Nocturnal Animals List Australia

The Emu Echidna Tasmanian Devil Wombat Kangaroo Quokka and the Koala.

Nocturnal animals list australia. While hunting for food in the dark nocturnal animals camouflage well thus increasing their chances to catch hold of their prey. The Australian sea lion is a member of a group of animals known as the pinnipeds which contains the seals sea lions and walrus. 93 of reptiles and amphibians are unique to australia.

Very few diurnal animals like seabirds prefer visiting their nesting sites at night in order to protect themselves from predators. The charming little sugar gliders and powerfull white tailed uromys turn up to eat the breadcrumbs and honey. Many nocturnal animals such as the kangaroo bilby and rabbit have an acute sense of hearing.

Bush Stone-curlew but these are not included here. They often have special adaptions for nocturnal living including large eyes for low-light vision and heightened senses of hearing and smell. Aye aye lemur Owl not hawk owls Mouse.

Their diet mainly consist of sugary fruits and vegetables. A useful worksheet for teaching your children about nocturnal and diurnal Australian animalsTags in this resource. The sugar gliders are exotic nocturnal animals native to forests of australia and indonesia.

Collage of Australian animals isolated on white background. This booklet includes information to identify owls nightjars owlet-nightjars and frogmouths found on mainland Australia Tasmania and offshore islands but excludes vagrants. Gray kangaroos are smaller and found in woodlands.

We acknowledge that there are other nocturnal birds within Australia eg. Nocturnal and Diurnal Australian Animals Worksheet Worksheet. List of Nocturnal Animals.