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Animals of Australia

Based on the descriptions, guess the common names of these animals that live in Australia.
To make it easier, we give you the first letter
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First submittedFebruary 3, 2014
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Letter
Description
Animal
K
Adorable eucalyptus eater
Koala
K
Marsupial and national animal of Australia
Kangaroo
W
Like the above, but smaller
Wallaroo
W
Like the above, but smaller yet
Wallaby
E
Egg-laying mammal
Echidna
P
Egg-laying mammal
Platypus
M
Crow-like bird with black and white feathers
Magpie
TD
Carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania
Tasmanian Devil
TT
Striped carnivore of Tasmania, extinct since 1936
Tasmanian Tiger
B
Small marsupial whose name means "pig rat" and that inspired
a video game character
Bandicoot
K
Tree kingfisher whose call sounds like laughter
Kookaburra
E
Large flightless bird and national animal of Australia
Emu
D
Wild dog
Dingo
W
Cute, burrowing marsupial
Wombat
B
Most venomous type of jellyfish
Box Jellyfish
R
Fast-breeding invasive mammal
Rabbit
C
World's largest reptile
Crocodile
N
Also called a banded anteater
Numbat
F
World's largest type of bat
Flying Fox
C
Be "wary" of this large, flightless tropical bird
Cassowary
B
Feral horse
Brumby
H
Fast-moving spider that can hunt small lizards
Huntsman
Q
Resembles a tiny, furry kangaroo
Quokka
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80 Comments
TheRealXboxNerd
+2
Level 69
Mar 2, 2014
Some of these answers are too vague?
RealDad12
+19
Level 67
Oct 27, 2016
I'm Australian and I promise you they're very specific.
roleybob
+8
Level 73
Oct 27, 2016
Well, surely rats are fast breeding and invasive. And start with an R.
Abs
+2
Level 8
Oct 27, 2016
roleybob, rats aren't native.
Pachacuti
+29
Level 70
Oct 27, 2016
Neither are rabbits
Bubbyjedi
+4
Level 44
Mar 4, 2014
I was surprised there wasn't a cockatoo, pademelon, or funnel web spider.
TheQuizzler
+5
Level 63
Mar 4, 2014
The platypus is the most awesome animal on Earth.
GraceFace
+3
Level 41
Jul 2, 2015
It is also a freak of nature!!! But yes, it is awesome!
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
Aug 8, 2015
No animal is a 'Freak of Nature"
grantdon
+12
Level 74
Dec 27, 2015
EVERY animal is a freak of nature
Malbaby
+5
Level 70
Oct 27, 2016
Speak for yourself
Shade9099
+1
Level 68
Jan 25, 2019
Shots fired
ItzIngenious
+2
Level 66
Sep 5, 2021
Humans are animals
Broseph
+1
Level 51
Feb 4, 2024
like hell they are
plattitude
+1
Level 94
Oct 27, 2016
I happen to agree with you, for reasons I can't quite put my finger on...
Troublesomebirdsong
+1
Level 43
Mar 31, 2014
Rabbit seems really out of place in this list, because it's the only one that isn't native to Australia.
InkMage
+6
Level 22
Apr 20, 2014
Neither are brumbies
clivey
+1
Level 69
Oct 27, 2016
The Rabbitoh, however, is native to Australia.
elbow
+1
Level 56
Jul 2, 2025
The rabbitohs were people who sold rabbit meat, not the rabbits themselves
Bangers
+1
Level 20
Sep 21, 2021
Mate as long as I can shoot them they are worth to be on this list
trivstar
+19
Level 24
Apr 18, 2014
No dropbear?
Irreality
+2
Level 74
Apr 23, 2014
+1
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 87
Jul 28, 2017
Now THAT'S a dangerous Australian animal!
PsychoGunnar
+5
Level 28
Apr 27, 2014
Good quiz. I never can remember the right spelling for cassowary
Nintenjoe03
+1
Level 38
Jan 7, 2020
Same
Pipquiz
+1
Level 43
Jan 30, 2023
same
kaaattteee11
+8
Level 14
May 8, 2014
Oops missed Numbat and Wallaroo. Mainly because ive never even heard of a wallaroo lol I had to google that one. "The term is not generally used by Australians" that explains that haha
Pipquiz
+2
Level 43
Jan 30, 2023
never heard of wallaroo either
UNDEADPARZIVAL
+1
Level 30
Aug 29, 2023
bruh no one says wallaroo
elbow
+2
Level 56
Jul 2, 2025
As an Australian National Parks ranger I can tell you that a wallaroo is an actual animal, not just a 'term' that is used. There are 4 different species of wallaroo across the country, they tend to be shorter than a kangaroo, but much more dense and stocky. While wallabys tend to just be all round smaller.
GOFREOPANDAS
+5
Level 14
Dec 27, 2014
never heard of a wallaroo
rosysaccount
+1
Level 79
Jul 12, 2021
I feel sorry for you
australianviking
+5
Level 34
Apr 12, 2015
Good quiz, but what about the Bilby?
Pipquiz
+1
Level 43
Jan 30, 2023
agree
mushroomsteve
+2
Level 52
May 11, 2015
Could you accept "Tassie Devil" and "Tassie Tiger"?
ItzIngenious
+4
Level 66
Sep 5, 2021
Tasmanian is given on both. You only have to type tiger and devil.
Arp2600
+2
Level 89
Jun 8, 2015
Funny quiz but... not enough snakes ;).
Minteh
+3
Level 22
Jul 30, 2015
The old days playing Crash Bandicoot with your little brother <33
AnikaM
+1
Level 41
Aug 28, 2015
100% true blue aussie

woot woot

UNDEADPARZIVAL
+1
Level 30
Aug 29, 2023
down with the blues
JBrommit
+2
Level 67
Dec 1, 2015
Can't BELIEVE I didn't think "crocodile". I was stuck on thinking the world's biggest as the komodo dragon, and they're not from Australia.
D31415
+1
Level 83
Sep 12, 2024
I was expecting it to specify saltie.
kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 68
Jul 21, 2016
Nice quiz. The only one I didn't get was the quokka. I googled a youtube video to see what they look like, and they are SO CUTE!
toadstoolkassie
+4
Level 61
Sep 3, 2016
Anyone else not ready for magpie swooping season?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 27, 2016
I can't believe I've missed wombat all 3 times I've taken this...
TheWombat
+11
Level 72
Oct 27, 2016
Nor can I!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 27, 2016
I knew this would be upsetting to you. Sorry, bats. I still like you.
Shade9099
+1
Level 68
Jan 25, 2019
Took me five minutes to get the joke
joeythelemur
+1
Level 80
Oct 27, 2016
I'm 0 for 2. :-/
PatoPotato
+2
Level 55
Oct 27, 2016
I just saw 'Q' and thought Quoll
loganite
+2
Level 93
Oct 27, 2016
Where's my baaaaby? I've lost my baaaaaby... (wait for it...)
Moosefight
+4
Level 59
Oct 27, 2016
No chazzwazzas?
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Oct 27, 2016
This I like.
cma61466
+1
Level 68
Oct 27, 2016
Let's get drunk, and name some animals!
ZaKitty
+1
Level 80
Oct 27, 2016
No possum? :(
catinflight
+1
Level 24
Oct 27, 2016
100% with 1:57 left. Easy for a native!
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Oct 27, 2016
The only time I've seen a huntsman and a small lizard have an encounter the small lizard (a gekko) had eight spidery legs hanging out of its mouth.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Oct 27, 2016
The Huntsman spider is quite cute too, it is large and hairy but does no great injury to people. I have had a nip from one that fell on my head when I opened my garage door. I put my hand up to brush if off and grabbed hold of it instead. Hardly felt it, not as bad as most insects like bees, wasps, some ants etc.
larrylevine
+2
Level 68
Oct 28, 2016
Shame there're no snakes on here. The Inland Taipan is the most venomous in the world, followed by the Eastern Brown. Still good quiz!
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Feb 21, 2017
Good enjoyable quiz, try my 'Australia Quiz' for an all round challenge.
114151
+2
Level 44
Aug 10, 2017
Wallaroo is an very ambiguous answer, considering it is more commonly known as the name of a town in South Australia. Most Australian's, like myself, wouldn't even know what a Wallaroo is.
luxwoodflowerpod
+1
Level 32
Aug 20, 2018
Forgot about wallaroo 😎

🐰

GeoDude
+2
Level 46
Jan 25, 2019
Missing dropbears
FarmerJoe
+1
Level 52
Apr 13, 2020
too deadly for this quiz
comjag
+1
Level 92
Jan 25, 2019
Please add the Euro.
ClaudiaKoala
+1
Level 32
Jun 19, 2019
What about bilbies??
jazzypeach22
+1
Level 78
Feb 5, 2020
Ngl I made up wallaroo and was delighted to see that it worked.
FarmerJoe
+2
Level 52
Apr 13, 2020
where is the cockatoo????
AussieAngie
+2
Level 64
Sep 19, 2020
Huntsman spiders are certainly fast, and they inspire the humans they are heading for to be fast too!
JosephKony
+1
Level 62
Mar 6, 2021
suprised perentie isnt on this quiz
habedibubu
+1
Level 94
Dec 8, 2022
I think you should also accept Rats for "Fast-breeding invasive mammal", since they perfectly fit that description too

otherwise great quiz!

Stopperman
+2
Level 60
Dec 15, 2022
im australian and ive never heard about a "wallaroo" in my entire life
MeMeMe333
+1
Level 71
Aug 28, 2025
Same, relatable
Pipquiz
+1
Level 43
Jan 30, 2023
I spelt cassowary wrong :(
mpepperdine
+3
Level 79
May 2, 2023
If Tasmanian Tiger and Devil are TT and TD respectively, surely Flying Fox should be FF?
UNDEADPARZIVAL
+3
Level 30
Aug 29, 2023
can you make it so that bronco is accepted as a wild horse, no one here calls them a brumby
elbow
+1
Level 56
Jul 2, 2025
Everyone here calls wild horses brumbies. There is a rugby team called the brumbies and I'm pretty sure brumby is a uniquely Australian term
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Oct 2, 2023
I tried 'kockaburra' :/
barmanitan
+1
Level 84
Oct 16, 2023
Thought "quokka", brain "corrected" it to "quagga", didnt get it :(
SmokinJoe3
+1
Level 62
Oct 18, 2024
Only two nearly tripped me up; a Numbat & a Wallaroo. Awesome quiz tho! :)
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