Australian East Coast
Wildlife Checklist
Track the incredible wildlife you spot along the East Coast — from Sydney to tropical Queensland.
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Species spotted
Monotremes
Short-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus
Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Marsupials
Yellow-footed Antechinus
Antechinus flavipes
Long-nosed Bandicoot
Perameles nasuta
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Red-legged Pademelon
Thylogale stigmatica
Red-necked Pademelon
Thylogale thetis
Common Brushtail Possum
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Short-eared Possum
Trichosurus caninus
Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi
Pretty-faced Wallaby
Notamacropus parryi
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Placentals
Dingo
Canis lupus dingo
Black Flying Fox
Pteropus alecto
Grey-headed Flying Fox
Pteropus poliocephalus
Bush Rat
Rattus fuscipes
Fawn-footed Mosaic-tailed Rat
Melomys cervinipes
Marine
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops aduncus
Australian Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae