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Koala Humpback whale. A total of 386 species of mammals have been recorded in Australia and surrounding continental waters: 364 indigenous and 22 introduced. [1] The list includes 2 monotremes, 154 marsupials, 83 bats, 69 rodents (5 introduced), 10 pinnipeds, 2 terrestrial carnivorans (1 recent introduction, and 1 prehistoric introduction), 13 introduced ungulates, 2 introduced lagomorphs, 44 ...
The mammals of Australia have a rich fossil history, as well as a variety of extant mammalian species, dominated by the marsupials, but also including monotremes and placentals. The marsupials evolved to fill specific ecological niches, and in many cases they are physically similar to the placental mammals in Eurasia and North America that ...
This is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. Conservation status listed follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v. 2013.2; data current at 5 March 2014 [5]): EX - extinct EW - extinct in the wild CR - critically endangered EN - endangered VU - vulnerable NT - near threatened LC - least concern DD - data deficient NE - not ...
This is the list of marine mammals found in Australian waters. [1] It is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. Conservation status listed follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v. 2013.2; data current at 3 March 2014 [2]):
The red kangaroo is the largest extant macropod and is one of Australia's heraldic animals, appearing with the emu on the coat of arms of Australia. [1]The fauna of Australia consists of a large variety of animals; some 46% of birds, 69% of mammals, 94% of amphibians, and 93% of reptiles that inhabit the continent are endemic to it.
Australian snubfin dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni; Killer whale, Orcinus orca; Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra; False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens; Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis; Spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata; Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba; Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris; Rough-toothed ...
Pages in category "Lists of mammals of Australia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A variety of placental mammals have been introduced to Australia since the arrival of Captain Cook in 1770. They have ranged in size from rodents to deer. This is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. Note that this sub-list includes six species of introduced rodent that are also included in the rodents of Australia sub-list.