How many Australian animals start with M?

26 of the 360 Australian animals in Icillion start with M, for example Manta Ray, Mountain Pygmy Possum and Musky Rat-kangaroo.

What is the longest name among Australian animals that start with M?

The longest is “Major Mitchell's Cockatoo” and the shortest is “Marron”.

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26 Australian animals start with M, from “Magnetic Termite” to “Musky Rat-kangaroo”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

M is the 4th most common first letter in this list: 26 of the 360 Australian animals (7%).
Shortest: “Marron”. Longest: “Major Mitchell's Cockatoo”.
21 names have more than one word.
1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many Australian animals start with M?: 26 of the 360 Australian animals in Icillion start with M, for example Manta Ray, Mountain Pygmy Possum and Musky Rat-kangaroo.
What is the longest name among Australian animals that start with M?: The longest is “Major Mitchell's Cockatoo” and the shortest is “Marron”.

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