Dr Kenny Travouillon
@kennytravouillon.bsky.social
Curator of Mammalogy and Ornithology at the Western Australian Museum
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The latest Australian University wanting to diminish science capacity and training. At least 18 academic staff in the science faculty threatened with job loss. A petition to save science at #QUT Queensland University of Technology here www.change.org/p/stop-force...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The latest Australian University wanting to diminish science capacity and training. At least 18 academic staff in the science faculty threatened with job loss. A petition to save science at #QUT Queensland University of Technology here www.change.org/p/stop-force...
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Taxonomists- ask the journal for no separate electronic SI. Include all information in one document onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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September 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Taxonomists- ask the journal for no separate electronic SI. Include all information in one document onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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🐭 Cryptic Kultarr 🏆
@kultarrcam.bsky.social studies hidden biodiversity in carnivorous marsupials, uncovering strong genetic and morphological evidence for multiple distinct species of kultarr across Australia🧬🏜️🐀 6/11
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@kultarrcam.bsky.social studies hidden biodiversity in carnivorous marsupials, uncovering strong genetic and morphological evidence for multiple distinct species of kultarr across Australia🧬🏜️🐀 6/11
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🐭 Cryptic Kultarr 🏆
@kultarrcam.bsky.social studies hidden biodiversity in carnivorous marsupials, uncovering strong genetic and morphological evidence for multiple distinct species of kultarr across Australia🧬🏜️🐀 6/11
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social
@kultarrcam.bsky.social studies hidden biodiversity in carnivorous marsupials, uncovering strong genetic and morphological evidence for multiple distinct species of kultarr across Australia🧬🏜️🐀 6/11
@reneecatullo.bsky.social @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social
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Meet Bettongia haoucharae, a new species of extinct bettong from the Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert.
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A taxonomic revision of the Bettongia penicillata (Diprotodontia: Potoroidae) species complex and description of the subfossil species Bettongia haoucharae sp. nov.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meet Bettongia haoucharae, a new species of extinct bettong from the Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert.
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doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
I was horrified to hear a member of the public calling a dibbler ‘a rat’ but then looking at the sign at Perth Zoo, there is nothing explaining that it’s a carnivorous marsupial. Come on Perth Zoo, you can do better than that!
July 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I was horrified to hear a member of the public calling a dibbler ‘a rat’ but then looking at the sign at Perth Zoo, there is nothing explaining that it’s a carnivorous marsupial. Come on Perth Zoo, you can do better than that!
Finding those photos is a great discovery. There are so few specimens of that species and so little known of its biology.
The only known photograph of a living Nullarbor barred bandicoot - extinct since the 1930s, discovered recently in a basement! Read the paper in our journal, #australianmammalogy #ausmammals #extinction #wildoz lnkd.in/gQCaTzEq
July 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Finding those photos is a great discovery. There are so few specimens of that species and so little known of its biology.
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As a side note, I was also bemused to be characterised as a ‘xenophobic eco-nativist’.
I went to an international conservation conference recently where a speaker who claims there’s not a lot of evidence that cats and foxes have negatively impacted native mammals also said…Australia used to have hoofed-kangaroos. Cool stories. Both these claims are of course utter 💩.
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As a side note, I was also bemused to be characterised as a ‘xenophobic eco-nativist’.
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Hugely excited for our work on the Nullarbor Caves to be featured on the ever excellent First Dog on the Moon. Oh yeah...
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Did you know that there are huge caves full of weirdy bugs and ancient life right under the Nullarbor desert? | First Dog on the Moon
We simply don’t know even a fraction of what is in them
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June 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Hugely excited for our work on the Nullarbor Caves to be featured on the ever excellent First Dog on the Moon. Oh yeah...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Australia’s cutest mammal is now Australia’s cutest three mammals
Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different species.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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What's the first thing you like to do when you arrive in a city? Me, I go to the local #museums' warehouse - they never fail to blow your mind. Big thanks to @kennytravouillon.bsky.social for showing me the Western Australian Museum's collections in Perth.
June 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
What's the first thing you like to do when you arrive in a city? Me, I go to the local #museums' warehouse - they never fail to blow your mind. Big thanks to @kennytravouillon.bsky.social for showing me the Western Australian Museum's collections in Perth.
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The kultarr is officially three species!
So proud of this work and a big thanks to Australia's amazing museum network and my great supervisor team
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So proud of this work and a big thanks to Australia's amazing museum network and my great supervisor team
@kennytravouillon.bsky.social
@reneecatullo.bsky.social
@planigale.bsky.social
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Cryptic Kultarr: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Unrecognized Species of Carnivorous Marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in Arid Australia
Conservation is impossible if we have not described all of the species we aim to conserve. This paper reviews the taxonomy of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) a small arid-zone specialist native to....
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June 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The kultarr is officially three species!
So proud of this work and a big thanks to Australia's amazing museum network and my great supervisor team
@kennytravouillon.bsky.social
@reneecatullo.bsky.social
@planigale.bsky.social
bakerecologylab.wordpress.com
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
So proud of this work and a big thanks to Australia's amazing museum network and my great supervisor team
@kennytravouillon.bsky.social
@reneecatullo.bsky.social
@planigale.bsky.social
bakerecologylab.wordpress.com
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Big congratulations @kultarrcam.bsky.social for winning the Bolliger award for the best student talk and @palaeontolucy.bsky.social for winning a Travel award!!!! #AusMamSoc2025
June 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Big congratulations @kultarrcam.bsky.social for winning the Bolliger award for the best student talk and @palaeontolucy.bsky.social for winning a Travel award!!!! #AusMamSoc2025
Presenting today at the Australian Mammal Society Meeting about our work on Diprotodon in the Pilbara #ausmamsoc25
June 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Presenting today at the Australian Mammal Society Meeting about our work on Diprotodon in the Pilbara #ausmamsoc25
Attending the Australian Mammal Society meeting in Toowoomba. Great work from my two students Lucy and Cameron presenting their work yesterday!
June 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Attending the Australian Mammal Society meeting in Toowoomba. Great work from my two students Lucy and Cameron presenting their work yesterday!
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Who's excited to head to sunny Toowoomba this weekend!? Have a look at the conference program - looks amazing! australianmammals.org.au/files/1580_c...
June 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Who's excited to head to sunny Toowoomba this weekend!? Have a look at the conference program - looks amazing! australianmammals.org.au/files/1580_c...
A day well spent at the Queensland Museum describing the skull of one of the earliest shortfaced kangaroos and comparing it to its larger descendant!
June 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A day well spent at the Queensland Museum describing the skull of one of the earliest shortfaced kangaroos and comparing it to its larger descendant!
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New podcast about mammal extinction in Australia which I was lucky enough to participate in amongst many other experts.
New podcast about mammal extinction in Australia which I was lucky enough to participate in amongst many other experts.
The Documentary Podcast - Australia's extinction crisis - BBC Sounds
Why are so many of Australia’s unique animals now under threat of extinction?
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June 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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New podcast about mammal extinction in Australia which I was lucky enough to participate in amongst many other experts.
New podcast about mammal extinction in Australia which I was lucky enough to participate in amongst many other experts.
Enjoying ICCB in Brisbane this week!
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Enjoying ICCB in Brisbane this week!
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Australia’s common brushtail possum has long been neglected in terms of its taxonomy. My amazing PhD student Shelby Middleton along with a stellar supervisor team has attempted to resolve this species. Check it here: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Revised phylogeography of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) reveals new insights into genetic structure across Australia
Abstract. Understanding genetic relationships within species is essential for identifying distinct genetic lineages and informing conservation strategies,
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May 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Australia’s common brushtail possum has long been neglected in terms of its taxonomy. My amazing PhD student Shelby Middleton along with a stellar supervisor team has attempted to resolve this species. Check it here: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...