List of placental mammals introduced to Australia
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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. One other species, the Dingo, was introduced much earlier, but is nevertheless included in this list.
[edit] Rodentia
[edit] Muridae
- House Mouse, Mus musculus
- Pacific Rat, Rattus exulans
- Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus
- Black Rat, Rattus rattus
[edit] Sciuridae
- Five-lined Palm Squirrel, Funambulus pennanti
[edit] Carnivora
[edit] Canidae
[edit] Felidae
- House Cat, Felis silvestris catus
[edit] Perissodactyla
[edit] Equidae
- Donkey, Equus asinus
- Domestic Horse, Equus caballus
[edit] Artiodactyla
[edit] Bovidae
- Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalus
- Goat, Capra aegagris hircus
- Banteng, Bos javanicus
[edit] Camelidae
- Dromedary, Camelus dromedarius
[edit] Cervidae
- Chital, Axis axis
- Hog Deer, Axis porcinus
- Red Deer, Cervus elaphus
- Rusa Deer, Cervus timorensis
- Sambar, Cervus unicolor
- Fallow Deer, Dama dama
[edit] Suidae
- Pig, Sus scrofa
[edit] Lagomorpha
[edit] Leporidae
- European Hare, Lepus europaeus
- European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
[edit] References
- Menkhorst, Peter & Knight, Frank (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia, Oxford University Press, 21-22.
