what is the endenmic species of australlia
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Found wild only in Australia are nearly half of the country's birds and 87 percent of its mammals. At least 93 percent of its species of reptiles, amphibians, flowering plants and conifers are unique to Australia. That amounts to 3,000 endemic vertebrate animals and 18,000 endemic plant species.
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1.Wombats are stout little marsupials, measuring about 40 inches in length. They can adapt to a variety of habitats and are often found living in the mountains, forests, and fields of south-eastern Australia.
2.Koalas, which are sometimes called “koala bears,” are not members of the bear family. The koala is a tree-dwelling marsupial whose closest living relative is the wombat.
3.There are about 20 species of bandicoot, a small marsupial found on the Australian mainland and surrounding islands. It looks a little bit like a rat, but the bandicoot is genetically closer to a rabbit
4.The platypus is a monotreme, a type of mammal that lays eggs instead of birthing live young, and it’s one of the strangest looking animal in Australia, or maybe the entire world.
5.The egg-laying mammal called an echidna is the only living species of monotreme besides the platypus.
6.The kangaroo is a marsupial that has done quite well for itself in Australia—about 35 million of them roam the country, a number that far exceeds the human population.
Explanation:
Australia is home to some of the world’s most interesting animals. Its diversity of fauna is partly due to the country’s wide variety of habitats, including deserts, swamps, reefs, bushlands, rainforests, and mountains. Additionally, Australia’s geographical isolation from the rest of the world has resulted in many endemic species, that is, species that live in only one place.