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Australia has many native animals which are endemic to Australia, meaning they are not found anywhere else. The most common are marsupials. These are the pouched mammals (some pouches are nothing more than a flap of skin) and include:
- some sixty species of kangaroo, including wallaroo, potoroo, pademelon, rufous rat-kangaroo and wallaby (note: the rat-kangaroo is quite different to the kangaroo rat of North America) The tree kangaroo is not endemic, as more species are found on the island of New Guinea. Some wallaby colonies have been introduced overseas, so they are not endemic Any more.
- koala
- wombat
- gliders
- potoroo
- bandicoot, including the bilby
- quokka
- quoll
- Tasmanian Devil
- phascogale
- dunnart
- bettong
- nabarlek
- numbat
- antechinus
- native hopping mouse
There are some placental mammals which are endemic to Australia, such as some species of bats; bush rats; and native hopping mice.
Monotremes (egg laying mammals) are also native to Australia, but only the platypus is endemic.
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What are indigenous animals?
Indigenous animals are species that are native to a specific region and have evolved in that habitat over many years. These animals play important roles in the ecosystem and are often well adapted to the local environment. Examples of indigenous animals include kangaroos in Australia, bald eagles in North America, and koalas in Australia.
What is the scientific name for plants of a region?
indigenous
What is a sentence with the word indigenous?
Keenly aware of the dangers of invasive species, he planted his garden with indigenous plants,
What is the term for the regions where plants and animals were initially domesticated?
The term is "cradle of civilization" or "Fertile Crescent." It refers to the ancient region in the Middle East, including modern-day Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey, where agriculture and domestication of plants and animals first took place.
What does alien vegetation mean?
plants are called that when they are note indigenous to a region or country
What are 2 indigenous plants for the western region?
i dont f**king know
What are some plants and animals in the southeast region?
some southwest plants and animals are snakes, owls, cati,.
What is the define of indigenous?
It means not imported. It can refer to people who are not immigrants or wildlife or plants which have not been transported from somewhere else. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia--Kangaroos living in East Africa would not be indigenous.
What animals or plants are unique to the mountains region?
Bear
What is an indigenous species or animal?
One that originated in that place and was not introduced from another country or region. ie. the grey squirrel was introduced into England from another country and has now almost wiped out the indigenous red squirrel. Rabbits introduced into Australia for food by early settlers had a devastating effect on the local environment and indigenous species etc. as they bred quickly and abundantly and rapidly demolished huge areas of grassland etc., so also affecting the food chain for exisiting animals. The same has happened where plants have wiped out indigenous species.
What is visiting a location to enjoy the unique plants and animals of that region?
I think it's ecotourism.
What is a large region with plants and animals well adapted to the soil and the climate of this region?
Amazon rainforest, the north pole in the winter, really any geographical area has plants or animals that have adapted to that environment.
