List of Australian mammal emblems

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]

See also

• List of Australian bird emblems
• List of Australian floral emblems

References

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.