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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. Category:Fauna of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Lists of animals of Australia (7 C, 31 P) * Endemic fauna of Australia (5 C, 2,169 P) ...

  4. Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia

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    The eastern grey kangaroo reaches the highest population densities anywhere in ACT grasslands and is the animal most often killed on the roads. The swamp wallaby is common in the ranges and persists in lowland reserves containing wooded areas with a shrub layer.

  5. Mammals of Australia - Wikipedia

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    They vary in size from the pygmy possum, weighing just 7 grams (1 ⁄ 4 oz), to the cat-sized common ringtail and brushtail possums. The sugar and squirrel gliders are common species of gliding possum, found in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia, while the feathertail glider is the smallest glider species. The gliding possums have ...

  6. Category:Lists of animals of Australia - Wikipedia

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    This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A. Lists of amphibians of Australia (4 P) B. ... Pages in category "Lists of animals of Australia"

  7. King brown snake - Wikipedia

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    Adult snake with prominent two-toned scales giving a reticulated pattern. Australia's largest venomous snake, the king brown snake can reach 2.0 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) in length with a weight of 3 to 6 kg (6.6 to 13.2 lb), [16] with males around 20% larger than females. [24]

  8. Australian megafauna - Wikipedia

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    A marsupial lion skeleton in the Naracoorte Caves, South Australia. The term Australian megafauna refers to the megafauna in Australia [1] during the Pleistocene Epoch.Most of these species became extinct during the latter half of the Pleistocene, and the roles of human and climatic factors in their extinction are contested.

  9. Australian white ibis - Wikipedia

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    The Australian white ibis is a fairly large ibis species, around 65–75 cm (26–30 in) long and has a bald black head and neck and a long black downcurved beak, measuring over 16.7 cm (6.6 in) in the male, and under in the female.