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Prehensile-tailed tree-mouse        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Prehensile-tailed tree-mouse are charming little arboreal mammals from Australian rainforests; unlike many Australian mammals, these are placentals, not marsupials (such as feathertailed gliders, sugar gliders, or striped possums.   I photographed this one during a night drive on Mt. Lewis in far-north Queensland.

  • Canon 7D2; 800 mm IS lens, electronic flash (2015)