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Animals in Australia

36 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Australia, 11 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 36
Threatened: 11
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 921,098

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Australia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Australia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, koala, cheetah …
9 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, common ostrich …
8 species
Reptiles
green turtle, american alligator, veiled chameleon
3 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark …
6 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird
3 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, staghorn coral
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Australia?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Australia.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	414,133
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	699
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	11,041
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	59
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	8,171
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	15,696
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	36
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	20
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	5

All animals recorded in Australia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	50,351
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	120,793
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	48,879
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	58,858
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	10
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	366
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	414,133
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1,572
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	501
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	12,954
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Ornithorhynchidae	Near Threatened	22,018
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	699
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	13
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	11,041
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	67,350
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	3,702
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	1,962
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	59
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	8,171
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	5
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	9
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	15,696
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	4
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	131
Red kangaroo	Macropus rufus	Macropodidae	Not recorded	81,593
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	36
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	3
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	8
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	20
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	44
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	1
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	96
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	5

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Australia. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.