List of placental mammals introduced to Australia

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, arrived much earlier, and is considered a native species, so is not included in this list.

This is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. Note that this sub-list includes six species of introduced rodent that are also included in the rodents of Australia sub-list.

Rodentia

Muridae

Sciuridae

Carnivora

Canidae

Felidae

Herpestidae

Mustelidae

Perissodactyla

Equidae

Artiodactyla

Bovidae

Camelidae

Cervidae

Suidae

  • Pig, Sus scrofa

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

See also

References

    iGoTerra Checklist of Mammals of Australia

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