SUMMARY: I have seen about 85 mammal species in Australia; the highlights being Australian Spotted Cusus, Leadbeater’s Possum, Purple-necked Rock Wallaby, Black Wallaroo, Numbat, Northern Quoll, Red-tailed Phascogale and Ghost False Vampire.
I first visited Australia on a camper-van trip with my parents in 1982. However, most of my time there was during 2007 to 2011 when I worked as GM Exploration for Ivanhoe Australia, managing the Cloncurry Project in the outback of NW Queensland. I have returned on various mammal-watching trips since then, mostly with Chi Phan.
Paul Carter. Contact: paulcarter@pacapix.com
Page revised: 2025 Feb 2. Page construction in progress (2025 Jan).
Contents
a) Trips and Reports
b) Mammal List
c) Reptile List
d) Logistics
e) References
Abbreviations: PH – Photographed. NP – Not photographed. iNat – iNaturalist. MDD – Mammal Diversity Database. MOL – Map of Life. States: QLD – Queensland, NSW – New South Wales, NT – Northern territories, TAS – Tasmania, VIC – Victoria, WA – Western Australia.
A. Trips and Reports
- Perth, Cairns, Brisbane and Tasmania regions (Nov 1982-Jan 1983).
- Cloncurry area (QLD): 2007-2011.
- Bamaga (NE QLD): 2008 Mar, with Clide Carter.
- NE Queensland: 2007 Nov, with Chi Phan.
- Darwin and Kakadu NP area (NT): Sep 2018.
- Southwestern Western Australia (WA): Nov 2017, with Chi Phan.
- New South Wales (NSW): 2007 Oct, with Chi Phan.
- Melbourne area (VIC): 2016 Feb, with Chi Phan.
- Melbourne area (VIC): 2023 Dec with Chi Phan; 2024 Feb, alone.
- Tasmania: 2016 Jan, with Chi Phan.
Geological side-interest – a reference on the discovery of the Merlin deposit:
Brown M, Lazo F, Carter P, Goss B and Kirwin DJ (2010). The geology and discovery of the Merlin Mo-Re zone of the Mount Dore Deposit, Mount Isa Inlier, NW Queensland, Australia. SGA News – 2010 June – No. 27 p1, 9-15.
B. Mammal List
List not yet posted.
C. Reptile List
List not yet posted.
D. Logistics
Data not yet posted
E. References
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