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Abundant throughout Tasmania, the Pademelon feeds on herbs and
green shoots. Males, considerably larger than females, have a muscular
chest and forearms, and reach up to 12kg (26lb) in weight and 1.2m (4ft)
in length. The young, with a pouch life of 6 months, are weaned at 8 months.
Longevity in the wild may be 5 - 6 years.
 The
best known of endangered species, Pandas
are often called "bears" but actually belong to a family of their own,
closely allied to racoons. The panda has the digestive system of a carnivore,
but long ago adapted to a vegetarian diet and now feeds almost exclusively
on the stems and leaves of bamboo. Panda cubs weigh only 90g (3oz) at
birth. Fully grown pandas weigh 100kg (220lb) and live 10 to 15 years.
Pangolin
Panther
Black Panther
Florida
Panther
 A
cat of many names, the Puma
is also known as the Cougar, Panther or Mountain Lion. In hunting the
puma uses the strength of its powerful hind legs to lunge at its prey
with single running jumps that can reach in excess of 12m (40ft). They
grow up to 2m (6'5") in length and have a lifespan of 10 - 15 years.
Peccary
Collared
Peccary
Penguin
Pika
American
Pika
Collared
Pika
Pipistelle
Eastern
Pipistrelle
Western
Pipistrelle
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 Platypus:
With a fleshy sensitive duck bill, webbed feet, a tail like a beaver and
a double coat of fur, the platypus is the only mammal that is poisonous.
On each ankle, the male Platypus has sharp poisonous spurs which can kill
small animals.
Porcupine
Common
Porcupine
Prairie Dog
Black-tailed
Prairie Dog
Gunnison's
Prairie Dog
Utah
Prairie Dog
White-tailed
Prairie Dog
Found only on America's Great Plains, the Pronghorn is the only
surviving member of its family, Antilocapridae. Smaller than the white-tailed
deer, the mature buck weighs 60kg (132lb), and is extremely fast, running
up to 90km/h (56mph). The male develops large pronged horns which average
about 30cm (1ft) and are shed each year. The smaller female sometimes
develops short horns that are rarely as long as her ears.
 Quokka:
This type of wallaby, the Setonix brachyurus, were one of the first
Australian mammals seen by Europeans, first explained as a "a wild cat".
They have a well-developed pecking order in their groups of 25-150. They
breed once a year, and produce a single joey.
 Found
mostly in Tasmania, the spotted-tailed Quoll
(or tiger cat as it was once inappropriately known) is the second largest
of the world's surviving carnivorous marsupials. Measuring up to 130cm
(51in) long and 4kg (8.8lb) in weight, they prey on rats, gliding possums,
small wallabies, reptiles and insects.
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Rabbit
Brush
Rabbit
Marsh
Rabbit
Riparian
Brush Rabbit
Swamp
Rabbit
Raccoon
Common
Raccoon
Rat
Banner-tailed
Kangaroo Rat
Black
Rat
Bushy-tailed
Woodrat
Desert
Kangaroo Rat
Desert
Woodrat
Dusky-footed
Woodrat
Florida
Woodrat
Fresno
Kangaroo Rat
Heermann's
Kangaroo Rat
Hispid
Cotton Rat
Hoary
Bat
Marsh
Rice Rat
Merriam's
Kangaroo Rat
Norway
Rat
Ord's
Kangaroo Rat
Southern
Plains Woodrat
Stephen's
Kangaroo Rat
White-throated
Woodrat
 Rhino:
These large, primitive-looking mammals have been hunted to near extinction:
since 1970 the rhino population has declined by 90%. The white or square-lipped
rhino, is one of two species. The black or hooked-lipped rhino, is an
odd-toed ungulate (three toes on each foot). Both the black and white
rhino have two horns.
Ringtail
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