Many native animals and plants, including threatened species, live in and around Sydney. Find out who they are, where they live and how you can support them.
Often heard but rarely seen, 34 species of frogs live in Sydney. Frogs can adapt to city life and make their homes in garden ponds or wastewater ponds on industrial sites.
Often thought of as pests, insects pollinate plants, keep our soil healthy and are food for other animals. But insect numbers are in decline, including in Sydney, and they need your help.
Even highly developed areas of Sydney have native mammals. Possums and bats often visit urban areas, and wallabies, koalas and echidnas may visit people living on the edges of the city.
Sydney hosts about 60 species of reptiles – lizards, snakes, freshwater turtles and larger reptiles such as eastern water dragons and red-bellied black snakes.
Sydney is home to a glorious variety of spiders, from beautiful orb weavers to clever jumping spiders. There are an estimated 3,500 species in Australia.
