Australian wildlife quiz

David Whitley,

One of the main reasons to visit Australia is its gorgeous and unusual wildlife. But do you know your roos from your emus, and your wombats from your numbats? Take this Australian wildlife quiz to find out…

Australian wildlife quiz

One of the main reasons to visit Australia is its gorgeous and unusual wildlife. But do you know your roos from your emus, and your wombats from your numbats? Take this Australian wildlife quiz to find out…

1 / 10

What is the largest bird in the kingfisher family, known in Australia for its distinctive laughing sound?

2 / 10

What is notable about the spur on the ankle of a male platypus?

3 / 10

The habitation range of which pinniped is between the Pages Islands in South Australia and the Houtman-Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia?

4 / 10

Which enormous fish can you swim with off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef?

5 / 10

Green Island near Cairns is home to the world’s largest living individual of which species?

6 / 10

Which kangaroo species is the biggest?

7 / 10

If you go to Sydney’s Hyde Park at dusk, which creatures can you see scampering in the trees?

8 / 10

Which adorable Australian animal are visitors allowed to hold in Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia, but not in other states and territories?

9 / 10

Hundreds of which species of penguin famously come to shore on the Summerland Peninsula of Victoria’s Phillip Island every night?

10 / 10

Which Western Australian island, a short ferry ride from Perth, has become internationally famous on social media due to visitors taking selfies with the quokkas that live there?

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