There is a great variety of typical animals in Australia - both native and introduced.
Australia's most common native animals are marsupials. These are the pouched mammals (some pouches are nothing more than a flap of skin) and include:
There are many marine mammals, including dolphins, and the very unique dugong, or sea-cow. The only placental mammals native to Australia are bats, of which there are over 80 species, bush rats and native hopping mice (rodents, not marsupials), of which there are several species. Dingoes are not truly native, not having originated here: they came with the Aborigines thousands of years ago, and for this reason are not necessarily considered to be truly native.
Monotremes (egg laying mammals) are also native to Australia. These include the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.
Native birds include:
There is a wide variety of native reptiles uniquely adapted to the country, such as:
In addition, Australia has many introduced species, some of which cause massive damage to the ecology in Australia. The following is a list of animals that are of most concern to Australia's native flora and fauna.
All domesticated pets, with the exception of some native birds such as finches, and various parrots such as budgies, cockatoos, cockatiels, Bourkes, etc, have been introduced into Australia. Non-native birds include Indian mynas, common starling, mallard and rock pigeon.
Dogs, cats, white mice and other common pets have also been introduced.
All livestock has been introduced, and this includes sheep, goats, pigs, horses, cattle and poultry. Deer have also been introduced.
Rats and mice are introduced, as are hares. Insects include the honey bee and the fire ant.
Small animals native to Australia include a variety of marsupials and placental mammals.
Small native placental mammals include the 80 or so species of bats, as well as numerous bush rats.
Small native marsupials include the phascogale, musky-rat kangaroo, planigale, kowari, ningaui, bilby, bandicoot, dunnart, antechinus and bettong.
The three most common native animals in Australia would be the three largest species of kangaroo - the Red kangaroo, eastern Grey and Western Grey.
After kangaroos, the most common marsupial would easily be the brushtail possum.
Contrary to what other contributors have said, the koala would not be considered one of the most common animals.
There are many Australian animals that are unique because they do not live anywhere apart from Australia. Australia's most common native animals are marsupials. These are the pouched mammals (some pouches are nothing more than a flap of skin) and include:
Monotremes (egg laying mammals) are also unique to Australia. These include the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.
Native birds include:
There is a wide variety of native reptiles uniquely adapted to the country, such as:
Some small Australian marsupials are:
Australia is a bastion of Marsupial animals.
kangaroo, koala bear,hippo,platypus/dingoes,rainbow bird,sawfish,tasmainian devil those are some there are plenty more animals
Kangaroo and sheep
aardvarkantechinus (a small marsupial of Australia)antelopearmadilloanteateralpacaacouchiagouti
Some omnivorous animals in Australia include:emubilbybandicootmusky rat-kangaroo
Australia is a continent that is home to a large number of animals. Some of the native animals are Wombats and Kangaroos.
bird are small animals and moles, and hamsters
Tasmanian devil and tiger snake are animals found in Australia.
obviously, these are animals that are small in size... -wEndy
They are animals, some people eat them
What animals? There are lots of animals that have 17 species... Is this for MuM???
Some of the endangered animals in Australia are the banded hare wallaby, the central rock rat, and the bridled nail-tailed wallaby. Some other animals on Australia's endangered list are the numbat, the Tasmanian forester kangaroo, and the Tasmanian tiger.
kangaroo's are culled, not poached.
Australia is full of iconic Australian animals. Some of these include kangaroos, koala bears, the emu bird and the Tasmanian devil. There are over 350 animals native to Australia.
Some of Australia's rarest and most endangered animals are:Gilbert's potorooNorthern Hairy-nosed wombatLeadbeater's possumMountain Pygmy PossumMahogany gliderBrush-tailed rock wallaby