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Australia had many more native animals when it was first discovered than it has now. A small selection of the now-extinct creatures includes:

  • Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger)
  • Lesser bilby
  • Tasmanian emu
  • Kangaroo Island emu
  • King Island emu
  • Gastric brooding frog
  • Paradise parrot
  • Eastern bettong
  • Desert rat-kangaroo
  • Central hare-wallaby
  • Toolache wallaby
  • Tammar wallaby
  • Crescent nail-tail wallaby
  • Western barred bandicoot
  • Desert bandicoot
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