Potoroo Mugs

The critically endangered Australian Potoroo is a small marsupial found only in the south of Western Australia. There are only around 50 surviving in the wild. It is threatened by foxes and feral cats.

The Long Nosed Potoroo is an Australian native, related to Kangaroos and Wallabies - not a rodent! A small family of them lives in the Land Of Parrots at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria, Australia. The parrots and Cockatoos are messy eaters, so the Potoroos do well on dropped treats!

I adore the natural fauna that is unique to my own part of the globe - Australia. The animals I have sketched here are unfortunately among the top Australian mammals that are on the critically endangered list. From left to Right : a Kangaroo Island Dunnart, Gilbert's Potoroo, a Greater Stick Nest Rat, a Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat, The Eastern Barred Bandicoot, the Southern Bent-Wing Bat (flying above), a Christmas Island Flying Fox (hanging below), a Woylie, a Pygmy Possum and a Leadbeater Possum. I truly hope the future of all these amazingly unique creatures (and others) have a brighter future and that we can truly live harmoniously with the fauna on this planet.