Animal Quiz

Select the animal that fits the description.

1) The only marsupial that lives naturally outside of Australia a: koala
  b: bandicoot
  c: dingo
  d: kookaburra
  e: opossum


2) Another name for it is goanna: a: frilled lizard
  b: iguana
  c: monitor lizard
  d: skink
  e: horned lizard


3) Duck-billed, egg-laying, mammal: a: echidna
  b: platypus
  c: cuscus
  d: naberlek
  e. quokka


4) Gray, small, furry, also called the jumping pouched mouse: a: potoroo
  b: bandicoot
  c: wallaby
  d: kultarr
  e: dunnart


5)They have long tail feathers and can imitate bird calls: a: lyrebird
  b: kookaburra
  c: quokka
  d: brolga
  e: kultarr


6)Marsupial with dense, woolly fur and long tail, also called phalanger: a: numbat
  b: wombat
  c: kangaroo
  d: naberlek
  e: cuscus


7)About 5 feet long, black striped gray or yellow fur, also called thylacine or Tasmanian wolf: a. Tasmanian devil
  b: wombat
  c: Tasmanian tiger
  d: echidna
  e: cuscus


8)These marsupials are like wallabies, but have short tails and live only on two islands to the west of Australia: a: naberlek
  b: quokka
  c: kangaroo
  d: koala
  e: dingo


9) These canines were introduced to Australia long ago and can be brown, red or black and may hunt Tasmanian devils and wolves: a: dingo
  b. bandicoot
  c: numbat
  d: Tasmanian tiger
  e: emu


10) Many species of this rat-sized and very territorial marsupial are either rare or extinct: a: goanna
  b: echidna
  c: brolga
  d: bandicoot
  e: marsupial rat


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