List of mammals of Tasmania facts for kids

The Tasmanian devil, an iconic Tasmanian mammal

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)

Platypus

Short-beaked echidna

• Family: Ornithorhynchidae
  • Genus: Ornithorhynchus
    • Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
• Family: Tachyglossidae
  • Genus: Tachyglossus
    • Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus

Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials)

Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

• Family: Thylacinidae
  • Genus: Thylacinus
    • Thylacine, T. cynocephalus endemic
• Family: Dasyuridae
  • Subfamily: Dasyurinae
    • Tribe: Dasyurinae
      • Genus: Dasyurus
        • Tiger quoll, D. maculatus
        • Eastern quoll, D. viverrinus endemic (introduced to Australian mainland)
      • Genus: Sarcophilus
        • Tasmanian devil, S. harrisii endemic
    • Tribe: Phascogalini
      • Genus: Antechinus
        • Swamp antechinus, A. minimus
        • Dusky antechinus, A. swainsonii
  • Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
    • Tribe: Sminthopsini
      • Genus: Sminthopsis
        • White-footed dunnart, S. leucopus

Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

Eastern barred bandicoot

• Family: Peramelidae
  • Subfamily: Peramelinae
    • Genus: Isoodon
      • Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus
    • Genus: Perameles
      • Eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii

Order: Diprotodontia

Common brushtail possum

Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

• Family: Vombatidae
  • Genus: Vombatus
    • Common wombat, Vombatus ursinus

Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

• Family: Phalangeridae
  • Genus: Trichosurus
    • Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
• Family: Burramyidae
  • Genus: Cercartetus
    • Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus
    • Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus
• Family: Petauridae
  • Genus: Petaurus
    • Krefft's glider, Petaurus notatus introduced (Australian mainland native)
• Family: Pseudocheiridae
  • Genus: Pseudocheirus
    • Common ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

Eastern grey kangaroo

• Family: Potoroidae
  • Genus: Bettongia
    • Southern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi endemic
  • Genus: Potorous
    • Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus
• Family: Macropodidae
  • Genus: Macropus
    • Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
  • Genus: Notamacropus
    • Red-necked wallaby, N. rufogriseus
  • Genus: Thylogale
    • Tasmanian pademelon, Thylogale billardierii endemic

Infraclass: Eutheria (placentals)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

• Family: Cervidae
  • Subfamily: Cervinae
    • Genus: Dama
      • Common fallow deer, Dama dama introduced

Order: Carnivora

• Family: Otariidae (eared seals)
  • Genus: Arctocephalus
    • Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
    • New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus fosteri
• Family: Phocidae (true seals)
  • Genus: Mirounga
    • Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
  • Genus: Hydrurga
    • Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx

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
    • Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LR/lc
  • Genus: Nyctophilus
    • Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
    • Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
  • Genus: Falsistrellus
    • Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis

Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
  • Genus: Oryctolagus
    • European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced
  • Genus: Lepus
    • European hare, Lepus europaeus introduced

Rodentia (rats and mice)

• Family: Muridae
  • Genus: Hydromys
    • Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster
  • Genus: Mus
    • House mouse, Mus musculus LC introduced
  • Genus: Pseudomys
    • Long-tailed mouse, Pseudomys higginsi LR/lc endemic
    • New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae
  • Genus: Mastacomys
    • Broad-toothed mouse, Mastacomys fuscus
  • Genus: Rattus
    • Swamp rat, Rattus lutreolus LR/lc
    • Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced
    • Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC introduced

Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)

• Family: Delphinidae (dolphins)
  • Genus: Globicephala
    • Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melaena
  • Genus: Orcinus
    • Killer whale, Orcinus orca
  • Genus: Pseudorca
    • False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
  • Genus: Delphinus
    • Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
  • Genus: Tursiops
    • Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
• Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
  • Genus: Physeter
    • Sperm whale, Physeter catodon

Parvorder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)

• Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
  • Genus: Eubalaena
    • Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
  • Genus: Caperea
    • Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata
  • Genus: Megaptera
    • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

See also

• List of mammals of Australia
  • List of bats of Australia
  • List of rodents of Australia
  • List of marine mammals of Australia
• List of monotremes and marsupials