I have been working on an encyclopaedic project for a while now, and recently I had an idea of creating a 'master list' for the thing so that I knew what would definitely be going in there.
And as photography and illustration constituted a major part of the Encyclopaedia experience in my vision, I felt it may be ludicrous to photograph many members of a family that all looked very similar. But if I happened across another species I felt worth including, then I would add it in. I have tried to make a 'reasonable' list given my residence in the United Kingdom, though there obviously are a few that may be questionable.
Currently I have finished the monotremes and marsupials.
MONOTREMES
Short-beaked Echidna [Tachyglossus sp.]
Long-beaked Echidna [Zaglossus sp.]
Duck-billed Platypus [Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
MARSUPIALS
Derby's Woolly Opossum [Caluromys derbianus]
Four-eyed Opossum [Philander sp.]
Water Opossum [Chironectes minimus]
Manicou [Didelphis marsupialis]
Virginia Opossum [Didelphis virginiana]
[Mouse Opossum #1] [Marmosa ?]
?[Mouse Opossum #2] [Marmosa ?]
Crest-tailed Mulgara [Dasycercus cristicauda]
Kowari [Dasyuroides byrnei]
either Tiger Quoll [Dasyurus maculatus] or Eastern Quoll [Dasyurus viverrinus]
?Myoictis [Myoictis sp.]
?Phascolosorex [Phascolosorex sp.]
?Pseudantechnius [Pseudantechnius sp.]
Antechinus [Antechinus sp.]
Tasmanian Devil [Sarcophilus harrisii]
Fat-tailed Dunnart [Sminthopsis crassicaudata]
{Thylacine [Thylacinus cynocephalus]}
Great Bilby [Macrotis lagotis]
Southern Brown Bandicoot [Isoodon obesulus]
Bear Cuscus [Ailurops ursinus]
Brushtail Possum [Trichosurus vulpecula]
Ground Cuscus [Phalanger gymnotis]
Spotted Cuscus [Spilocuscus maculatus]
Greater Glider [Petauroides volans]
Ringtail Possum [Pseudocheirus peregrinus]
Sugar Gilder [Petaurus breviceps]
Squirrel Glider [Petaurus norfolcensis]
Leadbeater's Possum [Gymnobelideus leadbeateri]
Narrow-toed Feathertail Glider [Acrobates pygmaeus]
?Pygmy Possum [Burramyidae sp.]
Common Wombat [Vombatus ursinus]
Hairy-nosed Wombat [Lasiorhinus latifrons]
Koala [Phascolarctos cinereus]
Brushtail Bettong [Bettongia penicillata]
Rufous Rat Kangaroo [Aepyprymnus rufescens]
Long-nosed Potoroo [Potorous tridactylus]
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo [Dendrolagus goodfellowi]
Lumholtz' Tree Kangaroo [Dendrolagus lumholtzi]
Dingiso [Dendrolagus mbaiso]
Brown Dorcopsis [Dorcopsis muelleri]
Rufous hare-wallaby [Lagorchestes hirsutus]
Western Grey Kangaroo [Macropus fuliginosus]
Eastern Grey Kangaroo [Macropus giganteus]
Parma Wallaby [Notamacropus parma]
Bennett's Wallaby [Notamacropus rufogriseus]
Brindled Nail-tail Wallaby [Onychogalea faenata]
Common Wallaroo [Osphranter robustus]
Red Kangaroo [Osphranter rufus]
Agile Wallaby [Notamacropus agilis]
Yellow-footed rock wallaby [Petrogale xanthopus]
Dusky Pademelon [Thylogale brunii]
Swamp Wallaby [Wallabia bicolor]
[Thylacine is in brackets - as I intend on representing it through archived material mainly]
As for the two mouse opossums - I was considering to have two; but was not sure which would be best for such a project to have.
I was hoping to gain some opinions regarding this list?
And as photography and illustration constituted a major part of the Encyclopaedia experience in my vision, I felt it may be ludicrous to photograph many members of a family that all looked very similar. But if I happened across another species I felt worth including, then I would add it in. I have tried to make a 'reasonable' list given my residence in the United Kingdom, though there obviously are a few that may be questionable.
Currently I have finished the monotremes and marsupials.
MONOTREMES
Short-beaked Echidna [Tachyglossus sp.]
Long-beaked Echidna [Zaglossus sp.]
Duck-billed Platypus [Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
MARSUPIALS
Derby's Woolly Opossum [Caluromys derbianus]
Four-eyed Opossum [Philander sp.]
Water Opossum [Chironectes minimus]
Manicou [Didelphis marsupialis]
Virginia Opossum [Didelphis virginiana]
[Mouse Opossum #1] [Marmosa ?]
?[Mouse Opossum #2] [Marmosa ?]
Crest-tailed Mulgara [Dasycercus cristicauda]
Kowari [Dasyuroides byrnei]
either Tiger Quoll [Dasyurus maculatus] or Eastern Quoll [Dasyurus viverrinus]
?Myoictis [Myoictis sp.]
?Phascolosorex [Phascolosorex sp.]
?Pseudantechnius [Pseudantechnius sp.]
Antechinus [Antechinus sp.]
Tasmanian Devil [Sarcophilus harrisii]
Fat-tailed Dunnart [Sminthopsis crassicaudata]
{Thylacine [Thylacinus cynocephalus]}
Great Bilby [Macrotis lagotis]
Southern Brown Bandicoot [Isoodon obesulus]
Bear Cuscus [Ailurops ursinus]
Brushtail Possum [Trichosurus vulpecula]
Ground Cuscus [Phalanger gymnotis]
Spotted Cuscus [Spilocuscus maculatus]
Greater Glider [Petauroides volans]
Ringtail Possum [Pseudocheirus peregrinus]
Sugar Gilder [Petaurus breviceps]
Squirrel Glider [Petaurus norfolcensis]
Leadbeater's Possum [Gymnobelideus leadbeateri]
Narrow-toed Feathertail Glider [Acrobates pygmaeus]
?Pygmy Possum [Burramyidae sp.]
Common Wombat [Vombatus ursinus]
Hairy-nosed Wombat [Lasiorhinus latifrons]
Koala [Phascolarctos cinereus]
Brushtail Bettong [Bettongia penicillata]
Rufous Rat Kangaroo [Aepyprymnus rufescens]
Long-nosed Potoroo [Potorous tridactylus]
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo [Dendrolagus goodfellowi]
Lumholtz' Tree Kangaroo [Dendrolagus lumholtzi]
Dingiso [Dendrolagus mbaiso]
Brown Dorcopsis [Dorcopsis muelleri]
Rufous hare-wallaby [Lagorchestes hirsutus]
Western Grey Kangaroo [Macropus fuliginosus]
Eastern Grey Kangaroo [Macropus giganteus]
Parma Wallaby [Notamacropus parma]
Bennett's Wallaby [Notamacropus rufogriseus]
Brindled Nail-tail Wallaby [Onychogalea faenata]
Common Wallaroo [Osphranter robustus]
Red Kangaroo [Osphranter rufus]
Agile Wallaby [Notamacropus agilis]
Yellow-footed rock wallaby [Petrogale xanthopus]
Dusky Pademelon [Thylogale brunii]
Swamp Wallaby [Wallabia bicolor]
[Thylacine is in brackets - as I intend on representing it through archived material mainly]
As for the two mouse opossums - I was considering to have two; but was not sure which would be best for such a project to have.
I was hoping to gain some opinions regarding this list?
