Bats

Bats

Bats (Order: Chiroptera) Bats are the largest assemblage of mammals in Australia, with 77 species currently recognised today, and a further 3 species listed as extinct. The group comprises the large, often noisy, fruit-bats (or flying-foxes), Ghost Bat, horseshoe...
Mammals

Mammals

Mammals (Class: Mammalia) Around 386 species of mammal are found in Australia, around 7% of the world’s total, however 87% of these species are endemic to Australia and 20% of them are considered threatened. The name mammalia was coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, from...
Placentals

Placentals

Placentals (Infraclass: Eutheria) Placental mammals are characterised by the presence of a placenta, and include all living mammals except the marsupials and the monotremes. The placenta facilitates the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the mother and the...

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