Australia's Most Endangered Animals List
Lists of endangered mammals in Australia.
Australia's most endangered animals list. These endangered mammals are looked at below. Australia has the worlds deadliest snakes spiders jellyfish and birds. These highly threatened animals are the focus of concerted WWF global campaigns and strategies.
This information can improve the conservation of some of Australias most endangered plants and animals by providing conservation managers. According to the Australian Department of the Environments Endangered Australian Animals List many Australian native animals are endangered and threatened with extinction. With habitats ranging from desert to coral reef via tropical and temperate rainforests rivers and grasslands australia is home to many of the worlds most recognisable animals including kangaroos koalas emus.
Australias unique climate and history have developed an extraordinary range of weird and wonderful animals and plants. Amphibians such as the axolotl and green-eyed bushfrog. Critically Endangered Animals Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat.
Critically Endangered is the conservation status given to the worlds most endangered species. Click on the species name to view its profile. Critically endangered species include orangutans gorillas and the black rhino.
However its not all good news for Australian animals with some of them amongst the most endangered in the world. 51 rows WWF is committed to saving endangered species. The IUCN Red List includes these Critically Endangered Australian animals.
Globally WWF has been working successfully on the conservation of the worlds most iconic species for over 50 years. And insects such as the rusty patched bumblebee and golden-eyed stick insect. For example even the cuddly koala is listed as vulnerable the cassowary and night parrot are listed as endangered and the gouldian finch and the bum breathing white-throated snapping turtle as critical.