Editing Freycinet National Park (section)

==== Mammals ====
The red-necked wallaby, also called Bennett's wallaby (''[[Macropus rufogriseus]]''), is one of the most commonly seen animals within the park and can be spotted grazing on low lying vegetation such as grass, they are also known to gather around people.<ref name=mammalsFNP>{{cite web |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6616 |title=Mammals of Freycinet Peninsula|last=Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |date=2011 |website=Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> Another common species seen is the eastern quoll (''[[Dasyurus viverrinus]]''), a marsupial carnivore which was previously sighted on the mainland of Australia but is now only found in Tasmania.<ref name=fancourt2015>Fancourt, B. A., Bateman, B. L., VanDerWal, J., Nicol, S. C., Hawkins, C. E., Jones, M. E., & Johnson, C. N. (2015). Testing the role of climate change in species decline: is the eastern quoll a victim of a change in the weather? ''PLoS ONE, 10'', 1-15.</ref> Also extinct on the mainland, the Tasmanian pademelon (''[[Thylogale billardierii]]'') is still common in Freycinet National Park but they are rarely seen during the day, coming out at night to feed.<ref name=Macqueen>Macqueen, P., Goldizen, A. W., & Seddon, J. M. (2009). Response of southern temperate marsupial, the Tasmanian pademelon (''Thylogale billardierii''), to historical and contemporary forest management. ''Molecular Ecology, 18'', 3291-3306.</ref>

[[File:Echidna_at_Freycinet.jpg|thumb|left|Echidna (''Tachyglossus aculeatus'') searching for food among sand dunes at Friendly Beaches.<ref>Groves, L. (2016). Freycinet Echidna [Photograph]. Retrieved 5 May 2016, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/130200334@N05/26550859400</ref>]]

Echidnas (''[[Tachyglossus aculeatus]]'') can be seen during the day foraging through litter on forest floors, or among coastal vegetation, searching for ants or other food sources.<ref name=Eldridge>Eldridge, D. J., & Mensinga, A. (2007). Foraging pits of the short-beaked echidna (''Tachyglossus aculeatus'') as small-scale patches in a semi-arid Australian box woodland. ''Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 39'', 1055-1065.</ref> The eastern pygmy possum (''[[Cercartetus nanus]]'') and the little pygmy possum (''[[Cercartetus lepidus]]'') are listed as vulnerable in several mainland Australian states but are not listed in Tasmania, and although they can be found at Freycinet, sightings of them are uncommon.<ref name=harris>Harris, J. M., Munks, S. A., Goldingay, R. L., Wapstra, M., & Hird, D. (2007). Distribution, habitat and conservation of the eastern pygmy-possum ''Cercartetus nanus'' in Tasmania. ''Australian Mammalogy, 29'', 213-232.</ref> The New Holland mouse (''[[Pseudomys novaehollandiae]]'') is listed as endangered under the Tasmanian ''TSP Act'' and sightings are rare, but it is known to be present within Freycinet National Park.<ref name=lazenby>Lazenby, B., Pye, T., Richardson, A., & Bryant, S. L. (2007). Towards a habitat model for the new Holland mouse ''Pseudomys novaehollandiae'' in Tasmania – population vegetation associations and an investigation into individual habitat use. ''Australian Mammalogy, 29'', 137-148.</ref>