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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.
Pages in category "Lists of animals of Australia" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in ...
4.9 Other Animals. 4.10 Plants. ... Koala in South Australia [3] Water buffalo; Cattle (cows) ... This is a non-exhaustive list of some of the more significant plant ...
The list of threatened plants of Australia Queensland includes all plant species listed as critically endangered or endangered in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
A list of vascular plant families represented in Australia using the Cronquist system is also available. [ 22 ] At the higher taxonomic levels the Australian flora is similar to that of the rest of the world; most vascular plant families are represented within the native flora, with the exception of the cacti , birch and a few others, while 9 ...
List of Adenanthos species; Flora of Ashmore and Cartier Islands; List of Australian Proteaceae; List of Australian plant species authored by George Don; List of Australian plant species authored by Joseph Maiden
Ecoregions in Australia are geographically distinct plant and animal communities, defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature based on geology, soils, climate, and predominant vegetation. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) identified 825 terrestrial ecoregions that cover the Earth's land surface, 40 of which cover Australia and its dependent ...
Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the flora of Australia defined politically, see Category:Flora of Australia by state or territory. In the WGSRPD, Australia is as politically defined except for the following exceptions: the Australian Antarctic Territory is not included in Australia; it is treated as part of the Antarctic continent;