AustraliaFauna and Flora

Prepared By:

Aguilan, Angel Dixcee L.

Ambrocio, Evangeline

Babaan, Jean Ellana M.

Caliwag, Jhomel B.

Pascual, Joycee B.

Viduya, Al Jane B.

Kangaroo

• A kangaroo is a plant eating animal,ground dwelling, mammal that rearsits young in a pouch in its abdomen,has elongated hind legs with big feetand hops.

Koala

• A koala is a cuddly,stubby, tree-dwellingplant-eating marsupialwith gray fur, a big blacknose and large fluffyears. It has long armsand legs with very sharpclaws which it uses tocling onto trees andbranches.

Kookaburra

• Kookaburra is thelargest kingfisher.

• It has a large squarehead with a verythick neck withstrong neck muscles.

• It has a large browneyes.

Cassowary

• Cassowary is a shy,solitary, highly mobileanimal that lives mostlyin the thick vegetation ofthe rainforest of northernQueensland in Australia.

• The second largest bird inthe world after theostrich.

Red Bellied Black Snake

• The Red Bellied Black Snake is a medium-sizepoisonous but inoffensive snake found in theeastern part of Australia.

• The average adult is about 1.5-2 m. long.

• Males growing slightly larger than females.

Tasmanian DevilScientific Name:

Sarcophilus harrissi

• The Tasmanian Devil isthe largest survivingcarnivorous marsupial inthe world.

• The Tasmanian Devil isabout a size of a smalldog.

Platypus• The platypus is a shy odd-

ball little animal that has abeak like a duck, a tail like abeaver, webbed feet like anotter and lays eggs.

• It is a small carnivorousanimal aquatic monotrememammal that lives in riverand creeks in the easternregions of Australia.

Black SwanScientific Name: Cygnus Atratus

• The black swan is alarge aquatic birdfound in estuariesand waterways ofAustralia.

• It can vary in sizefrom 110-142 cm.and weigh between3.7 to 9 kg.

Redback Spider

• Redbacks are extremely poisonous nocturnal spiders. Females have a red strip down their upper body

Tawny Frogmouth

• The Tawny Frogmouthis a nocturnal insecthunter.

• It has stiff whiskersaround its large mouthto help it trap its prey.

• they eat insects andsmall animals.

Wombat• The wombat is a

nocturnal herbivorousburrowing marsupialmammal.

• It looks like a baby bear,but it is in no wayrelated to a bear.

• With a relatively large brain, it is also believed to be the smartest marsupial. Its closest living relative is the koala.

Frilled LizardScientific Name: Chlamydosaurus

kingie

• It was also knownas the FrilledDragon and Frilled-Neck Lizard, lives inthe northern partsof Australia. It iscalled by thesenames because of aruff of skin which itkeeps foldedbehind its head.

Echidna• An echidna is an

Australian anteater. It issometimes referred toas a "Spiny Anteater"

• It is an egg layingmammal called amonotreme.

• When it gets frightenedit raises its spikes todefend itself and triesto dig itself into theground.

Quoll• The Quoll is the largest

surviving carnivorousmarsupial on mainlandAustralia and thesecond largest inAustralia. (TheTasmanian Devil onlyfound on the island ofTasmania, off thesouthern coast ofmainland Australia, islarger).

Fairy Penguin• The Fairy Penguin is

only 40cm (1ft) tall and weighs about 1kg (2.2lbs).

• It is the smallest penguin species in the world.

• Each evening at duskthey scamper onto thebeach and waddlequickly to their burrowson the shore.

Antechinus• The Yellow- footed

Antechinus is quitecommon. It looks a lotlike a mouse with along pointy nose.

• It is a nocturnalmarsupial. That is it ismost active during thenight.

• It is found mostly alongthe east coast ofAustralian

Bandicoot• The Long-nosed

Bandicoot is grayishbrown in color andhas got a really longpointy nose. It is anocturnal marsupial.

• It busily sniffs theground and squeaksa lot while looking ofits food.

Gouldian FinchesScientific Name:

Erythrura gouldiae

• Gouldian Finches arebeautifully colored grassfinches which were oncefound by the millionsthroughout the northernparts of Australia. Onlyabout 2,500 of thesespectacular birds survive inthe wild today.

Blue Tongue LizardScientific Name: Tiliqua scincoides

scincoides

• The Blue Tongue Lizard cangrow to about 60 cm. inlength.

• Their blue tongue is adefensive mechanism.

• Blue Tongue Lizard is asolitary animal.

• They can live for over 20years.

Possum

• Possums are arborealnocturnal marsupialmammals.

• They are mammals thatlive in trees.

• They only come out atnight and rear their youngin a pouch in theirabdomen.

Flying Fox

• They are flyingmammals knownas megabats

Lyrebirds

• Lyrebirds are acapable ofmimicking almostany sound includingthose of chainsaws,horns, even trains.

Night Parrots

• Night Parrots are anendangered specieswith only 250surviving today. Theylive in the AustralianOutback.

Emus

• Emus are largeflightless birds. Theyare the secondtallest bird in theworld. They eatgrass, insects, fruit &seeds.

Taipans

• Taipans are largefast-moving snakes.They are some of themost venomoussnakes in the world.

Thorny Devils

• Thorny Devils,lizards of theOutback, arearmored with spikesand have excellentcamouflaging skills.

Bilby

• The Bilby is a smallmarsupial with apointy ears andsnout. It lives in theAustralian Outback.

Blob Fish

• The unfortunate blob fish found at depths ofover 3000 meters, has been voted the ugliestmammal in the world.

NumbatScientific Name:

Myrmecobiusfasciatus

• The numbat is a smalltermite eating Australianmarsupial. It issometimes called BandedAnteater or MarsupialAnteater. It is classifiedunder the orderDasyuromorphia whichputs it with otherAustralian marsupialcarnivores such as theextinct thylacine, theTasmanian Devil andQuoll.

Description: The Bunya Pine is alarge evergreen coniferous tree. Ithas a straight, rough-barkedtrunk, and a distinctive dome-shaped crown. The cones arelarge, soft-shelled and seeds areedible. The cones can weigh over10kg and fall intact to the ground.Height: 50mDistribution: Bunya Mountains insouth east Queensland. Also theJimna area and at Mt Lewis inQueensland

Araucaria bidwillii

(Bunya Pine)

Araucaria cunninghamia

(Hoop Pine)

• Description: The HoopPine is a large rainforestconifer. The bark splitshorizontally at regularintervals giving thecommon name, HoopPine. The juvenile leavesare different from theadult leaves - leaves onyoung trees are awl-shaped, 1-2 cm long,and scale-like on maturetrees.

• The cones are oval and about 8-10 cmlong. They disintegrate at maturity torelease the nut-like edible seeds whichare dispersed by the wind. Male andfemale cones are usually found on thesame tree.

Araucaria heterophylla

(Norfolk Island Pine)

• Description: The NorfolkIsland Pine has a straightvertical trunks withsymmetrical branches. Itthrives in coastal areasand keeps itssymmetrical shape inspite of onshore winds.It has scale-like leaves.The cones are about 10-12 cm long and 12-14cm diameter, and takeabout 18 months tomature.

Callitriscolumellaris

(White Cypress-pine)

• Description: Callitriscolumellaris is a smallevergreen conifer tree.The leaves are scale-likearranged in whorls ofthree on very slendershoots. The cones areround with six triangularscales, which open atmaturity to release theseeds.

Anthocercisviscosa (Sticky

Ray-flower)

• Common Name: Sticky Ray-flower.

• Description: The Sticky Ray-flower is an upright, dense shrub with white tubular star-shaped flowers throughout the year.

• Height: 1m - 4m

• Spread: 1m - 4m

• Wildlife Interest: attracts insects.

• Distribution: Western Australia.

Acacia acanthoclada

(Harrow Wattle)

• Description: The HarrowWattle is a dense shrubwith prickly foliage andgreyish bark that grows toabout two meters tall.The leaves or phyllodesare narrow wedge-shaped like an invertedtriangle to about 5 mmlong. It produces clustersof ball shaped brightyellow flowers in springfrom August to October.The seed pods are brownand about 5 cm in lengthby 5 mm wide.

Banksiacarlinoides

(Pink Dryandra)

• Description: Banksiacarlinoides is a compactshrub with narrow greenprickly leaves and pink tocreamy white clusters offlowers from august toNovember. The plant has nolignotuber and isregenerated from seed. Thespecies used to be known asDryandra carlinoides untilthe Dryandras wereclassified with the Banksiasin 2007.

Callistemon viminalis(Weeping

Bottlebrush)

• Description: The Weeping Bottlebrush is a small to medium sized weeping tree with red bottlebrush flowers in spring, with flushes in summer and autumn.

Bossiaea walkeri(Cactus Pea)

• Description: TheCactus Pea is a shrubwith grey-greensucculent foliage andbright red peaflowers in autumn,winter and spring.

Corymbia maculata (Spotted gum)

• Description: The SpottedGum is a medium to talleucalypt. The distinctivetrunk is blotched withpatches of old barkremaining on the newsmooth, cream barkunderneath. The leaves arelance shapes and 10cm - 20cm long. It has white flowersin winter and spring. Flowersare not a prominent as someother corymbia species.Fruits are barrel shaped andabout 15 mm in diameter.

• Description: The Moreton Bay Ash is a tall treewith rough bark on the lower part of the trunk(lower 1-4m). The rough bark is tessellated(tile pattern) dark grey, changing abruptly tosmooth white bark on the upper part of thetrunk. Leaves are lance shaped and glossy ordull green to grey-green with prominent veins.White flowers are produced from July, August,October, November, December and January.Fruit are about 1cm long.

Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay Ash)

Corymbia torelliana (Cadaghi)

• Description: TheCadaghi is fast growingtree with greenishtrunk and large ovalrough textured leaves.New growth is reddishand hairy. Clusters ofsmall white flowers insummer. Prone toattacks of unsightlysooty mold which canblacken underlyingplants.

Disphyma crassifolium varclavellatum (Round-leaved Pigface)

• Description: Round-leaved Pigface is aprostrate, succulentherbaceousperennial plant withpink, purple or violetflowers.

• Spread: 1m - 2m

Eremophila alternifolia (Poverty Bush)

• Description: ThePoverty Bush is ashrub with narrowleaves and reddishpink tubularflowers in winterand spring. (Someplants have whiteor yellow flowers).

Eremophila bowmanii (Silver Turkey bush)

• Description: The Silver Turkeybushis an upright shrub with lilac or purple tube shaped flowers in spring. It has narrow pale grey tomentoseleaves.

Eremophila nivea (Silky Eremophila)

• Description: The Silky Eremophila is an upright open shrub. It is whitish-grey and hairy. Produces blue, purple, or violet tubular flowers from late winter to mid spring.

Corymbia gummifera (Red Bloodwood)

• Description: TheRed Bloodwood is ahardwood tree withfibrous bark andglossy dark greenleaves 10cm - 14cmlong. Have clustersof cream to whiteflowers in summerand autumn.

Correa reflexa var nummulariifolia(Native Fuchsia)

• Description: TheNative Fuchsia is aspreading smallshrub. Flowers aretubular to bellshaped and yellowgreen to red withyellow to green tips.Stamens have largeyellow anthers.

Eremophila glabra 'Murchison Magic' (Tar Bush)

• Description: The Tar Bush is a dense shrub with oval gray hairy leaves, and red, orange or brown tubular flowers. Flowers between early autumn and summer.

Calotis cuneifolia (Bindi-eye)

• Description: The Bindi-eye is a dense perennial herbaceous plant with lilac daisy flowers with yellow centers throughout the year.

Calytrix sullivanii (Grampians Fringe Myrtle)

• Description: TheGrampians FringeMyrtle is anupright shrub withfine foliage andclusters of pink-tinged white star-shaped flowers inspring.

Argyrodendron actinophyllum (Black Booyong)

• Description: The Black Booyong is a buttressed tree with palmate leaves with about seven leaflets with wavy edges. Produces sprays of small white flowers, in autumn, followed by winged seeds. The heartwood is pink-brown. Height: 10m - 20 m

• Distribution: Southern Queensland

• Description: The Queensland Kauri is a largeevergreen tree growing straight and tall, withsmooth, scaly bark. The leaves are 5-12 cmlong and 2-5 cm broad, tough and leathery intexture, with no midrib; they are arranged inopposite pairs on the stem. The seed conesare round and 8-13 cm diameter. The conesdisintegrate at maturity to release the seeds.The Queensland Kauri was heavily logged inthe past but is not endangered.

Agathis Robusta

Bauera Sessiflora (Grampians Bauera)

• Description: TheGrampians Bauera isa dense uprightshrub with pink orpurple open-petalledflowers in spring andsummer.

• Description: The flowers are dusky pink with thelateral sepals and sepals having an elongated oval orfinger shape flower color varies, and some plantshave almost white flowers. The flowers sepals andpetals are broader than some of the other SpiderOrchids in the genus. The labellum is about 6 mmwide with three lobes and darker reddish stripesinside. The plant has a single narrow leaf growing toabout 15 cm long and 3 mm wide from the base ofthe plant.

Caladenia fuscata (Dusky Fingers)