i can imagine agouti doing quite well in the more tropical parts of australia where there are non-eucalyptus dominated forests. but much of the wilder parts of australia is a relatively harsh habitat for species that are accustomed to eating ficus trees fruits and nuts. of course i'm sure the little buggers would do just fine in north queensland.
in barzil i saw them in both teh amazon rainforest and in thickets in the pantanals dry grass savannahs. the pantanal species appeared grey, in contrast with what i am pretty sure where regular brazilian agouti in the amazon. they may have been a different species but in any effect they are probably quite adaptable.
that said i can imagine coati could cause a lot of damage if released. or otters or tree shrews or any of the hundreds of exotic reptiles we have in the country.
in barzil i saw them in both teh amazon rainforest and in thickets in the pantanals dry grass savannahs. the pantanal species appeared grey, in contrast with what i am pretty sure where regular brazilian agouti in the amazon. they may have been a different species but in any effect they are probably quite adaptable.
that said i can imagine coati could cause a lot of damage if released. or otters or tree shrews or any of the hundreds of exotic reptiles we have in the country.