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Fauna of the Mornington Peninsula(PDF, 1MB) - Protecting biodiversity A selection of INDIGENOUS FAUNA found in the Mornington Peninsula Shire on your land Grant Schemes and Rebates are available to properties above two hectares. Conditions apply. la Peron’s Tree Frog McCoy’s Skink Lace Goanna Southern Forest Bat Eastern Pygmy-possum Common Contact Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Customer A Brushtail Possum Service Centre for an application form. su Litoria peronii Nannoscincus maccoyi Varanus varius Vespadelus regulus Cercartetus nanus in FORESTS Trichosurus vulpecula N n Amphibian Reptile (lizard) Reptile (lizard) Placental mammal Marsupial mammal Land Sustainability Rebate Scheme e Size to 5 cm Size to 11 cm Size to 200 cm Size head and body 4.1cm, Size to 11 cm (minus tail) Marsupial mammal P Eligible land owners can receive a rebate on a portion U n Examples of forest occur around Aurthur’s Seat. They Diet various insects Diet mostly spiders and Diet live or dead reptiles, tail 3.2 cm. Diet nectar, pollen, fruits Size 35–55 cm (minus tail) to include tall trees and are generally shady providing a and spiders. some other invertebrates. mammals, birds (eggs) and Diet insects captured in and some invertebrates. Diet mostly Eucalyptus of their property rates if they commit to implementing leaves. Also other leaves, g range of different fauna habitats. invertebrates. flight. environmental protection works. See the Shire website A in Inhabits streams and ponds Lives under leaf litter or flowers and fruits. n Shelters in tree hollows or r although it may under fallen wood on the Requires very large areas of for further details. F o Requires tree hollows disused bird nests. Large areas of oldgrowth forest have been removed travel considerable ground. habitat for foraging. for roosting (colonies to Found in bushland, rural Females line their nests M from the peninsula. distances from these W/C W/U around 100) and breeding. and suburban areas. Nests e with fresh leaves. h CC waterways. ML PR LL W/C LL ML in a tree hollow or under f t R/U R/U shelter on the ground. o Forests and most other native vegetation on the W/A peninsula occur as isolated patches. Managing Introduced Fauna Protecting forests from further clearing assists European Fox Vulpes vulpes wildlife that are dependent on these areas for shelter and breeding. • Foxes inhabit the entire Mornington Peninsula including It often takes more than 100 years for trees to form Whistling Tree Frog White’s Skink White-lipped Snake Little Forest Bat Feathertail Glider Eastern Quoll bushland, farmland and residential Litoria verreauxii verreauxii Egernia whitii Drysdalia coronoides Vespadelus vulturnus Acrobates pygmaeus Dasyurus viverrinus larger hollows and adequate habitat for animals that rely areas. on them. Amphibian Reptile (lizard) Reptile (snake) Placental mammal Marsupial mammal Marsupial mammal Size to 3 cm Size to 24.5 cm Size to 50 cm Size head and body Size 6.5–8 cm (minus tail) Size 27–35 cm (minus tail) • They are opportunistic feeders Diet mostly insects and Diet mostly spiders and Diet lizards, eggs, frogs 4 cm, tail 3.1cm Diet mostly insects and Diet various mammals, and shelter almost anywhere other invertebrates. some other invertebrates. and some invertebrates. Diet insects captured in some other invertebrates. birds, reptiles and Also flowers and fruits. flight. Also nectar, pollen and sap. invertebrates; live or dead. having a negative impact on a DEPI Generally found on the Shelters in dense wide range of native animals. ground near the Burrows under rocks and vegetation, under leaf Roosts and breeds in Requires tree hollows for Builds a den near logs They are known to spread mange fallen wood. waters edge. litter or fallen wood. tree hollows with a shelter and rearing young and rocks on the ground. (skin disease) which can be transferred W/C W/U W/U small entrance. where they build a Vic - Er. FFG to some native species. ML ML PR W/C LL spherical nest from leaves. LL PM R/U • Foxes should not be deliberately fed or harboured. Under section 20 of the Catchment and Land Protection Haswell’s Froglet Blotched Blue-tongued Common Brown Snake Chocolate Wattled Bat Grey-headed Flying-fox Sugar Glider Act 1994 , landowners should take reasonable steps to Paracrinia haswelli Lizard Pseudonaja textilis Chalinolobus morio Pteropus poliocephalus Petaurus breviceps prevent the spread of foxes and, as far as possible, Tiliqua nigrolutea WOODLANDS Amphibian Reptile (snake) Placental mammal Placental mammal Marsupial mammal eradicate those established on their land. Size to 3.5 cm Reptile (lizard) Size to 220 cm Size head and body Size 26 cm (largest bat on Size to 21cm (minus tail) Diet various insects and Size to 37 cm Diet mammals, other 5.1 cm, tail 4.3 cm the peninsula) Diet various invertebrates, Cat Felis catus Woodlands are an open canopy habitat type, varying spiders. Diet invertebrates, fungi, reptiles, frogs and birds. Diet mostly moths but also Diet fruit, pollen and nectar. nectar, pollen and sap. in species composition and structure from coastal to flowers, fruits and some other insects captured in Inhabits ponds and slow dead animals. Shelters under various flight. Ventures up to 50 km in one Requires tree hollows for • Pet cats, stray cats and feral cats inland areas. flowing waterways in wet objects on the ground or in night in search of food. breeding and shelter in can all kill native wildlife and forests low, open vegetation soil or rock cracks. Roosts in tree hollows in M/U. Vic - Vu. FFG. groups of up to Shelters in logs, leaf litter, spread disease. Coastal woodlands have been mostly cleared or heathland. existing burrows or under M/C small colonies. Nat - Vu. 12 individuals. R/U W/C W/C Ensuring that your cat is well fed due to development for recreation and residential living. CC ML rocks. PR LL LL LL W/C does not necessarily prevent Melaleuca lanceolata them from killing wildlife. Coastal Moonah ( ) Woodland is one DEPI of few vegetation communities to be listed for protection under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 . • Protect your cat from road accidents and other dangers by keeping them inside the house, garage or shed This publication depicts a range of broad habitat types Fallen logs, branches and bark are essential for between dusk and dawn. There is less risk of injury or and a selection of native animals that may be found providing shelter for terrestrial fauna. Clearing tree death if confined to your property. Register your cat and Striped Marsh-frog Southern Grass Skink Little Whip Snake Lesser Long-eared Bat Large Forest Bat Eastern Grey Kangaroo debris destroys habitat and reduces the within them. Many of these animals move between Limnodynastes peronii Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Parasuta flagellum Nyctophilus geoffroyi Vespadelus darlingtoni Macropus giganteus consider having your cat desexed. two or more habitat types while others are number of animals than can live in an area. Amphibian Reptile (lizard) Reptile (snake) Placental mammal Placental mammal Marsupial mammal • To remove unwanted cats from your property, contact characteristic of the habitat in which they have been Size to 12.5 cm Size head and body Size to 6.5 cm Size to 50 cm Size head and body Size to 120 cm (minus tail) the Shire’s customer service department. included. The retention of all natural habitat types on Diet various invertebrates Diet insects and spiders. Diet mostly skinks 4.8 cm, tail 3.8 cm 4.4 cm, tail 4 cm Diet mostly grasses and Diet mostly insects the Mornington Peninsula is vital for fauna and other frogs. and frogs. Diet mostly insects some other herbs. Forages near or on captured in flight, from captured in flight around • Both foxes and cats are recognised under the Victorian conservation. See the BirdLife Australia website for Found in wetland areas in a logs, rocks and in small Shelters in rock cracks, plants or the ground. vegetation. Occurs in many habitat Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 as a potentially open patches. under rocks or under information about birds on the peninsula. range of habitat types. types. Rests in wooded threatening process to native fauna. Requires slow moving or M/C fallen wood. May feed on Roosts in tree hollows or Requires tree hollows areas and often feeds in still water to lay its eggs. skinks which share similar under bark. Prefers for roosting (colonies small open areas in groups. Marginal to the peninsula. shelter sites. roosting in dead trees. or large) and breeding. M/C Other introduced fauna Local distribution IS ML IS W/A LL LL LL ML and abundance W/C R/U W/C • Rabbits - eat native vegetation, cause erosion by burrowing, and damage Distribution Common Yabby Garden Skink Weasel Skink Tiger Snake Water Rat Southern Brown pasture. R - Restricted (occurs in less than 10% of the area) Cherax destructor Lampropholis guichenoti Saproscincus mustelinus Notechis scutatus Hydromys chrysogaster Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus obesulus M - Moderate (occurs in 10–50% of the area) HEATHLANDS Crustacean Reptiles (lizard) Reptile (lizard) Reptile (snake) Placental mammal • Rats and Mice - predate directly on W - Widespread (occurs in greater than 50% of the area) Size to 16 cm Size to 10.5 cm Size to 9 cm Size to 150 cm Size to 35 cm (minus tail) Marsupial mammal wildlife (e.g. small birds) and spread DEPI Diet mostly frogs (and Abundance Diet various, including plant Diet insects and some Diet mostly insects and Diet generally fish but Size to 36 cm (minus tail) disease. Care should be taken not to material, animal waste and other invertebrates. spiders. Some crustaceans. tadpoles) but also young also aquatic invertebrates, Diet various invertebrates, U - Uncommon, C - Common, A - Abundant Heathlands on the peninsula are generally found fish.
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