List of Australian mammal emblems

This is a list of Australian mammal emblems.

Area represented | Image | Common name | Binomial nomenclature | Reference

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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]

## See also

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* List of Australian bird emblems
* List of Australian floral emblems

## References

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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.