List of Australian mammal emblems

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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 none none [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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guidelines on the Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  2. ^ Flags and Emblems. Chief Minister's Department (ACT). Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  3. ^ Image gallery - Platypus. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  4. ^ Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems. Northern Terrritory Government. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  5. ^ The faunal emblem. Queensland Government. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  6. ^ Hairy Nosed Womabt. The Department of Premier and Cabinet - South Australia. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  7. ^ Tasmanian State Emblems. Tasmanian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  8. ^ The Leadbeater's Possum. Department of Premier and Cabinet - Victoria. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  9. ^ The Animal Emblem of Western Australia. Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA). Retrieved on 2007-10-18.

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