Riuelail Possum (/'M'«c/('(/«('//a 

 ■ i»tvt>luloi\ 



Flinders bland - Gabriel (IK94: 

 170) recorded this species I'm Ihe 

 Furneaus Group 1 his record was 

 probably for Flinders Island. Ring- 

 tail Possums were common in the 



Stivrclecki Scenic Reserve during my 



visits to it in I9tss 



t ape Barren Island — Local resi- 

 dents repot t that the Rmglail is the 

 only large possum on the islam! 

 (John Mansell. C, B. Mansell, pcrs. 

 wmni ). It is (he Witty spee.es I have 

 seen on Cape Barren Island, 



ftriisht.nl Possum ( 7 ricluisuru.\ 



Hinders Island I he Austialian 

 Museum, Sydney, iceeived a speci- 

 men I mm this island in ( B. J. 

 Marlow, peis. comm.!. M.J Sighting 

 of Hiushlails dining tecent >e.irs 

 suggesi i hat the species is widespread 

 on Ihe island. 



Prime Seal Island — Mr. Frank 

 lackson inliodiieed Biushtails to this 

 island in l tic- P'2(ls (li.ink Jackson, 

 peis. comm.). I lies weie present Mill 

 m 1966 (J W WheatJcy. pcrs 

 comm.). 



Past Sister Island — Biushtails 

 weie iutiodueed to this land in the 

 1920s and were still present in [966 

 (A. I". Blyth. pcrs. comm ) 



Womhal ( I ombulus insulin I 



Flinders Island - Wombats weie 

 recorded lor this island in 1801 (l ee. 

 |9|V9I). My s.ghungs dining the 

 last lew years suggest that Wombats 

 arc widespread on FUndCR Island 



Cape Barren and Clarke's Islands 

 — Flinders recorded Wombats lot 

 these two islands in I79X i Rawsou. 

 1946:82). There were no Wombats 

 on ClarkeN Island hy 1910 (W. A. 



Riddle, peis. comm. I and mme on 

 Cop? H;uicn Island In I'Hix , K,, 

 shaw. 1908). 



MilMJlKI MI S 

 I SSItlttnlHfl Spun Aulcalei 

 ( luilnvlossiis mmi/.v) 



Minders Island — Murrav obtained 

 a Spiny Anteater Irorn this island ft 

 ISO I (Lees 1915: 9}) I have seen u 

 number of Anteaters in Ihe central 

 and northern parts oj ihis island h 

 recent years. 



( ape Banen Island - Hindis 

 loimd Spinj Anteaters on this island 

 m 172s (Flinders. ISM: CXXXV). 

 I have inn seen any on the island but 

 local lesidents report that they im 

 present (John Mansell. C B Mansell. 

 pcrs. comm.). 



Vansiltait Island — Spun Am- 

 eateis weie intioduced to (his islam! 

 1 1 1 .i 1 1 \ \car-. ago [John Mansrll. pcrs 

 comm.) Constable O Parrel SKA 

 chic on (he north point in late liHfl 

 (I.). Parrel, pers comm ) 



I'l \( I SIMS 



House Mouse I Um wnv. t>l<<>) 



1 have seen, or trapped, this ^pcclc^ 

 on Babel. Flinders, I ..im kangaroo. 

 Ureal Dot; and ("ape Banen Planer 

 It is ,,Ko on I mlc Dog Island I D. N. 

 Brown, pcrs, comm.!. Badger Island 

 i \ ( siaekhouse. pets, comm.) and 

 Pasl Sister Island (A. E. Blyth, pers. 

 comm. I. I here were House Mice on 

 Pi line Seal Island in the 1920s and 

 PMOs (Frank Jackson, pers, comm.) 

 and the species should, I th.uk. he 

 present there still, 



The House Mouse appears to he 

 one ot the most successful luiioduc 

 nuns to the Furneaux Group and 

 piohabh is more widespread than 

 the records above tndicale 



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