This is a list of
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
s of
New South Wales.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
Subclass: Prototheria
Order: Monotremata
* Family:
Ornithorhynchidae
** Genus: ''
Ornithorhynchus''
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Platypus, ''Ornithorhynchus anatinus'' LR/lc
* Family:
Tachyglossidae
** Genus: ''
Tachyglossus''
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Short-beaked echidna, ''Tachyglossus aculeatus'' LR/lc
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
* Family:
Dasyuridae
** Subfamily:
Dasyurinae
*** Tribe:
Phascogalini
**** Genus: ''
Antechinus
''Antechinus'' (// ('ant-echinus')) is a genus of small dasyurid marsupial endemic to Australia. They resemble mice with the bristly fur of shrews.
Names
They are also sometimes called 'broad-footed marsupial mice', 'pouched mice', or 'Antech ...
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Agile antechinus, ''Antechinus agilis'' LR/lc
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Yellow-footed antechinus, ''Antechinus flavipes'' LR/lc
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Brown antechinus, ''Antechinus stuartii'' LR/lc
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Dusky antechinus, ''Antechinus swainsonii'' LR/lc
**** Genus: ''
Dasycercus''
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Crest-tailed mulgara, ''Dasycercus cristicauda'' LR/lc
**** Genus: ''
Dasyurus''
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Western quoll, ''Dasyurus geoffroii'' LR/nt
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Tiger quoll, ''Dasyurus maculatus'' LR/nt
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Eastern quoll, ''Dasyurus viverrinus'' reintroduced
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Sarcophilus''
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Tasmanian devil
The Tasmanian devil (''Sarcophilus harrisii'') (palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. Until recently, it was only found on the island state of Tasmania, but it has been reintroduced to New South Wales in ...
, ''Sarcophilus harrisii'' reintroduced
**** Genus: ''
Phascogale''
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Brush-tailed phascogale, ''Phascogale tapoatafa'' LR/nt
** Subfamily:
Sminthopsinae
*** Tribe:
Sminthopsini
**** Genus: ''
Antechinomys
The kultarr (''Antechinomys laniger'') (also called the " jerboa-marsupial" or marsupial jerboa) is a small insectivorous nocturnal marsupial inhabiting the arid interior of Australia. Preferred habitat includes stony deserts, shrubland, woodlan ...
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Kultarr, ''Antechinomys laniger'' LR/lc
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Ningaui
''Ningaui'' is a genus of small species of the marsupial dasyurid family. Along with the planigales, they are among the smallest marsupials.
Taxonomy
The genus was established in 1975 to accommodate two newly described species of dasyurids, th ...
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Southern ningaui
The southern ningaui (''Ningaui yvonneae'') is a tiny marsupial carnivore belonging to the Dasyuridae family. Similar in appearance to ''Ningaui ridei'', found throughout central Australia, this species occurs in spinifex on semi-arid sandplain ...
, ''Ningaui yvonneae'' LR/lc
**** Genus: ''
Sminthopsis''
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Fat-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis crassicaudata'' LR/lc
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White-footed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis leucopus'' VU
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Stripe-faced dunnart, ''Sminthopsis macroura'' LR/lc
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Slender-tailed dunnart, ''Sminthopsis murina'' LR/lc
*** Tribe:
Planigalini
**** Genus: ''
Planigale''
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Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi'' LR/lc
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Common planigale, ''Planigale maculata'' LR/lc
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Narrow-nosed planigale, ''Planigale tenuirostris'' LR/lc
** Family:
Myrmecobiidae
**** Genus: ''
Myrmecobius''
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Numbat, ''Myrmecobius fasciatus'' EN
Order: Diprotodontia
* Suborder:
Phalangeriformes
** Family:
Acrobatidae
*** Genus: ''
Acrobates''
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Feathertail glider
The feathertail glider (''Acrobates pygmaeus''), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is a species of marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the world's smallest gliding ...
, ''Acrobates pygmaeus'' LR/lc
** Family:
Burramyidae
*** Genus: ''
Burramys
''Burramys'' is a genus of the family Burramyidae, and is represented by one living and 3 extinct (fossil) species. It is one of two genera of pygmy possum, the other being ''Cercartetus''.
Taxonomy
*Genus ''Burramys''
**†''Burramys wakefiel ...
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Mountain pygmy possum, ''Burramys parvus'' CR
*** Genus: ''
Cercartetus''
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Southwestern pygmy possum, ''Cercartetus concinnus'' LR/lc
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Eastern pygmy possum, ''Cercartetus nanus'' LR/lc
** Family:
Petauridae
*** Genus: ''
Petaurus
The genus ''Petaurus'' () contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal possums native to Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands. There are eight species: the sugar glider, savanna glider, Krefft's glider, squ ...
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Yellow-bellied glider
The yellow-bellied glider (''Petaurus australis''), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.
Habitat
The ...
, ''Petaurus australis'' LR/lc
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Sugar glider, ''Petaurus breviceps'' LR/lc
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Krefft's glider, ''Petaurus notatus'' NE
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Squirrel glider, ''Petaurus norfolcensis'' LR/lc
** Family:
Phalangeridae
*** Genus: ''
Trichosurus''
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Short-eared possum
The short-eared possum (''Trichosurus caninus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Australia. Found north of Sydney, the species was once classed as a mountain brushtail possum
The mountain brushtail possum, or ...
, ''Trichosurus caninus'' LR/lc
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Common brushtail possum, ''Trichosurus vulpecula'' LR/lc
** Family:
Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheiridae is a family of arboreal marsupials containing 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives. They are found in forested areas and shrublands throughout Australia and New Guinea.
Characteristics
Physically, they app ...
*** Genus: ''
Petauroides
The greater gliders are three species of large gliding marsupials in the genus ''Petauroides'', all of which are found in eastern Australia. Until 2020 they were considered to be one species, '' Petauroides volans''. In 2020 morphological and g ...
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Greater glider
The greater gliders are three species of large gliding marsupials in the genus ''Petauroides'', all of which are found in eastern Australia. Until 2020 they were considered to be one species, '' Petauroides volans''. In 2020 morphological and gen ...
, ''Petauroides volans'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Pseudocheirus''
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Common ringtail possum
The common ringtail possum (''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial.
It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, ...
, ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'' LR/lc
* Suborder
Macropodiformes
** Family:
Macropodidae
*** Genus: ''
Macropus''
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Western grey kangaroo, ''Macropus fuliginosus'' LR/lc
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Eastern grey kangaroo, ''Macropus giganteus'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Notamacropus''
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Parma wallaby, ''N. parma'' LR/nt
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Whiptail wallaby, ''N. parryi'' LR/lc
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Red-necked wallaby, ''N. rufogriseus'' LR/lc
***Genus: ''
Osphranter''
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Common wallaroo, ''O. robustus'' LR/lc
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Red kangaroo, ''O. rufus'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Onychogalea''
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Bridled nail-tail wallaby
The bridled nail-tail wallaby (''Onychogalea fraenata''), also known as the bridled nail-tailed wallaby, bridled nailtail wallaby, bridled wallaby, merrin, and flashjack, is a vulnerable species of macropod. It is a small wallaby found in three ...
, ''Onychogalea fraenata'' EN
*** Genus: ''
Petrogale''
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Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, ''Petrogale penicillata'' LR/nt
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Yellow-footed rock-wallaby, ''Petrogale xanthopus'' LR/nt
*** Genus: ''
Thylogale''
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Red-legged pademelon
The red-legged pademelon (''Thylogale stigmatica'') is a species of small macropod found on the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea. In Australia it has a scattered distribution from the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland to ...
, ''Thylogale stigmatica'' LR/lc
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Red-necked pademelon
The red-necked pademelon (''Thylogale thetis'') is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia between extreme south-east Queensland and central eastern New South Wales.
Description
A small species of macropo ...
, ''Thylogale thetis'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Wallabia''
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Swamp wallaby, ''Wallabia bicolor'' LR/lc
** Family:
Potoroidae
*** Genus: ''
Aepyprymnus''
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Rufous rat-kangaroo, ''Aepyprymnus rufescens'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Bettongia''
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Boodie
The boodie (''Bettongia lesueur''), also known as the burrowing bettong or Lesueur's rat-kangaroo, is a small, furry, rat-like mammal native to Australia. Once common throughout the continent, it is now restricted to a few coastal islands. A memb ...
, ''Bettongia leseur'' LR/nt
*** Genus: ''
Potorous''
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Long-footed potoroo, ''Potorous longipes'' EN
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Long-nosed potoroo, ''Potorous tridactylus'' LR/lc
* Suborder:
Vombatiformes
** Family:
Phascolarctidae
*** Genus: ''
Phascolarctos
''Phascolarctos'' is a genus of marsupials with one living species, the koala ''Phascolarctos cinereus'', an iconic animal of Australia. Several extinct species of the genus are known from fossil material, these were also large tree dwellers that ...
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Koala, ''Phascolarctos cinereus'' LR/lc
** Family:
Vombatidae
*** Genus: ''
Lasiorhinus''
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Southern hairy-nosed wombat, ''Lasiorhinus latifrons'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Vombatus''
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Common wombat
The common wombat (''Vombatus ursinus''), also known as the coarse-haired wombat or bare-nosed wombat, is a marsupial, one of three extant species of wombats and the only one in the genus ''Vombatus''. The common wombat grows to an average of lo ...
, ''Vombatus ursinus'' LR/lc
Order: Peramelemorphia
* Family:
Peramelidae
** Genus: ''
Isoodon''
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Northern brown bandicoot, ''Isoodon macrourus'' LR/lc
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Southern brown bandicoot, ''Isoodon obesulus'' E
** Genus: ''
Perameles''
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Long-nosed bandicoot, ''Perameles nasuta'' LR/lc
* Family:
Thylacomyidae
** Genus: ''
Macrotis''
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Bilby, ''Macrotis lagotis'' VU
Infraclass:
Placentalia
Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia ) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia. Placentalia contains the vast majority of extant mammals, which are partly distinguished ...
Order: Artiodactyla
* Suborder:
Ruminantia
** Family:
Cervidae
*** Genus: ''
Dama
Dama or DAMA may refer to:
Animals
*Dama gazelle (''Nanger dama'')
* ''Dama'' (genus) (fallow deer)
**Fallow deer (''Dama dama'')
**Persian fallow deer (''Dama mesopotamica'')
*Tammar wallaby or Dama wallaby (''Macropus eugenii'')
Business, scie ...
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Common fallow deer
The European fallow deer (''Dama dama''), also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Bal ...
, ''Dama dama'' LC introduced
*** Genus: ''
Rusa''
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Javan rusa
The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (''Rusa timorensis'') is a deer native to Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere.
Taxonomy
Seven subspecies of the Javan rusa are recognis ...
, ''Rusa timorensis'' VU introduced
Order:
Carnivora
Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
* Suborder:
Caniformia
Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. ...
** Family:
Canidae
Canidae (; from Latin, ''canis'', "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found within th ...
*** Genus: ''
Canis''
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Dingo
The dingo (''Canis familiaris'', ''Canis familiaris dingo'', ''Canis dingo'', or ''Canis lupus dingo'') is an ancient (Basal (phylogenetics), basal) lineage of dog found in Australia (continent), Australia. Its taxonomic classification is de ...
, ''Canis lupus dingo''
*** Genus: ''
Vulpes''
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Red fox
The red fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the Order (biology), order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe ...
, ''Vulpes vulpes'' LR/lc introduced
** Family
Otariidae
*** Genus: ''
Arctocephalus
The genus ''Arctocephalus'' consists of the southern fur seals. ''Arctocephalus'' translates to "bear head."
Taxonomy
The number of species within the genus has been questioned, primarily based on limited molecular data. The issue is complicate ...
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New Zealand fur seal, ''Arctocephalus forsteri'' LR/lc
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Brown fur seal, ''Arctocephalus pusillus'' LR/lc
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Subantarctic fur seal, ''Arctocephalus tropicalis'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Neophoca''
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Australian sea lion
The Australian sea lion (''Neophoca cinerea''), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia. It is currently monotypic in the genus ''Neophoca'', with the e ...
, ''Neophoca cinerea'' EN
** Family:
Phocidae
*** Genus: ''
Hydrurga
The leopard seal (''Hydrurga leptonyx''), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Its only natural predator is the orca. It feeds on a wide range of prey incl ...
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Leopard seal, ''Hydrurga leptonyx'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Lobodon
The crabeater seal (''Lobodon carcinophaga''), also known as the krill-eater seal, is a true seal with a circumpolar distribution around the coast of Antarctica. They are medium- to large-sized (over 2 m in length), relatively slender and pale-co ...
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Crabeater seal, ''Lobodon carcinophagus''
*** Genus: ''
Mirounga''
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Southern elephant seal, ''Mirounga leonina'' LR/lc
Order:
Cetacea
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
* Suborder:
Mysticeti
Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their ...
** Family:
Balaenidae
Balaenidae () is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti that contains two living genera: the right whales (genus ''Eubalaena''), and in a separate genus, the closely related bowhead whale (genus ''Balaena'').
Evolutionary history
Bale ...
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*** Genus: ''
Eubalaena''
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Southern right whale
The southern right whale (''Eubalaena australis'') is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus ''Eubalaena''. Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator, between the latitudes of 20 ...
, ''Eubalaena australis'' LR/lc
** Family:
Balaenopteridae
Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...
*** Genus: ''
Balaenoptera''
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Antarctic minke whale, ''Balaenoptera bonaerensis'' DD
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Bryde's whale
Bryde's whale ( Brooder's), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and maybe four. The "complex" means the number and classification remains unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research ...
, ''Balaenoptera brydei'' DD
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Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' EN
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Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' EN
*** Genus: ''
Megaptera''
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Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' LR/lc
** Family:
Cetotheriidae
*** Genus: ''
Caperea''
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Pygmy right whale, ''Caparea marginata'' DD
* Suborder:
Odontoceti
The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of ...
** Family:
Delphinidae
*** Genus: ''
Feresa''
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Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD
*** Genus: ''
Globicephala''
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Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' DD
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Long-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala melas'' DD
*** Genus: ''
Grampus''
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Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Lagenodelphis''
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Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Lissodelphis''
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Southern right whale dolphin, ''Lissodelphis peronii'' DD
*** Genus: ''
Orcinus''
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Killer whale or orca, ''Orcinus orca'' DD
*** Genus: ''
Peponocephala''
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Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Pseudorca''
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False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' EN
*** Genus: ''
Sousa''
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Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, ''Sousa chinensis'' LR/nt
*** Genus: ''
Stenella
''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species
Currently, five species are recognised in this genus:
The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...
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Pantropical spotted dolphin, ''Stenella attenuata'' LR/lc
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Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' DD
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Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Steno''
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Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Tursiops
Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
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Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops aduncus'' LR/nt
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Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' LR/lc
** Family:
Physeteridae
*** Genus: ''
Kogia''
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Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' DD
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Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' DD
*** Genus: ''
Physeter''
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Sperm whale
The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the sperm whale famil ...
, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU
** Family:
Ziphiidae
*** Genus: ''
Hyperoodon''
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Southern bottlenose whale
The southern bottlenose whale (''Hyperoodon planifrons'') is a species of whale, in the Ziphiid family, one of two members of the genus ''Hyperoodon''. Seldom observed, the southern bottlenose whale is resident in Antarctic waters. The species wa ...
, ''Hyperoodon planifrons'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Mesoplodon''
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Andrews' beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon bowdoini'' DD
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Blainville's beaked whale
Blainville's beaked whale (''Mesoplodon densirostris''), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw †...
, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD
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Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'') is a poorly known species of whale even for a beaked whale, and was named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth. It is a fairly typical-looking species, but is notable for the males no ...
, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD
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Gray's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon grayi'' DD
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Strap-toothed whale, ''Mesoplodon layardii'' DD
Order: Chiroptera
* Suborder:
Megachiroptera
** Family:
Pteropodidae
*** Genus: ''
Nyctimene''
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Eastern tube-nosed bat, ''Nyctimene robinsoni'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Pteropus''
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Black flying fox
The black flying fox or black fruit bat (''Pteropus alecto'') is a bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is among the largest bats in the world, but is considerably smaller than the largest species in its genus, ''Pteropus''. The black flying fox ...
, ''Pteropus alecto'' LR/lc
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Grey-headed flying fox, ''Pteropus poliocephalus'' VU
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Little red flying fox, ''Pteropus scapulatus'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Syconycteris
''Syconycteris'' (blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. There are three described species at present, with more likely to be added. Members of this genus are found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Their diet mainly ...
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Common blossom bat
The common blossom bat (''Syconycteris australis'') also known as the southern blossom bat or Queensland blossom bat, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. The common blossom bat feeds mostly on nectar and pollen rather than fruit.
It is one ...
, ''Syconycteris australis'' LR/lc
* Suborder:
Microchiroptera
** Family:
Emballonuridae
*** Genus: ''
Saccolaimus''
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Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat, ''Saccolaimus flaviventris'' LR/nt
*** Genus: ''
Taphozous''
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Coastal sheath-tailed bat
The coastal sheath-tailed batVan Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) ''The Mammals of Australia'', Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane (''Taphozous australis''), or coastal tomb bat, is a species of sheath-tailed bat in t ...
, ''Taphozous australis'' LR/nt
** Family:
Molossidae
*** Genus: ''
Mormopterus
''Mormopterus'' is a genus of molossid microchiropterans, small flying mammals referred to as free-tailed bats. The genus has been the subject of several revisions, and the diversity of taxa centred on Australia were separated to a new genus ''O ...
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Beccari's free-tailed bat
Beccari's free-tailed bat (''Ozimops beccarii'') is a species of bat in the free-tailed bat family Molossidae found to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It can be found in several habitat types, including savanna, tropical moist forest, and fragm ...
, ''Mormopterus beccarii'' LR/lc
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East-coast free-tailed bat
''Micronomus norfolkensis'' is a species of molossid bat, a family of flying mammals. The bat is endemic to Australia, where it occurs from southeastern Queensland to eastern New South Wales. They are the sole species of genus ''Micronomus'' and ...
, ''Mormopterus norfolkensis'' VU
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Southern free-tailed bat, ''Mormopterus planiceps'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Ozimops
''Ozimops'' is a genus of molossid bats found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Description
''Ozimops'' are small and stout microbats, with forearm measurement ranging from 29 to 41 millimetres and weigh from 6 to 18 grams. The ear ...
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Loria's mastiff bat, ''Ozimops loriae''
*** Genus: ''
Tadarida''
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White-striped free-tailed bat
The white-striped free-tailed bat (''Austronomus australis'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. Its echolocation calls are audible to humans, which is a characteristic found in only a few microbat species.
The species was formerly c ...
, ''Tadarida australis'' LR/lc
** Family:
Vespertilionidae
*** Genus: ''
Chalinolobus''
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Large-eared pied bat
The large-eared pied bat (''Chalinolobus dwyeri'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in Australia.
See also
*Threatened fauna of Australia
*List of bats of Australia
This is the list of bats of Austral ...
, ''Chalinolobus dwyeri'' LR/nt
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Gould's wattled bat, ''Chalinolobus gouldii'' LR/lc
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Chocolate wattled bat
The chocolate wattled bat, species ''Chalinolobus morio'', is a bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia, including the island Tasmania, and widespread in southern regions. It is known to reside from sea level to at least ...
, ''Calinolobus morio'' LR/lc
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Hoary wattled bat
The hoary wattled bat (''Chalinolobus nigrogriseus'') is a species of vesper bat found in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Two subspecies are currently recognised:
* ''C. n. nigrogriseus'' (Gould, 1852)
* ''C. n. rogersi'' (Thomas
Thoma ...
, ''Chaliniolobus nigrogriseus'' LR/lc
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Little pied bat
The little pied bat (''Chalinolobus picatus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in semi-arid woodlands in eastern Australia.
Description
The little pied bat is the smallest bat of the genus. The coat ...
, ''Chalinolobus picatus'' LR/nt
*** Genus: ''
Falsistrellus
''Falsistrellus'' is a genus of vespertilionid family of bats, small predatory flying mammals. They are known from Australia. The poorly researched species have been variously placed by authors, and revised again by studies of their distinct char ...
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Eastern false pipistrelle
The eastern false pipistrelle (''Falsistrellus tasmaniensis'') is a vesper bat that occurs in eastern and south-eastern Australia, including the island of Tasmania.
Taxonomy
A species of genus ''Falsistrellus'', allied to the family Vespertili ...
, ''Falsistrellus tasmaniensis'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Miniopterus''
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Little bent-wing bat, ''Miniopterus australis'' LR/lc
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Common bent-wing bat, ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' LR/cd
*** Genus: ''
Myotis''
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Southern myotis, ''Myotis macropus'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Nyctophilus''
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Northern long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus arnhemensis'' LR/lc
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Eastern long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus bifax'' LR/lc
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Lesser long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'' LR/lc
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Gould's long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus gouldi'' LR/lc
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Greater long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus timoriensis'' DD
*** Genus: ''
Phoniscus''
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Golden-tipped bat
The golden-tipped bat (''Kerivoula papuensis'') is a species of Microchiropteran in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and in Australia, especially scattered along the eastern part of Australia. The species is considered ...
, ''Phoniscus papuensis'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Scoteanax''
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Rüppell's broad-nosed bat, ''Scoteanax rueppellii'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Scotorepens
''Scotorepens'' is a genus of bats within the Vespertilionidae family. Species within this genus are widely distributed across Australia and to the north at Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
The genus was erected by Ellis Troughton in h ...
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Western broad-nosed bat
The western broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus nitelinea'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions ...
, ''Scotorepens balstoni'' LR/lc
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Little broad-nosed bat
The little broad-nosed bat (''Scotorepens greyii'') (pronounced skoh’-toh-rep’-enz grey’-ee-ee’) translates to "Grey’s darkness creeper". Sometimes called Grey’s broad-nosed after the third governor of South Australia, Sir John Edward ...
, ''Scotorepens greyii'' LR/lc
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Eastern broad-nosed bat
The eastern broad-nosed bat or Orion broad-nosed bat (''Scotorepens orion'') is a species of vespertilionid bat. It is found only in Australia, east of the Great Dividing Range, from about Rockhampton to Melbourne, with a small isolated populatio ...
, ''Scotorepens orion'' LR/lc
*** Genus: ''
Vespadelus
''Vespadelus'' is a genus of Australian bats in the family Vespertilionidae.
The genus name was first published by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton and Tom Iredale in 1934, but without an adequate description; the type was cited as ''Scotophilus pumilus' ...
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Inland forest bat
The inland forest bat (''Vespadelus baverstocki'') is a vesper bat that occurs in central and arid regions in Australia. They were first described in 1987, published in a review of poorly surveyed microbat populations. A tiny flying mammal, whose ...
, ''Vespadelus baverstocki'' LR/lc
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Large forest bat, ''Vespadelus darlingtoni'' LR/lc
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Eastern forest bat
The eastern forest bat (''Vespadelus pumilus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country compri ...
, ''Vespadelus pumilus'' LR/lc
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Southern forest bat
The southern forest bat (''Vespadelus regulus'') is a vesper bat found in Australia.
Taxonomy
A species of '' Vespadelus'', of the diverse and common micro-bats, bats assigned as either suborder Yangochiroptera or Microchiroptera. The descrip ...
, ''Vespadelus regulus'' LR/lc
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Eastern cave bat
The eastern cave bat or Troughton's forest bat (''Vespadelus troughtoni'') is a species of vesper bat
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, ...
, ''Vespadelus troughtoni'' LR/lc
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Little forest bat
The little forest bat (''Vespadelus vulturnus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is a tiny bat often weighing less than (males in some areas weigh as ...
, ''Vespadelus vulturnus'' LR/lc
* Suborder:
Yinpterochiroptera
** Family:
Rhinolophidae
*** Genus: ''
Rhinolophus''
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Smaller horseshoe bat
The smaller horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus megaphyllus'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
A species was first described by John Edward Gray in 1834, using a specimen pr ...
, ''Rhinolophus megaphyllus'' LR/lc
Order: Lagomorpha
* Family:
Leporidae
** Genus: ''
Lepus''
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European hare, ''Lepus europaeus'' LC introduced
** Genus: ''
Oryctolagus''
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European rabbit, ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' EN introduced
Order: Rodentia
* Family:
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
** Genus: ''
Hydromys''
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Rakali, ''Hydromys chrysogaster'' LR/lc
** Genus: ''
Leggadina''
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Forrest's mouse, ''Leggadina forresti'' LR/lc
** Genus: ''
Leporillus
''Leporillus'' is a genus of rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all ...
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Lesser stick-nest rat
The lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (''Leporillus apicalis'') is an extinct species of rodent in the family (biology), family Muridae. It lived in central Australia where it built nests of sticks that accumulate over years a ...
, ''Leporillus apicalis'' CR
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Greater stick-nest rat, ''Leporillus conditor'' VU
** Genus: ''
Mastacomys
The broad-toothed rat (''Mastacomys fuscus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
Distribution and habitat
It is found only in South-eastern Australia. In Victoria live specimens have been caught in the Snowfields, Great Dividing Ra ...
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Broad-toothed mouse, ''Mastacomys fuscus'' LR/nt
** Genus: ''
Melomys
''Melomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae. Members of this genus live in the wet habitats of northern Australia (Far North Queensland), New Guinea, Torres Strait Islands and islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Species
The genu ...
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Grassland mosaic-tailed rat
The grassland mosaic-tailed rat, or grassland melomys (''Melomys burtoni''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found along the northern coast from Kimberley to New S ...
, ''Melomys burtoni'' LR/lc
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Fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys cervinipes'' LR/lc
** Genus: ''
Mus
Mus or MUS may refer to:
Abbreviations
* MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius
* MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport
* MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Neth ...
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House mouse
The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. Althoug ...
, ''Mus musculus'' LR/lc introduced
** Genus: ''
Notomys''
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Fawn hopping mouse, ''Notomys cervinus'' VU
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Dusky hopping mouse, ''Notomys fuscus'' VU
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Mitchell's hopping mouse
Mitchell's hopping mouse (''Notomys mitchellii'') also known as the pankot, is the largest extant member of the genus ''Notomys'', weighing between . ''N. mitchellii'' is a bipedal rodent with large back legs, similar to a jerboa or kangaroo rat. ...
, ''Notomys mitchellii'' LR/lc
** Genus: ''
Pseudomys''
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Silky mouse
The silky mouse (''Pseudomys apodemoides'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Australia.
Description
The body and head of silky mice tend to be between 65-80 millimeters, with their tail length ranging from 90- ...
, ''Pseudomys apodemoides'' LR/lc
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Plains rat, ''Pseudomys australis'' VU
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Bolam's mouse, ''Pseudomys bolami'' LR/lc
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Little native mouse, ''Pseudomys delicatulus'' LR/lc
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Desert mouse, ''Pseudomys desertor'' LR/nt
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Smoky mouse, ''Pseudomys fumeus'' EN
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Eastern chestnut mouse, ''Pseudomys gracilicaudatus'' LR/lc
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Sandy inland mouse
The sandy inland mouse (''Pseudomys hermannsburgensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Also known as the Hermannsburg (Mission) false-mouse or Hermannsburg mouse, it is endemic to Australia and found widely yet sparsely through ...
, ''Pseudomys hermannsburgensis'' LR/lc
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New Holland mouse, ''Pseudomys novaehollandiae'' VU
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Hastings River mouse, ''Pseudomys oralis'' VU
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Pilliga mouse, ''Pseudomys pilligaensis'' VU
** Genus: ''
Rattus''
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Bush rat, ''Rattus fuscipes'' LR/lc
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Australian swamp rat, ''Rattus lutreolus'' LR/lc
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Brown rat, ''Rattus norvegicus'' LR/lc introduced
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Black rat
The black rat (''Rattus rattus''), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus ''Rattus'', in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is n ...
, ''Rattus rattus'' LR/lc introduced
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Dusky field rat
The dusky field rat (''Rattus sordidus''), also known as the canefield rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found in northern Queensland and along the eas ...
, ''Rattus sordidus'' LR/nt
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Pale field rat, ''Rattus tunneyi'' LR/nt
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Long-haired rat
The long-haired rat (''Rattus villosissimus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae which is native to Australia. The long-haired rat is well known for its population eruptions over vast areas of Australia which is the basis of its alte ...
, ''Rattus villosissimus'' LR/lc
Order: Sirenia
* Family:
Dugonginae
** Genus: ''
Dugong''
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Dugong, ''Dugong dugon'' VU
References
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