Track progress towards sequencing the genomes of all of Australia's biodiversity species
Taxonomic composition of Australia's biodiversity
Cumulative tracker
Percentage of taxonomic group coverage, where there is a complete genome for at least one representative species from each grouping. Statistics based on records indexed within ARGA.
Note:
For the purposes of these data summaries, a “whole genome” is interpreted as being an entire assembly of the genome, with or without chromosome assemblies (i.e. assemblies which are at least represented as “scaffold assemblies” in the NCBI GenBank Genomes Database).
The higher classification of Australia's biodiversity is driven by the taxonomic system managed by the Atlas of Living Australia. The Atlas of Living Australia hosts a record of all of the species that appear on the Australian National Species List, and services nationally agreed nomenclature for these species.
The data used to generate the page statistics and graphics are accurate to 29 May 2025. Data and graphics on this page may be shared under a CC BY 4.0 licence.
There is a complete genome for at least one representative species from each:
Rate of genome completion for Australian species over time
This graph shows the aggregated total of species for which a whole genome has been sequenced and made available. The first instance of a whole genome sequence for an individual species has been plotted as an accumulated total. Statistics based on records indexed within ARGA.
Significant milestones in the genome sequencing of Australia's biodiversity
Completion of genome sequences for key biodiversity groupings
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fin fishes
Insects
Snails
Corals
Flowering plants
Fungi
Species with genomes
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Mammals
Class Mammalia
Percentage of all species with genomes.
Rate of genome completion over time. The first instance of a whole genome sequence for an individual species has been plotted as an accumulated total, shown on a logarithmic scale.
Percentage of taxonomic group coverage, where there is a complete genome for at least one representative species from each grouping.
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Animals
Plants and Microbial life
Page information
| Citation | Australian Reference Genome Atlas. 2025. Genome-tracker, The Australian Reference Genome Atlas. Accessed at: https://app.arga.org.au/genome-tracker on 29-5-2025. |
