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Printable Animal Species Cards
Collectable profile cards with real photos, conservation status, key facts and a “Did you know?” fact on every card. Every deck comes with 8 games, card backs and a collector checklist.
- 600 cards
- 3 collections
- 8 games in every deck
- Playing-card size
- Ages 5+
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Choose your collection
Start with a complete deck, or pick a smaller deck by habitat or animal group.
197 cards · 8 ecosystems
Animals of Australia
From red kangaroos and koalas to box jellyfish and the thylacine.
361 cards · 7 ecosystems
Animals of Africa
The Big Five, gorillas, lemurs, chameleons, penguins and desert foxes.
42 cards · 4 eras
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Giants
T. rex, Megalodon, woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed cats and more.
Look inside
Nine cards to a page, with cutting marks. Tap a picture to see it full size.
What’s on every card
The facts come from my Wildlife Nomads books, checked against government, museum and scientific sources.
Every animal is shown as it really looks, on a background in its ecosystem colour.
The IUCN Red List status, so kids see which animals need help.
What it eats, how long it lives and how big it gets, in kid-friendly words.
Day, dusk or night, and whether it lives alone, in pairs or in big groups.
Dinosaur cards show how to say each name: tie-RAN-oh-SORE-us REX.
A surprising fact on every card, like the box jellyfish’s 24 eyes.
Animals of Australia
197 cards from the outback to the Great Barrier Reef. The complete deck includes every smaller deck below.
Complete deck
All 197 Australian animals
Eight ecosystems in one printable PDF: outback, rainforests, eucalypt forests, wetlands, coral reefs, coasts, islands and ancient Australia.
- 197 cards with real photos and facts
- 8 games, card backs and a checklist
- Under 5 cents a card
Ecosystem deck · 25 cards
Outback & Deserts
Red kangaroos, bilbies, thorny devils, budgies and the night parrot.
Ecosystem deck · 18 cards
Rainforest Animals
Cassowaries, tree-kangaroos, the Ulysses butterfly and the green tree python.
Ecosystem deck · 39 cards
Eucalypt Forests
Koalas, gliders, kookaburras, cockatoos, lyrebirds and funnel-webs.
Ecosystem deck · 21 cards
Rivers & Wetlands
Platypus, saltwater crocodiles, brolgas, sawfish and corroboree frogs.
Ecosystem deck · 44 cards
Coral Reefs
Clownfish, manta rays, turtles, giant clams, corals and the box jellyfish.
Ecosystem deck · 25 cards
Coasts & Southern Seas
Whales, sea lions, little penguins, sharks and both seadragons.
Ecosystem deck · 12 cards
Island Animals
Tasmanian devils, quokkas, the thylacine and Christmas Island survivors.
Animal group deck · 52 cards
Australian Mammals
Marsupials, monotremes, whales, seals and Ice Age giants.
Animal group deck · 54 cards
Australian Birds
Parrots, cockatoos, raptors, wetland birds, seabirds and the emu.
Animal group deck · 29 cards
Reptiles & Frogs
Dragons, pythons, taipans, crocodiles, turtles and frogs.
Theme deck · 20 cards
Venomous & Poisonous
Funnel-webs, taipans, the blue-ringed octopus, stonefish and more.
Theme deck · 65 cards
Endangered Australia
Every animal in the deck listed as Vulnerable or worse.
Animals of Africa
361 cards from the savanna to Madagascar. The complete deck includes every smaller deck below.
New · complete deck
All 361 African animals
Seven ecosystems in one printable PDF: savannas, rainforests, deserts, mountains, wetlands, coasts and oceans, and Madagascar and the islands.
- 361 cards with real photos and facts
- 8 games, card backs and a checklist
- Under 3 cents a card
Ecosystem deck · 61 cards
Savanna Animals
Lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, vultures, meerkats and the black mamba.
Ecosystem deck · 69 cards
Rainforest Animals of Africa
Gorillas, okapis, mandrills, turacos, Goliath frogs and Gaboon vipers.
Ecosystem deck · 60 cards
Desert Animals
Fennec foxes, camels, addax, jerboas, sand vipers and fog-basking beetles.
Ecosystem deck · 39 cards
Mountain Animals
Ethiopian wolves, gelada baboons, walia ibex and the bearded vulture.
Ecosystem deck · 49 cards
Wetlands & Rivers
Hippos, fish eagles, hamerkops, tigerfish, reed frogs and lechwe.
Ecosystem deck · 37 cards
Coasts & Oceans
African penguins, humpback whales, whale sharks and manta rays.
Ecosystem deck · 46 cards
Madagascar & Islands
Lemurs, the aye-aye, panther chameleons, the fossa and giant tortoises.
Animal group deck · 143 cards
African Mammals
The Big Five, big cats, primates, antelopes, whales and more.
Animal group deck · 87 cards
African Birds
Rollers, turacos, hornbills, the secretary bird, ostriches and owls.
Animal group deck · 79 cards
Reptiles & Frogs
Chameleons, crocodiles, mambas, tortoises and the tomato frog.
Animal group deck · 25 cards
Bugs & Creepy Crawlies
Goliath beetles, moon moths, the giraffe weevil and scorpions.
Theme deck · 108 cards
Endangered Africa
Every animal in the deck listed as Vulnerable or worse.
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Giants
42 extinct animals: dinosaurs, sea and sky giants, Ice Age giants and Australia’s megafauna.
New deck
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Giants
Every card shows when the animal lived, what it ate, how big it was and where its fossils are found, plus how to say its name.
- 42 cards with full-colour art
- 8 dinosaur games: Time Travel, Say It Right! and more
- Pairs perfectly with the dinosaur activity books
More for dinosaur fans: the dinosaur activity books, from $5.
Free deck
Lost Giants & Extinct Animals
15 cards: Diprotodon, the marsupial lion, Megalania, the thylacine and more giants that disappeared from Australia. Enter your email and I’ll send it to you straight away.
You’ll also get my wildlife newsletter. Unsubscribe any time.8 games in every deck
Rules are on page 3 of every PDF. Play at home, in the car or in class.
Race to sort the cards into their ecosystems by colour.
Guess the secret animal with 20 yes or no questions.
Put 8 animals in order, from smallest to biggest.
Sort day, dusk and night animals. Why are so many nocturnal?
Sort plant eaters, meat eaters and both, then build a food chain.
Lay out the status ladder from Least Concern to Extinct.
Read a “Did you know?” fact aloud. First to name the animal keeps the card.
Tick each card you learn, and each animal you see for real.
Made for home and the classroom
Screen-free fun for rainy days and road trips. Collect them, sleeve them and play.
Habitat sorts, food chains and conservation lessons, ready to print for your class.
Off on safari or a lap of Australia? Tick off every animal you spot along the way.
Why I made these
I am a conservation biologist living in Queensland. This year I set off on a lap of Australia to see and record as many wild animals as I could.
These cards hold the animals I love most, so kids can learn them one card at a time and maybe go and find them in the wild too.
Cesar, Wildlife Nomads · two master’s degrees from Macquarie University
Go deeper
Love the cards? These books go further.
E-book
Animals of Australia
The 108-page book behind the Australia cards, with maps, food chains, quizzes and puzzles.
Activity books
Dinosaur activities
An activity book, How to Draw and Colour by Number dinosaurs, for ages 5 to 11.
What families and teachers say
Questions
How do I get my cards?
After payment, we email you a download link to the PDF. Most orders arrive within minutes. Please allow up to 2 hours, and check your spam folder.
How big are the cards?
63 × 88 mm, the size of a standard playing card, so normal card sleeves fit. There are nine cards on each A4 page.
What paper should I use?
Thick paper or light card (200–250 gsm) works best. Print at 100% or “actual size”. On US Letter paper, choose “actual size”, not “fit to page”.
Do the cards have backs?
Yes. Print the card back page on the reverse of each sheet, or print it separately and glue it on.
Is a complete deck the same as all its small decks?
Yes. Each complete deck has every card from its region. The small decks are groups of those cards. If you want more than two small decks from one region, the complete deck is better value.
What ages are they for?
Kids from about 5 can play the sorting games with a grown-up. From about 8, kids can read the cards and play every game on their own. Adults like them too.
Are the facts accurate?
The facts come from my Wildlife Nomads books and were checked against government, museum and scientific sources. Conservation statuses can change, so see iucnredlist.org for the latest. Dinosaur sizes and dates are estimates from fossils.
Can teachers use them in class?
Yes. Your purchase covers one classroom, so you can print copies for your own students. Please don’t share the file or post it online.
Will there be more decks?
Yes. More regions and themes are on the way. They will all live on this page.
Is anything posted to me?
No. These are digital PDFs that you download, then print at home or at a print shop.
Something went wrong with my order
Email [email protected] and we will sort it out quickly.
Start your collection
Australia, Africa or the age of the dinosaurs. 8 games and a collector checklist in every deck.
Australia · $9 Africa · $9 Dinosaurs · $5
