Collection

Animals of Oceania

The species of Australia and the Pacific.

140

Species profiles

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Videos

0

Facts

139

Photographs

What this collection brings together

The species of Australia and the Pacific.

This collection gathers the species profiles, videos and facts published on Animalia about them. Conservation statuses come from the IUCN Red List.

Species profiles

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Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

Least concern Steppe

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Least concern Mountain

Loggerhead sea turtle

Caretta caretta

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Red kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

Least concern Desert

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Vulnerable Forest

Orca

Orcinus orca

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barn owl

Tyto alba

Least concern Forest

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Least concern Forest

Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus

Least concern Steppe

Bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Least concern Desert

Rock dove

Columba livia

Least concern Mountain

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Common wombat

Vombatus ursinus

Least concern Forest

Giant manta ray

Mobula birostris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

Least concern Desert

Wedge-tailed eagle

Aquila audax

Least concern Desert

Kea

Nestor notabilis

Endangered Mountain

Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Least concern Desert

Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Least concern Mountain

Ermine

Mustela erminea

Least concern Forest

wallaby

Macropus spp. / Notamacropus spp. / Wallabia bicolor

Least concern Savanna

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

Endangered Forest

Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Least concern Savanna

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

Vulnerable Desert

Sea lion

Least concern Ocean & sea

Dugong

Dugong dugon

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least concern Ocean & sea

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Trout

Salmo trutta

Least concern Mountain

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Stonefish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Goby

Least concern Ocean & sea

Lungfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Sea turtle

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Skink

Scincidae (famille) ; Scincus scincus (scinque des sables)

Least concern Desert

Frilled Lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Least concern Savanna

Python

Python sp. (famille Pythonidae)

Least concern Savanna

Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Least concern Savanna

Osprey

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cockatoo

Cacatuidae (ex. Cacatua sp.)

Least concern Savanna

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Least concern Steppe

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Least concern Forest

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Dove

Columba livia domestica / Streptopelia spp.

Least concern Forest

Swan

Cygnus olor

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tern

Least concern Ocean & sea

Frigatebird

Least concern Ocean & sea

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Least concern Savanna

Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

Least concern Tropical forest

Kiwi

Apteryx spp.

Vulnerable Forest

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Plover

Least concern Steppe

Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea / Puffinus yelkouan

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Petrel

Least concern Ocean & sea

Ant

Formicidae

Least concern Desert

Spider

Araneae

Least concern Desert

Dragonfly

Ordre Odonata

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Stick Insect

Phasmatodea (ordre)

Data deficient

Cricket

Gryllidae (famille), ex. Acheta domesticus

Least concern Steppe

Grasshopper

Tettigoniidae

Least concern Savanna

Cockroach

Blattodea (ordre)

Least concern Tropical forest

Cockroach

Least concern Tropical forest

Termite

Isoptera (infra-ordre)

Least concern Desert

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris / Vespula germanica (guêpe commune)

Least concern Forest

Mosquito

Culicidae (ex. Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus)

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Fly

Musca domestica

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Horsefly

Tabanus spp. (famille Tabanidae)

Least concern Forest

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Aphid

Aphidoidea (superfamille)

Least concern Forest

Cicada

Cicadidae (famille), ex. Lyristes plebejus

Least concern Forest

Leafhopper

Cicadellidae (famille), ex. Cicadella viridis

Least concern Savanna

Bug

Heteroptera (ordre partiel des Hémiptères)

Least concern Forest

Scale Insect

Coccoidea (superfamille), ex. Dactylopius coccus, Icerya purchasi

Least concern Desert

Whitefly

Aleyrodidae (ex. Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum)

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Thrips

Least concern Forest

Beetle

Least concern Desert

Dung Beetle

Scarabaeinae (ex. Scarabaeus sacer)

Least concern Desert

Weevil

Curculionidae

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae (ex. Cerambyx cerdo)

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae

Data deficient Forest

Leaf Beetle

Chrysomelidae (ex. Chrysolina, Leptinotarsa)

Least concern Forest

Rove Beetle

Staphylinidae (ex. Ocypus olens)

Least concern Forest

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Least concern Urban environment

Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans (et espèces apparentées du genre Latrodectus)

Least concern Desert

Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula (Lycosidae)

Least concern Desert

Crab Spider

Thomisidae (ex. Misumena vatia)

Least concern Forest

Harvestman

Opiliones (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Pseudoscorpion

Least concern Forest

Mite

Acari

Least concern Desert

Tick

Ixodida (ordre), ex. Ixodes ricinus

Least concern Forest

Crab

Brachyura

Least concern Ocean & sea

Fiddler Crab

Uca spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Shrimp

Caridea / Dendrobranchiata (ordre Decapoda)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Krill

Least concern Ocean & sea

Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare (et autres espèces d'Isopodes terrestres)

Least concern Forest

Isopod

Isopoda (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Amphipod

Amphipoda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barnacle

Balanus sp. (Balanomorpha)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Nautilus

Nautilus pompilius

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Land Snail

Least concern Forest

Slug

Arion vulgaris (et autres espèces apparentées)

Least concern Forest

Abalone

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Least concern Forest

Planarian

Planaria spp. (ordre Tricladida)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Marine worm

Nereis diversicolor / Polychaeta (ordre varié)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tube Worm

Serpulidae / Sabellidae (plusieurs genres, ex. Sabella, Serpula, Spirobranchus)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tardigrade

Tardigrada (embranchement)

Data deficient Forest

Rotifer

Rotifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea sponge

Porifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Jellyfish

Medusozoa (divers genres et espèces)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea anemone

Actiniaria (ordre)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Coral

Anthozoa (classe) ; Corallium rubrum pour le corail rouge

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Siphonophore

Siphonophorae

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea urchin

Echinoidea (classe) ; ex. Paracentrotus lividus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea Cucumber

Holothuroidea (classe)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Kakapo

Strigops habroptilus

Critically endangered Forest

Quokka

Vulnerable Forest

Numbat

Myrmecobius fasciatus

Endangered Forest

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

Near threatened Forest

Dunnart

Sminthopsis spp.

Least concern Desert

Nene

Near threatened Mountain

Lyrebird

Menura novaehollandiae

Least concern Forest

Satin Bowerbird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Least concern Forest

Axis deer

Axis axis

Least concern Savanna

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least concern Ocean & sea

Mudskipper

Periophthalmus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Hammerhead Flatworm

Bipalium kewense

Data deficient Tropical forest

Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Tuatara

Sphenodon punctatus

Near threatened Forest

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

Least concern Desert

Central Taipan

Oxyuranus microlepidotus

Least concern Desert

Eastern Brown Snake

Least concern Savanna
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