NORTHERN LONG-NOSED BANDICOOT

Photographed at Chamber Rainforest Retreat, Lake Eachem, Queensland, October 2019

116                   NORTHERN LONG-NOSED BANDICOOT                  Perameles pallescens

AUSTRALIAN MAMMAL                 116

Found in northern Queensland, from central Queensland through to Cape York; endemic to North Queensland. Inhabits rainforests, moist gullies and grassy woodlands.

HERBERT'S ROCK WALLABY

Photographed at Tolderodden Conservation Reserve, Queensland, October 2019

115                      HERBERT'S ROCK WALLABY                  Petrogale herberti

AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS                 115

One of the Eastern Queensland rock wallaby complex, the largest. Widespread and common in se Queensland from about 100 kms nw of Brisbane to the Fitzroy River; s of Rockhampton; inland near Clermont and Rubyvale.

ANTILOPINE WALLAROO

Photographed at the Lava Tubes, Undarra, Queensland, October 2019

114                   ANTILOPINE WALLAROO                 Macropus antilopinus

AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS                114

Locally common in tropical woodlands with perennial grasses, usually on plains and low hills, in ce3ntral Cape York, Top End of NT and Kimberley of WA.  Gregarious, social groups with dominant hierarchy among males. 

STRIPED POSSUM

Photographed at Lake Eachem, Queensland, October 2019

113                 STRIPED POSSUM                 Dactylopsila trivirgata

AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS                 113

Uncommon but widely distributed in rainforests and adjacent eucalyptus and melaleuca woodlands of ne Queensland from Mount Spec to Iron Range. Nocturnal, mostly arboreal, moves noisily through canopy, jumping from tree to tree. Generally insectivore, also eats fruit and honey.

UNADORNED ROCK WALLABY

Photographed at Peter Faust Dam, Proserpine, Queensland, September 2019

112              UNADORNED ROCK WALLABY                  Petrogale inornata

AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS                112                   

Scattered colonies in coastal ranges from s. Of Rockhampton to Home Hill, near Townsville; also Whitsunday Islands. Part of the Eastern Queensland Rock Wallaby complex.  Mostly nocturnal, but some diurnal activity. GrEgarious, form long-lasting pair bonds, and practice allogrooming. Shelter by day in rock piles and caves, also climb sloping trees. Feed on green vegetation.

ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHIN

Photographed sw of Ashmore Reef, March 2019

111                   ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHIN                   Steno bredanensis  

AUSTRALIAN                  111

Found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world; inhabit Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and in the Mediterranean Sea. Estimated world population 150,000. Very social animals, always in pods, usually between 10 and 20.

AUSTRALIAN SNUBFIN DOLPHIN

Photographed near Broome, March 2019

110               AUSTRALIAN SNUBFIN DOLPHIN                 Orcaella heinsohni    

AUSTRALIAN.           110

Also known as Irrawaddy Dolphin. Restricted to coastal and estuarine waters, mostly less 20 m deep, in n. Australia from Onslow, WA to Brisbane River., se Qld. Prefers brackish water, will travel long distances up tropical rivers. Inconspicuous, little activity above water. Occurs in small groups of 2-5.