Australia is divided into 6 official states and 2 additional territories that in most aspects function as independent states. Each state boasts its own official emblems to honor the region's specific history and individuality. New South Whales claims its official mammal to be the platypus, bird to be the kookaburra, marine animal to be the blue groper, and their flower to be the waratah. Queensland's mammal is the koala, its bird is the brolga, and its flower is the Cooktown Orchid. South Australia lays claim to the hairy-nosed or plains wombat mammal, the piping shrike or magpie bird, the leafy sea dragon marine animal and the Strut's Desert Pea flower. Tasmania is proud to display an emblem of the Tasmanian Blue Gum as their official flower. Victoria's mammal is the Leadbetter's Possum, bird is the helmeted honeyeater, marine animal is the weedy seadragon, and flower is the common or pink heath. Western Australia is home to the numbat mammal, black swan bird, and kangaroo paw flower. In the Australian Capital Territory, one would find emblems of the gang cockatoo bird and royal bluebell flower. The Northern Territory is home not only to Australia's "Outback," but also the red kangaroo mammal, wedge tailed eagle bird, and Strut's Desert Rose flower.
Australia does not have a national faunal emblem. The kangaroo and the emu are on the Australian coat-of-arms, but they are not Australia's national emblems.
The state faunal (animal and bird) emblems are as follows:
New South Wales: Platypus; Kookaburra
Northern Territory: Red kangaroo; Wedge tail eagle
Queensland: Koala; Brolga
South Australia: Hairy-nosed Wombat; Piping shrike
Tasmania: The unofficial animal emblem of Tasmania is the Tasmanian devil. Tasmania does not have an official mammal or avian emblem.
Victoria: Leadbeaters possum; Helmeted honeyeater
Western Australia: Numbat; Black swan
Australian Capital Territory: Gang-gang cockatoo
These are only the Floral Emblems of Australia
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Vic- pink heath (common Heath)
NSW- Waratah
Act- Royal Blubell
Nt- Sturt`s desert rose
SA- sturt`s desert pea
Q-cooktown orchid
Tas-Blue gum
WA- red and green kangaroo paw
State Faunal Emblems, Animal
Victoria-----------------------Leadbeaters Possum
New South Wales-------------Platypus
Queensland-------------------Koala
South Australia---------------Hairy-Nosed Wombat
Western Australia-------------Numbat
Tasmania---------------------Tasmanian Devil The state of Tasmania does not have an official faunal emblem.
Northern Territory------------ Red Kangaroo State Faunal (Bird) Emblem
Victoria---------------------------Helmeted Honeyeater
New South Wales--------------Kookaburra
Queensland---------------------Brolga
South Australia-----------------Piping Shrike
Western Australia--------------Black Swan
Tasmania: The state of Tasmania does not have an official faunal emblem.
Northern Territory-------------Wedge Tailed Eagle
All of Australia's states and territories have a floral emblem, and there is a also a floral emblem for the entire country.
The floral emblems of each state of Australia are as follows:
Commonwealth of Australia - Golden Wattle - (Acacia pycnantha)
Australian Capital Territory - Royal Bluebell - (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)
New South Wales - Waratah - (Telopea speciosissima)
Northern Territory - Sturt's Desert Rose - (Gossypium sturtianum)
Queensland - Cooktown Orchid - (Dendrobium phalaenopsis)
South Australia - Sturt's Desert Pea - (Swainsona formosa)
Tasmania - Tasmanian Blue Gum - (Eucalyptus globulus)
Victoria - Common Heath - (Epacris impressa)
Western Australia - Red and Green Kangaroo Paw - (Anigozanthos manglesii)
Each of the states and territories in Australia has its own flora and fauna emblems. Some states also have an aquatic emblem.
The floral emblem of New South Wales is the Waratah (Telopea speciosissima). The faunal emblems are the Platypus, and the avian emblem is the Kookaburra. The fish emblem is the Blue groper.
The floral emblem for Victoria is the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), sometimes referred to as Pink Heath. The faunal emblems are Leadbeaters Possum (animal) and the Helmeted Honeyeater (bird).
The floral emblem is the Tasmanian Blue Gum(Eucalyptus globulus). Tasmania does not have an official faunal emblem, but its unofficial animal emblems are the Tasmanian Devil and the Yellow Wattlebird.
The floral emblem for Queensland is the Cooktown Orchid (Vappodes phalaenopsis). The faunal emblems are the Koala and the Brolga. The aquatic emblem is the Barrier Reef Anemone Fish.
The floral emblem for Western Australia is the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthus manglessii), while its faunal emblems are the Numbat and the Black swan.
The floral emblem of South Australia is Sturt's Desert Pea, (Swainsona formosa). The faunal emblems of South Australia are the Hairy nosed wombat for the animal, the Piping shrikefor the bird emblem, and the Leafy sea dragon for the marine emblem.
The floral emblem of the Northern Territory is Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum). The faunal emblem of the Northern Territory is the Red Kangaroo, and the bird is the Wedge Tailed Eagle.
The floral emblem of the Australia Capital territory is the Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) and they have just one animal emblem (or bird emblem) - the Gang Gang Cockatoo.
Australia has a national floral emblem, but not a national fauna emblem. Its national floral emblem is the golden wattle. Surprisingly, the kangaroo and emu, which both feature on the Australian coat-of-arms, are not officially considered to be Australia's national emblems. There are no "national" faunal emblems.
The animal emblem of western Australia is the numbat or banded anteater. The bird emblem of western Australia is the black swan.
The New South Wales floral emblem is the waratah(Telopea speciosissima).The faunal emblems are the platypus and the kookaburra.
Australia has a national floral emblem, but not a national fauna emblem. Its national floral emblem is the golden wattle. Surprisingly, the kangaroo and emu, which both feature on the Australian coat-of-arms, are not officially considered to be Australia's national emblems. There are no "national" faunal emblems.Each of the states and territories in Australia has its own flora and fauna emblems.The floral emblem of New South Wales is the Waratah(Telopea speciosissima). The faunal emblems are the Platypus, and the avian emblem is the Kookaburra. The fish emblem is the Blue groper.The floral emblem for Victoria is the Common Heath(Epacris impressa), sometimes referred to as Pink Heath. The faunal emblems are Leadbeaters Possum (animal) and the Helmeted Honeyeater (bird).The floral emblem is the Tasmanian Blue Gum(Eucalyptus globulus). Tasmania does not have an official faunal emblem, but its unofficial animal emblems are the Tasmanian Devil and the Yellow Wattlebird.The floral emblem for Queensland is the Cooktown Orchid(Vappodes phalaenopsis). The faunal emblems are the Koala and the Brolga. The aquatic emblem is the Barrier Reef Anemone Fish.The floral emblem for Western Australia is the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthus manglessii), while its faunal emblems are the Numbat and the Black swan.The floral emblem of South Australia is Sturt's Desert Pea, (Swainsona formosa). The faunal emblems of South Australia are the Hairy nosed wombat for the animal, the Piping shrike for the bird emblem, and the Leafy sea dragon for the marine emblem.The floral emblem of the Northern Territory is Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum). The faunal emblem of the Northern Territory is the Red Kangaroo, and the bird is the Wedge Tailed Eagle.The floral emblem of the Australia Capital territory is the Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) and they have just one animal emblem (or bird emblem) - the Gang Gang Cockatoo.
South Australia has the hairy-nosed wombat as one of its faunal emblems.
The faunal emblems of South Australia are the hairy nosed wombat for the mammal, the piping shrike for the bird or avian emblem, and the leafy sea dragon for the marine emblem.
The floral emblem for Victoria is the Common Heath, sometimes referred to as Pink Heath.The faunal emblems are Leadbeaters Possum (animal) and the Helmeted Honeyeater (bird).
The faunal emblems of Western Australia are the Black Swan and the Numbat. The plant emblem is the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw.
South Australia is a state, so it does not have a national flower and animal, but a state flower and animal. The floral, or flower emblem, of South Australia is the Sturt's Desert Pea. The faunal emblems of South Australia are the hairy nosed wombat for the animal, the piping shrike for the bird or avian emblem, and the leafy sea dragon for the marine emblem.
Australia does not have any official national faunal symbols. Most of the state and territories have adopted faunal symbols, but the country as a whole has no faunal emblem.
Tasmania's floral emblem is the Tasmanian blue gum.Until 2015, Tasmania did not have an official faunal emblem. However, on 31 May 2015, the Tasmanian Devil was announced as the official faunal emblem of this island state. While there is no official bird (avian) emblem, the Yellow Wattle bird is the unofficial avian emblem.
The hairy nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of South Australia.
Yes. The numbat is the faunal emblem of Western Australia.
Victoria's floral emblem is the Common Heath, Epacris impressa, also known as the pink heath.It was proclaimed the floral emblem of Victoria on 11 November 1958.