subject: Animals Found in Australia [print this page] About half of the mammal species are marsupials and the remaining halves are either monotremes or placental mammals.
Some of the best known animal populations of Australia include: kangaroo, dingo, koala, platypus, echidna, wombat and wallaby. Australia is the home for about 140 species of marsupials, which includes wallabies, kangaroos, wombats, koalas, and the Tasmanian devil, which is one of the endangered animals. Here you can find about 55 species of wallabies and kangaroos in that macropods are native to this continent. Macropods are animal species which differs in their size from a half Kg to 90 Kg.
In Australia, kangaroos are treated and adapted as pests particularly in the rural region, to compete with cattle and sheep for fun. It is estimated that the population of Kangaroo in this places is about 30 to 60 million and it may increase in few years because of the abundant natural wealth of Australia. The dingo is another Australia's wild dog which is regarded as pets in certain south-east Australia to threat the other farm animals nearby.
The monotremes are another Australia's unique animal group that you will come across during your Australia travel. It comes under a animal-group called egg-laying mammals. These animals are also known as living fossils. One of the best examples for this type of animals is the platypus, which has a duck-like bill, a webbed feet and a furry body. Australia is rich in venomous snakes and it holds many species of snakes with it. This continent is populated with many snake species when compared with all other continents. And this wonderland also rich in birds and it holds about 828 bird species with it. Australia with diverse oceans it holds about 22 000 types of fish and this continent is also home to the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system. Marine animals of this beautiful continent include the white shark, whale shark, dolphins and many more.
