Animals

Fauna studies have been undertaken in Willoughby’s bushland reserves since 2001. Reserves have been surveyed for small ground mammals, tree-dwelling mammals, bats, owls, night birds, reptiles, and frogs. Historical data of fauna sightings from Council staff and Willoughby Wildlife Watchers were also taken into account.

See our photo gallery of local wildlife.

The following animals have been recorded as living in the Willoughby area:

Mammals:
Echidna
Brush-tail Possum
Ring-tail Possum
Swamp Wallaby
Sugar Glider
Antechinus
Grey-headed Flying Fox
Goulds Wattle Bat
White-striped Mastiff Bat
Lesser Long-eared Bat
Little Forest Bat
Eastern Water Rat
Eastern Bush Rat

Frogs:
Leaf Green Tree Frog Perons Tree Frog
Striped Marsh Frog
Eastern Pobblebonk
Common Eastern Froglet
Bibrons Toadlet
Red-crowned Toadlet

Snakes:
Diamond Python
Green Tree Snake
Red Belly Black Snake
Eastern Brown Snake
Yellow-faced Whip Snake
Golden Crown Snake
Eastern Small-eyed Snake

Lizards:
Eastern Water Dragon
Eastern Water Skink
Bar Sided Skink, Weasel Skink
Copper-tail Skink
Glebe Gully Skink
Garden Skink
Delicate Skink
Eastern Bluetongue Lizard
Snake-eyed Skink
Three toed Skink
Southern Leaf-tail Gecko
Burtons Legless Lizard

Turtles:
Eastern Longneck Turtle
Eastern Shortneck Turtle

For more information on animal mapping and identification, visit FaunaNet.