Ribe t Bufo marinus Introduced into Australia to eat cane eating pests. Found in sand dunes, coastal heath, rainforest and mangroves. May be grey, yellowish,

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Ribe t Bufo marinus Introduced into Australia to eat cane eating pests. Found in sand dunes, coastal heath, rainforest and mangroves. May be grey, yellowish, olive-brown or reddish-brown. Large heavily-built amphibians with dry warty skin. Average sized adults are cm long. Found in the north of Queensland and are spreading West.

Felis catus. Solitary and predominantly nocturnal Hides all day in burrows and hollow logs Enjoys eating bridled nail-tail wallabies and bush tailed possums. Found all over Australia. Carry infectious diseases such as toxoplasmosis and sarcosporidiosis.

Sus scrofa Found in some parts of Australia. Between 13 million and 23 million feral pigs in Australia. Feral pigs are active from late afternoon to early morning. The eat a wide range of foods including plants and small animals. Destroy vegetation that prevents erosion.

Vulpes Vulpes. Major predator in Australia. Small to medium in size. Found almost all over Australia. Introduced to Australia for recreational hunting. Prey on newborn lambs, goat kids and poultry.

Oryctolagus cuniculus. Found almost all over Australia. Compete with native wildlife, damage vegetation and degrade the land. Feral rabbits can breed when they are only four months old. Western Australia built a 1700km fence to keep the rabbits out. Most widely distributed and abundant mammal in Australia