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Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976

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1All kinds of mammal except the kinds specified in the first column below—

Excepted kindCommon name or names
Marsupials
Macropus giganteusEastern grey kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosusWestern grey kangaroo
Insectivores
Talpa europaeaCommon European mole
Primates
Macaca rhesusRhesus monkey
Macaca nemestrinaPig-tailed monkey
Rabbits and hares
Lepus capensisBrown hare
Oryctolagus cuniculusEuropean rabbit (otherwise known as domestic rabbit)
Rodents
Sciurus carolinensisGrey squirrel
Sciurus vulgarisEurasian red squirrel
Castor canadensisCanadian beaver
Rattus norvegicusCommon rat (otherwise known as laboratory rat)
Rattus rattusShip rat (otherwise known as black rat)
Mus musculusHouse mouse (otherwise known as laboratory mouse)
Meriones unguiculatusClawed jird (otherwise known as Mongolian gerbil)
Any domestic form of Mesocricetus auratusDomestic golden hamster
Any domestic form of Ondatra zibethicusDomestic muskrat (otherwise known as musquash)
Cavia porcellusDomestic guinea pig
Any domestic form of Chinchilla lanigerDomestic chinchilla
Myocastor coypusDomestic coypu (otherwise known as nutria)
Carnivores
Canis familiarisDomestic dog
Vulpes vulpesCommon for and silver fox
Alopex lagopusArctic fox
Procyon lotorNorth American raccoon
Procyon cancrivorusCrab-eating raccoon
Mustela visonNorth American mink
Mustela furoDomestic ferret
Martes zibellinaSable
Felis catusDomestic cat
Seals
Callorhinus ursinusNorthern fur seal
Odd-toed ungulates
Equus caballusDomestic horse
Equus asinusDomestic donkey
Equus caballus x asinusMule and hinny
Even-toed ungulates
Any domestic form of Sus scrofaDomestic pig
Lama glamaDomestic llama
Lama pacosDomestic alpaca
Any domestic form of Camelus bactrianusDomestic bactrian camel
Camelus dromedariusArabian camel
Dama damaEuropean fallow deer
Any domestic form of Rangifer tarandusDomestic reindeer
Any domestic form of Bubalus bubalisDomestic water buffalo
Bos taurusDomestic ox
Bos indicusDomestic zebu
Bos frontalisDomestic gayal
Any domestic form of Bos grunniensDomestic yak
Any domestic form of Capra hircusDomestic goat
Ovis ariesDomestic sheep

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