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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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White's Tree Frog

Litoria caerulea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Dacelo leachii

CarnivoreDiurnalBird

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Gouldian Finch

Chloebia gouldiae

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Antilopine Kangaroo

Osphranter antilopinus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Freshwater Crocodile

Crocodylus johnstoni

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black Flying Fox

Pteropus alecto

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Agile Wallaby

Notamacropus agilis

HerbivoreNocturnalSavanna

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

5 countries56 parks

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

1 country14 parks

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

47 countries109 parks

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

6 countries48 parks

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary

3 countries53 parks

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

3 countries53 parks

Frilled Lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

3 countries11 parks

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

4 countries25 parks

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

3 countries57 parks

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

5 countries56 parks

3 countries25 parks

1 country14 parks

2 countries59 parks

1 country11 parks

1 country11 parks

1 country12 parks

3 countries51 parks

3 countries45 parks

3 countries18 parks

3 countries12 parks

1 country31 parks

1 country5 parks

1 country11 parks

4 countries68 parks

1 country5 parks

1 country7 parks

3 countries12 parks

3 countries7 parks

3 countries24 parks

1 country51 parks