Rakali (Australian Water-rat)
The water‑rat, widely known in Australia by the Indigenous name “rakali,” is a distinctive semi‑aquatic rodent that looks more like a small otter than a pest rat. It has waterproof fur, partly webbed hind feet, and a thick tail that often ends in a bright white tip. Many individuals also have or...
New Holland Mouse
The New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae), also known as the Pookila, is a small native rodent restricted to south‑eastern Australia. It can look deceptively similar to the introduced house mouse, but it is part of Australia’s native Pseudomys (“false mouse”) group and lives in very spec...
House Mouse
The house mouse (Mus musculus) is one of the most widespread mammals on Earth and is closely associated with human settlements. Its ability to exploit buildings, farms, and stored food has helped it expand across nearly every region of the world.It is not an endangered species—globally it is assess...
Hastings River Mouse
The Hastings River mouse (Pseudomys oralis) is a native Australian rodent with a patchy, restricted distribution along parts of the Great Dividing Range in eastern Australia. It is rare, elusive and mostly nocturnal, which makes it difficult to detect and study. Unlike introduced “commensal” rats...
Eastern Chestnut Mouse
The eastern chestnut mouse (Pseudomys gracilicaudatus) is a small native rodent from eastern Australia, named for its warm chestnut to brownish upper fur and its relatively slender, often long tail. It is mainly nocturnal, moving quickly through grasses, shrubs and leaf litter to forage. By eating s...
Bush Rat
The bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) is a native Australian rodent found mainly in the forests and dense shrublands of south-eastern Australia. Unlike commensal “house rats” that thrive around buildings and food storage, bush rats are primarily ground-dwelling animals of the leaf-litter and understorey...
Brown Rat / Norway Rat
The brown rat—also widely known as the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)—is one of the most widespread and human-associated rodents on Earth. Originally native to parts of Eurasia, it spread globally through shipping, trade and urban expansion and now thrives in cities, ports, farms and food-storage...
Broad-toothed Rat
The broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus) is a stocky, grass-eating rodent native to cool, wet highland environments of south‑eastern Australia. It is best known for its unusually broad molars and robust incisors, which are well suited to chewing tough grasses and sedges. In alpine and subalpine ec...
Black Rat
The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a small to medium-sized rodent in the family Muridae and one of the most widespread mammal species on Earth. Native to the Indian subcontinent, it has been transported around the world by human shipping and trade and is now established on most continents and many oce...
Prolemur simus
Greater Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Prolemur simus) is a monotypic species of the genus Prolemur, with only about 140 individuals remaining.Greater Bamboo Lemur specializes in eating bamboo, a feature that is extremely unusual among mammals. Almost 98% of the diet is provided by this low-energy f...
Hapalemur simus
The Greater Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur simus) is the largest lemur in the genus Hapalemur.The natural forests of Madagascar's 25 bamboo species are all less than 20,000 square kilometers, and as many as 10 bamboo species have natural forests less than 2,000 square kilometers. The p...
Hapalemur occidentalis
The Sanhe tame lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur occidentalis) lives in tropical rainforests or dry forests or shrubs. Some live in bamboo forests, reed areas or forestless mountains. They are active during the day or at night, eating insects, fruits, reeds, leaves, and occasionally birds. They live...
Hapalemur griseus
The scientific name of the gray lemur is Hapalemur griseus, and its foreign names are Alaotran Gentle Lemur and Alaotra Reed Lemur. There are three subspecies.Although the gray lemur's body shape and hand and foot structure are like monkeys, its face is like a fox and a dog. Mostly active in the...
Hapalemur aureus
Golden Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur aureus) is a small lemur.Golden Bamboo Lemurs live in groups, with 2-6 members, usually 3 or 4, including a pair of adult lemurs, several sub-adult lemurs and lemur cubs. They live in a rainforest with dense bamboos and are active by nature, moving an...
Hapalemur alaotrensis
The Alaotra Lake tame lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur alaotrensis) is listed as "critically endangered" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. There are only two separate populations of this species left in the wild, with a population of less than 3,000, living in the 19,000-hectare...
Eulemur sanfordi
Sanford's Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur sanfordi) is called Sanford's Brown Lemur in foreign language. It has no subspecies and is a medium-sized lemur.Sanford's Brown Lemur is active at different times throughout the day and night. It is gregarious, but the group is not fixed. U...
Eulemur rufus
Red Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur rufus) lives in small groups, usually 8-10 individuals. Although the body shape and limb structure of lemurs are similar to monkeys, their faces are similar to those of foxes and dogs. They like to bask in the sun because they are afraid of the cold. When ba...
Eulemur rubriventer
Red-bellied Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur rubriventer) is called Red-bellied Lemur in foreign language. It has no subspecies and is one of the rarest species of the genus Eulemur.Red-bellied Lemur lives in various forests and is active at different times throughout the day and night. They live in...
Eulemur mongoz
Mongoose Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur mongoz) is called Mongoose Lemur in foreign language. It has no subspecies and is a medium-sized lemur.The activity pattern of the Eulemur mongoz changes with the seasons, making it very different from most other primates. Behavior varies greatly throughout t...
Eulemur macaco
Black Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur macaco) is mainly found in the humid tropical rainforests of Madagascar, and some prefer to live in dry areas. They live in groups of 7-10, led by older females. They have a sense of territory and are aggressive. They mainly feed on fruits, pollen, and nectar. W...