The rufous hare-wallaby, aka mala, once roamed throughout western Australia but now only resides on Bernier Island and Dorre Island off the coast of western Australia, with more populations to come. These macropods (marsupials)
The red triangle slug is a large land slug that breathes air. These critters are the largest land slug in Australia. They are found primarily in eastern Australia. These slugs are a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod
The Australian boobook owl, aka spotted owl and brown owl is the smallest owl found in mainland Australia. Their name hails from the 2-tone “boo-book” call. There are 7 known subspecies of Australian boobooks. They face the
The humpback dolphin dwells among the shallow shoreline waters along the coastlines of Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are 4 recognized subspecies: the Indo-Pacific humpback, Indian Ocean humpback, Atlantic humpback,
The antilopine kangaroo, aka antilopine wallaroo or antilopine wallaby, hails from northern Australia. They dwell mostly in savannah woodlands found in the wet/dry tropical regions, valleys, low-lying depressions, and on the
The perentie is the largest monitor lizard, aka goanna, in Australia. These giants can be found from western Australia, south Australia, the Northern Territory, and also into Queensland. They prefer desert habitats, rocky
The Australian desert scorpion, aka desert robust scorpion, desert scorpion, or inland scorpion, hails from southwestern Queensland, across South Australia, the southern Northern Territory, northwestern New South
The Australian ghostshark, aka elephant shark, whitefish, makorepe (in Māori), plough-nose chimaera, or elephant fish, hails from the waters off of southern Australia, including
