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Today, the Noongar people refer to them as ban-gup, bungeup and quak-a. [14] [15] In 1658, Dutch mariner Samuel Volckertszoon wrote of sighting "a wild cat" on the island. [16] In 1696, Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh mistook them for giant rats, and renamed the Wadjemup island 't Eylandt 't Rottenest, which means "the rat nest island" in Dutch.
Chevrotains are the smallest hoofed mammals in the world. The Asian species weigh between 1–4 kg (2–9 lb), while the African chevrotain is considerably larger, at 7–16 kg (15–35 lb). The Asian species weigh between 1–4 kg (2–9 lb), while the African chevrotain is considerably larger, at 7–16 kg (15–35 lb).
The Ili pika inhabits talus slopes at high elevations, usually from about 2,800 to 4,100 meters. [8] This species constructs haypiles and is a generalized herbivore. [2] It primarily feeds on grasses and herbs. [8]
Marsupials are a collection of pouched mammals that was once more widely distributed. Today they are found primarily in isolated or formerly isolated continents of Gondwanan origin. South America's 22 extant genera compares with 10 in Central America, 1 in North America north of Mexico, 52 in Australia, 28 in New Guinea and 2 in Sulawesi.
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Vespertilionidae. Subfamily: Myotinae. Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans [n 3] LC; Southwestern myotis, M. auriculus [n 1] [n 21] LC
Colugos are proficient gliders, and thought better adapted for flight than any other gliding mammal. They can travel as far as 70 m (230 ft) from one tree to another without losing much altitude, [ 10 ] with a Malayan colugo ( Galeopterus variegatus ) individual having been observed traveling about 150 m (490 ft) in one glide.
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Greenland. There are 26 mammal species native to Greenland, of which none are critically endangered, three are endangered, three are vulnerable, two are near threatened and four are data deficient. [1] Only seven of these species are fully terrestrial.
This is a list of mammals of Europe. It includes all mammals currently found in Europe (from northeast Atlantic to Ural Mountains and northern slope of Caucasus Mountains ), whether resident or as regular migrants .