by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 29, 2020
Nature Facts Australia is one of 17 countries described as ‘megadiverse’. These nations combined support more than 70% of the earth’s total biological diversity. Remarkably, 45% of Australia’s birds, 83% of its mammals, 93% of its reptiles, 94% of its amphibians and...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Vertebrates (Phylum: Chordata) Consisting of the 5 or 7 classes, depending on the authority: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, jawless fish, cartilaginous fish and bony fish (with some combining fish into a single class), each characterised by the presence of a...