List of mammals of Tasmania
Appearance
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Tasmanian mammals are divided into three major groups based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), pouched mammals (the marsupials), and placental mammals. This is a list of mammals of Tasmania:
Order: Monotremata (monotremes)
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- Family: Ornithorhynchidae
- Genus: Ornithorhynchus
- Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus LC
- Genus: Ornithorhynchus
- Family: Tachyglossidae
- Genus: Tachyglossus
- Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus LC
- Genus: Tachyglossus
Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials)
Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)
- Family: Thylacinidae
- Genus: Thylacinus
- Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus EX
- Genus: Thylacinus
- Family: Dasyuridae
- Subfamily: Dasyurinae
- Tribe: Dasyurinae
- Genus: Dasyurus
- Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus NT
- Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus NT (endemic)
- Genus: Sarcophilus
- Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii EN (endemic)
- Genus: Dasyurus
- Tribe: Phascogalini
- Genus: Antechinus
- Swamp antechinus, Antechinus minimus LC
- Dusky antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii LC
- Genus: Antechinus
- Tribe: Dasyurinae
- Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
- Tribe: Sminthopsini
- Genus: Sminthopsis
- White-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis leucopus VU
- Genus: Sminthopsis
- Tribe: Sminthopsini
- Subfamily: Dasyurinae
Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)
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- Family: Peramelidae
- Subfamily: Peramelinae
- Genus: Isoodon
- Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus LC
- Genus: Perameles
- Eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii NT
- Genus: Isoodon
- Subfamily: Peramelinae
Order: Diprotodontia
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Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)
- Family: Vombatidae
- Genus: Vombatus
- Common wombat, Vombatus ursinus LC
- Genus: Vombatus
Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)
- Family: Phalangeridae
- Genus: Trichosurus
- Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula LC
- Genus: Trichosurus
- Family: Burramyidae
- Genus: Cercartetus
- Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus LC
- Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus LC
- Genus: Cercartetus
- Family: Petauridae
- Genus: Petaurus
- Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps LC (introduced, Australian mainland native)
- Genus: Petaurus
- Family: Pseudocheiridae
- Genus: Pseudocheirus
- Common ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus LC
- Genus: Pseudocheirus
Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)
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- Family: Potoroidae
- Genus: Bettongia
- Southern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi (endemic) NT
- Genus: Potorous
- Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus LC
- Genus: Bettongia
- Family: Macropodidae
- Genus: Macropus
- Red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus LC
- Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus LC
- Genus: Thylogale
- Tasmanian pademelon, Thylogale billardierii LC (endemic)
- Genus: Macropus
Infraclass: Eutheria (placentals)
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
- Family: Bovidae (cloven-hooved ungulates)
- Family: Cervidae
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Genus: Dama
- Fallow deer, Dama dama (introduced)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Family: Suidae (pigs)
Order: Carnivora
- Family: Canidae (dogs)
- Family: Felidae (cats)
- Family:Mustelidae (weasels)
- Family: Otariidae (eared seals)
- Genus: Arctocephalus
- Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus LC
- New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus fosteri LC
- Genus: Arctocephalus
- Family: Phocidae (true seals)
- Genus: Mirounga
- Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LC
- Genus: Hydrurga
- Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx LC
- Genus: Mirounga
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Genus: Vespadelus
- Little forest bat, Vespadelus vulturnus LR/lc
- Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus LR/lc
- Large forest bat, Vespadelus darlingtoni LR/lc
- Genus: Chalinolobus
- Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio LC
- Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LR/lc
- Genus: Nyctophilus
- Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi LC
- Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis DD
- Genus: Falsistrellus
- Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis LC
- Genus: Vespadelus
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Genus: Oryctolagus
- European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus NT (introduced)
- Genus: Lepus
- Brown hare, Lepus capensis LC (introduced)
- Genus: Oryctolagus
Rodentia (rats and mice)
- Family: Muridae
- Genus: Hydromys
- Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster LC
- Genus: Mus
- House mouse, Mus musculus LC (introduced)
- Genus: Pseudomys
- Long-tailed mouse, Pseudomys higginsi LR/lc (endemic)
- New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae VU
- Genus: Mastacomys
- Broad-toothed mouse, Mastacomys fuscus NT
- Genus: Rattus
- Genus: Hydromys
Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins)
Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)
- Family: Delphinidae (dolphins)
- Genus: Globicephala
- Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melaena DD
- Genus: Orcinus
- Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
- Genus: Pseudorca
- False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
- Genus: Delphinus
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC
- Genus: Tursiops
- Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LC
- Genus: Globicephala
- Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
- Genus: Physeter
- Sperm whale, Physeter catodon VU
- Genus: Physeter
Suborder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)
- Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
- Genus: Eubalaena
- Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis LC
- Genus: Caperea
- Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata DD
- Genus: Megaptera
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
- Genus: Eubalaena