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  2. Fauna of Australia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Mammals of Australia - Wikipedia

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    For example, the top mammalian predators in Australia, the Tasmanian tiger and the marsupial lion, bore a striking resemblance to large canids such as the gray wolf and large cats respectively; gliding possums and flying squirrels have similar adaptations enabling their arboreal lifestyle; and the numbat and anteaters are both digging ...

  4. List of mammals of Australia - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Category:Fauna of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Fauna of Australia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Adaptations of Australian ...

  6. Category:Lists of animals of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Lists of animals of Australia" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ...

  7. Common wallaroo - Wikipedia

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    This animal manages well in areas without permanent water and on a diet of nutrient-poor grasses, but it does need shelter. [ 6 ] The eastern wallaroo ( O. r. robustus )—which is dark grey in colour—occupies the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range , and the euro ( O. r. erubescens )—which is mostly brownish in colour—occupies the ...

  8. List of reptiles of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia has over 860 species, a large number in comparison to other continents; for example, North America's total is about 280. [1] The most species-rich group is Squamata, the snakes and lizards. They are especially diverse in the arid areas of Australia, where other fauna are scarcer.

  9. List of monotremes and marsupials of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia is home to two of the five extant species of monotremes and the majority of the world's marsupials (the remainder are from Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and the Americas). The taxonomy is somewhat fluid; this list generally follows Menkhorst and Knight [ 1 ] and Van Dyck and Strahan, [ 2 ] with some input from the global list ...