Biology Essay on Australian Animals

Animals to be classified: Hypocalymma Angustifolium, Hypocalymma Cordifolium, Xerochrysum Bracteatum, Xerochrysum Viscosum, Pteropus Poliocephulus, Petaurus Australis, Tachyglossus Aculeatus, Perameles Gunnii.

Has roots, leaves and/or flowers?

Yes (therefore Flora species)

No (therefore Fauna species)

Average height above 100 centimetres?

Is the specimen nocturnal, its torso covered in fur?

Yes

No

Yes

Heart shaped leaves borne opposite each other and/or
Newly grown stems pink in cool?

Growing in a stable prostrate position, flowers maturing below 16 centimetres?

Does the specimen have large leathery wings, a red/orange collar of fur?

No

Does the specimen have a tail longer than its body, a lightly coloured underbelly with a lightly coloured strip running down sides of torso and tail?

No

No

Yes

No

Does the specimen have a slightly elongated snout, slim tail?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yellow - Bellied Glider (Petaurus Australis) - Marsupial - About the size of a rabbit - Grey-brown fur on back and off whit to orange-yellow belly. - Large pointed ears - Can glide using skin membrane between limbs to over 150 metres - Long tail which is commonly longer than body. - Distinctive growling call that can be heard from over five hundred metres away.

Golden Veil (Hypocalymma Cordifolium) - Spreading shrub growing around 1 cm high, spreading up to 2 metres. - Small heart shaped leaves which grow opposite each other. - New shoots are bright pink in colour. - Hypo - under/ calymma - veil/ cordifolium - heart shaped leaves - Native to Australia

Pink-flowered Myrtle (Hypocalymma Angustilolium) - Common in Western Australia - Strong, spicy perfume when bruised - Flowers grow closely together, three to four on one stem. - Long, linear leaves. - Hypo - under/ calymma - veil/ Angustifolium - narrow leaved - Native to Australia

Grey-Headed Flying Fox - (Pteropus