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Lemuroid Ring-tailed Possum
Hemibelideus lemuroides (Collett, 1884)
Hemibelideus lemuroides, the lemuroid ringtail possum, is an arboreal Australian…
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792)
Petauroides volans is a large Australian gliding mammal with color fur polymorph…
Green Ringtail
Pseudochirops archeri (Collett, 1884)
The green ringtail possum is a unique Australian arboreal marsupial with greenis…
Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum
Pseudochirulus herbertensis (Collett, 1884)
The Herbert River ringtail possum is an Australian possum species restricted to …
Common Ring-tailed Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)
Pseudocheirus peregrinus, the common ringtail possum, is an Australian marsupial…
Common Ring-tailed Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis (Thomas, 1888)
This is a detailed description of the common ringtail possum, covering its physi…
Honey Possum
Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842
Tarsipes rostratus, the honey possum, is a small nectar- and pollen-eating marsu…
Southern Monito del Monte
Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894
Dromiciops gliroides, the monito del monte, is a small arboreal marsupial native…
Southern Brown Bandicoot
Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797)
Isoodon obesulus, the southern brown bandicoot, is a sexually dimorphic marsupia…
Northern Brown Bandicoot
Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842)
Isoodon macrourus, the northern brown bandicoot, is a medium-sized Australian ma…
Quenda
Isoodon fusciventer Gray, 1841
Isoodon fusciventer, commonly called quenda, is a small digging insectivorous ma…
Eastern Barred Bandicoot
Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838
Perameles gunnii, the eastern barred bandicoot, is a small Australian marsupial …
Long-nosed Bandicoot
Perameles nasuta É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1804
Perameles nasuta, the long-nosed bandicoot, is a small solitary omnivorous marsu…
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838
Echinops telfairi, the lesser hedgehog tenrec, is a small, hedgehog-like animal …
Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Hemicentetes semispinosus (G.Cuvier, 1798)
The lowland streaked tenrec is a small tenrec found only in lowland areas of nor…
Tailless Tenrec
Tenrec ecaudatus (Schreber, 1778)
Tenrec ecaudatus, the common tailless tenrec, is a large introduced Malagasy mam…
Hottentot Golden Mole
Amblysomus hottentotus (A.Smith, 1829)
Amblysomus hottentotus, the Hottentot golden mole, is a golden mole species nati…
Cape Golden Mole
Chrysochloris asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chrysochloris asiatica, the Cape golden mole, is a small solitary subterranean i…
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis (Pallas, 1766)
Procavia capensis, the rock hyrax, is a small afrotherian mammal with a wide ran…
Bush Hyrax
Heterohyrax brucei (Gray, 1868)
Heterohyrax brucei, the bush hyrax, is an African hyrax adapted to rocky habitat…
Southern Tree Hyrax
Dendrohyrax arboreus (A.Smith, 1827)
Dendrohyrax arboreus, the southern tree hyrax, is a small furry mammal found acr…
Bushveld Sengi
Elephantulus intufi (A.Smith, 1836)
Elephantulus intufi, the bushveld elephant shrew, is a Macroscelididae species f…
Eastern Rock Sengi
Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Elephantulus myurus is an eastern rock elephant shrew from southern Africa, that…
Four-toed Sengi
Petrodromus tetradactylus Peters, 1846
Petrodromus tetradactylus, the four-toed elephant shrew, is a large monogamous e…
