Linette Umbrello

June 30, 2025

Australia’s cutest mammal is now Australia’s cutest three mammals

Cameron Dodd, The University of Western Australia; Andrew M. Baker, Queensland University of Technology; Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum; Linette Umbrello, Western Australian Museum, and Renee Catullo, The University of Western Australia

Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different species.

October 3, 2023

From glowing cats to wombats, fluorescent mammals are much more common than you’d think

Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum; Christine Elizabeth Cooper, Curtin University; Jemmy Bouzin, Curtin University; Linette Umbrello, Queensland University of Technology, and Simon Lewis, Curtin University

After combing through museum collections, our team of researchers found a whopping 125 fluorescent mammal species – from polar bears and dolphins, to leopards, zebras and wombats.

August 15, 2023

Two new Australian mammal species just dropped – and they are very small

Linette Umbrello, Queensland University of Technology; Andrew M. Baker, Queensland University of Technology, and Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum

The tiny, mouse-like planigales are some of the smallest marsupials around – and there are two more species of them than anybody realised.

October 13, 2022

Australia has hundreds of mammal species. We want to find them all – before they’re gone

Andrew M. Baker, Queensland University of Technology; Diana Fisher, The University of Queensland; Greta Frankham, Australian Museum; Kenny Travouillon, Western Australian Museum; Linette Umbrello, Western Australian Museum; Mark Eldridge, Australian Museum; Sally Potter, Macquarie University, and Stephen Jackson, Australian Museum

A new list of 404 Australian mammal species is a crucial conservation step in the face of the ongoing extinction crisis.