The Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of four living species of echidna. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey at a great speed. The...
The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis ), often referred to simply as the bilby since the lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura ) became extinct in the 1950s, is an Australian species of nocturnal omnivorous animal in the order Peramelemorphia. Other...
The Black wallaroo (Osphranter bernardus) is a species of macropod that lives in a small mountainous area in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. It is classified as near threatened, mostly due to its limited distribution. A large proportion...
The Black-flanked rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) is a small wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. It was first described by John Gould in 1842 and is an important symbol in Anangu mythology.
The ghost bat (Macroderma gigas ) is a flying mammal found in northern Australia. The species is the only Australian bat that preys on large vertebrates – birds, reptiles and other mammals – which they detect using acute sight and hearing, combined...
The kultarr (Antechinomys laniger ) (also called the "jerboa-marsupial" or marsupial jerboa) is a small insectivorous nocturnal marsupial inhabiting the arid interior of Australia. Preferred habitat includes stony deserts, shrubland, woodland,...
The central rock rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus ), also known as the central thick-tailed rock-rat, Macdonnell Range rock-rat, Australian native mouse, rat à grosse queue (French), or rata coligorda (Spanish), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae...
The crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda ), is a small to medium-sized Australian carnivorous marsupial and a member of the family Dasyuridae (meaning "hairy tail") which includes quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, Tasmanian devil and extinct...
Xeromys myoides, also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The golden bandicoot (Isoodon auratus ) is a short-nosed bandicoot found in northern Australia. It is the smallest of its genus.The golden bandicoot is now a threatened species. It was once found throughout much of northwestern Australia, with even...
Nabarleks (Petrogale concinna ), are a tiny species of macropod found in northern Australia. They are a shy and nocturnal animal that resides in rocky hollows and forages in the surrounding area. Their diet is grasses, sedges, and ferns found in and...
The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis ) is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically. The specific name sahulensis is derived from the Sahul Shelf, located between northern Australia...
The black-footed tree-rat also known as Djintamoonga (Mesembriomys gouldii ) is one of two endemic arboreal rat species from the genus Mesembriomys found in the northern regions of Australia.The species is one of the largest murids found in...
Gould's wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii ) is a species of Australian wattled bat named after the English naturalist John Gould.
The plains rat (Pseudomys australis), also known as the palyoora, plains mouse and eastern mouse, is a conilurine rodent native to arid and semi-arid Australia. Referred to as the pallyoora or yarlie by Indigenous groups, the plains rat was once...
The brush-tailed rabbit rat (Conilurus penicillatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The chocolate wattled bat, species Chalinolobus morio, is a bat allied to the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia, including the island Tasmania, and widespread in southern regions. It is known to reside from sea level to at least...
The fawn antechinus (Antechinus bellus ) is a species of small carnivorous marsupial found in northern Australia. It is the only Antechinus to be found in the Northern Territory and has a patchy, restricted range.
The dusky hopping mouse (Notomys fuscus ), is a small rodent endemic to Australia, inhabiting desert regions characterised by sand dunes. Populations have experienced significant declines since the arrival of Europeans, and continue to be subject to...
The Kakadu dunnart (Sminthopsis bindi ) is a dunnart first described in 1994 and whose closest relative is the Carpentarian dunnart. It typically has a body length of 50-85mm with a tail 60-105mm long, for a total length between 110-190mm. It weighs...
The northern hopping mouse (Notomys aquilo ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in coastal northern Australia, from Arnhem Land to the Cobourg Peninsula.This mouse weighs 25 to 30 grams and is brown above and white below....
The northern marsupial mole or kakarratul (Notoryctes caurinus ) is a marsupial in the family Notoryctidae, an endemic animal of arid regions of Central Australia. It lives in the loose sand of dunes and river plains in the desert, spending nearly...
The Alexandria false antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus ), also known as the Carpentarian false antechinus or Carpentarian pseudantechinus, is a small carnivorous marsupial, found only in a number of small, isolated localities in northern...
The northern brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale pirata ), also known as the northern brush-tailed wambenger or northern brush-tailed mousesack is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It is endemic to northern Australia.
Setirostris eleryi is a species of small insectivorous bat found in inland eastern Australia. It is the sole species of the molossid genus Setirostris, a name that refers to the coarse bristles on their faces. Earlier common names have referred to...
Nyctophilus geoffroyi is a vespertilionid bat, a flying nocturnal mammal found in Australia, The species is relatively common. They have been referred to as the lesser long-eared bat.
The inland forest bat (Vespadelus baverstocki ) is a vespertilionid bat that occurs in central and arid regions in Australia. They were first described in 1987, published in a review of poorly surveyed microbat populations. A tiny flying mammal,...
The little broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens greyii ) (pronounced skoh’-toh-rep’-enz grey’-ee-ee’) translates to Grey’s darkness creeper. Sometimes called sometimes called Grey’s broad-nosed after the third governor of South Australia Sir John Edward...
The Arnhem Land rock rat (Zyzomys maini ) also known as the Arnhem rock-rat and by the Indigenous Australian name of kodjperr is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in the Top End Region of the Northern Territory in Australia.
Finlayson's cave bat (Vespadelus finlaysoni ) is a species of vespertilionid bat found only in Australia.
The Carpentarian rock rat (Zyzomys palatalis ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Australia.
The western or inland broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens balstoni ) is a species of vespertilionid bats. They are endemic to Australia and widespread throughout the inland, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. This insectivorous microbat, measuring...
The hoary wattled bat (Chalinolobus nigrogriseus ) is a species of vesper bat found in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Two subspecies are currently recognised:C. n. nigrogriseus ( Gould, 1852)C. n. rogersi ( Thomas, 1909)
The sandstone false antechinus, Pseudantechinus bilarni, also known as the sandstone pseudantechinus, the sandstone antechinus, the sandstone dibbler, Harney's antechinus and the Northern dibbler, is a species of small carnivorous marsupial, which...
Nyctophilus daedalus is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, a flying mammal endemic to northern Australia. They are also referred to as the pallid long-eared bat or northern long-eared bat.
The Kakadu pebble-mound mouse (Pseudomys calabyi ) is a rodent native to Australia. It is one of the pebble-mound mice.
The northern broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens sanborni ) is a species of the vespertilionid family of microbats. It can be found in northern Australia, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea.
Australian feral camels are feral populations of Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Australia. They were imported from British India and Afghanistan during the 19th century for transport and construction during the colonization of the central...
