List of mammals of Tasmania
Tasmanian 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
- Family: Tachyglossidae
- * Genus: Tachyglossus
- ** Short-beaked echidna, ''Tachyglossus aculeatus''
Infraclass: [Marsupial]ia (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
- *** 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)
- Family: Peramelidae
- * Subfamily: Peramelinae
- ** Genus: Isoodon
- *** Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus
- ** Genus: Perameles
- *** Eastern barred bandicoot, ''Perameles gunnii''
Order: [Diprotodontia]
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
- Family: Pseudocheiridae
- * Genus: Pseudocheirus
- ** Common ringtail possum, ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus''
Suborder: [Macropodiformes] (kangaroos and wallabies)
- 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)
Order: [Carnivora]
- Family: Otariidae
- * Genus: Arctocephalus
- ** Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
- ** New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus fosteri
- Family: Phocidae
- * 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
- * Genus: Oryctolagus
- ** European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced
- * Genus: Lepus
- ** European hare, Lepus europaeus introduced
[Rodent]ia (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
- * 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
- * Genus: Physeter
- ** Sperm whale, ''Physeter catodon''
Parvorder: [Mysticeti] (baleen whales)
- Family: Balaenidae
- * Genus: Eubalaena
- ** Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
- * Genus: Caperea
- ** Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata
- * Genus: Megaptera
- ** Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae''