This #ThreatenedThursday join us in admiring the black-footed tree rat! One of Australia’s endemic rodents, this little critter is found in northern Australia. Vulnerable throughout its range, this rodent—also known as Djintamoonga—is endangered in the NT.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49706007
This #ThreatenedThursday we're highlighting the Norfolk Island golden whistler (#2). In 2005, it was estimated there were 535 breeding pairs. This small population & restricted range leave the subspecies vulnerable to shifts in environmental conditions.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45925327
This #ThreatenedThursday meet the Bizart River shark. This rare shark is found in northern Australia and New Guinea. A river shark, it can also be found in marine waters near the shore.
From Müller and Henle’s Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6353138
This #ThreatenedThursday we’re highlighting another small creature first described by Baldwin Spencer: the #kowari. The kowari is a small marsupial of the gibber desert. Its distinguishing feature is its tail, with those black hairs at the end. Stylish!
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57973468
This #ThreatenedThursday we’re admiring the greater bilby—look at those ears! This creature used to have a very wide range; now it is restricted to arid regions of Australia. Bilbies are omnivorous, & eat all manner of insects, seeds, fruit & larvae.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19555660
This #ThreatenedThursday we’re thinking about the plains-wanderer. Conversion of native grasslands to other uses and predation by introduced foxes has landed this species in trouble. We need to work on preserving their habitat so we can keep admiring them!
This #ThreatenedThursday spare a thought for the Shark Bay Mouse. This rodent was once present throughout Australia. Its range is now reduced to five islands off the coast of WA.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49705972
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58986822
