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List Of Mammals Of Australia
A total of 386 species of mammals have been recorded in Australia and surrounding continental waters: 364 indigenous and 22 introduced. 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 cetaceans and 1 sirenian. The taxonomy and nomenclature used here generally follows Van Dyck and Strahan.Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) ''The Mammals of Australia'', Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane Lists of mammals of Australia * List of bats of Australia * List of marine mammals of Australia * List of monotremes and marsupials of Australia * List of placental mammals introduced to Australia * List of rodents of Australia Lists of mammals by Australian state or territory * List of mammals of New South Wales * List of mammals of South Australia * List of mammals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koala Climbing Tree
The koala (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only Extant taxon, extant representative of the Family (biology), family ''Phascolarctidae''. Its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the island's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria (state), Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, dark nose. The koala has a body length of and weighs . Its fur colour ranges from silver grey to chocolate brown. Koalas from the northern populations are typically smaller and lighter in colour than their counterparts further south. These populations are possibly separate subspecies, but not all researchers accept this. Koalas typically inhabit open ''Eucalyptus'' woodland, as the leaves of these trees make up mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of South Australia
This is a list of mammals of South Australia. It includes all mammals recorded in South Australia since European settlement, including some known only from subfossil remains, and including non-feral introduced species. Except where otherwise referenced, this list is based upon . Subclass Prototheria Order Monotremata Family Ornithorhynchidae * '' Ornithorhynchus anatinus'' (platypus) Family Tachyglossidae * '' Tachyglossus aculeatus'' (short-beaked echidna) Subclass Marsupialia Order Dasyuromorphia Family Myrmecobiidae * '' Myrmecobius fasciatus'' (numbat) reintroduced Family Dasyuridae ;Subfamily Dasyurinae * '' Dasycercus byrnei'' (kowari) * '' Dasycercus cristicauda'' (mulgara) * '' Dasyurus geoffroii'' (western quoll) locally extinct * '' Dasyurus maculatus'' (tiger quoll) locally extinct * '' Dasyurus viverrinus'' (eastern quoll) locally extinct * ''Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis'' (fat-tailed pseudantechinus) ;Subfamily Phascogalinae * '' Antechinus flavipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of Boigu, Saibai And Dauan Islands (Torres Strait)
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of Heard Island And McDonald Islands
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Heard Island and McDonald Islands. There are approximately 29 mammal species in Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: Infraorder: Cetacea (whales) The infraorder Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion under water. *Parvorder: Odontoceti **Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ***Genus: '' Globicephala'' **** Long-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala melas'' LC *** Genus: ''Grampus'' **** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' *** Genus: '' Lagenorhynchus'' **** Hourglass dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus cruciger'' **** Dusky dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus obscurus'' *** Genus: '' Lissodelphis'' **** Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of The Cocos (Keeling) Islands
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a small Indian Ocean archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka. There are two non-marine mammal species in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, neither of which is believed to be threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories: Order: Chiroptera (bats) 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: Molossidae ** Genus: '' Chaerephon'' *** Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon plicata'' LC * Family: Vespertilionidae ** Subfamily: Vespertilioninae *** Genus: ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of Christmas Island
This is a list of the mammal species recorded on Christmas Island. The island had five native and endemic land mammal species, of which three are now presumed to be extinct.John Woinarsk"Australian endangered species: Christmas Island Shrew" ''The Conversation'', 9 May 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2015. In addition, five wild mammals have been introduced to Christmas Island since settlement. Carnivora Introduced cats and dogs are a threat to native wildlife on Christmas Island and can carry potentially dangerous pathogens, such as ''Leptospira''. In 2014, the Australian Government announced a $500,000 investment to help eradicate stray and feral cats on the island, with the aim of complete eradication by 2020. As of 2016, all pet cats on Christmas Island have been registered and de-sexed and no further cats will be permitted onto the island. Chiroptera Christmas Island was once home to two native bat species, of which only one is extant. The Christmas Island pipistrelle was end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of The Australian Capital Territory
The fauna of the Australian Capital Territory includes representatives from most major Australian animal groups. Crustaceans The ACT has five species of freshwater crayfish in its rivers. The Murray River crayfish has an ornate spiny abdomen with four rows of spines, and two large white claws. Males have larger claws than females, and females have a fatter abdomen. The thorax has two rows of small spines. It can grow its carapace to 150 mm long. It is found in the Murrumbidgee, Cotter and Paddys Rivers, but has been exterminated by overfishing and heavy metal poisoning in the Molonglo River. A red crayfish ''Euastacus nobilis crassus'' is found in the swamps on Mount Franklin and Mount Gingera. The 5 cm long ''Engaeus parvulus'' produces a mound of dirt around the entrance of its burrow, which has a subterranean chamber more than 30 cm in diameter, and has its own pool of water at the base. Small pools of water hold the tiny ''Daphnia'', copepods and os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of Queensland
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mammals Of Tasmania
Tasmanian mammals are divided into three major groups based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), pouched mammals (the marsupials), and placental mammals. This is a list of mammals of Tasmania: Order: Monotremata (monotremes) * Family: Ornithorhynchidae ** Genus: '' Ornithorhynchus'' *** Platypus, ''Ornithorhynchus anatinus'' * Family: Tachyglossidae ** Genus: ''Tachyglossus'' *** Short-beaked echidna, ''Tachyglossus aculeatus'' Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials) Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores) * Family: Thylacinidae ** Genus: ''Thylacinus'' *** Thylacine, ''T. cynocephalus'' endemic * Family: Dasyuridae ** Subfamily: Dasyurinae *** Tribe: Dasyurinae **** Genus: ''Dasyurus'' ***** Tiger quoll, ''D. maculatus'' ***** Eastern quoll, ''D. viverrinus'' endemic (introduced to Australian mainland) **** Genus: '' Sarcophilus'' ***** Tasmanian devil, ''S. harrisii'' endemic *** Tribe: Phascogalini **** Genus: ''Antechinus'' ***** Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
