List of mammals of Tasmania
n mammals are divided into three major groups based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals, pouched mammals, and placental mammals. This is a list of mammals of Tasmania:
Order: [Monotremata] (monotremes)
- Family: Ornithorhynchidae
- * Genus: Ornithorhynchus
- ** Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus LC
- Family: Tachyglossidae
- * Genus: Tachyglossus
- ** Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus LC
Infraclass: [Marsupial]ia (marsupials)
Order: [Dasyuromorphia] (marsupial carnivores)
- Family: Thylacinidae
- * Genus: Thylacinus
- ** Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus EX
- Family: Dasyuridae
- * Subfamily: Dasyurinae
- ** Tribe: Dasyurinae
- *** Genus: Dasyurus
- **** Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus NT
- **** Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus NT
- *** Genus: Sarcophilus
- **** Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii EN
- ** Tribe: Phascogalini
- *** Genus: Antechinus
- **** Swamp antechinus, Antechinus minimus LC
- **** Dusky antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii LC
- * Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
- ** Tribe: Sminthopsini
- *** Genus: Sminthopsis
- **** White-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis leucopus VU
Order: [Peramelemorphia] (bandicoots and bilbies)
- Family: Peramelidae
- * Subfamily: Peramelinae
- ** Genus: Isoodon
- *** Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus LC
- ** Genus: Perameles
- *** Eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii NT
Order: [Diprotodontia]
Suborder: [Vombatiformes] (wombats and koalas)
- Family: Vombatidae
- * Genus: Vombatus
- ** Common wombat, Vombatus ursinus LC
Suborder: [Phalangeriformes] (possums and gliders)
- Family: Phalangeridae
- * Genus: Trichosurus
- ** Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula LC
- Family: Burramyidae
- * Genus: Cercartetus
- ** Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus LC
- ** Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus LC
- Family: Petauridae
- * Genus: Petaurus
- ** Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps LC
- Family: Pseudocheiridae
- * Genus: Pseudocheirus
- ** Common ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus LC
Suborder: [Macropodiformes] (kangaroos and wallabies)
- Family: Potoroidae
- * Genus: Bettongia
- ** Southern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi NT
- * Genus: Potorous
- ** Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus LC
- Family: Macropodidae
- * Genus: Macropus
- ** Red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus LC
- ** Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus LC
- * Genus: Thylogale
- ** Tasmanian pademelon, Thylogale billardierii LC
Infraclass: [Eutheria] (placentals)
Order: [Artiodactyla] (even-toed ungulates)
- Family: Bovidae
- * Subfamily: Caprinae
- ** Genus: Capra
- *** Goat, Capra aegagrus hircus DM
- Family: Cervidae
- * Subfamily: Cervinae
- ** Genus: Dama
- ** Fallow deer, Dama dama
- Family: Suidae
- * Genus: Sus
- ** Boar, Sus scrofa LC
Order: [Carnivora]
- Family: Canidae
- * Genus: Canis
- ** Dog, Canis lupus familiaris DM
- Family: Felidae
- * Genus: Felis
- ** Cat, Felis catus DM
- Family:Mustelidae
- * Genus: Mustela
- ** Ferret, Mustela putorius furo DM
- Family: Otariidae
- * Genus: Arctocephalus
- ** Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus LC
- ** New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus fosteri LC
- Family: Phocidae
- * Genus: Mirounga
- ** Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LC
- * Genus: Hydrurga
- ** Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx LC
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
[Lagomorpha]
- Family: Leporidae
- * Genus: Oryctolagus
- ** European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus NT
- * Genus: Lepus
- ** Brown hare, Lepus capensis LC
[Rodent]ia (rats and mice)
- Family: Muridae
- * Genus: Hydromys
- ** Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster LC
- * Genus: Mus
- ** House mouse, Mus musculus LC
- * Genus: Pseudomys
- ** Long-tailed mouse, Pseudomys higginsi LR/lc
- ** New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae VU
- * Genus: Mastacomys
- ** Broad-toothed mouse, Mastacomys fuscus NT
- * Genus: Rattus
- ** Swamp rat, Rattus lutreolus LR/lc
- ** Black rat, Rattus rattus LC
- ** Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC
Order: [Cetacea] (whales and dolphins)
Suborder: [Odontoceti] (toothed whales)
- Family: Delphinidae
- * 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
- Family: Physeteridae
- * Genus: Physeter
- ** Sperm whale, Physeter catodon VU
Suborder: [Mysticeti] (baleen whales)
- Family: Balaenidae
- * Genus: Eubalaena
- ** Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis LC
- * Genus: Caperea
- ** Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata DD
- * Genus: Megaptera
- ** Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC