Archive for December 15th, 2008

Coxen’s Fig Parrott

By • Dec 15th, 2008 • Category: Endangered Fauna

Coxen’s Fig Parrot (CFP) is one of Australia’s rarest and least known birds. It has been recorded on just 200 occasions with 60 sightings in South East Queensland. The parrot is cryptic and extremely difficult to see in its habitat and may therefore be more common than the sightings suggest. CFP occurs wherever fig [...]


Quolls

By • Dec 15th, 2008 • Category: Endangered Fauna

There are two subspecies of spotted-tailed quoll: the northern quoll and the southern spotted tailed quoll. Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 the northern is listed as endangered and the southern is vulnerable. The EPBC Act 1999 lists both subspecies as nationally endangered.

Northern Quoll

Spotted tail quoll

Northern quoll
The northern quoll is the smallest of the quolls [...]