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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.
Parrots
Peccary
Collared
Peccary
Penguin
Pika
American
Pika
Collared
Pika
Pipistelle
Eastern
Pipistrelle
Western
Pipistrelle
 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
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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.
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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