List of Australian mammal emblems
This is a list of Australian mammal emblems.
Area represented | Image | Common name | Binomial nomenclature | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | | Red Kangaroo (unofficial) | Macropus rufus | [1] |
Australian Capital Territory | | | [2] | |
New South Wales | | Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | [3] |
Northern Territory | | Red Kangaroo | Macropus rufus | [4] |
Queensland | | Koala | Phascolarctos cinereus | [5] |
South Australia | | Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | Lasiorhinus latifrons | [6] |
Tasmania | | Tasmanian Devil (unofficial) | Sarcophilus harrisii | [7] |
Victoria | | Leadbeater's possum | Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | [8] |
Western Australia | | Numbat | Myrmecobius fasciatus | [9] |
References
- ↑ "Guidelines on the Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister's Department (ACT). Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ↑ "Image gallery - Platypus". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "The faunal emblem". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Hairy Nosed Wombat". The Department of Premier and Cabinet - South Australia. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Tasmanian State Emblems". Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Leadbeater's Possum". Department of Premier and Cabinet - Victoria. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ "The Animal Emblem of Western Australia". Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA). Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-10-18.