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Endangered Australian Animals

Endangered Australian Animals Australia has many kinds of animals that are found no where else in the world. Sample these Internet sites and complete the activities for each one to learn about the factors that are endangering some of the most remarkable animals in the world.

Sugar Glider Possum
  1. What type of habitat does a sugar glider live in?
  2. What does a sugar glider feed on?

Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
  1. What are the factors that have caused these Australian wallabies to become endangered?

Dibbler
  1. For 83 years, this marsupial was thought to be what?
  2. What do they eat?
  3. What is their habitat?
  4. Why are they endangered?

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
  1. These Australian wombats are critically endangered. About how many of them are left?
  2. What has caused them to become endangered?

Numbat
  1. In what part of the world do numbats live?
  2. What do they exclusively eat?
  3. Why are they endangered?

Southern Tiger Quolls
http://www.home.acenet.net.au/rhysparry/Tiger%20quoll%20facts.htm
  1. What factors have led to their declining numbers?

Northern Bettong
http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/tbiol/zoology/auxillry/mammals/bettong.htm
  1. What is threatening the numbers of bettongs?
  2. What do they eat?
  3. How does the bettong's eating habits benefit the entire forest?

Quokka
 http://australian-animals.net/quokka.htm

  1. Where in the world do they live?
  2. What is unusual about how they give birth?

Woma
  1. What kind of animal is a woma?
  2. What do they eat?
  3. How do they capture their prey?
  4. Why are they endangered?

Numbats
  1. Numbats are small marsupials that live in Australia. Why are they endangered?

Author: LINDA MOSBACKER - Email linda.mosbacker@slc.k12.ut.us