List of Australian mammal emblems

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This is a list of Australian mammal emblems.

Area represented Image Common name Binomial nomenclature Reference
Australia
Kangur.rudy.drs.jpg
Red kangaroo (unofficial) Macropus rufus [1]
Australian Capital Territory
Petrogale penicillata 6.jpg
Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata [2]
New South Wales
Platypus.jpg
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus [3]
Northern Territory
Kangur.rudy.drs.jpg
Red kangaroo Macropus rufus [4]
Queensland
Koala climbing tree.jpg
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus [5]
South Australia
Haarnasenwombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii).jpg
Southern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons [6]
Tasmania
Tasdevil large.jpg
Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii [7]
Victoria
Leadbeater's Possum 01 Pengo.jpg
Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri [8]
Western Australia
Numbat.jpg
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus [9]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Guidelines on the Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  2. ^ "ACT Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Image gallery - Platypus". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  4. ^ "Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems". Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  5. ^ "The faunal emblem". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  6. ^ "Hairy Nosed Wombat". The Department of Premier and Cabinet - South Australia. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
  7. ^ "Tasmanian devil to be state's first animal emblem". The Mercury. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Leadbeater's Possum". Department of Premier and Cabinet - Victoria. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  9. ^ "The Animal Emblem of Western Australia". Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA). Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
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