List of Australian mammal emblems

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This is a list of Australian mammal emblems.

Area represented Image Common name Binomial nomenclature Reference
Australia
Red kangaroo (unofficial) Macropus rufus [1]
Australian Capital Territory
Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata [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 Sarcophilus harrisii [7]
Victoria
Leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri [8]
Western Australia
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus [9]

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  1. ^ "Guidelines on the Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  2. ^ "ACT Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Image gallery - Platypus". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems". Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  5. ^ "The faunal emblem". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Hairy Nosed Wombat". The Department of Premier and Cabinet - South Australia. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Tasmanian devil to be state's first animal emblem". The Mercury. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Leadbeater's Possum". Department of Premier and Cabinet - Victoria. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  9. ^ "The Animal Emblem of Western Australia". Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA). Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.