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Animals in Australia
' Desert
Known as a symbol of Australia, kangaroos live across the country, but many different species can be found in the Australian desert in the center of the continent. Kangaroos are not domesticated animals, and generally will shy away from humans when approached. The legs of a kangaroo are very strong, and it is possible for an adult kangaroo to kill an unarmed man.
' Savanna
Perhaps the most recognized native Australian animal after the kangaroo, dingoes are wild dogs that prowl the plains of this island nation. The dingo is a hunter, an attribute that makes this creature a nuisance to farmers, who often complain of having their livestock killed by dingoes. Dingoes are also known to attack small children, and have even mauled and killed Australian children.
Large, flightless emus are also native to the Australian plains, and can also be found in the desert. These birds are believed to have been around since prehistoric times, and are the second largest bird alive today, following the ostrich. An unusual attribute to the emu is that, while females lay eggs, the male emus are the nesters and incubate the eggs until hatched. Emus are usually non-agressive, but have razor-sharp claws and should not be approached.
Koalas also live in the plains of Australia. Often called by the misnomer "koala bear", the koala is actually a type of marsupial, like the kangaroo. The koala prefers to eat the leaves of the Eucalyptus tree, specifically those of 120 specific types of the tree, which consists of over 600 types. As a marsupial, koalas have pouches where their young, called "joeys", live for the first six months of life before emerging.
' Tropical
One species many may be surprised to find in Australia is the fairy penguin, which lives on the tropical coastline. The birds hunt in the water, and can even swim miles to find food. The fairy penguin makes its nest on the shoreline, where it returns each night after a day spent hunting in the ocean.
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Carnivores in Australia
Australian sea lion Afro-australian fur seal Amsterdam island fur seal South atlantic elephant-seal Antipodean fur sealDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Australia
Long-beaked dolphin Flatheaded bottlenose whale Rough-toothed dolphin Irrawaddy dolphin Killer whale Pygmy sperm whale Southern right whale dolphin Melon-headed whale Fraser's dolphin Atlantic dolphin Hourglass dolphin Common minke whale Dusky dolphin Coalfish whale Bryde's whale Shepherd's beaked whale Blue whale Common rorqual Bottle-nosed dolphin Arnoux's beaked whale Bunch Cuvier's beaked whale Pygmy right whale Andrews' beaked whale Southern right whale Blainville's beaked whale Pygmy killer whale Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Pacific pilot whale Gray's beaked whale Long-finned pilot whale Hector's beaked whale Grey dolphin Layard's beaked whale True's beaked whale Chinese white dolphin Bridled dolphin False killer whale Euphrosyne dolphinBats in Australia
Southern free-tailed bat Dusky flying fox Flores tube-nosed bat Spectacled flying-fox Large-footed bat Southern blossom bat Small flying-fox Ustrailian myotis White-striped free-tailed bat Gray-headed flying fox Coastal tomb bat Little red flying fox Australian false vampire bat Sharp-nosed tomb bat Lesser long-tongued frut bat Hill's tomb bat Arnham tomb bat Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat Smaller horseshoe bat Large-eared horseshoe bat Orange leaf-nosed bat Yellow-bellied pouched bat Western broad-nosed bat Troughton's pouched bat Little broad-nosed bat Naked-rumped pouched bat Rüppell's broad-nosed bat Northern mastiff bat Northern broad-nosed bat Common tube-nosed fruit bat Large-eared pied bat Queensland tube-nosed fruit bat Gould's wattled bat Northern long-eared bat Chocolate wattled bat Hoary wattled bat Lesser long-eared bat Dusky roundleaf bat Little pied bat Gould's long-eared bat Little long-fingered bat Fawn roundleaf bat Diadem roundleaf bat Greater long-eared bat Pygmy long-eared bat Beccari's mastiff bat Semon's roundleaf bat Eastern little mastiff bat Narrow-eared roundleaf bat Black flying foxDasyuroid marsupials and marsupial carnivores in Australia
Mulgara Long-tailed planigale Common planigale Chuditch Narrow-nosed planigale Northern quoll Atherton antechinus Fat-tailed antechinus Southern dibbler Banded anteater Eastern quoll Cinnamon antechinus Ningbing antechinus Spotted-tailed quoll Woolley's antechinus Fat-tailed dunnart Little long-tailed dunnart Gilbert's dunnart Hairy-footed dunnart Tasmanian tiger Long-tailed dunnart Stripe-faced dunnart Common dunnart Ooldea dunnart Red-cheeked dunnart Lesser hairy-footed dunnart Julia creek dunnart Dusky antechinus White-tailed dunnart Large desert marsupial-mouse Gre-bellied dunnart Fawn antechinus Kangaroo island dunnart Red-tailed phascogale Yellow-footed antechinus Butler's dunnart Brush-tailed phascogale Swamp antechinus Chestnut dunnart Brown antechinus White-footed dunnart Little red antechinus Sooty dunnart Wongai ningaui Pilbara ningaui Kowari Paucident planigaleKangaroos, possums, wallabies, and relatives in Australia
Crescent nail-tailed wallaby Common wallaroo Broad-faced potoroo Bennett's wallaby Red kangaroo Northern nail-tailed wallaby Green ringtail possum Allied rock wallaby Short-eared rock wallaby Red-bellied pademelon Bernard's wallaroo Bennett's tree kangaroo Red-necked pademelon Toolache wallaby Boongary Red-legged pademelon Mahogany glider Western brush wallaby Swamp wallaby Squirrel glider Parma wallaby Western pygmy possum Yellow-bellied glider Little pygmy-possum Sugar glider Eastern pygmy possum Monjon Greater glider Eastern bettong Scaly-tailed possum Brush-tailed rock wallaby Rock possum Boodie Prosperine rock wallaby Common ring-tailed possum Brush-tailed bettong Ring-tailed rock wallaby Honey possum Black-footed rock wallaby Feathertail glider Broom's pygmy-possum Common brushtail possum Buff-nosed rat-kangaroo Long-tailed pygmy possum Quokka Nabarlek Common phalanger Southern hairy-nosed wombat Coarse-haired wombat Long-nosed potoroo Mountain brushtail possum Leadbeater's possum Tammar wallaby Rufous bettong Koala Lemuroid ringtail possum Eastern grey kangaroo Central hare-wallaby Musky rat kangaroo Godman's rock wallaby Spectacled hare-wallaby Agile wallaby Mala Antilopine wallaby Unadorned rock wallaby Eastern hare-wallaby Black-striped wallaby Common spotted cuscus Rothschild's rock wallaby Banded hare-wallaby Striped possum Kangaroo island western grey kangaroo Bridled nail-tailed wallaby Northern hairy-nosed wombat Whiptail wallaby Long-footed potorooMonotremes in Australia
Short-beaked echidna Duck-billed platypusMarsupial moles in Australia
Northern marsupial mole Marsupial moleBandicoots and bilbies in Australia
Golden bandicoot Barred bandicoot Desert bandicoot Eastern barred bandicoot Bilby Lesser bilby Northern brown bandicoot Southern brown bandicoot Long-nosed bandicoot Pig-footed bandicootRodents in Australia
Golden-bellied water rat Lakeland downs mouse Forrest's mouse Lesser stick-nest rat Bolam's mouse Greater stick-nest rat Western pebble-mound mouse Dusky rat Short-tailed hopping mouse Polynesian rat Alice springs mouse Northern hopping mouse Bush rat Cape york rat Smoky mouse Dusky hopping mouse Gould's mouse Long-tailed hopping mouse Australian swamp rat New holland mouse Big-eared hopping-mouse Dusky field rat Western mouse Darling downs hopping mouse Giant white-tailed rat Pale field rat Hastings river mouse Spinefex hopping mouse Masked white-tailed rat Long-haired rat Pilliga mouse Fawn hopping mouse Shark bay mouse Mitchell's hopping mouse Grassland mosaic-tailed rat False swamp rat Blunt-faced rat Cape york mosaic-tailed rat Ash-gray mouse Fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat Central rock rat Silky mouse Bramble cay mosaic-tailed rat Silver-tailed rock rat Plains mouse Black-footed tree rat Arnham land rock rat Little native mouse Golden-backed tree rat Carpentarian rock rat Brown desert mouse Kimberly rock rat Broad-toothed mouse Blue-gray mouse Eastern chestnut mouse Sandy inland mouse Long-tailed mouse Central pepple-mound mouse Kimberly mouse Rabbit-eared tree-rat Western chestnut mouse Brush-tailed rabbit rat Country mouse Large tree mouseDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Australia
Dugong
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