List of mammals of Western Australia
Mammals in Western Australia include both native and introduced species.
Subclass: [Prototheria]
Order: [Monotremata]
- Family: Tachyglossidae
- * Genus: Tachyglossus
- ** Short-beaked echidna, ''T. aculeatus''
Subclass: [Eutheria]
Infraclass: [Marsupialia]
Order: [Dasyuromorphia]
- Family: Dasyuridae
- * Subfamily: Dasyurinae
- ** Tribe: Dasyurini
- *** Genus: Dasycercus
- **** Brush-tailed mulgara, D. blythi
- **** Crest-tailed mulgara, D. cristicauda
- *** Genus: Dasykaluta
- **** Little red kaluta, D. rosamondae
- *** Genus: Dasyurus
- **** Western quoll, D. geoffroii
- **** Northern quoll, D. hallucatus
- *** Genus: Parantechinus
- **** Dibbler, P. apicalis
- *** Genus: Pseudantechinus
- **** Fat-tailed false antechinus, P. macdonnellensis
- **** Ningbing false antechinus, P. ningbing
- **** Rory Cooper's false antechinus, P. roryi
- **** Woolley's false antechinus, P. woolleyae
- ** Tribe: Phascogalini
- *** Genus: Antechinus
- **** Yellow-footed antechinus, A. flavipes
- *** Genus: Phascogale
- **** Red-tailed phascogale, P. calura
- **** Brush-tailed phascogale, P. tapoatafa
- * Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
- ** Tribe: Planigalini
- *** Genus: Planigale
- **** Long-tailed planigale, P. ingrami
- **** Common planigale, P. maculata
- ** Tribe: Sminthopsini
- *** Genus: Antechinomys
- **** Kultarr, A. laniger
- *** Genus: Ningaui
- **** Wongai ningaui, N. ridei
- **** Pilbara ningaui, N. timealeyi
- **** Southern ningaui, N. yvonneae
- *** Genus: Sminthopsis
- **** Carpentarian dunnart, S. butleri
- **** Fat-tailed dunnart, S. crassicaudata
- **** Little long-tailed dunnart, S. dolichura
- **** Gilbert's dunnart, S. gilberti
- **** White-tailed dunnart, S. granulipes
- **** Grey-bellied dunnart, S. griseoventer
- **** Hairy-footed dunnart, S. hirtipes
- **** Long-tailed dunnart, S. longicaudata
- **** Stripe-faced dunnart, S. macroura
- **** Ooldea dunnart, S. ooldea
- **** Sandhill dunnart, S. psammophila
- **** Red-cheeked dunnart, S. virginiae
- **** Lesser hairy-footed dunnart, S. youngsoni
- Family: Myrmecobiidae
- *** Genus: Myrmecobius
- **** Numbat, ''M. fasciatus''
Order: [Peramelemorphia]
- Family: Chaeropodidae
- * Genus: Chaeropus
- ** Pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus EX
- Family: Peramelidae
- * Genus: Isoodon
- ** Golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus VU
- ** Northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus LC
- ** Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus LC
- * Genus: Perameles
- ** Western barred bandicoot, Perameles bougainville EN
- ** Desert bandicoot, Perameles eremiana EX
- Family: Thylacomyidae
- * Genus: Macrotis
- ** Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis VU
- ** Lesser bilby, Macrotis leucura EX
Order: [Notoryctemorphia]
- Family: Notoryctidae
- * Genus: Notoryctes
- ** Northern marsupial mole, Notoryctes caurinus DD
- ** Southern marsupial mole, Notoryctes typhlops DD
Order: [Diprotodontia]
- Suborder: Macropodiformes
- * Family: Potoroidae
- ** Genus: Bettongia
- Burrowing bettong, Bettongia lesueur
- Woylie, Bettongia penicillata)
- Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous gilbertii endemic
- Broad-faced potoroo, Potorous platyops EX
[Macropodidae]
- Central hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus
- Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
- Mala, Lagorchestes hirsutus
- Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus endemic
- Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
- Agile wallaby, Notamacropus agilis
- Tammar wallaby, Notamacropus eugenii
- Western brush wallaby, Notamacropus irma endemic
- Crescent nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea lunata EX
- Northern nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea unguifera
- Antilopine wallaroo, Osphranter antilopinus
- Common wallaroo, Osphranter robustus
- Red kangaroo, Osphranter rufus
- Short-eared rock-wallaby, Petrogale brachyotis
- Monjon, Petrogale burbidgei
- Nabarlek, Petrogale concinna
- Black-flanked rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis
- Rothschild's rock-wallaby, Petrogale rothschildi endemic
- Quokka, Setonix brachyurus - endemic
[Phalangeriformes] (possums and gliders)
[Phalangeridae]
- Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
- Scaly-tailed possum, Wyulda squamicaudata endemic
[Petauridae]
- Savanna glider, ''Petaurus ariel''
[Pseudocheiridae]
- Rock ringtail possum, Petropseudes dahli
- Western ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus occidentalis endemic
[Burramyidae]
- Western pygmy possum, ''Cercartetus concinnus''
[Tarsipedidae]
- Honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus endemic
- Suborder: Vombatiformes
- * Family: Vombatidae
- ** Genus: Lasiorhinus
- *** Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons LC
[Chiroptera] (bats)
[Pteropodidae] (fruitbats)
- Northern blossom-bat, Macroglossus minimus
- Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto
- Little red flying-fox, ''Pteropus scapulatus''
[Megadermatidae]
- Ghost bat, ''Macroderma gigas''
[Hipposideridae]
- Dusky leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros ater
- Northern leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros stenotis
- Orange leaf-nosed bat, ''Rhinonicteris aurantius''
[Emballonuridae]
- Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat, Saccolaimus flaviventris
- Common sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous georgianus
- Hill's sheath-tailed bat, ''Taphozous hilli''
[Vespertilionidae]
- Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii
- Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio
- Hoary wattled bat, Chalinolobus nigrogriseus
- Western false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus mackenziei endemic
- Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii
- Large-footed bat, Myotis moluccarum
- Arnhem long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis
- Northwestern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax
- Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
- Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi
- Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
- Pygmy long-eared bat, Nyctophilus walkeri
- Northern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus westralis
- Inland broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens balstoni
- Little broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens greyii
- Northern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens sanborni
- Inland forest bat, Vespadelus baverstocki
- Northern cave bat, Vespadelus caurinus
- Yellow-lipped cave bat, Vespadelus douglasorum endemic
- Finlayson's cave bat, Vespadelus finlaysoni
- Southern forest bat, ''Vespadelus regulus''
[Molossidae]
- Northern freetail bat, Chaerephon jobensis
- Beccari's free-tailed bat, Mormopterus beccarii
- Little northern freetail bat, Mormopterus loriae
- Southern free-tailed bat, Mormopterus planiceps
- White-striped free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida australis''
[Rodent]ia (rodents)
[Muridae] (rats and mice)
- Rio Negro brush-tailed rat, Conilurus penicillatus
- Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster
- Forrest's mouse, Leggadina forresti
- Short-tailed hopping mouse, Leggadina lakedownensis
- Lesser stick-nest rat, Leporillus apicalis EX
- Greater stick-nest rat, Leporillus conditor
- Grassland melomys, Melomys burtoni
- Black-footed tree-rat, Mesembriomys gouldii
- Golden-backed tree-rat, Mesembriomys macrurus
- House mouse, Mus musculus - naturalised exotic
- Spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis
- Long-tailed hopping mouse, Notomys longicaudatus EX
- Big-eared hopping mouse, Notomys macrotis EX
- Mitchell's hopping mouse, Notomys mitchelli
- Ash-grey mouse, Pseudomys albocinereus
- Plains rat, Pseudomys australis
- Bolam's mouse, Pseudomys bolami
- Western pebble-mound mouse, Pseudomys chapmani endemic
- Little native mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus
- Desert mouse, Pseudomys desertor
- Shark Bay mouse, Pseudomys fieldi
- Sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis
- Kimberley mouse, Pseudomys laborifex
- Western chestnut mouse, Pseudomys nanus
- Western mouse, Pseudomys occidentalis - endemic
- Heath mouse, Pseudomys shortridgei
- Pacific rat, Rattus exulans introduced
- Bush rat, Rattus fuscipes
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
- Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
- Pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi
- Long-haired rat, Rattus villosissimus
- Common rock rat, Zyzomys argurus
- Central rock rat, Zyzomys pedunculatus
- Kimberley rock rat, Zyzomys woodwardi endemic
[Sciuridae] (squirrels)
- Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus pennanti introduced
[Lagomorpha] (hares)
[Leporidae]
- European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced
[Sirenia] (sea cows)
[Dugongidae]
- Dugong, ''Dugong dugon''
[Cetacea] cetaceans
[Balaenidae]
- Southern right whale, ''Eubalaena australis''
[Balaenopteridae]
- Dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
- Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
- Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae''
[Neobalaenidae]
- Pygmy right whale, ''Caperea marginata''
[Physeteridae]
- Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus''
[Kogiidae]
- Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
- Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima''
[Ziphiidae]
- Arnoux's beaked whale, Berdius arnuxii
- Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons
- Andrews' beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini
- Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
- Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi
- Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori
- Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardi
- True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus
- Shepherd's beaked whale, Tasmancetus shepherdi
- Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris''
[Delphinidae]
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
- Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata
- Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
- Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
- Southern right whale dolphin, Lissadelphis peronii
- Australian snubfin dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni
- Killer whale, Orcinus orca
- Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
- False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
- Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis
- Spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
- Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
- Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris
- Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis
- Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
- Bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus''
[Carnivora] (carnivores)
[Otariidae] (fur seals)
- New Zealand fur seal, Arctophoca forsteri
- Subantarctic fur seal, Arctophoca tropicalis
- Australian sea lion, ''Neophoca cinerea''
[Phocidae] (seals)
- Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx
- Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
- Southern elephant seal, ''Mirounga leonina''
[Canidae] (dogs)
- Dingo, Canis familiaris dingo
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes introduced
[Artiodactyla]
[Cervidae]
- Common fallow deer, Dama dama introduced