Mammal fact sheets
Discover our mammal fact sheets that introduce native and introduced mammals of NSW—from possums and wallabies to flying-foxes and bandicoots. Created for primary and secondary students and their teachers, these sheets cover behaviour, habitat, threats and how mammals fit into the Australian ecosystems.
Common brushtail possum fact sheet
A night-active marsupial that climbs trees and sometimes visits roofs, eating leaves, fruit and blossoms.
Common ringtail possum fact sheet
A smaller tree-dweller that builds leaf nests high in trees and hops through branches in suburban gardens.
Grey-headed flying fox fact sheet
A large bat that flies at dusk to feed on blossom and fruit, playing an important role in pollination of native trees.
Long-nosed bandicoot fact sheet
A rabbit-sized marsupial that pokes around the leaf litter at night digging for insects, worms and roots.
Red fox fact sheet
An introduced mammal that hunts small animals and scavenges in bush and urban edges, often causing problems for native wildlife.
Short-beaked echidna fact sheet
A quirky egg-laying mammal with a spiny body and long snout that forages for ants and termites in bushland.
Swamp wallaby fact sheet
A medium-sized wallaby found in forests that hops through thick vegetation and eats a wide variety of plants.
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