Fauna


 * FAUNA**

There are lots of diverse fauna in the rainforest. Tropical Rainforests fauna covers up half the world. Tasmainian Rainforests are so quiet that it looks like there are no animals. We know there are lots of animals but sometimes you can't hear them. Some mammals are: The tasmanian long-tailed mouse, ringtail possum, pademelon, spotted-tailed quoll and dusky antechinus. There are Twenty-one species of birds in Tasmania including the black currawong, green rosella, olive whistler and grey goshawk. Of the reptiles, the Tasmanian tree frog, tiger snake and brown skink are relatively common. Some reptiles are the Tasmanian tree frog, tiger snake and brown skink are relatively common. and. Some of primitive invertebrates include thelarge land snail, Macleay’s swallowtail butterfly,freshwater crayfish and the peripatus, or velvet worm.

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