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Is it a rat?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/is-it-a-rat/The Australian Museum is frequently asked about mammals visiting suburban gardens or houses.
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Monkey faced bat from the Solomon Islands
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/mammology-collection-monkey-faced-bat-from-the-solomon-islands/Monkey-faced Bats (genus Pteralopex) are a distinctive and poorly studied group of flying-foxes known only from the Solomon Islands and Fiji.
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Tree Kangaroo from New Guinea
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/mammology-collection-tree-kangaroo-from-new-guinea/When new species as large and colourful as tree kangaroos are discovered it is a rare event indeed.
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Parma Wallaby
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/parma-wallaby/Grey-brown with a white throat and chest, pale grey belly and a dark dorsal stripe running from the head to the middle of the back.
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Large-eared Flying-fox
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/large-eared-flying-fox/In Australia, Large-eared Flying-foxes are restricted to northern islands off Torres Strait, but they are widespread around coastal New Guinea.
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Platypus
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/The Platypus is a unique Australian species. Along with echidnas, Platypuses are grouped in a separate order of mammals known as monotremes, which are distinguished from all other mammals because they lay eggs.
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The Tammar Wallaby, one species or two?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-tammar-wallaby-one-species-or-two/Despite being one of the most intensively studied marsupials, recent genetic studies of the Tammar Wallaby has revealed some surprises.
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An important ‘type’ of specimen
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/an-important-type-of-specimen/Staff from AMRI mammal collection published the first catalogue of mammal type specimens in the Collection since Krefft's list of 1864.
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A tale of many tails!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-tale-of-many-tails/On a seemingly unremarkable hill in north Queensland something remarkable appears to be happening to wallaby's tails.
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All credit to Krefft: Gerard Krefft’s invisible new species of dunnart
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-kreffts-invisible-new-species-of-dunnart/150 years later, we set a naming record straight!
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Barka: The Forgotten River
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Now on until 23 July 2023![]()
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Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea
Opening 9 June 2023, featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.
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