澳洲最近再有13種獨有動物被列入絕種名單,當中有12種哺乳類及1種爬行類。專家指,這些物種主要受野貓捕食所威脅,其次因生境破壞、引入狐狸及火災所影響。澳洲是過去200年最多物種滅絕的國家。
13 more endemic species in Australia listed as extinct recently, including 12 mammals and 1 reptile. Expert stated feral cat was the main cause of their extinction; habitat loss, the introduction of foxes and bushfires also threatened them. Australia has the highest extinction rate of any country in the world in the past 200 years.
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/29992/20210304/australia-announces-13-more-species-now-gone-extinct.htm