Mammalian fauna in Australia is generally dominated by marsupials but there is also rodents, bats and other placental mammals to be found as well. A whopping 87% of Australian terrestrial mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Like many creatures in Australia the local mammals are often ...more ↓
Mammalian fauna in Australia is generally dominated by marsupials but there is also rodents, bats and other placental mammals to be found as well. A whopping 87% of Australian terrestrial mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Like many creatures in Australia the local mammals are often cryptic, nocturnal and usually difficult to spot. Unfortunately, because of the highly adapted nature of Australian mammals and the many man-made changes this country has one of the highest mammal extinction rates in the world and this is likely to become even more challenging with climate change.
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Mammal Watch Porongurup
