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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 34 species · Freycinet

Showing 34 species · Freycinet

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Not Evaluated

Leafy Seadragon

Phycodurus eques

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

CarnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Mainland Island Snake

Notechis scutatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia gulosa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Pygmy Possum

Cercartetus nanus

OmnivoreNectarivoreNocturnal
Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Pademelon

Thylogale billardierii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon obesulus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Tasmanian DevilEndangered

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country5 parks
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
4 countries10 parks5 dive sites
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Bare-nosed WombatLeast Concern

Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country16 parks
Eastern QuollEndangered

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country4 parks
Least Concern

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
4 countries27 parks
Least Concern

Spotted Wobbegong

Orectolobus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country11 parks10 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
1 country9 parks4 dive sites
6 countries48 parks
3 countries53 parks
3 countries53 parks
3 countries57 parks
3 countries26 parks
5 countries56 parks
5 countries39 parks
2 countries23 parks
4 countries49 parks
2 countries59 parks
1 country25 parks
3 countries51 parks
1 country33 parks
2 countries15 parks
1 country26 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country33 parks
1 country20 parks
1 country33 parks
1 country8 parks
3 countries24 parks
1 country51 parks
1 country22 parks