Mammals and birds of the Ingham district, North Queensland. 1. Introduction and mammals

Abstract

A survey of mammals in the Ingham district, north Queensland, made from 1970 to 1973, is reported. Sixty-two species were recorded, including two Prototheria, 26 Metatheria and 34 Eutheria, seven of the last introduced. Marsupials included 10 phalangers and nine macropodids, and eutherians 19 bats and 10 rodents. Habitat types, and estimates of frequency ranging from scarce to abundant, are given.