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Based on the list of Australian animals extinct in the Holocene, about 33 mammals (27 from the mainland, including the thylacine), 24 birds (three from the mainland), one reptile, and three frog species or subspecies are strongly believed to have become extinct in Australia during the Holocene epoch.
This is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. Conservation status listed follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v. 2013.2; data current at 5 March 2014 [5]): EX - extinct EW - extinct in the wild CR - critically endangered EN - endangered VU - vulnerable NT - near threatened LC - least concern DD - data deficient NE - not ...
Endangered fauna−animals of Australia. ... Pages in category "Endangered fauna of Australia" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total.
The government's Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek described its findings as shocking.The State of the Environment Report says Australia has one of the worst rates of species decline among the ...
The dugong is an endangered species; the largest remaining population is found in Australian waters. [56] [57] Forty-six marine mammals from the order Cetacea are found in Australian coastal waters. Since the majority of these species have global distribution, some authors do not consider them to be Australian species.
Australia portal; Animals portal; Pages in category "Critically endangered fauna of Australia" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ...
Plants and animals are listed as extinct and the federal level under the auspices of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The Act lists all plants considered to have become extinct since the commencement of European settlement of Australia in 1788. There are 37 species currently listed as extinct under the Act. [97]
Australian waters are home to the endangered dugong. Forty-six species of marine mammals from the order Cetacea are found in Australian coastal waters, but since many of these species have a global distribution, some authors do not consider them Australian species. There are nine species of baleen whale, including the enormous humpback whales ...