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There is much more to Australian wildlife than koalas and kangaroos. In fact, biologists have identified 386 mammal species native to Australia.

That's just a small fraction, though, of all the different types of animals from the continent. The number of vertebrate animal species (animals with backbones) totals well over 7,300.
Still, Australia's wild animals are far outnumbered by its diversity of plants. Flowering plant species alone add up to over 18,000. Including the other types of plants — conifers, ferns, mosses and plant algae — brings the total to over 21,000 species.

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