List of Australian mammal emblems explained

This is a list of Australian mammal emblems.

Area represented	Image	Common name		Reference
Australia		Red kangaroo (unofficial)	Macropus rufus	^[1]
Australian Capital Territory			Petrogale penicillata	^[2]
New South Wales			Ornithorhynchus anatinus	^[3]
Northern Territory			Macropus rufus	^[4]
Queensland			Phascolarctos cinereus	^[5]
South Australia			Lasiorhinus latifrons	^[6]
Tasmania		Tasmanian devil	Sarcophilus harrisii	^[7]
Victoria			Gymnobelideus leadbeateri	^[8]
Western Australia			Myrmecobius fasciatus	^[9]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guidelines on the Use of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms . 2007-10-18 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . https://web.archive.org/web/20070828215302/http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/commonwealth_coat_arms.cfm . 2007-08-28 . dead .
2. Web site: ACT Flags and Emblems. Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. 6 November 2019.
3. Web site: Image gallery - Platypus . 2007-10-18 . Parliament of New South Wales . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070923204214/http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/resourcesimgPlatypus . 2007-09-23 .
4. Web site: Official Symbols - Faunal Emblems . 2007-10-18 . Northern Territory Government . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070908181837/http://www.nt.gov.au/ntg/symbols/faunalemblem.html . 2007-09-08 .
5. Web site: The faunal emblem . 2007-10-18 . Queensland Government . https://web.archive.org/web/20070829173313/http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/Government/emblems/faunalemblem/ . 2007-08-29 . dead .
6. Web site: Hairy Nosed Wombat. 2007-10-18. The Department of Premier and Cabinet - South Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009172504/http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/emblems/wombat1.htm. 2007-10-09.
7. News: Tasmanian devil to be state's first animal emblem . 1 June 2015 . The Mercury.
8. Web site: Leadbeater's Possum. 2012-01-23. Department of Premier and Cabinet - Victoria. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317104031/http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/index.php/resources/victorian-symbols-emblems/leadbeaters-possum. 2012-03-17. dead.
9. Web site: The Animal Emblem of Western Australia . 2007-10-18 . Department of the Premier and Cabinet (WA) . https://web.archive.org/web/20070831201253/http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/index.cfm?event=symbolsWaNumbat . 2007-08-31 . dead .