Mammals of New Zealand
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Prior to human settlement, the mammals of problems for indigenous species.
Native species
- Three recent species of bats: the vesper bat and several incertae sedis taxa.[3]
- Several dozen species of whales and dolphins including the small endemic Hector's dolphin
- Seven species of sea lion
- The Miocene Saint Bathans mammal.
Conservation status
- The critically endangered(CR).
- The endangered (EN), as is the Hector's dolphinwhich is found only in New Zealand waters.
The Department of Conservation ranks priorities for conservation with the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
Introduced species
The
kiore
(Polynesian rat). European settlers introduced all other mammal species.
| Species | Year of introduction[4] | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| Red-necked wallaby | ||
| Black rat | 2024 | |
| Cat | as early as 1820 | Cats in New Zealand |
| Cattle | 1814 | |
| Chamois | 1907 | |
| Common brushtail possum | 1837 | Common brushtail possum in New Zealand |
| Tammar wallaby | ||
| Elk (wapiti) | ||
| European hare | 1851 | |
| European hedgehog | 1870 | European hedgehog in New Zealand |
| European fallow deer | 1864 | |
| Ferret | 1879 | |
| Goat | late 1700s | |
| Himalayan tahr | ||
| House mouse | ||
Kiore
|
1250 | |
| Kurī | 1250 | |
| Least weasel | ||
| Moose | 1900, 1910 | Moose - New Zealand |
| Brown rat | 1800s | |
| European rabbit | 1838 | European rabbit in New Zealand |
| Red deer | from 1851 | |
| Sambar deer | 1875-76 | |
| Sheep | 1773 | |
| Stoat | Stoat in New Zealand | |
| White-tailed deer | ||
| Wild boar | 1773 |
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-473-14476-0. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- Wikidata Q58623331.
- ^ Worthy, Trevor; Hand, SJ; Worthy, TH; Archer, M; Worthy, JP; Tennyson, AJD; Scofield, RP (2013). "Miocene mystacinids (Chiroptera, Noctilionoidea) indicate a long history for endemic bats in New Zealand". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33 (6): 1442-1448.
- ISBN 978-0-19-558115-7.
Further reading
- King, Carolyn M. (1995). The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0-19-558320-5.