Endangered Australian fauna

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Endangered Australian fauna are those species of birds, fish, frogs, insects, mammals, molluscs and reptiles that are endangered, which means that the population of animals is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct.

Contents

1 Extinct in the wild 2 Critically endangered 3 See also 4 Reference

Extinct in the wild

• Pedder Galaxias, Galaxias pedderensis

Critically endangered

• Grey Nurse Shark, Carcharias taurus, east coast population
• Speartooth Shark, Glyphis sp. A
• Western Swamp Tortoise, Pseudemydura umbrina
• Scrubtit (King Island), Acanthornis magnus greenianus
• Spotted Quail-thrush (Mt Lofty Ranges), Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta
• Yellow Chat (Dawson), Epthianura crocea macgregori
• Round Island Petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana
• Herald Petrel, Pterodroma heraldica
• Gilbert's Potoroo Potorous gilbertii
• Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat, Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus
• Boggomoss Snail, Dawson Valley Snail, Adclarkia dawsonensis
• Lord Howe Island Phasmid, Land Lobster, Dryococelus australis
• Golden Sun Moth , Synemon plana
• Mitchell's Rainforest Snail, Thersites mitchellae

See also

• Extinct Australian animals
• Australian fauna

Reference

• Department of Environment and Heritage. EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna (http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicthreatenedlist.pl?wanted=fauna#frogs%20that%20are%20Extinct)

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