What percentage of Australia's total animals are endemic to their country?

20%

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50%

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45%

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80%

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Solution

The correct option is D 80%
About 80% of animals in this country do not live anywhere else in the world. This includes almost 400 species of mammals and about 140 species of marsupials.

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