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How many species of plants are in the continent of Australia
Australia has well over 130 species of marsupials. The many species of kangaroos alone constitute around 70 of the marsupial species.
There are about 400 species of cockroaches in Australia, most of which are native to the continent. see the related link below for more information.
Biologists have now listed all those plants and animals that they know are at risk of extinction in Australia. These are called threatened species. The list includes 19 species of fish, 16 frogs, 16 reptiles, 47 birds, 39 mammals and 612 plants. In addition, there are many more species that are listed as vulnerable and some that are classified as rare.That adds up to 749 Threatened species in Australia.
Most species of marsupial are found in Australia (there are at least 60 species of kangaroos alone in Australia), but it is not the only continent where they are found. Some species of marsupials are found in New Guinea, some islands of Indonesia, and many more are found in Central and South America. There is also one species of marsupial, the Opossum, in North America. Brushtail Possums and wallabies have also been introduced to New Zealand, but they are not native to the islands.
There are many species of cockatoo, and most of them are native to the continent of Australia. They are also found on some islands of the South Pacific including Papua New Guinea, and some of the Indonesian islands.
There are five countries in the continent of Australia.
There are no nuclear energy plants in Australia.
Australia is a single continent, as well as being one nation on that continent. It is not the same as Oceania which is often referred to as a continent, but which is only a geographical region, not a true continent.
There are many species of bees living in the world today. The only continent in the world lacking bees is Antarctica. There are not enough plants to sustain bees and the climate is too cold for them to live there.
The Murray-Darling is the most important river system in Australia. This system contributes to the most significant agricultural area on the continent and is home to many native animal species.
No - Africa is a continent made up of many countries. Australia is a continent made up of a single country: Australia.