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Fauna of Australia and Rodent

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Difference between Fauna of Australia and Rodent

Fauna of Australia vs. Rodent

The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 24% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia. Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

Similarities between Fauna of Australia and Rodent

Fauna of Australia and Rodent have 25 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adaptive radiation, Black rat, Brown rat, Cat, Convergent evolution, Eocene, Eurasia, Flying squirrel, Herbivore, House mouse, Invasive species, List of mammals of Australia, List of rodents of Australia, Marsupial, Miocene, Monitor lizard, Muridae, Nature (journal), New Guinea, Oligocene, Omnivore, Pest (organism), Predation, Rabbit, Rat.

Adaptive radiation

In evolutionary biology, adaptive radiation is a process in which organisms diversify rapidly from an ancestral species into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.

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Black rat

The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the ship rat, roof rat, house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the genus Rattus (rats) in the subfamily Murinae.

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Brown rat

The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat, Parisian rat or wharf rat, is one of the best known and most common rats.

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Cat

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus or Felis catus) is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal.

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Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages.

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Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, lasting from, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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Eurasia

Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.

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Flying squirrel

Flying squirrels (scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini) are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet.

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House mouse

The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.

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Invasive species

An invasive species is a species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.

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List of mammals of Australia

A total of 379 species of mammals have been recorded in Australia and surrounding continental waters; 357 indigenous and 22 introduced.

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List of rodents of Australia

This is the list of rodents of Australia.

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Marsupial

Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Monitor lizard

The monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus.

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Muridae

The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing over 700 species found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.

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Nature (journal)

Nature is a British multidisciplinary scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Nugini or, more commonly known, Papua, historically, Irian) is a large island off the continent of Australia.

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Oligocene

The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.

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Omnivore

Omnivore is a consumption classification for animals that have the capability to obtain chemical energy and nutrients from materials originating from plant and animal origin.

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Pest (organism)

A pest is a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns including crops, livestock, and forestry.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha (along with the hare and the pika).

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Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents in the superfamily Muroidea.

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Fauna of Australia and Rodent Comparison

Fauna of Australia has 448 relations, while Rodent has 388. As they have in common 25, the Jaccard index is 2.99% = 25 / (448 + 388).

References

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