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- s. 11(1)(ab)-(ad) substituted for s. 11(1)(a)(aa) by 2024 asp 4 s. 6(2)(a)
- s. 11(2)(aa)(ab) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 6(2)(c)(ii)
- s. 11(2A) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 1(6)(b)
- s. 11(3CA) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 6(2)(e)
- s. 12A-12G and cross-heading inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(2)
- s. 16(1A)(c)(d) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 6(4)(a)(ii)
- s. 16A(ab) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(4)(b)
- s. 16A(1A) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(4)(a)
- s. 16A(5B) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(4)(c)
- s. 21(ga)(gb) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(6)
- s. 26(2)(c) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(7)(a)(ii)
- s. 26(2)(f) and word inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 6(7)(a)
- s. 26(3)(c) inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 7(7)(b)(ii)
- s. 26(3)(f) and word inserted by 2024 asp 4 s. 6(7)(b)
- s. 53(3)(c)(ia) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 2(b)
- s. 53B(4A)(4B) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 4
- s. 53ZA inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 3
- s. 54B 54C inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 5
- Sch. 13A inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 6
- Sch. 14A inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 7
MAMMALSU.K.
1U.K.The kinds of mammal specified in the first column below—
MarsupialsU.K.
| Kind | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bettongia | Rat kangaroo |
| Caloprymnus campestris | Desert rat-kangaroo |
| Lagorchestes hirsutus | Western hare-wallaby |
| Lagostrophus fasciatus | Banded hare-wallaby |
| Onychogalea fraenata | Bridle nail-tailed wallaby |
| Onychogalea lunata | Crescent nail-tailed wallaby |
| Lasiorhinus krefftii | Queensland hairy-nosed wombat |
| Chaeropus ecaudatus | Pig-footed bandicoot |
| Macrotis lagotis | Rabbit-bandicoot |
| Macrotis leucara | Lesser rabbit-bandicoot |
| Perameles bougainville | Western barred bandicoot |
| Sminthopsis longicaudata | Long-tailed dunnart |
| Sminthopsis psammophila | Sandhill dunnart |
| Thylacinus cynocephalus | Tasmanian wolf |
PrimatesU.K.
| Allocebus | Hairy-eared dwarf lemur |
| Cheirogaleus | Dwarf lemurs |
| Hapalemur | Gentle lemurs |
| Lemur | Lemurs |
| Lepilemur | Sportive and weasel lemurs |
| Microcebus | Mouse lemurs |
| Phaner | Fork-marked mouse lemurs |
| Avahi | Avahis (otherwise known as Woolly indris) |
| Indri | Indris |
| Propithecus | Sifakas |
| Daubentonia madagascariensis | Aye-aye |
| Callimico goeldii | Goeldi’s marmoset (otherwise known as Goeldi’s tamarin) |
| Callithrix aurita | White eared marmoset |
| Callithrix flaviceps | Buff-headed marmoset |
| Leontopithecus | Maned tamarin (otherwise known as Golden tamarin) |
| Saguinus bicolor | Pied tamarin |
| Saguinus geoffroyi | Geoffroy’s tamarin |
| Saguinus leucopus | White-footed tamarin |
| Saguinus oedipus | Cotton-headed tamarin |
| Alouatta palliata (otherwise known as Alouatta villosa) | Mantled howler |
| Ateles geoffroyi frontatus | Black-browed spider monkey |
| Ateles geoffroyi panamensis | Red spider monkey |
| Brachyteles arachnoides | Woolly spider monkey |
| Cacajao | Uakaris |
| Chiropotes albinasus | White-nosed saki |
| Saimiri oerstedii | Red-backed squirrel monkey |
| Cercocebus galeritus galeritus | Tana River mangabey |
| Cercopithecus diana | Diana monkey |
| Colobus badius kirkii | Kirk’s red colobus (otherwise known as Zanzibar red colobus) |
| Colobus badius rufomitratus | Tana River red colobus |
| Macaca silenus | Lion-tailed macaque |
| Nasalis larvatus | Proboscis monkey |
| Papio leucophaeus (otherwise known as Mandrillus leucophaeus) | Drill |
| Papio sphinx (otherwise known as Mandrillus sphinx) | Mandrill |
| Presbytis entellus | Langur (otherwise known as Entellus langur or True langur) |
| Presbytis geei | Golden langur |
| Presbytis pileatus | Caped langur |
| Presbytis potenziani | Mentawi leaf monkey |
| Pygathrix nemaeus | Douc langur |
| Rhinopithecus roxellanae | Snub-nosed langur |
| Simias concolor | Mentawi snub-nosed langur |
| Hybolates | Gibbons |
| Symphalangus syndactylus | Siamang |
| Pongidae | Great apes |
EdentatesU.K.
| Pridontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus) | Giant armadillo |
PangolinsU.K.
| Manis temmincki | South African pangolin |
Rabbits and haresU.K.
| Caprolagus hispidus | Assam rabbit (otherwise known as Hispid hare) |
| Romerolagus diazi | Volcano rabbit |
RodentsU.K.
| Cynomys mexicanus | Mexican prairie marmot |
| Leporillus conditor | Australian sticknest rat |
| Pseudomys fumeus | Smoky mouse |
| Pseudomys praeconis | Shark Bay mouse |
| Xeromys myoides | False water rat |
| Zyzomys pendunculatus | Central thick-tailed rat |
| Chinchilla (except any domestic form of Chinchilla laniger) | Chinchilla |
CetaceansU.K.
| Lipotes vexillifer | Chinese river dolphin |
| Physter catodon (otherwise known as Physeter macrocephalus) | Sperm whale |
| Platanista gangetica | Ganges dolphin |
| Platanista minor | Indus river dolpin |
| Sotalia | Humpbacked dolphins |
| Sousa | Humpacked dolphins |
| Neophocaena phocaenoides | Finless porpoise |
| Phocoena sinus | Cochito |
| Balaena mysticetus | Greenland right whale (otherwise known as Bowhead whale) |
| Balaenoptera borealis | Sei whale |
| Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale |
| Balaenoptera physalus | Common rorqual |
| Eschrichtius | Grey whales |
| Eubalaena | Right whales |
| Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale |
CarnivoresU.K.
| Spethos venaticus | Bush dog |
| Vulpes velox hebes | Northern kit fox |
| Helarctos malayanus | Sun bear |
| Selenarctos thibetanus | Asiatic black bear |
| Tremarctos ornatus | Spectacled bear |
| Ursus arctos isabellinus | Brown bear |
| Ursus arctos nelsoni | Mexican brown bear |
| Ursus arctos pruinosus | Tibetan brown bear |
| Aonyx microdon | Cameroon clawless otter |
| Enhydra lutris nereis | Southern sea otter |
| Lutra felina | Marine otter |
| Lutra longicaudis | South American otter |
| Lutra lutra | Eurasian otter |
| Lutra provocax | Southern river otter |
| Mustela nigripes | Black-footed ferret |
| Pteronura brasiliensis | Giant otter |
| Prionodon pardicolor | Spotted linsang |
| Hyaena brunnea | Brown hyaena |
| Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah |
| Felis bengalensis bengalensis | Leopard cat |
| Felis concolor coryi | Florida puma |
| Felis concolor costaricensis | Costa Rica puma |
| Felis concolor cougar | Eastern puma |
| Felis jacobita | Andean cat |
| Felis rufa escuinapae | Mexican bobcat |
| Felis marmorata | Marbled cat |
| Felis nigripes | Black-footed cat |
| Felis pardalis mearnsi | Costa Rica ocelot |
| Felis pardalis mitis | Brazilian ocelot |
| Felis planiceps | Flat-headed cat |
| Felis rubiginosa | Rusty spotted cat |
| Felis temmincki | Asiatic golden cat |
| Felis tigrina oncilla | Little spotted cat |
| Felis wiedii nicaraguae | Nicaraguan margay |
| Felis wiedii salvinia | Guatemalan margay |
| Felis yagouaroundi cacomitli | Jaguarundi |
| Felis yagouaroundi fossata | Jaguarundi |
| Felis yagouaroundi panamensis | Jaguarundi |
| Felis yagouaroundi tolteca | Jaguarundi |
| Neofelis nebulosa | Clouded leopard |
| Panthera leo persica | Asiatic lion |
| Panthera onca | Jaguar |
| Panthera pardus | Leopard |
| Panthera tigris | Tiger |
| Panthera uncia | Snow leopard |
SealsU.K.
| Arcocephalus townsendi | Guadelupe fur seal |
| Monachus | Monk seals |
ElephantsU.K.
| Elephas maximus | Asian elephant |
Sea-cowsU.K.
| Dugong dugon | Dugong (otherwise known as Sea-cow) |
| Trichechus inunguis | Amazonian manatee |
| Trichechus manatus | West Indian manatee |
Odd-toed ungulatesU.K.
| Equus grevyi | Grevy’s zebra |
| Equus hemionus hemionus | Mongolian wild ass |
| Equus hemionus khur | Indian wild ass |
| Equus przewalskii | Przewalski’s horse |
| Equus zebra zebra | Cape mountain zebra |
| Tapirus bairdii | Central American tapir |
| Tapirus indicus | Malayan tapir (otherwise known as Indian tapir) |
| Tapirus pinchaque | Mountain tapir (otherwise known as Woolly tapir) |
| Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceroses |
Even-toed ungulatesU.K.
| Babyrousa babyrussa | Babirusa |
| Sus salvanius | Pygmy hog |
| Vicugna vicugna | Calamian deer |
| Axis kuhli | Bawean deer |
| Axis porcinus annamiticus | Thai hog deer |
| Blastocerus dichotomus | Marsh deer |
| Cervus duvauceli | Swamp deer |
| Cervus elaphus hanglu | Kashmir stag (otherwise known as Hanglu) |
| Cervus eldi | Brow-antlered deer |
| Dama mesopotamica | Persian fallow deer |
| Hippocamelus antisiensis | Peruvian huemal |
| Hippocamelus bisulcus | Chilean huemal |
| Moschus moschiferus moschiferus | Himalayan musk deer |
| Ozotoceros bezoarticus | Pampas deer |
| Pudu pudu | Chilean pudu |
| Antilocapra americana peninsularis | Lower California pronghorn |
| Antilocapra americana sonoriensis | Sonoran pronghorn |
| Bison bison athabascae | Wood bison |
| Bos gaurus | Gaur |
| Bos mutus | Wild yak |
| Bubulas depressicornis | Lowland anoa |
| Bubalus mindorensis | Tamaraw |
| Bubalus quarlesi | Mountain anoa |
| Capra falconeri chiltanensis | Markhor |
| Capra falconeri jerdoni | Markhor |
| Capra falconeri megaceros | Markhor |
| Capricornis sumatraensis | Serow |
| Hippotragus niger variani | Giant sable antelope |
| Nemorhaedua goral | Goral |
| Novibos sauveli | Koupray |
| Oryx leucoryx | Arabian oryx |
| Ovis ammon hodgsoni | Great Tibetan sheep |
| Ovis orientalis ophion | Cyprian mouflon |
| Ovis vignei | Urial |
| Pantholops hodgsoni | Tibetan antelope |
| Rupicapra rupicapra ornata | Abrussi chamois |
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