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Koala Humpback whale. A total of 386 species of mammals have been recorded in Australia and surrounding continental waters: 364 indigenous and 22 introduced. [1] The list includes 2 monotremes, 154 marsupials, 83 bats, 69 rodents (5 introduced), 10 pinnipeds, 2 terrestrial carnivorans (1 recent introduction, and 1 prehistoric introduction), 13 introduced ungulates, 2 introduced lagomorphs, 44 ...
The red kangaroo is the largest extant macropod and is one of Australia's heraldic animals, appearing with the emu on the coat of arms of Australia. [1]The fauna of Australia consists of a large variety of animals; some 46% of birds, 69% of mammals, 94% of amphibians, and 93% of reptiles that inhabit the continent are endemic to it.
The Macropodiformes are divided into three families that are found in all Australian environments except alpine areas: the Hypsiprymnodontidae, with the musky rat-kangaroo as its only member; the Potoroidae, with 10 species; and the Macropodidae which had 53 members in Australia, but some species are extinct. The Potoroidae include the bettongs ...
Tourism sign post in Yalgoo, Western Australia. The Outback is a remote, vast, sparsely populated area of Australia.The Outback is more remote than the bush.While often envisaged as being arid, the Outback regions extend from the northern to southern Australian coastlines and encompass a number of climatic zones, including tropical and monsoonal climates in northern areas, arid areas in the ...
5.5 Outback. 5.6 South East. 5.7 Southern & Hills. 6 Queensland. ... This article lists the various snakes of Australia which live in a wide variety of habitats ...
Central hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus; Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus; Mala, Lagorchestes hirsutus; Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus endemic
Pages in category "Lists of animals of Australia" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
List of Australian animals extinct in the Holocene; Cuddie Springs – Archaeological site in Australia; Hulitherium and Maokopia (Diprotodontoids inhabited New Guinea during the Pleistocene) Komodo dragon – Largest living species of lizard (Believed to have evolved in Australia) [49] [50]