native mammals
Local wild animals
Native mammals are mammal species that occur naturally in a particular region, having evolved or established there without human introduction.
The term distinguishes indigenous wildlife from introduced or invasive species: Australia's native mammals include kangaroos and koalas.
Conservation efforts often focus on protecting native mammals from habitat loss and competition with non-native species.
- marsupialPouch-bearing mammal
- monotremeEgg-laying mammal
- sugar gliderMembrane-winged marsupial from Oceania
- denPrivate room or lair
- burrowing animalAnimal that digs tunnels
herbivore · conservation · breeding program · keystone species · vulnerable · bandicoot · tail · insectivore · endangered · bilby · numbat · endemic · arboreal · fur · terrestrial · leap · dig · bushland
- native wildlifeendemic species, unique wildlife, marsupials, koala, kangaroo
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
origin/introduction status
native mammalsintroduced species
Organism relocated by humans
invasive species · exotic species · domestic animals · vermin