Australian Fauna and Flora Emblems

Australia is a land like no other, with about one million different native species. More than 80 per cent of the country’s flowering plants, mammals, reptiles and frogs are unique to Australia, along with most of its freshwater fish and almost half of its birds. 

Australian population is so engaged with the flora and fauna, such was the case that all of the states have different emblems of animals, plants, etc.

In Western Australia: their animals are Black Swan and Numbat their floral  Red & Green Kangaroo Paw.

In South Australia: their animals are Hairy-Nosed Wombat and Piping Shrike (unofficial) and their floral Sturt's Desert Pea.

In Queensland: their animals are  Koala and Brolga, their floral Cooktown Orchid.

In New South Wales: their animals are Platypus and Kookaburra , their floral Waratah.

In Victoria: their animals are Leadbeater's Possum and Helmeted Honeyeater, their floral Common Heath.

In Tasmania: their animal is Tasmanian Devil(unofficial) and their floral Tasmanian Blue Gum.

In Northern Territory: their animals are Red Kangaroo and Wedge-Tailed Eagle, their floral Sturt's Desert Rose.

Click in the hyperlink to know more about each animal or plant!