Australia has the dubious distinction of topping the world when it comes to the rate mammal extinction.

Since the 1850s on average two species a decade have disappeared from the continent and most of the blame belongs to feral cats and foxes.

Now researchers at QUT have compiled a list of the 12 most threatened native animals in Australia and study lead author Assoc Prof Michael Bode tells Mark it’s an ecological catastrophe.

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