Land Mammals & Marsupials
The heart of Australia's ecological identity is the marsupial.
A number of conditions have contributed to Australia being blessed with some of the most intriguing land mammals within the animal kingdom. The continent has experienced over 50 million years of geographic isolation, tectonic stability and was largely shielded from the effects of dramatic global climate change as it drifted away from other major land masses. Under these circumstances, the unique fauna that originated in Gondwana, adapted and established successful populations that other parts of the world could not sustain. About 84 per cent of Australia’s mammals occur nowhere else.
There is no greater illustration of this evolutionary process than Australia's collection of marsupials. Over half of Australia’s land mammals are marsupials, which give birth to their young and then carry them in a pouch until the infant is old enough to survive on its own. Of even more biological interest, are Australia’s two monotremes (Echidna and Platypus) as they are the only mammals that lay eggs and suckle their young. Although most of us associate Australia with a handful of land mammals, in reality the offering is exponentially richer with over 270 species found across the three mammal sub-classes of monotremes, marsupials and placentals.
Search for tours including Land Mammals & Marsupials, using the seasonal viewing opportunities calendar further down the page or by using the map button directly below:
Viewing opportunities that include land mammals & marsupials
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Koala
September,October,November, Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula - Spring Sightings for Land Mammals & Marsupials
Marsupials Kangaroos & Macropods: Western Grey Kangaroo* | Koala* | Wombats: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | Brushtail Possums & Cuscuses: Common Brushtail Possum | Pygmy-Possums: Western Pygmy-Possum | Carnivorous Marsupials: Little Long-tailed Dunnart
Monotremes Short-beaked Echidna
Placental Mammals Bats: Greater Long-eared Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat, Southern Forest Bat, Chocolate Wattled Bat, Gould's Wattled Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat | Rodents: Bush Rat, Greater Stick-nest Rat
* Denotes sighting chance as high or common
Suggested tour: Eyre Peninsula Wildlife & Ocean Encounters
Duration: 3 Days
Type: Small group or private
Departs: On requestThis three-day adventure combines the best terrestrial and marine protected areas across the region including the opportunity to swim with wild Sea-Lions and Bottlenose Dolphins, see Emus, wild Koalas and Kangaroos and the Rosenbergs Goanna.
Tours in Eyre Peninsula related to Land Mammals & Marsupials
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Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
January,February,December, Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula - Summer Sightings for Land Mammals & Marsupials
Marsupials Kangaroos & Macropods: Western Grey Kangaroo* | Koala* | Wombats: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | Brushtail Possums & Cuscuses: Common Brushtail Possum | Pygmy-Possums: Western Pygmy-Possum | Carnivorous Marsupials: Little Long-tailed Dunnart
Monotremes Short-beaked Echidna
Placental Mammals Bats: Greater Long-eared Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat, Southern Forest Bat, Chocolate Wattled Bat, Gould's Wattled Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat | Rodents: Bush Rat, Greater Stick-nest Rat
* Denotes sighting chance as high or common
Suggested tour: Eyre Peninsula Wildlife & Ocean Encounters
Duration: 3 Days
Type: Small group or private
Departs: On requestThis three-day adventure combines the best terrestrial and marine protected areas across the region including the opportunity to swim with wild Sea-Lions and Bottlenose Dolphins, see Emus, wild Koalas and Kangaroos and the Rosenbergs Goanna.
Tours in Eyre Peninsula related to Land Mammals & Marsupials
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Western Grey Kangaroo
June,July,August, Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula - Winter Sightings for Land Mammals & Marsupials
Marsupials Kangaroos & Macropods: Western Grey Kangaroo* | Koala* | Wombats: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | Brushtail Possums & Cuscuses: Common Brushtail Possum | Pygmy-Possums: Western Pygmy-Possum | Carnivorous Marsupials: Little Long-tailed Dunnart
Monotremes Short-beaked Echidna
Placental Mammals Bats: Greater Long-eared Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat, Southern Forest Bat, Chocolate Wattled Bat, Gould's Wattled Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat | Rodents: Bush Rat, Greater Stick-nest Rat
* Denotes sighting chance as high or common
Suggested tour: Port Lincoln Wildlife Encounters
Duration: 2 Days
Type: Small group or private
Departs: On requestThis incredible two day adventure combines the best terrestrial and marine protected areas across the region including Lincoln National Park, Coffin Bay National Park, Big Swamp, Mikkira Station and Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park.
Tours in Eyre Peninsula related to Land Mammals & Marsupials
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Western Grey Kangaroo
March,April,May, Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula - Autumn Sightings for Land Mammals & Marsupials
Marsupials Kangaroos & Macropods: Western Grey Kangaroo* | Koala* | Wombats: Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | Brushtail Possums & Cuscuses: Common Brushtail Possum | Pygmy-Possums: Western Pygmy-Possum | Carnivorous Marsupials: Little Long-tailed Dunnart
Monotremes Short-beaked Echidna
Placental Mammals Bats: Greater Long-eared Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat, Southern Forest Bat, Chocolate Wattled Bat, Gould's Wattled Bat, Lesser Long-eared Bat | Rodents: Bush Rat, Greater Stick-nest Rat
* Denotes sighting chance as high or common
Suggested tour: Eyre Peninsula Wildlife & Ocean Encounters
Duration: 3 Days
Type: Small group or private
Departs: On requestThis three-day adventure combines the best terrestrial and marine protected areas across the region including the opportunity to swim with wild Sea-Lions and Bottlenose Dolphins, see Emus, wild Koalas and Kangaroos and the Rosenbergs Goanna.
Tours in Eyre Peninsula related to Land Mammals & Marsupials
