🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Australia

692 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Australia on GBIF: 262 mammals, 151 sharks & fish, 131 birds, 99 insects & other invertebrates, 41 reptiles, 8 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

OrcaOrcaOrcinus orcaData deficientPlatypusPlatypusOrnithorhynchus anatinusNear threatenedBlue whaleBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusEndangeredSperm whaleSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusVulnerableGreat white sharkGreat white sharkCarcharodon carchariasVulnerablePortuguese man o' warPortuguese man o' warPhysalia physalisQuokkaQuokkaSetonix brachyurusVulnerableTasmanian devilTasmanian devilSarcophilus harrisiiEndangeredWhale sharkWhale sharkRhincodon typusEndangeredSaltwater crocodileSaltwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusLeast concernKoalaKoalaPhascolarctos cinereusVulnerableGiant squidGiant squidArchiteuthis duxLeast concernWild boarWild boarSus scrofaLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernLeopard sealLeopard sealHydrurga leptonyxLeast concernBull sharkBull sharkCarcharhinus leucasVulnerableEmuEmuDromaius novaehollandiaeLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernInland taipanInland taipanOxyuranus microlepidotusLeast concernDugongDugongDugong dugonVulnerableMonarch butterflyMonarch butterflyDanaus plexippusLeast concernBudgerigarBudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusLeast concern

All 692 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Seals, sea lions & walrus 7

Whales & dolphins 36

Manatees & dugong 1

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 1

Deer 5

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 1

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Camels, llamas & relatives 1

Marsupials 130

Platypus & echidnas 2

Bats 37

Mice, rats & other rodents 37

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Penguins 6

Birds of prey 6

Owls 1

Parrots 13

Ducks, geese & swans 10

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 34

Seabirds, divers & grebes 12

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 8

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 3

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 22

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Crocodiles & alligators 2

Snakes 20

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 11

Turtles & tortoises 8

Frogs & toads 8

Sharks 51

Rays, skates & chimaeras 26

Bony fish 74

Butterflies & moths 13

Bees, wasps & ants 8

Beetles 5

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 13

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 11

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 16

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 10

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 11

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 11

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.