HERBERT RIVER RINGTAIL POSSUM

Photographed on Kennedy Highway, near Mount Hypipamee, Queensland, November 2017

87                  HERBERT RIVER RINGTAIL POSSUM              Pseudochirulus herbertensis

AUSTRALIA               87

Locally common in montane tropical forest above 350 m from Mt Lee (w. of Ingham) to Lamb Range 9w of Cairns) ne. Queensland. Nocturnal, arboreal, mostly solitary, moves slowly and carefully through canopy. Eats leaves from variety of rainforest trees.

LEMUROID RINGTAIL POSSUM

Photographed on Kennedy Highway, near Mount Hypipamee, Queensland, November 2017

86              LEMUROID RINGTAIL POSSUM                    Hemibelideus lemuroides 

AUSTRALIA                86 

Also known as Lemur-like Ringtail. Common in mature rainforest above 450 m between Ingham and Cairns, ne Queensland; isolated populations above 1100 m on Carbine Tablelands. Social, occurring as pairs or family groups; agile, leaps noisily from one clump of foliage to another. Shelters in the day, feeds at night.

NORTHERN GREATER GLIDER

Photographed near Atherton, Queensland, November 2017

85                 NORTHERN GREATER GLIDER             Petauroides minor

AUSTRALIA              85

Australia's largest glider. Found in eucalyptus forest and woodland. Mostly arboreal, solitary, nocturnal. Normally does not need much to drink.

LITTLE BENTWING BAT

Photographed at Hastie's Swamp bird hide, Queensland, November 2017

84                   LITTLE BENTWING BAT                 Miniopterus australis tibialis

AUSTRALIA                  84

East coast from Cape York to s. Newcastle, NSW. Locally common in different habitats: lowland rainforests, wet and dry sclerophyll forest, paperbark swamps. Roosts in caves and mine tunnels; gathers in large maternity colonies in summer (Mt Etna).

CHITAL

Photographed on Lava Plains-Mount Fox Road, Mount Fox, Queensland, November 2017

83                CHITAL                     Cervus axis

AUSTRALIA              83

Also known as Spotted Deer. Introduced; only feral population supposedly around Maryville Creek, w. of Townsville, Queensland. Inhabits grassy dry open-forest; requires access to permanent water. Gregarious; herds of up to 50; nocturnal and crepuscular. grazes on grass, forages on foliage and fruit.

MAREEBA ROCK WALLABY

Photographed at Granite Gorge, Mareeba, Queensland, November 2017

82                 MAREEBA ROCK-WALLABY                Petrogale mareeba

AUSTRALIA               82

Range: ranges west of Cairns from near Mt Garnet n. to the Mitchell Riverand Mt. Carbine, inland to Mungana. Found in open forest, grassy woodland, vine thickets. Terrestrial, gregarious, mostly nocturnal.   

RUFOUS BETTONG

81               RUFOUS BETTONG              Aepuprymnus rufescens

AUSTRALIA                   81

Also known as Rufous Rat-kangaroo. Found on coastal and subcostal NSW and Queensland from n. of Newcastle (NSW) to Cooktown (Q) inland to 300 kms of Townsville. Locally common in  grassy coastal forest, now rare in dry forest on inland slopes. Strongly nocturnal, solitary