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The nabarlek is a timid marsupial found in Northern Australia. They prefer scrubby vegetation over boulder piles, granitic outcrops, sandstone formations, breakaways of laterite, and rocky slopes. These macropods (marsupials) face the ongoing threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of fires & fire suppression; and invasive species, […]

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The yellow-footed rock-wallaby, aka ring-tailed rock-wallaby, is a member of the marsupial family that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos, and wallaroos. Unfortunately, they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, fires, and fire management regimens; hunting, for their meat; trapping, for their pelts; […]

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The short-eared rock-wallaby dwells in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory, as well as in Western Australia. These wallabies face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of fires and fire suppression efforts; and invasive species, such as feral cats and dogs that […]

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The black-flanked rock-wallaby, aka black-footed rock-wallaby, warru, or wiliji, is a shy and reclusive species of wallaby that hails from central and western Australia. These wallabies face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, fires, and fire suppression; invasive species, that bring with them […]

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The yellow-bellied glider, aka fluffy glider, hails from eastern Australia. They prefer forest and woodland habitats. Like other glider species, these critters are able to effortlessly glide from tree to tree in search of food and/or a partner. Sadly, they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the […]

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The squirrel glider is but 1 of the wrist-winged gliders from the genus Petaurus. They hail from eastern Australia. These critters bear a striking resemblance, albeit larger, to sugar gliders. Squirrel gliders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, […]

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The Gilbert’s potoroo is the rarest marsupial in the world and Australia’s most endangered marsupial. For a long time they were thought to be extinct. They are only found in couple of locations in Australia. They face the threats of fires and fire suppression, and invasive species that result in […]

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The fat-tailed dunnart is yet another mouse-like marsupial that is in the same family (Dasyuridae) as the quoll, Tasmanian devil, and little red kaluta. These, like so many other marsupials, dwell throughout much of Australia. With no major threats facing these little critters, the fat-tailed dunnarts are listed as Least […]

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The dibbler is a species of carnivorous marsupial from southwestern Australia, as well as some offshore islands. In the early 19th century, dibblers were extensively distributed across Western Australia. By 1884, they were declared extinct, but in 1967 some were rediscovered at Cheyne Beach on the southern coast of Western […]

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The antilopine kangaroo, aka antilopine wallaroo or antilopine wallaby, hails from northern Australia. They dwell mostly in savannah woodlands found in the wet/dry tropical regions, valleys, low-lying depressions, and on the floodplains of the larger rivers, mostly in wet areas with an abundance of shorter green grass. They face the […]

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