Australians Most Endangered

 

 

Brushed Tailed Rat Kangaroo:

·      It was listed endangered on December 2, 1970.

·      It is a cross between a rat and a wallaby.

·      Adults reach to 11.8 to 15 inches.

 

 

  Central Rock Rat

·      They are known to lose their fur, tails, and skin easily.

·      They were endangered in 1970 and then re found in 1996.

·      They can produce babies at only 6 months old.

 

 

  Shark Bay Mouse

·      They weigh between thirty and sixty one grams.

·      They prefer sand dunes that are located in sandy areas.

·      The lifespan of the Shark Bay Mouse is only about two years.

 

 

 

 

Tasmanian Tiger

·      They can weight up to 44 and 55 lbs.

·      They can jump very high and very powerful.

·      The baby kangaroos are called Joeys.

 

 

 

Numbat

·      The Numbats love to eat termites and the only way to get them is if they use their sharp claws and teeth to dig.

·      They have long sticky tongues so that they can stick the termites on.

·      The females do not have pouches so the young has to hang by the hair of the front.

 

 

 

 

Short Necked Turtle

·      They have a square shaped shell and has three colors green, brown, and yellow.

·      The short-necked turtle is a small freshwater turtle and Australia's most critically endangered reptile.

·      Adult males grow up to 15 cm.

 

 

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