Small rodent-like marsupial, about the size and appearance of a small rat.
Very fast and agile. Colour grey-brown with warmer orange tones on the legs. White fur forms indistinct 'spectacles' around the dark eyes. The tail has fine hairs which are darker nearer the tip.
Despite their small size, these are fierce hunters. They generally eat insects but will also eat larger presy such as mice. They have been known to enter bird cages and kill the inmates.

Unmistakable, world's only predominantly black swan. Pumage entirely black and sooty grey with the exception of pure white primary wing feathers mostly hidden while at rest. The bill is red with a white band close to the tip.

The adult is a medium sized 'skipper' butterfly, wingspan approximately 2.4 centimetres. Skippers are a thick-set family of somewhat moth-like butterflies. This one is brown with creamy blotches. The underside of the male is orangy-brown with a dark mark while the female underside has a lilac tinge. Adults are seen in January-February.

A small lark-like pipit, a little larger than a sparrow but slender with long legs, wings and tail. The tail has a broad white band on either side which is noticeable as it flies away from you. This trait is shared with the very similar European Songlark and the smaller, sparrow-like Singing Bushlark. The European Songlark was a crest on its head which is frequently raised. The Pipit has a white chin while the Songlark has a streaky chin.

The adult is seen flying low and fast through open landscapes such as parklands, gardens and grazed paddocks where introduced foodplants such as Capeweed are common. The impression is of a medium-sized butterfly, orange with black and white markings. Up close, the perched individual can be seen to have a pattern of black and orange. The underside is more cryptically marked with mottled patterns.