AlpacaVicugna pacos
Animals of Australia
Australia is known for distinctive wildlife, including species found nowhere else. Its animals include marsupials, reptiles and birds adapted to environments ranging from rainforest to arid country.
Which animals live in Australia?
Familiar examples include kangaroos, koalas, platypuses, crocodiles and Tasmanian devils.
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CamelCamelus
CassowaryCasuarius
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
CockatooCacatuidae
Common carpCyprinus carpio
Common clownfishAmphiprion ocellaris
Common fruit flyDrosophila melanogaster
Common silverfishLepisma saccharinum
Common starlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocoracidae
CricketsGryllidae
CrocodileCrocodylidae
CrowCorvus
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Scolopendra centipedeScolopendra
ScorpionScorpiones
Sea lionOtariidae (sea lions; family also includes fur seals)
SlugGastropoda — terrestrial slugs
SnailGastropoda
SnakeSerpentes
SparrowPasser domesticus (house sparrow); other sparrow species are also discussed
SpidersAraneae
SquirrelSciuridae (squirrels)
Stick insectPhasmatodea
Sugar gliderPetaurus breviceps
SwanCygnus spp.
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