Tracks, Scats, and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian MammalsThis book contains hundreds of illustrations and is organized in an accessible format for easy identification of the visible traces left by Australian mammals in their passage. Triggs provides all the information needed to identify mammals anywhere in Australia, using only the tracks or other signs these animals leave behind. This is an indispensable guide for bushwalkers, naturalists, students, zoologists, and other professionals -- in fact, it will appeal to anyone who ever wanted a better understanding of Australia's unique mammal fauna. |
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Page 167
... Quoll and the Western Quoll often leave scats repeatedly at the same latrine site . These are usually con- spicuous places such as rocks or boulders . The Northern Quoll's latrines are also often in prominent places , such as rock piles ...
... Quoll and the Western Quoll often leave scats repeatedly at the same latrine site . These are usually con- spicuous places such as rocks or boulders . The Northern Quoll's latrines are also often in prominent places , such as rock piles ...
Page 300
... Quoll , Western Quoll , Tasmanian Devil ( D3 ) B Common Brushtail Possum 5 Single large incisor in each jaw , with chisel - shaped end . 6 Very small second incisor may be present . 7 Large premolar curves outwards . 8 Molars have four ...
... Quoll , Western Quoll , Tasmanian Devil ( D3 ) B Common Brushtail Possum 5 Single large incisor in each jaw , with chisel - shaped end . 6 Very small second incisor may be present . 7 Large premolar curves outwards . 8 Molars have four ...
Page 324
... Quoll , Northern Quoll , Western Quoll . Also similar to brushtail possums ( F4 ) but projection ( 14 ) lower and flange ( 17 ) less prominent in quolls . D European Rabbit 19 Sloping projection , higher than knob . 20 Knob relatively ...
... Quoll , Northern Quoll , Western Quoll . Also similar to brushtail possums ( F4 ) but projection ( 14 ) lower and flange ( 17 ) less prominent in quolls . D European Rabbit 19 Sloping projection , higher than knob . 20 Knob relatively ...
Contents
Tracks | 1 |
Scats | 85 |
Shelters Feeding Signs and Other Traces | 188 |
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animals Antechinus areas Australia Bandicoot bark base bats Bettong birds bones Bounding Brown Brushtail Possum burrows canine characteristic cheek teeth claws Common cusps deep deer dense Dental formula Devil Eastern Echidna entrance Figure four fresh Front foot gait Glider grass Grey ground Guide hind hind feet Hind foot track holes hollow illustrated incisors insects Kangaroo Koala larger leave Long-nosed lost lower jaws M4 Similar species male mammals marks marsupials material molars Mountain move narrow natural nests Northern odour open forest Pademelon pairs pellets places plant Plate Potoroo premolar present prints projection Prominent Pygmy-possum Quoll Rabbit rainforest ridges Ringtail Possum Rock-wallaby rocks sand scats shape sharp shelter side Similar species skull smaller soil sometimes strong Tasmanian Text Text page third toes track pattern trees usually Walking track Wallaby Western Wombat woodland