6
Macropus rufogriseus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo 7
Macropus giganteus
Long-nosed Potoroo 8
Potorous tridactylus
Southern Brown Bandicoot 9
Isoodon obesulus
Long-footed Potoroo
Potorous longipes
Long-nosed Bandicoot 10
Perameles nasuta
Koala 11
Phascolarctos cinereus
Grey-headed Flying-fox 12
Pteropus poliocephalus
Common Brushtail Possum 13
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Ringtail Possum 4
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Dingo 14
Canis lupus dingo
Australian Fur Seal 15
Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Greater Glider 3
Petauroides volans
Common Bottlenose Dolphin 16
Tursiops truncatus
Humpback Whale 17
Megaptera novaeangliae
Southern Right Whale 18
Eubalaena australis
Dusky Antechinus 19
Antechinus swainsonii
Australian Swamp Rat 3
Rattus lutreolus
Bush Rat 20
Rattus fuscipes

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