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Mammals described in 1817

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koala
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. Its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the continent's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, dark nose. The koala has a body length of and weighs . Its fur colour ranges from silv
White rhinoceros
species of mammal
Cynomys
prairie dogs, North American genus of squirrels
Amazon river dolphin
species of mammal
Myotis nattereri
species of mammal
mule deer
species of mammal
whiskered bat
species of bats (Chrioptera)
mountain beaver
species of the genus Aplodontia
Daubenton's bat
species of mammal
Macropus rufogriseus
species of mammal
Lesser noctule
species of mammal
Blainville's beaked whale
species of mammal
Bechstein's bat
species of mammal
western grey kangaroo
species of mammal
common bent-wing bat
species of mammal
Kuhl's pipistrelle
species of mammal
Lagostomus maximus
species of mammal
Macropus eugenii
species of mammal
Eulemur collaris
species of mammal
Amazonian brown brocket
species of mammal
Ferreira's spiny tree-rat
species of mammal
Amazon bamboo rat
species of mammal
Southern white rhinoceros
subspecies of mammal
Brazilian spiny tree-rat
species of mammal
Hairy Atlantic spiny rat
species of mammal
Southeastern pocket gopher
species of mammal
Euxerus erythropus
species of mammal