Unique Animals That Live In Australia

There are four species of kangaroo in Australia but the red kangaroo is the one we typically think of.

Unique animals that live in australia. Famous animals found in Australia also include marine animals such as cone snail sea snake blue-ringed octopus and land animals such as Gang-gang. Red kangaroo eastern grey kangaroo western grey kangaroo and antilopine kangaroo. Newborn koalas are called pinkies born blind and about the size of a jellybean.

Although kangaroos spiders and poisonous snakes are common animals that come to mind when thinking about Australian wildlife there are many other animals that are native to the country. Isolated from the rest of the world Australia is home to some unique creatures including marsupials dugongs quokkas cassowaries and laughing kookaburras. Australias other monotreme the quirky and shy platypus lives in the rivers lakes and creeks of eastern Australia.

Keep reading to find out more about Australias weirdest animals and where to. We have plants that look like animals animals that look like plants a fish that looks like a frog a mole that does not dig. Also in the north eastern parts of the country youll find the spectacled flying fox or spectacled fruit bat.

Tiny Pouch Babies Well focus on marsupials since Australia is home to two-thirds of the worlds 330-some known pouch-baby species including egg-laying mammals known as monotremes like the bizarre duck-billed platypus. A baby echidna is adorably known as a puggle. Australias long isolation from the rest of the world has allowed its animals to evolve separately from those in other parts of the world but to fill similar niches in the environment.

But there is still so much we dont know about Australias native animals. Regularly found hiding underneath rocks cuttlefish are known for their impressive camouflage skills. To help weve picked some of the most iconic and interesting creatures to spot on your trip Down Under.

The sugar glider is one of Australias unique animals. Emus live in pairs or family groups. The little red flying fox is also a native mega-bat but living in north and eastern areas.