Australia Desert Animals List
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Australia desert animals list. Addax Antelope The Addax Antelope is found in isolated pockets of the Sahara Desert. Western Australia 111500 km 2. Because of the sheer size of our arid regions knowledge of the deserts fauna continually shifts as new species are discovered.
Mammals such as the fennec fox meerkat dromedary and Bactrian camel. And birds such as the sandgrouse and lappet-faced vulture. Some of the animals found here are very unique and are not found anywhere else in the world.
The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. TrishansOz Copyright Senani Ponnamperuma. Reptiles such as the thorny devil Gila monster and sidewinder rattlesnake.
Those who having dinosaurian body is medium grain is in its local the muscle that aardwolf. Of all deserts worldwide Australias have the richest diversity of lizard fauna. The ant is a social insect.
But there is still so much we dont know about Australias native animals. South Australia 15250 km 2. For many animals particularly domesticated ones there are specific names for males females young and groups.
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 platypuses wombats and goannas. 43100 sq mi 6 15 Strzelecki Desert. A-Z List of Native Australian Animals with Pictures.