Animals

Dasyurus maculatus

The spotted‑tailed quoll (also widely called the tiger quoll) is one of Aus···

Physeter macrocephalus

The sperm whale is the largest living toothed whale and one of the ocean’s ···

Eubalaena australis

The southern right whale is one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most iconic ba···

Trichosurus caninus

The short‑eared brushtail possum is a nocturnal, forest‑dwelling marsupial···

Tachyglossus aculeatus

The short‑beaked echidna is one of Australia’s most iconic animals: a mamm···

Rusa timorensis

The rusa deer (often called the Javan rusa or Timor deer) is a medium‑large···

Aepyprymnus rufescens

The rufous bettong (also called the rufous rat‑kangaroo) is a small marsupi···

Thylogale thetis

The red‑necked pademelon is a small macropod of wet forests and rainforest ···

Thylogale stigmatica

The red‑legged pademelon is a small macropod best known for its rusty red “···

Osphranter rufus (syn. Macropus rufus)

The red kangaroo is an iconic mammal of Australia’s inland and one of the l···

Setonix brachyurus

The quokka is a small wallaby endemic to southwest Western Australia and wid···

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

The platypus is one of Australia’s most iconic animals and one of the very ···

Notamacropus parma (synonym: Macropus parma)

The Parma wallaby is a small, shy macropod found in forested landscapes of N···

Palorchestes azael

Palorchestes azael (sometimes spelled Palorchestes azeal in popular sources)···

Isoodon macrourus

The northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus) is a robust, short‑snouted···

Arctocephalus forsteri

The New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) is an “eared seal” (fami···

Pseudomys novaehollandiae

The New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae), also known as the Pookila···

Planigale tenuirostris

The narrow-nosed planigale (Planigale tenuirostris) is one of Australia’s t···

Dasycercus spp. (e.g., D. blythi; D. cristicauda)

The name “mulgara” refers to small desert‑dwelling carnivorous marsupials···

Burramys parvus

The mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus) is a tiny, mouse‑sized marsupia···

Trichosurus cunninghami

The mountain brushtail possum, also known as the southern bobuck, is a noctu···

Pteralopex spp

“Monkey‑faced bats” are a group of large fruit bats found only in the Sol···

Balaenoptera acutorostrata (common/northern minke whale) / Balaenoptera bonaerensis (Antarctic minke whale)

“Minke whale” is a widely used common name for the smallest and most wides···

Perameles nasuta

The long‑nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) is a medium‑sized marsupial na···

Potorous tridactylus

The long‑nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) is a small marsupial native t···

Indopacetus pacificus

Longman’s beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus)—also called the “tropical ···

Hydrurga leptonyx

The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is one of Antarctica’s iconic apex pre···

Pteropus macrotis

The large‑eared flying‑fox (Pteropus macrotis), also called the big‑eared···

Phascolarctos cinereus

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes called the “koala bear,” is ···

Orcinus orca

The killer whale (Orcinus orca), also known as the orca, is the largest memb···