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Encyclopedia > Threatened fauna of Australia

Threatened fauna of Australia are those species and subspecies of birds, fish, frogs, insects, mammals, molluscs and reptiles to be found in Australia that are in danger of becoming extinct. This list is the list proclaimed under the Australian federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The classifications are based on those used by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), however IUCN and Australian rankings do differ. In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... In zoology, as in other branches of biology, subspecies is the rank immediately subordinate to a species. ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold blooded, covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Genera See text. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...

A Gouldian finch, a bird classified as Endangered on the list of threatened fauna of Australia.
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A Gouldian finch, a bird classified as Endangered on the list of threatened fauna of Australia.

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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x1223, 725 KB) Adult Gouldian Finch. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x1223, 725 KB) Adult Gouldian Finch. ...

Extinct in the wild

1 fish is listed as extinct in the wild.

Pedder Galaxias (Galaxias pedderensis) is an endangered animal. ...

Critically endangered

3 mammals, 5 birds, 1 reptile, 14 frogs, 2 fishes and 4 other species are listed as critically endangered.


Invertebrates

Binomial name Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier, 1885) The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought to be extinct by 1930, only to be rediscovered in 2001, this phenomenon is also known as the Lazarus effect. ... Binomial name Dryococelus australis (Montrouzier, 1885) The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought to be extinct by 1930, only to be rediscovered in 2001, this phenomenon is also known as the Lazarus effect. ...

Fish

Binomial name Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 The grey nurse, spotted ragged-tooth or sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, is a large shark inhabiting coastal waters worldwide, with many different names in different countries in the world. ... Binomial name Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 The Grey Nurse, Spotted Raggle-Tooth or Sand Tiger is a large shark inhabiting coastal waters worldwide, with many different names in different countries in the world. ... Binomial name Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839) The speartooth shark, Glyphis glyphis, is a shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean between latitudes 5° N and 21° S. Its length is up to about 1 m. ...

Amphibians

Corroboree frog.
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Corroboree frog.
  • Elegant Frog, Cophixalus concinnus
  • White-bellied Frog, Geocrinia alba
  • Booroolong Frog, Litoria booroolongensis
  • Yellow-spotted Tree Frog, Litoria castanea
  • Armoured Frog, Litoria lorica
  • Nyakala Frog, Litoria nyakalensis
  • Peppered Tree Frog, Litoria piperata
  • Spotted Tree Frog, Litoria spenceri
  • Baw Baw Frog, Philoria frosti
  • Corroboree Frog, Pseudophryne corroboree
  • Sharp-snouted Day Frog, Taudactylus acutirostris
  • Eungella Torrent Frog, Taudactylus eungellensis
  • Kroombit Tinker Frog, Taudactylus pleione
  • Tinkling Frog, Taudactylus rheophilus

Image File history File linksMetadata Southern_Corroboree_frog. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Southern_Corroboree_frog. ... Binomial name Litoria booroolongensis Moore, 1961 Current distribution of the Booroolong Frog (in black) compared to the historic distribution (in grey). ... Binomial name Litoria lorica Davies and McDonald, 1979 Distribution of the Armoured Frog The Armoured Frog (Litoria lorica) is a species of tree frog that is in the Torrent Frog (Litoria nannotis) complex, a complex that is restricted to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Litoria piperata Tyler and Davies, 1985 Peppered Tree Frog range. ... Binomial name Philoria frosti Spencer, 1901 Range of the Baw Baw Frog. ... Species Pseudophryne corroboree J. A. Moore 1953 Pseudophryne pengilleyi Wells and Wellington 1985 There are two species of Corroboree frog, the Southern () and the Northern (). Both are classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, but the former is more at risk due to its extremely restricted range. ...

Reptiles

  • Western Swamp Tortoise, Pseudemydura umbrina

Birds

  • Scrubtit (King Island), Acanthornis magnus greenianus
  • Spotted Quail-thrush (Mt Lofty Ranges), Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta
  • Yellow Chat (Dawson), Epthianura crocea macgregori
  • Round Island Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana
  • Herald Petrel, Pterodroma heraldica

Binomial name Pterodroma arminjoniana Giglioli & Salvadori, 1869 The Herald Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana also known as Trinidade Petrel is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels. ...

Mammals

Binomial name Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen, 1873) The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), also known as the Yaminon, is one of three species of wombats. ... Binomial name Vombatus ursinus Shaw, 1800 The wombat is an Australian marsupial in appearance rather like a small, very short-legged and muscular bear approximately 1 metre in length, and with a mere nubbin of a tail. ... Binomial name Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen, 1873) The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), also known as the Yaminon, is one of three species of wombats. ...

Endangered

34 mammals, 38 birds, 11 reptiles, 18 frogs, 16 fishes and 11 other species are listed as endangered.


Invertebrates

  • Desert Sand-skipper, Aestiva Skipper Croitana aestiva
  • Central North Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus granulatus
  • Furneaux Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus martigener
  • Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus spinicaudatus
  • Gove Crow Butterfly Euploea alcathoe enastri
  • Broad-toothed Stag Beetle, Wielangta Stag Beetle Lissotes latidens
  • a land snail Mesodontrachia fitzroyana
  • a moth Phyllodes imperialis (southern subsp. - ANIC 3333)
  • Lord Howe Placostylus, Lord Howe Flax Snail Placostylus bivaricosus
  • a land snail Semotrachia euzyga
  • a land snail Sinumelon bednalli

The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. ... A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. ... The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. ...

Fishes

This exceptionally large Macquarie perch was caught on a lure (visible in the picture) and was carefully released.
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This exceptionally large Macquarie perch was caught on a lure (visible in the picture) and was carefully released.
  • Spotted Handfish, Spotted-hand Fish Brachionichthys hirsutus
  • Elizabeth Springs Goby Chlamydogobius micropterus
  • Golden Galaxias Galaxias auratus
  • Swan Galaxias Galaxias fontanus
  • Barred Galaxias Galaxias fuscus
  • Clarence Galaxias Galaxias johnstoni
  • Northern River Shark Glyphis sp.
  • Clarence River Cod, Eastern Freshwater Cod Maccullochella ikei
  • Trout Cod Maccullochella macquariensis
  • Mary River Cod Maccullochella peelii mariensis
  • Macquarie Perch Macquaria australasica
  • Lake Eacham Rainbowfish Melanotaenia eachamensis
  • Oxleyan Pygmy Perch Nannoperca oxleyana
  • Arthurs Paragalaxias Paragalaxias mesotes
  • Maugean Skate, Port Davey Skate Raja sp.
  • Redfin Blue-eye Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis

Binomial name Maccullochella ikei Rowland, 1986 Eastern Freshwater Cod (Maccullochella ikei), also known as Eastern Cod, are a freshwater fish belonging to the family Percichthyidae; they are not a true cod. ... Binomial name Maccullochella macquariensis Cuvier, 1829 The Trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) is a freshwater fish found in the Murray-Darling river system in south eastern Australia. ... Trinomial name Maccullochella peelii mariensis Rowland, 1993 Mary River Cod (Maccullochella peelii mariensis) are a Maccullochella cod found in the coastal Mary River system of central Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Macquaria australasica Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830 The Macquarie Perch, Macquaria australasica, is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system. ...

Amphibians

  • McDonald's Frog, Cophixalus mcdonaldi
  • Mountain Nursery Frog, Cophixalus monticola
  • Neglected Frog, Cophixalus neglectus
  • Green Thighed Frog, Litoria brevipalmata
  • Cooloolah Tree Frog, Litoria cooloolensis
  • Torrent Tree Frog, Litoria nannotis
  • Growling Grass Frog, Litoria raniformis
  • Common Mist Frog, Litoria rheocola
  • Fleay's Barred Frog, Mixophyes fleayi
  • Giant Barred Frog, Mixophyes iteratus
  • Australian Lace-lid, Nyctimystes dayi
  • Mountain Frog, Philoria kundagungan
  • Loveridge's Frog, Philoria loveridgei
  • Philoria pughi
  • Philoria richmondensis
  • Sphagnum Frog, Philoria sphagnicolus
  • Magnificent Brood Frog, Pseudophryne covacevichae
  • Northern Cooroboree Frog, Pseudophryne pengilleyi

Binomial name Litoria brevipalmata Tyler, Martin and Watson, 1972 The Green Thighed Frog, (Litoria brevipalmata) is a medium sized species of ground-dwelling tree frog. ... Binomial name Litoria raniformis Keferstein, 1867 The Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis), also commonly known as the Southern Bell Frog, Warty Swamp Frog and erroneously as the Golden Bell Frog is a species of ground dwelling tree frog is native to South eastern Australia; ranging from southern South Australia along... Binomial name Mixophyes fleayi Corben & Ingram, 1987 The Fleays Barred Frog (Mixophyes fleayi) is a large species of frog restricted to small pockets of rainforest in northern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Mixophyes iteratus Straughan, 1968 Range of the Giant Barred Frog. ... Binomial name Nyctimystes dayi Günther, 1897 The range of Nyctimystes dayi. ...

Reptiles

Loggerhead turtle.
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Loggerhead turtle.
  • Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
  • Yellow-snouted Ground Gecko Diplodactylus occultus
  • Arhem Land Egernia Egernia obiri
  • Slater's Skink, Floodplain Skink Egernia slateri slateri
  • Western Spiny-tailed Skink Egernia stokesii badia
  • Gulf Snapping Turtle Elusor lavarackorum
  • Mary River Tortoise Elusor macrurus
  • Blue Mountains Water Skink Eulamprus leuraensis
  • Corangamite Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum marnieae
  • Pacific Ridley, Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea
  • Allan's Lerista, Retro Slider Lerista allanae
  • Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard, Adelaide Blue-tongue Lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis
  • Grassland Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis lineata pinguicolla

Image File history File links Close-up of a loggerhead sea turtle. ... Image File history File links Close-up of a loggerhead sea turtle. ... Binomial name Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758 The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), is characterized by a large head with blunt jaws. ... Binomial name Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) The Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) is one of the smallest species of sea turtle. ...

Birds

Golden-shouldered parrot.
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Golden-shouldered parrot.

Binomial name Acanthiza pusilla , The Brown Thornbill, Acanthiza pusilla, is a passerine bird usually found in eastern and south- eastern Australia, including Tasmania. ... Binomial name Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis; from OE. góshafuc goose-hawk) is a medium large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. ... Binomial name Aquila audax (Latham, 1802) The Wedge-tailed Eagle or Arrawa (Aquila audax) is a very large Australasian raptor and the most common of all the worlds large eagles. ... Binomial name Casuarius casuarius Linnaeus, 1758 The Southern Cassowary, Casuarius casuarius also known as Double-wattled Cassowary is a large, up to 170cm long, flightless black bird with hard and stiff plumage, a brown casque, blue face and neck, red nape and two red wattles hanging down its throat. ... Binomial name Chalcophaps indica (Linnaeus, 1758) The Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and northern and eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Cyanoramphus auriceps (Kuhl, 1820) Cyanoramphus malherbi Souancé, 1857 Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (Sparrman, 1787) The kakarikis or New Zealand parakeets are the three most common species of parakeet in the genus Cyanoramphus, family Psittacidae. ... Binomial name Diomedea amsterdamensis Roux, Jouventin, Mougin, Stahl & Weimerskirch, 1983 The Amsterdam Albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis) is a huge albatross which breeds only on the Plateau des Tourbières on Amsterdam Island (French Southern Territories) in the southern Indian Ocean. ... Binomial name Diomedea dabbenena Mathews, 1929 Synonyms Diomedea exulans dabbenena The Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Diomedea sanfordi Murphy, 1917 Synonyms Diomedea epomophora sanfordi The Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Chloebia gouldiae Gould, 1844 Young gouldian finch with the beginnings of bright adult plumage. ... Binomial name Gallirallus philippensis Linnaeus, 1766 The Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis is a distinctively coloured, highly dispersive, medium-sized rail of the family Rallidae. ... Binomial name Lathamus discolor (White, J., 1790) The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) inhabits south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in Queensland to Tasmania and west to Adelaide. ... Binomial name Manorina melanotis (Wilson, 1911) The Black-eared Miner, Manorina melanotis, is a critically endangered honeyeater endemic to mallee woodland in south-eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Ninox novaeseelandiae ( Gmelin, 1788) The Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae), also called the mopoke, is a small brown owl found mainly in New Zealand and the more fertile and temperate parts of Australia. ... Binomial name Pardalotus quadragintus Gould, 1838 The Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) is by far the rarest pardalote, now being confined to the south-east corner of Tasmania. ... Binomial name Geopsittacus occidentalis Gould, 1861 Synonyms Pezoporus occidentalis The Night Parrot (Geopsittacus occidentalis), the only member of its genus, is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. ... Binomial name Psephotus chrysopterygius Gould, 1858 The Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysopterygius, is a rare bird of southern Cape York, Australia. ... Binomial name Papasula abbotti Ridgway, 1893 The Abbott’s Booby (Papasula abbotti) is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. ... Binomial name Thalassarche eremita (Murphy, 1930) The Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita) is a medium-sized black-and-white New Zealand. ... Binomial name Turdus poliocephalus Latham, 1802 The Island Thrush, (Turdus poliocephalus) is a common and highly variable forest bird from the thrush family. ... Binomial name Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) The Australian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) is a barn owl of Southern New Guinea and the non-desert areas of Australia. ... Binomial name Xanthomyza phrygia (Shaw, 1794) The Regent Honeyeater, Xanthomyza phrygia, is an endangered Australian bird. ...

Mammals

Spot-tailed quoll.
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Spot-tailed quoll.

Binomial name Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Blue Whale range The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. ... Binomial name Balaenoptera musculus Linneus, 1758 Blue Whale range The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. ... Binomial name Bettongia tropica Wakefield, 1967 The Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica) is a small potoroid marsupial which is restricted to some areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands and Allocasuarina forests bordering rainforests in far northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Burramys parvus The Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45g) nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and Tasmania but also around Mount Kosciusko in New South Wales. ... Binomial name Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 The Northern Quoll is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr 1792 The Spotted Quoll, also known as the Spotted-tail Quoll and the Tiger Quoll, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2460x1869, 543 KB)This is a picture that I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digial camera. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2460x1869, 543 KB)This is a picture that I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digial camera. ... Species  Balaena mysticetus  Eubalaena australis  Eubalaena glacialis  Eubalaena japonica Northern Right Whale range Southern Right Whale range The right whales are marine mammals belonging to the family Balaenidae. ... Binomial name Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 Leadbeaters Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. ... Binomial name Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 Leadbeaters Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. ... Species The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. ... Species The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. ... Binomial name Onychogalea fraenata (Gould, 1841) The Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby Onychogalea fraenata is a wallaby which has white bridle line, running down from the back of the neck. ... Binomial name Onychogalea fraenata (Gould, 1841) The Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby Onychogalea fraenata is a wallaby which has white bridle line, running down from the back of the neck. ... Species Southern Dibbler, Sandstone Dibbler, Dibblers are small marsupials of the genus Parantechinus found in Southwestern Western Australia, Boullanger, Whitlock, and Escape Islands, some national parks/reserves. ... DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Italic text ... Binomial name Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838 The eastern barred or Gunns bandicoot (Perameles gunni) lives in woodland and heathland of south Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. ... Binomial name Petaurus gracilis (de Vis, 1883) The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis), which is named for its mahogany-brown colour, is a highly endangered possum, very similar in appearance to both the smaller sized Sugar Glider and Squirrel Glider. ...

Vulnerable

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Frogs

Growling grass frog.
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Growling grass frog.

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1520x1046, 1463 KB) Summary A Growling Grass Frog, (Litoria raniformis) from northern Tasmania. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1520x1046, 1463 KB) Summary A Growling Grass Frog, (Litoria raniformis) from northern Tasmania. ... Binomial name Heleioporus australiacus (Shaw & Nodder, 1795) The Giant burrowing frog (Heleioporus australiacus) is a large frog species that occurs in coastal south east New South Wales and Victoria. ... Binomial name Litoria aurea Lesson, 1830 The Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) belongs to the tree frog family, Hylidae, and was once one of the most common frogs in south-east Australia. ... Binomial name Litoria littlejohni White, Whitford & Mahony, 1994 Distribution of the Littlejohns Tree Frog. ... Binomial name Litoria piperata Tyler and Davies, 1985 Peppered Tree Frog range. ... Binomial name Litoria raniformis Keferstein, 1867 The Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis), also commonly known as the Southern Bell Frog, Warty Swamp Frog and erroneously as the Golden Bell Frog is a species of ground dwelling tree frog is native to South eastern Australia; ranging from southern South Australia along...

Reptiles

  • Five-clawed Worm-skink, Long-legged Worm-skink Anomalopus mackayi
  • Pink-tailed Worm-lizard Aprasia parapulchella
  • Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard Aprasia pseudopulchella
  • Hermite Island Worm-lizard Aprasia rostrata rostrata
  • Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
  • Lord Howe Island Gecko Christinus guentheri
  • Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink Coeranoscincus reticulatus
  • Yinnietharra Rock-Dragon Ctenophorus yinnietharra
  • Airlie Island Ctenotus Ctenotus angusticeps
  • Lancelin Island Skink Ctenotus lancelini
  • Hamelin Ctenotus Ctenotus zastictus
  • Striped Legless Lizard Delma impar
  • Striped-tailed Delma Delma labialis
  • Atherton Delma, Legless Lizard Delma mitella
  • Collared Delma Delma torquata
  • Ornamental Snake Denisonia maculata
  • Leathery Turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea
  • Great Desert Skink, Tjakura, Warrarna, Mulyamiji Egernia kintorei
  • Yakka Skink Egernia rugosa
  • Baudin Island Spiny-tailed Skink Egernia stokesii aethiops
  • Bell's Turtle, Namoi River Turtle, Bell's Saw-shelled Turtle Elseya belli
  • Bellinger River Emydura (Bellinger River, NSW) Emydura signata
  • Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
  • Dunmall's Snake Furina dunmalli
  • Broad-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides
  • Christmas Island Gecko, Lister's Gecko Lepidodactylus listeri
  • Mount Cooper Striped Lerista Lerista vittata
  • Olive Python (Pilbara subspecies) Morelia olivacea barroni
  • Flatback Turtle Natator depressus
  • Pernatty Knob-tail Nephrurus deleani
  • Pedra Branca Skink, Red-throated Skink Niveoscincus palfreymani
  • Krefft's Tiger Snake (Flinders Ranges) Notechis ater ater
  • Bronzeback Snake-lizard Ophidiocephalus taeniatus
  • Brigalow Scaly-foot Paradelma orientalis
  • Lord Howe Island Skink Pseudemoia lichenigera
  • Christmas Island Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops exocoeti
  • Fitzroy Tortoise Rheodytes leukops
  • Border Thick-tailed Gecko Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus

Binomial name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a large sea turtle, the only member of the genus Chelonia (Brongniart, 1800). ... Binomial name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) The Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the biggest of all turtles alive, reaching a length of 2 m (6. ... Binomial name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) The Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the biggest of all turtles alive, reaching a length of 2 m (6. ... Binomial name Eretmochelys imbricata Linnaeus, 1766 The Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a sea turtle that is distinguished by the following characteristics. ... Binomial name Natator depressus (Garman, 1880) The Flatback Turtle (Natator depressus) is a sea turtle endemic to the continental shelf of Australia. ...

Birds

  • Slender-billed Thornbill (western) Acanthiza iredalei iredalei
  • Grey Grasswren (Bulloo) Amytornis barbatus barbatus
  • Thick-billed Grasswren (eastern) Amytornis textilis modestus
  • Thick-billed Grasswren (Gawler Ranges) Amytornis textilis myall
  • Australian Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops
  • Noisy Scrub-bird Atrichornis clamosus
  • Muir's Corella (southern), Western Long-billed Corella (southern) Cacatua pastinator pastinator
  • Baudin's Black-Cockatoo, Long-billed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii
  • Cape Barren Goose (south-western), Recherche Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea
Cape Barren goose.
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Cape Barren goose.
  • Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris
  • Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
  • Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
  • Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
  • Gibson's Albatross Diomedea gibsoni
  • Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
  • Crested Shrike-tit (northern), Northern Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus whitei
  • Christmas Island Frigatebird, Andrew's Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
  • White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea or Australasian) Fregetta grallaria grallaria
  • Squatter Pigeon (southern) Geophaps scripta scripta
  • Partridge Pigeon (western) Geophaps smithii blaauwi
  • Partridge Pigeon (eastern) Geophaps smithii smithii
  • Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
  • Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata
  • Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
  • Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (western) Malurus coronatus coronatus
  • White-winged Fairy-wren (Barrow Island), Barrow Island Black-and-white Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus edouardi
  • White-winged Fairy-wren (Dirk Hartog Island), Dirk Hartog Black-and-White Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus leucopterus
  • Crimson Finch (white-bellied) Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
  • Christmas Island Hawk-Owl Ninox natalis
  • Golden Whistler (Norfolk Island) Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta
  • Red-lored Whistler Pachycephala rufogularis
  • Fairy Prion (southern) Pachyptila turtur subantarctica
  • Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus
  • Scarlet Robin (Norfolk Island) Petroica multicolor multicolor
  • Heard Shag Phalacrocorax nivalis
  • Macquarie Shag Phalacrocorax purpurascens
  • Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
  • Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot Polytelis alexandrae
  • Regent Parrot (eastern) Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus (incorrect subspecies)
  • Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
  • Western Whipbird (eastern) Psophodes nigrogularis leucogaster
  • Western Whipbird (western mallee) Psophodes nigrogularis oberon
  • Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
  • Kermadec Petrel (western) Pterodroma neglecta neglecta
  • Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis
  • Antarctic Tern (Indian Ocean) Sterna vittata vittata
  • Southern Emu-wren (Eyre Peninsula) Stipiturus malachurus parimeda
  • Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee
  • Lord Howe Island Currawong, Pied Currawong (Lord Howe Island) Strepera graculina crissalis
  • Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
  • Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
  • Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
  • Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
  • Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida
  • Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
  • Pacific Albatross Thalassarche nov. sp.
  • Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
  • White-capped Albatross Thalassarche steadi
  • Lord Howe Woodhen Tricholimnas sylvestris
  • Black-breasted Button-quail Turnix melanogaster
  • Painted Button-quail (Houtman Abrolhos) Turnix varia scintillans
  • Masked Owl (northern) Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli

Binomial name Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 The Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae, is a large goose resident in southern Australia. ... Image File history File links Description: Cape Barren Goose at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England Photograph: Arpingstone first upload in en wikipedia 09:32, 15 January 2004 by Arpingstone Licence: File links The following pages link to this file: Cape Barren Goose ... Image File history File links Description: Cape Barren Goose at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England Photograph: Arpingstone first upload in en wikipedia 09:32, 15 January 2004 by Arpingstone Licence: File links The following pages link to this file: Cape Barren Goose ... Binomial name Diomedea antipodensis Roberston and Warham, 1992 Synonyms Diomedea exulans antipodensis The Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Diomedea epomophora Lesson, 1785 Synonyms Diomedea epomophora epomophora The Southern Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora, is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Diomedea exulans Linnaeus, 1758 The Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. ... Binomial name Erythrotriorchis radiatus (Latham, 1802) The Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus) is probably the rarest Australian bird of prey. ... Binomial name Falcunculus frontatus (Latham, 1802) The Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) occurs in Australia, with three subspecies inhabiting open eucalypt forest and woodland in the southwest (), north () and east (). It has a parrot-like bill, used for distinctive bark-stripping behaviour, which gains it access to invertebrates. ... Binomial name Fregata andrewsi Mathews, 1914 Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) is a frigatebird which breeds only on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. ... Binomial name Halobaena caerulea (Gmelin, 1789) The Blue Petrel, (Halobaena caerulea), is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae. ... Binomial name Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840 The Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related). ... Binomial name Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham, 1802) Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) is a species of birds native to Australia. ... Binomial name Pachyptila turtur Kuhl, 1820 The Fairy Prion, Pachyptila turtur is a small, up to 28cm long, seabird with grey upperparts plumage, black-tipped tail, black M wing markings and white below. ... Binomial name Pedionomus torquatus Gould, 1841 The Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, is a unique member of the gamebird order Galliformes, and this bird is put in a family of its own. ... Binomial name Petroica multicolor (Gmelin, 1789) The Scarlet Robin, is a common red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica. ... Species (Hilsenberg, 1822) (Forster, 1785) The sooty albatrosses or sooties are small albatrosses from the genus Phoebetria. ... Binomial name Polytelis alexandrae (Gould, 1863) The Princess Parrot or Alexandras Parrot is an Australian bird of the parrot family Psittacidae. ... Binomial name Polytelis alexandrae (Gould, 1863) The Princess Parrot or Alexandras Parrot is an Australian bird of the parrot family Psittacidae. ... Binomial name Polytelis anthopeplus (Lear, 1831) The Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) is a bird of the parrot family (Psittacidae). ... Binomial name Polytelis swainsonii Desmarest, 1826 The Superb Parrot, Polytelis swainsonii, also known as the barraband parrot, is a beautiful, up to 40cm, bright green parrot with long tail feathers, yellow-green below and yellow eye. ... Genus Strepera Currawongs are medium-sized passerine birds of the family Artamidae native to Australasia. ... Binomial name Thalassarche bulleri (Rothschild, 1893) The Bullers Albatross (or Bullers Mollymawk), Thalassarche bulleri, is small mollymawk in the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche carteri (Rothchild, 1903) Synonyms Thalassarche chlororhynchos carteri The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, (Thalassarche carteri), is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche cauta (Gould, 1841) The Shy Albatross, Thalassarche cauta, is a medium sized albatross that breeds off Australia and New Zealands sub-Antarctic islands and ranges extensively across the Southern Ocean. ... Binomial name Thalassarche chrysostoma (Forster, 1785) The Grey-headed Albatross, (Thalassarche chrysostoma), also known as the Grey-headed Mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche impavida Mathews, 1912 Synonyms Thalassarche melanophris impavida The Campbell Albatross or Campbell Mollymawk (Thalassarche impavida) is a medium sized mollymawk in the albatross family. ... Binomial name Thalassarche melanophris (Temminck, 1828) The Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae. ... Binomial name Thalassarche salvini (Rothchild, 1863) Salvins Albatross, or Salvins Mollymawk (Thalassarche salvini), is a large seabird that ranges across the Southern Ocean. ... Binomial name Turnix varia (Latham, 1801) The Painted Button-quail (Turnix varia) is about 19-20 cm long. ... Binomial name Tyto novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) The Australian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) is a barn owl of Southern New Guinea and the non-desert areas of Australia. ...

Mammals

  • Sub-antarctic Fur-seal Arctocephalus tropicalis
  • Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
  • Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
  • Boodie, Burrowing Bettong (Shark Bay) Bettongia lesueur lesueur
  • Boodie, Burrowing Bettong (Barrow and Boodie Islands) Bettongia lesueur unnamed subsp
  • Large-eared Pied Bat, Large Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri
  • Kowari Dasycercus byrnei
  • Mulgara Dasycercus cristicauda
  • Chuditch, Western Quoll Dasyurus geoffroii
  • Spot-tailed Quoll, Spotted-tail Quoll, Tiger Quoll (Tasmanian population) Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (Tasmanian population)
  • Golden Bandicoot (mainland) Isoodon auratus auratus
  • Golden Bandicoot (Barrow Island) Isoodon auratus barrowensis
  • Southern Brown Bandicoot (Nuyts Archipelago) Isoodon obesulus nauticus
  • Spectacled Hare-wallaby (Barrow Island) Lagorchestes conspicillatus conspicillatus
  • Rufous Hare-wallaby (Bernier Island) Lagorchestes hirsutus bernieri
  • Rufous Hare-wallaby (Dorre Island) Lagorchestes hirsutus dorreae
  • Banded Hare-wallaby, Marnine, Munning Lagostrophus fasciatus fasciatus
  • Wopilkara, Greater Stick-nest Rat Leporillus conditor
  • Barrow Island Euro Macropus robustus isabellinus
  • Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis
  • Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
  • Golden-backed Tree-rat Mesembriomys macrurus
  • Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina
  • Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus
  • Australian Sea-lion Neophoca cinerea
  • Northern Hopping-mouse Notomys aquilo
  • Dusky Hopping-mouse, Wilkiniti Notomys fuscus
  • Eastern Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus timoriensis (South-eastern form)
  • Eastern Barred Bandicoot (Tasmania) Perameles gunnii gunnii
  • Fluffy Glider, Yellow-bellied Glider (Wet Tropics) Petaurus australis unnamed subsp.
  • Warru, Black-footed Rock-wallaby (MacDonnell Ranges race) Petrogale lateralis MacDonnell Ranges race
  • Black-footed Rock-wallaby (West Kimberley race) Petrogale lateralis West Kimberley race
  • Recherche Rock-wallaby Petrogale lateralis hacketti
  • Black-flanked Rock-wallaby Petrogale lateralis lateralis
  • Pearson Island Rock-wallaby Petrogale lateralis pearsoni
  • Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata
  • Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (SA and NSW) Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
  • Long-nosed Potoroo (SE mainland) Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
  • Carpentarian Antechinus Pseudantechinus mimulus
  • Western Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus occidentalis
  • Plains Rat Pseudomys australis
  • Djoongari, Alice Springs Mouse, Shark Bay Mouse Pseudomys fieldi
  • Pilliga Mouse Pseudomys pilligaensis
  • Dayang, Heath Rat Pseudomys shortridgei
  • Spectacled Flying-fox Pteropus conspicillatus
  • Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus
  • Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat Rhinonicteris aurantius (Pilbara form)
  • Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii
  • Quokka Setonix brachyurus
  • Butler's Dunnart Sminthopsis butleri
  • Boullanger Island Dunnart Sminthopsis griseoventer boullangerensis
  • Common Wombat (Bass Strait) Vombatus ursinus ursinus
  • Water Mouse, False Water Rat Xeromys myoides
  • Arnhem Rock-rat, Arnhem Land Rock-rat Zyzomys maini

Binomial name Balaenoptttera borealis Lesson, 1828 Sei Whale range The Sei Whaile or Say Whale, (Balaenoptera borealis) is a big large baleen whale, and as such is one of the stupiest animals in the world. ... Binomial name Balaenoptera physalus (Linneus, 1758) Fin Whale range The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the Finback Whale, is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. ... Binomial name Dasycercus byrnei Spencer, 1896 The Kowari is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the dry graslands and deserts of central Australia. ... Binomial name Dasycercus cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) The Mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) lives in deserts and spinifex bush of central Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 Western Quoll range The Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii), also known as the Chuditch or Western Native Cat is an endangered Australian dasyuromorph, whose distribution is now confied to south western Western Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr 1792 The Spotted Quoll, also known as the Spotted-tail Quoll and the Tiger Quoll, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... Binomial name Lagostrophus fasciatus (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) The Banded Hare-wallaby (or munning), Lagostrophus fasciatus, is an endangered mammal native to south-western Australia. ... Binomial name <><> </></>< />< > , </ >>} The Banded Hare-wallaby (or munning), Lagostrophus fasciatus, is an endangered mammal native to south-western Australia. ... Species (extinct) Bilbies are marsupial omnivores; members of the bandicoot family. ... Binomial name Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Humpback Whale range The Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whale suborder. ... Binomial name Mirounga leonina Linnaeus, 1758 The Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) is one of two species of elephant seal (the other is the Northern Elephant Seal). ... Binomial name Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 Subspecies Myrmecobius fasciatus fasciatus Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a small marsupial endemic to western and central Australia. ... Binomial name Notomys fuscus Jones, 1925 The Dusky Hopping Mouse (Notomys fuscus) is an Australian native rodent specialised for the deep desert. ... Binomial name Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838 The eastern barred or Gunns bandicoot (Perameles gunni) lives in woodland and heathland of south Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. ... Binomial name Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider, is about the size of a rabbit, and has a grey-brown back and is off-white to orange underneath, with large pointed ears and a long tail. ... Binomial name Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1827) The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby or Small-eared Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. ... Binomial name Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1855 The Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) is a member of the macropod family (the marsupial family that includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, and others). ... Binomial name Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) The Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus*) is a species of Australian potoroo. ... Binomial name Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), also referred to simply as the devil, is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Binomial name Setonix brachyurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 The Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod, about the size of a large domestic cat. ... Binomial name Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) The Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is one of three species of wombat and the only one in the Vombatus genus. ...

See also

Following is an incomplete list of Australian vertebrate extinctions from 1788 to the present, in the format: Common name, scientific name, habitat, estimated date of extinction, probable main causes (listed, where possible, with the most significant causes first). ... The Red Kangaroo is the largest macropod and is one of Australias heraldic animals, appearing with the Emu on the Coat of Arms of Australia. ...

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