This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Papua New Guinea. There are 244 mammal species in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

, of which seven are critically endangered, twelve are endangered and forty are vulnerable.This list is derived from the

IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...

which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.

Abbreviations

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

: 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:
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. Ch ...

Infraclass:
Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ...
(manatees and dugongs)

---- Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. *Family:

Dugongidae Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia. The family has one surviving species, the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), and a number of extinct genera known from fossil rec ...

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Dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest m ...

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Order:
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 mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)

---- Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two

incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, whe ...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the

capybara The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...

can weigh up to . *Suborder:

Sciurognathi Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...

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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 ...

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Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...

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Squirrel-toothed rat The squirrel-toothed rat (''Anisomys imitator''), also known as the New Guinea giant rat, powerful-toothed rat, uneven-toothed rat, or narrow-toothed giant rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''A ...

, ''Anisomys imitator'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Chiruromys ''Chiruromys'' is a genus of Old World mouse that is restricted to New Guinea and the nearby islands of Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby. Characteristics These are small arboreal rats with long tails. Head and body is , tail is , and wei ...

'' ***** Greater tree mouse, ''Chiruromys forbesi'' LR/lc *****

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, ''Chiruromys lamia'' LR/lc *****

Lesser tree mouse The lesser tree mouse (''Chiruromys vates'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State ...

, ''Chiruromys vates'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Coccymys ''Coccymys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It contains the following species: * '' Coccymys kirrhos'' * Rümmler's brush mouse Rümmler's brush mouse or Rümmler's mouse (''Coccymys ruem ...

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Rümmler's brush mouse Rümmler's brush mouse or Rümmler's mouse (''Coccymys ruemmleri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropica ...

, ''Coccymys ruemmleri'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Conilurus The rabbit rats, genus ''Conilurus'' represent an unusual genus of Old World rats from Australia, New Guinea, and Melville Island. Head and body are 16.5–20 cm. Tail length is 18–21.5 cm. The tail is haired and has a distinct ...

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Brush-tailed rabbit rat The brush-tailed rabbit rat (''Conilurus penicillatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy The brush-tailed rabbit-rat is one of three ''Conilurus'' species that were extan ...

, ''Conilurus penicillatus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Crossomys'' *****

Earless water rat The earless water rat (''Crossomys moncktoni'') is a New Guinea rodent, part of the ''Hydromys'' group of the subfamily of Old World rats and mice (Murinae). It is the only species of the genus ''Crossomys''. This species is probably most closely ...

, ''Crossomys moncktoni'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Hydromys ''Hydromys'' is a genus (biology), genus of semiaquatic rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Three species are endemism, endemic to New Guinea and nearby islands. The fourth species, the rakali, is also found on Australia. The most recently discover ...

'' ***** Water rat, ''Hydromys chrysogaster'' LR/lc *****

Western water rat The western water rat (''Hydromys hussoni'') is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat los ...

, ''Hydromys hussoni'' LR/nt *****

New Britain water rat The New Britain water rat (''Hydromys neobritannicus'') is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (als ...

, ''Hydromys neobrittanicus'' VU ****Genus: ''

Baiyankamys '' Baiyankamys'' is a genus of amphibious murid rodents. It was originally described, along with the species ''Baiyankamys shawmayeri'' by Hinton in 1943 after he found the remains of a single individual in south east of the Bismarck Mountain ...

'' ***** Mountain water rat, ''Baiyankamys habbema'' LR/nt *****

Shaw Mayer's water rat Shaw Mayer's water rat (''Baiyankamys shawmayeri'') is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Names It is known as kuypep kuykuy-sek in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea ...

, ''Baiyankamys shawmayeri'' LR/nt ****Genus: '' Hyomys'' *****

Western white-eared giant rat The western white-eared giant rat (''Hyomys dammermani'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua (region), West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. References

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, ''Hyomys dammermani'' LR/lc ***** Eastern white-eared giant rat, ''Hyomys goliath'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Leptomys ''Leptomys'' is a genus of rodent endemic to New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island. Leptomys are seen to have minimal adaptations to thei ...

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Long-footed water rat The long-footed water rat (''Leptomys elegans'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the mountains of southern Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. Distribution and habitat The l ...

, ''Leptomys elegans'' CR *****

Ernst Mayr's water rat Ernst Mayr's water rat (''Leptomys ernstmayri'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae, named for evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr. It is found in the Foja Mountains of Papua Province, Indonesia, and in the mountains of northeastern Papu ...

, ''Leptomys ernstmayri'' LR/lc *****

Fly River water rat The Fly River water rat (''Leptomys signatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruc ...

, ''Leptomys signatus'' CR ****Genus: '' Lorentzimys'' ***** New Guinean jumping mouse, ''Lorentzimys nouhuysi'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Macruromys ''Macruromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Lesser small-toothed rat The lesser small-toothed rat or western small-toothed rat (''Macruromys elegans'') is a species of ...

'' ***** Eastern small-toothed rat, ''Macruromys major'' EN ****Genus: ''

Mallomys ''Mallomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. The name of the genus is formed from the Greek μαλλός, ''mallos'', wool, and μῦς, ''mus'', mouse/rat. These very large rats weigh between and are native to highlands in New Guin ...

'' ***** De Vis's woolly rat, ''Mallomys aroaensis'' LR/lc ***** Subalpine woolly rat, ''Mallomys istapantap'' LR/nt ***** Rothschild's woolly rat, ''Mallomys rothschildi'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Mammelomys ''Mammelomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: Genus ''Mammelomys'' *Large-scaled mosaic-tailed rat The large-scaled mosaic-tailed rat (''Mammelomys lanosus'') is a species ...

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Large-scaled mosaic-tailed rat The large-scaled mosaic-tailed rat (''Mammelomys lanosus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua ...

, ''Mammelomys lanosus'' LR/lc *****

Large mosaic-tailed rat The large mosaic-tailed rat (''Mammelomys rattoides'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu ...

, ''Mammelomys rattoides'' LR/lc ****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 ge ...

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Bougainville mosaic-tailed rat The Bougainville mosaic-tailed rat (''Melomys bougainville'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officia ...

, ''Melomys bougainville'' LR/nt ***** Grassland mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys burtoni'' LR/lc ***** Red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys fellowsi'' VU ***** Slender mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys gracilis'' LR/lc ***** White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys leucogaster'' LR/lc *****

Long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat The long-nosed mosaic-tailed rat or Papuan lowland paramelomys (''Paramelomys levipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho ...

, ''Melomys levipes'' LR/lc *****

Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat Lorentz's mosaic-tailed rat (''Paramelomys lorentzii'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The rat is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed thro ...

, ''Melomys lorentzii'' LR/lc ***** Thomas's mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys mollis'' LR/lc ***** Moncton's mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys moncktoni'' LR/lc ***** Lowland mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys platyops'' LR/lc ***** Mountain mosaic-tailed rat, ''Melomys rubex'' LR/lc *****

Black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat The black-tailed mosaic-tailed rat (''Melomys rufescens'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to the island of New Guinea. Names It is known as alks in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (a ...

, ''Melomys rufescens'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Microhydromys ''Microhydromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. It contains the following species: * Southern groove-toothed moss mouse (''Microhydromys argenteus'') * Northern groove-toothed shrew mouse The northern groove-toothed shrew mouse ...

'' ***** Musser's shrew mouse, ''Microhydromys musseri'' LR/lc ***** Groove-toothed shrew mouse, ''Microhydromys richardsoni'' LR/nt ****Genus: '' Parahydromys'' *****

New Guinea waterside rat The New Guinea waterside rat (''Parahydromys asper'') is the only member of the genus ''Parahydromys''. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning its ancestors were part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the isl ...

, ''Parahydromys asper'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Paraleptomys ''Paraleptomys'' is a genus of rodent from New Guinea. It is considered part of the New Guinea Old Endemics, meaning it was part of the first wave of murine rodents to colonize the island. Members of the genus are similar to those in ''Leptomys' ...

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Northern water rat The northern water rat (''Paraleptomys rufilatus'') is an endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae found in the highlands of New Guinea. Distribution The northern water rat is a rodent of the genus ''Paraleptomys'' appearing on New Gu ...

, ''Paraleptomys rufilatus'' LR/lc *****

Short-haired water rat The short-haired water rat (''Paraleptomys wilhelmina'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu ...

, ''Paraleptomys wilhelmina'' VU ****Genus: '' Pogonomelomys'' ***** Grey pogonomelomys, ''Pogonomelomys brassi'' LC ***** Lowland brush mouse, ''Pogonomelomys bruijni'' CR ***** Shaw Mayer's brush mouse, ''Pogonomelomys mayeri'' LR/lc ***** Highland brush mouse, ''Pogonomelomys sevia'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Pogonomys ''Pogonomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae, found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the south ...

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Champion's tree mouse Champion's tree mouse (''Pogonomys championi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indepen ...

, ''Pogonomys championi'' VU *****

Large tree mouse The large tree mouse (''Pogonomys loriae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the island of New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Ni ...

, ''Pogonomys loriae'' LR/lc *****

Chestnut tree mouse The chestnut tree mouse (''Pogonomys macrourus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially ...

, ''Pogonomys macrourus'' LR/lc *****

Gray-bellied tree mouse The gray-bellied tree mouse (''Pogonomys sylvestris'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. It is consumed by the Kalam people of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; ...

, ''Pogonomys sylvestris'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Pseudohydromys ''Pseudohydromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Bishop's moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys berniceae'') * Huon small-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys carlae'') * Laur ...

'' ***** One-toothed shrew-mouse, ''Pseudohydromys ellermani'' VU ***** Mottled-tailed shrew mouse, ''Pseudohydromys fuscus'' VU *****

German's one-toothed moss mouse German's one-toothed moss mouse (''Pseudohydromys germani'')Reeder, D.M., Helgen, K.M. & Wilson, D.E. 2007. Global trends and biases in new mammal species discoveries. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University 269. is a species of ...

, ''Pseudohydromys germani'' *****

Eastern shrew mouse The eastern shew mouse (''Pseudohydromys murinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Ind ...

, ''Pseudohydromys murinus'' CR *****

Western shrew mouse The western shrew mouse (''Pseudohydromys occidentalis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua (region), West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. References

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, ''Pseudohydromys occidentalis'' VU ****Genus: ''

Pseudomys ''Pseudomys'' is a genus of rodent that contains a wide variety of mice native to Australia and New Guinea. They are among the few terrestrial placental mammals that colonised Australia without human intervention. Natural history This genus con ...

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Little native mouse The little native mouse (''Pseudomys delicatulus''), also known as the delicate mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The Kunwinjku of western Arnhem Land call this little creature Kijbuk. It is found in Western Australia, the No ...

, ''Pseudomys delicatulus'' LR/nt ****Genus: ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

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Polynesian rat The Polynesian rat, Pacific rat or little rat (''Rattus exulans''), known to the Māori as ''kiore'', is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind the brown rat and black rat. The Polynesian rat originated in Southeast Asia, a ...

, ''Rattus exulans'' LR/lc ***** Giluwe rat, ''Rattus giluwensis'' LR/nt *****

Cape York rat The Cape York rat (''Rattus leucopus'') is a species of rodent in the 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 g ...

, ''Rattus leucopus'' LR/lc *****

Eastern rat The eastern rat (''Rattus mordax'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State ...

, ''Rattus mordax'' LR/lc ***** New Guinean rat, ''Rattus novaeguineae'' LR/lc ***** Large New Guinea spiny rat, ''Rattus praetor'' LR/lc ***** Dusky field rat, ''Rattus sordidus'' LR/nt ***** Stein's rat, ''Rattus steini'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Solomys ''Solomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae. These large rats, which are all seriously threatened (one already extinct), are native to the Solomon Islands. It contains the following species: * Poncelet's giant rat (''Solomys poncelet ...

'' ***** Poncelet's naked-tailed rat, ''Solomys ponceleti'' EN *****

Bougainville naked-tailed rat The Bougainville naked-tailed rat (''Solomys salebrosus'') or Bougainville giant rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting o ...

, ''Solomys salebrosus'' LR/nt *****

Isabel naked-tailed rat The Isabel naked-tailed rat (''Solomys sapientis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands ...

, ''Solomys sapientis'' VU ****Genus: '' Stenomys'' ***** Moss-forest rat, ''Stenomys niobe'' LR/lc ***** Van Deusen's rat, ''Stenomys vandeuseni'' EN *****

Slender rat The slender rat (''Rattus verecundus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Names It is known as sjang in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (ab ...

, ''Stenomys verecundus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Uromys ''Uromys'' is a genus of rodents found in Melanesia and Australia. They are known as the giant naked-tailed rats. There are eleven species in the genus, with the most recent described in 2017. Species *Giant naked-tailed rat, ''Uromys anak'' Th ...

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Giant naked-tailed rat The giant naked-tailed rat (''Uromys anak'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It lives in tropical forests, wetlands, and in degraded forests. Names It is known as abben ...

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Giant white-tailed rat The giant white-tailed rat (''Uromys caudimaculatus'') is an Australian rodent native to tropical rainforest of north Queensland, with subspecies occurring in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. It is one of the largest rodents in Australia, reaching ...

, ''Uromys caudimaculatus'' LR/lc ***** Bismarck giant rat, ''Uromys neobritanicus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Xenuromys'' ***** Rock-dwelling rat, ''Xenuromys barbatus'' LR/nt ****Genus: ''

Xeromys ''Xeromys myoides'', also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A description of the species was pu ...

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False water rat ''Xeromys myoides'', also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A description of the species was pu ...

, ''Xeromys myoides'' VU

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Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in fli ...
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---- The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) **Subfamily:

Pteropodinae The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: * Genus ''Acerodon'' ** Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis'' ** Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis'' ** Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus'' ** Palawan fruit ...

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Aproteles Bulmer's fruit bat (''Aproteles bulmerae'') is a megabat endemic to New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and hunting. It is the only member of the genus ''Aproteles''. Due to its imperiled status, it is ...

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Bulmer's fruit bat Bulmer's fruit bat (''Aproteles bulmerae'') is a megabat endemic to New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and hunting. It is the only member of the genus ''Aproteles''. Due to its imperiled status, it is ...

, ''Aproteles bulmerae'' CR ***Genus: ''

Dobsonia ''Dobsonia'' is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following 13 species:Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Bats of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP. 1991. Genus ''Dobsonia'' * Andersen's naked-backed fruit bat, ''Dobson ...

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Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat The bare-backed fruit bat or Moluccan naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia moluccensis'') is a fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1830 by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gai ...

, ''Dobsonia moluccensis'' LR/lc ****

Panniet naked-backed fruit bat The Panniet naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia pannietensis''), also known as the De Vis's Bare-backed Fruit Bat and Panaeati Bare-backed Fruit Bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It roosts in groups, within caves and tree ho ...

, ''Dobsonia pannietensis'' LR/lc ****

New Britain naked-backed fruit bat The New Britain naked-backed fruit bat (''Dobsonia praedatrix'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to New Britain island in northern Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Ni ...

, ''Dobsonia praedatrix'' LR/nt ***Genus: '' Nyctimene'' ****

Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat The broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene aello''), also known as the greater tube-nosed bat is a species of megabat in the genus '' Nyctimene''. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and central Philippines. In 1912, ...

, ''Nyctimene aello'' LR/nt ****

Common tube-nosed fruit bat The common tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene albiventer'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found at islands north of Australia, and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. Taxonomy T ...

, ''Nyctimene albiventer'' LR/lc **** Pallas's tube-nosed fruit bat, ''Nyctimene cephalotes'' LR/lc **** Mountain tube-nosed fruit bat, ''Nyctimene certans'' LR/nt ****

Round-eared tube-nosed fruit bat The round-eared tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene cyclotis'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is possibly conspecific with '' Nyctimene certans'', although the taxonomy remains unresolved. The possible synonymy of the species ...

, ''Nyctimene cyclotis'' LR/nt ****

Dragon tube-nosed fruit bat The dragon tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene draconilla'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found on both sides of New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's s ...

, ''Nyctimene draconilla'' VU **** Island tube-nosed fruit bat, ''Nyctimene major'' LR/lc ****

Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat The demonic tube-nosed fruit bat (''Nyctimene masalai'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. The holotype specimen was collected in 1979 on New Ireland, in the Bismarck Archipelago. It was descr ...

, ''Nyctimene masalai'' VU **** Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat, ''Nyctimene vizcaccia'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Paranyctimene'' **** Unstriped tube-nosed bat, ''Paranyctimene raptor'' LR/nt ***Genus: ''

Pteralopex ''Pteralopex'' is a genus of large megabats in the family Pteropodidae. Species in this genus are commonly known as "monkey-faced bats". They are restricted to Solomon Islands rain forests in Melanesia, and all species are seriously threatened, b ...

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Bougainville monkey-faced bat The Bougainville monkey-faced bat or Bougainville flying monkey (''Pteralopex anceps'') is a megabat endemic to Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea and Choiseul Island of the Solomon Islands in Melanesia.Bowen-Jones, E., Abrutat, D., Markham, ...

, ''Pteralopex anceps'' CR ***Genus: ''

Pteropus ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Austra ...

'' **** Admiralty flying-fox, ''Pteropus admiralitatum'' LR/lc ****

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 ...

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Spectacled flying-fox The spectacled flying fox (''Pteropus conspicillatus''), also known as the spectacled fruit bat, is a megabat that lives in Australia's north-eastern regions of Queensland. It is also found in New Guinea and on the offshore islands including Wood ...

, ''Pteropus conspicillatus'' LR/lc **** Gilliard's flying-fox, ''Pteropus gilliardorum'' VU **** Small flying-fox, ''Pteropus hypomelanus'' LR/lc **** Big-eared flying fox, ''Pteropus macrotis'' LR/lc **** Lesser flying-fox, ''Pteropus mahaganus'' VU **** Bismarck flying-fox, ''Pteropus neohibernicus'' LR/lc ****

Little red flying-fox The little red flying-fox (''Pteropus scapulatus'') is a megachiropteran bat native to northern and eastern Australia. The species weighs about half a kilogram, one United States customary units#Units of weight, US pound, and is the smallest spec ...

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Temminck's flying fox Temminck's flying fox (''Pteropus temminckii'') is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Indonesia. The species was classified as "Vulnerable" in 2008 by the IUCN due to threats from habitat destruction Habitat ...

, ''Pteropus temminckii'' LR/nt **** Insular flying-fox, ''Pteropus tonganus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Rousettus ''Rousettus'' is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the family Pteropodidae. The genus consists of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands o ...

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Geoffroy's rousette Geoffroy's rousette (''Rousettus amplexicaudatus'') is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of ten species in the genus ''Rousettus''. Distribution Geoffroy's rousette occurs throughout Southeast Asia and in the Malesia region ...

, ''Rousettus amplexicaudatus'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Macroglossinae ***Genus: '' Macroglossus'' **** Long-tongued nectar bat, ''Macroglossus minimus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Melonycteris ''Melonycteris'' (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea. It contains the following species: * Fardoulis's ...

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Black-bellied fruit bat The black-bellied fruit bat (''Melonycteris melanops'') is a species of order bat in the family Pteropodidae. Ecology Black-bellied fruit bats are endemic to the subtropical or tropical Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. They range fr ...

, ''Melonycteris melanops'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Syconycteris'' **** Common blossom-bat, ''Syconycteris australis'' LR/lc **** Moss-forest blossom bat, ''Syconycteris hobbit'' VU *Family:

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...

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Kerivoulinae Kerivoulinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. There are 25 species in 2 genera within this subfamily: Subfamily Kerivoulinae *Genus ''Kerivoula'' - Painted bats ** Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') ** St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat ('' ...

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Kerivoula ''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bats in the subfamily Kerivoulinae. They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and New Guinea. Species within this genus are: * Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') * ...

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St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula agnella'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea, and is only endemic to the islands, not the mainland.Koopman, Karl F. "Bats from eastern Papua ...

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Fly River trumpet-eared bat The Fly River trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula muscina'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an area of land ...

, ''Kerivoula muscina'' VU ****

Bismarck's trumpet-eared bat The Bismarck trumpet-eared bat (''Kerivoula myrella''), also known as the Manus Island woolly bat, is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical dry forests. Taxonomy The Bismarck trumpet-eared ...

, ''Kerivoula myrella'' VU ***Genus: ''

Phoniscus ''Phoniscus'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespe ...

'' **** Golden-tipped bat, ''Phoniscus papuensis'' LR/lc **Subfamily:

Myotinae Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...

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Myotis The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (mea ...

'' **** Large-footed bat, ''Myotis adversus'' LR/lc **** Peters's myotis, ''Myotis atra'' LR/lc **** Whiskered myotis, ''Myotis muricola'' LR/lc **Subfamily:

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Geld ...

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Chalinolobus ''Chalinolobus'' is a genus of bats, commonly known as pied, wattled, or long-tailed bats. They have fleshy lobes at the bottom edge of their ears and on their lower lips. The bats otherwise classified in the genus ''Glauconycteris'' are included ...

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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 ...

, ''Chalinolobus nigrogriseus'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Nycticeius'' **** Northern broad-nosed bat, ''Nycticeius sanborni'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Nyctophilus ''Nyctophilus'' is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Austr ...

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Eastern long-eared bat The eastern long-eared bat, species ''Nyctophilus bifax'', is a small flying mammal, a vespertilionid bat. It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy The first description of the species was published in 1915 by Oldfield T ...

, ''Nyctophilus bifax'' LR/lc **** Gould's long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus gouldi'' LR/lc **** Small-toothed long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus microdon'' VU **** New Guinea long-eared bat, ''Nyctophilus microtis'' LR/lc ****

Greater long-eared bat The south-eastern long-eared bat or Corben's long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus corbeni''), is a species of bat found in Australia. It occurs in the woodlands of the Murray Darling BasinTurbill, C. and Ellis, M. (2006). Distribution and abundance o ...

, ''Nyctophilus timoriensis'' VU ***Genus: '' Pharotis'' ****

New Guinea big-eared bat The New Guinea big-eared bat or Papuan big-eared bat, (''Pharotis imogene''), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. It is the only known member of the genus ''Pha ...

, ''Pharotis imogene'' CR ***Genus: '' Philetor'' **** Rohu's bat, ''Philetor brachypterus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian language, Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the ge ...

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Angulate pipistrelle The angulate pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus angulatus''), also known as the New Guinea pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Identification This species is virtually identical in appearance to the ...

, ''Pipistrellus angulatus'' LR/lc **** Greater Papuan pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus collinus'' LR/lc ****

Lesser Papuan pipistrelle The lesser Papuan pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus papuanus'') is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the In ...

, ''Pipistrellus papuanus'' LR/nt **** Watt's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus wattsi'' LR/nt **Subfamily:

Murininae The Murininae are a subfamily of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. They include the tube-nosed bats and hairy-winged bats in the genera ''Murina'', ''Harpiola'', and ''Harpiocephalus''. Subfamily Murininae *Genus ''Murina'' – tube-no ...

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Murina ''Murina'' is a genus of vesper bats. They are found throughout temperate and tropical regions of Asia. Taxonomy Species list based on American Society of Mammalogists and ITIS The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an Am ...

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Flores tube-nosed bat The flute-nosed bat (''Murina florium'') is a vespertilionid bat with an unusually shaped nose, the tubular nostrils facing outward from the end of the muzzle. They occur in the north of the Australian state of Queensland, in Indonesia, and on Pa ...

, ''Murina florium'' LR/lc **Subfamily:

Miniopterinae ''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...

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Miniopterus ''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...

'' **** Western bent-winged bat, ''Miniopterus magnater'' LR/lc ****

Intermediate long-fingered bat The intermediate long-fingered bat (''Miniopterus medius'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It can be found in Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), Malaysia, and Thailand and possibly also in Papua New Guinea and the ...

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Schreibers' long-fingered bat The common bent-wing bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii''), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout ...

, ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' LC **** Great bent-winged bat, ''Miniopterus tristis'' LR/lc *Family: Molossidae **Genus: ''

Chaerephon Chaerephon (; grc-gre, Χαιρεφῶν, ''Chairephōn''; c. 470/460 – 403/399 BCE), of the Athenian deme Sphettus, was an ancient Greek best remembered as a loyal friend and follower of Socrates. He is known only through brief descriptions ...

'' *** Northern freetail bat, ''Chaerephon jobensis'' LR/lc **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 ...

'' *** Beccari's mastiff bat, ''Mormopterus beccarii'' LR/lc *** Southern free-tailed bat, ''Mormopterus planiceps'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Otomops ''Otomops'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats a ...

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Big-eared mastiff bat The big-eared mastiff bat (''Otomops papuensis'') is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is only known from eleven specimens and it is not easy to survey. It forages in rainforest canopy and roosts in tree h ...

, ''Otomops papuensis'' VU ***

Mantled mastiff bat The mantled mastiff bat (''Otomops secundus'') is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State ...

, ''Otomops secundus'' VU **Genus: ''

Tadarida The genus ''Tadarida'' has 9 or more species of free-tailed bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World (including southern Europe and North Africa, large parts of southern Asia, ...

'' *** White-striped free-tailed bat, ''Tadarida australis'' LR/nt *Family:

Emballonuridae Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene. Descr ...

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Emballonura ''Emballonura'' (meaning: Erect tail) is a genus of sac-winged bats in the family Emballonuridae. It contains these species: * Small Asian sheath-tailed bat (''E. alecto'') * Beccari's sheath-tailed bat (''E. beccarii'') * Large-eared sheath-t ...

'' *** Beccari's sheath-tailed bat, ''Emballonura beccarii'' LR/lc *** Large-eared sheath-tailed bat, ''Emballonura dianae'' VU ***

New Guinea sheath-tailed bat The greater sheath-tailed bat or New Guinea sheath-tailed bat (''Emballonura furax'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is endemic to New Guinea and some nearby islands. References

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, ''Emballonura furax'' VU *** Raffray's sheath-tailed bat, ''Emballonura raffrayana'' LR/nt ***

Seri's sheathtail-bat Seri's sheath-tailed bat (''Emballonura serii'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea and Yapen Island Yapen (also Japan, Jobi) is an island of Papua, Indones ...

, ''Emballonura serii'' DD **Genus: '' Mosia'' ***

Dark sheath-tailed bat The dark sheath-tailed bat (''Mosia nigrescens'') is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Mosia''. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. References ...

, ''Mosia nigrescens'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Saccolaimus ''Saccolaimus'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae, small insectivorous bats with distinctive sheathtails and pouches at the wrist. The species have been placed with genus ''Taphozous'', in subgenus ''Taphozous'', although an elevation to ...

'' *** Yellow-bellied pouched bat, ''Saccolaimus flaviventris'' LR/nt *** Troughton's pouched bat, ''Saccolaimus mixtus'' VU ***

Naked-rumped pouched bat The naked-rumped pouched bat (''Saccolaimus saccolaimus''), also known as the pouched tomb bat, is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. Taxonomy Described in 1838 by Coenraad Temminck. the author assigned the species to a ne ...

, ''Saccolaimus saccolaimus'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Taphozous ''Taphozous'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae. The wide distribution of the genus includes several regions of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Africa. ''Taphozous'' comes from the Greek τάφος, meaning "a tomb". The common n ...

'' *** Coastal tomb bat, ''Taphozous australis'' LR/nt *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: '' Rhinolophus'' ****

Arcuate horseshoe bat The arcuate horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus arcuatus'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1871 ...

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Broad-eared horseshoe bat The broad-eared horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus euryotis'') is a species of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals ...

, ''Rhinolophus euryotis'' LR/lc **** Smaller horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus megaphyllus'' LR/lc ****

Large-eared horseshoe bat The large-eared horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus philippinensis'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, lin ...

, ''Rhinolophus philippinensis'' LR/nt **Subfamily: Hipposiderinae ***Genus: '' Anthops'' **** Flower-faced bat, ''Anthops ornatus'' VU ***Genus: '' Aselliscus'' **** Temminck's trident bat, ''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Hipposideros ''Hipposideros'' is one of the most diverse genera of bats, with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae. It is divided into s ...

'' **** Dusky roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros ater'' LR/lc **** Spurred roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros calcaratus'' LR/lc **** Telefomin roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros corynophyllus'' VU **** Fierce roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros dinops'' LR/nt **** Hill's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros edwardshilli'' LR/nt **** Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros maggietaylorae'' LR/lc **** Fly River roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros muscinus'' VU **** Semon's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros semoni'' LR/nt **** Wollaston's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros wollastoni'' LR/nt

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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 ...
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---- The order Cetacea includes

whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...

dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...

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porpoise Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...

s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. *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 ...

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Platanistoidea River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping of dolphins, which itself is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea. Extant riv ...

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Kogiidae Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the Pygmy sperm whale, pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf sperm whale, dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales ...

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Kogia ''Kogia'' is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene *Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' *Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' *†'' Kogia pusilla'', Italy, ...

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Pygmy sperm whale The pygmy sperm whale (''Kogia breviceps'') is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded spec ...

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Dwarf sperm whale The dwarf sperm whale (''Kogia sima'') is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes. It was first described by biologist Richard Owen in 1866, based on illustrations by n ...

, ''Kogia sima'' LR/lc ***Family: Ziphidae ****Subfamily:

Hyperoodontinae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-k ...

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Mesoplodon Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus ''Mesoplodon'', making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described as recently as 1991 (pygmy beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's beaked whale), and marine ...

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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 ****** Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***Family:

Delphinidae Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...

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Rough-toothed dolphin The rough-toothed dolphin (''Steno bredanensis'') is a species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world. The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823. The genus name ''Steno'', of which this spe ...

, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Sousa'' *****

Australian humpback dolphin The Australian humpback dolphin (''Sousa sahulensis'') is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically. The specific name ''sahulensis'' is derived from the Sahul Shelf, located between northe ...

, ''Sousa saulensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Stenella'' *****

Pantropical spotted dolphin The pantropical spotted dolphin (''Stenella attenuata'') is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse s ...

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Spinner dolphin The spinner dolphin (''Stenella longirostris'') is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it rotates around its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a ...

, ''Stenella longirostris'' LR/cd ****Genus: '' Lagenodelphis'' *****

Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (''Lagenodelphis hosei'') is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' is spe ...

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Grampus Grampus may refer to: Animals *''Grampus'', the genus and another name for Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' *A synonym of the genus ''Orcinus'' *Another name for ''Orcinus orca'', the killer whale or orca *Another name for the hellbender, a sp ...

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Risso's dolphin Risso's dolphin (''Grampus griseus'') is a dolphin, the only species of the genus ''Grampus''. Some of the closest related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales (''Globicephala'' spp.), pygmy killer whales (''Feresa attenuata''), melon ...

, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' *****

Melon-headed whale The melon-headed whale (''Peponocephala electra''), also known less commonly as the electra dolphin, little killer whale, or many-toothed blackfish, is a toothed whale of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). The common name is derived fro ...

, ''Peponocephala electra'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Feresa'' *****

Pygmy killer whale The pygmy killer whale (''Feresa attenuata'') is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus ''Feresa''. It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca also known as t ...

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Orcinus ''Orcinus'' is a genus of Delphinidae, the family of carnivorous marine mammals known as dolphins. It includes the largest delphinid species, ''Orcinus orca'', known as the orca or killer whale. Two extinct species are recognised, '' Orcinus pale ...

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Orca The orca or killer whale (''Orcinus orca'') is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only Extant taxon, extant species in the genus ''Orcinus'' and is recognizable by its black ...

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Orcaella The snubfin dolphins (''Orcaella'') are a genus of cetaceans containing two members: the Irrawaddy dolphin (''Orcaella brevirostris'') and the Australian snubfin dolphin (''Orcaella heinsohni''). The genus was long believed to be monotypic with ...

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Irrawaddy dolphin The Irrawaddy dolphin (''Orcaella brevirostris'') is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in scattered subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia. It closely resembles the ...

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Infraclass:
Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as well ...

Order:
Dasyuromorphia Dasyuromorphia (, meaning "hairy tail" in Greek) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include the omn ...
(marsupial carnivores)

---- The order Dasyuromorphia comprises most of the

carnivorous A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ...

marsupial Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a po ...

s, including

quoll Quolls (; genus ''Dasyurus'') are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. Anoth ...

dunnart Dunnart is a common name for species of the genus ''Sminthopsis'', narrow-footed marsupials the size of a European mouse. They have a largely insectivorous diet. Taxonomy The genus name ''Sminthopsis'' was published by Oldfield Thomas in 18 ...

s, the

numbat The numbat (''Myrmecobius fasciatus''), also known as the noombat or walpurti, is an insectivorous marsupial. It is diurnal and its diet consists almost exclusively of termites. The species was once widespread across southern Australia, but ...

, the

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 ...

, and the recently extinct

thylacine The thylacine ( , or , also ) (''Thylacinus cynocephalus'') is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasman ...

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Dasyuridae The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 71 extant species divided into 17 genera. Many are small and mouse-like or shrew-like, giving some of them the name marsupial mice or marsupial shrews, but th ...

(flesh-eating marsupials) **Subfamily:

Dasyurinae The subfamily Dasyurinae includes several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, kowari, mulgara, kaluta, dibblers, phascogales, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian devil. The subfamily is defined largely on ...

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Dasyurini The tribe Dasyurini includes several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, kowari, mulgara, kaluta, dibblers, neophascogales, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian devil. Classification * Tribe Dasyurini ** Ge ...

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Dasyurus Quolls (; genus ''Dasyurus'') are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. Anoth ...

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New Guinean quoll The New Guinean quoll (''Dasyurus albopunctatus''), also known as the New Guinea quoll or New Guinea native cat, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal native to New Guinea. It is the second-largest surviving marsupial carnivore of New Guinea. It is ...

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Bronze quoll The bronze quoll (''Dasyurus spartacus'') is a species of quoll found only in the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands of New Guinea and West Papua. History It was discovered in the early 1970s when five specimens were collected, but only described ...

, ''D. spartacus'' ****Genus: ''

Myoictis ''Myoictis'' or striped dasyure is a genus of marsupials in the order Dasyuromorphia. It is found in New Guinea. There are four species: * Woolley's three-striped dasyure, ''Myoictis leucura'' * Three-striped dasyure, ''Myoictis melas'' * Wall ...

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Three-striped dasyure The three-striped dasyure (''Myoictis melas'') is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. This marsupial carnivore lives in West Papua and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini) ...

, ''Myoictis melas'' LC ****Genus: ''

Neophascogale The speckled dasyure (''Neophascogale lorentzii''), also known as the long-clawed marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It is an inhabitant of Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Ge ...

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Speckled dasyure The speckled dasyure (''Neophascogale lorentzii''), also known as the long-clawed marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It is an inhabitant of Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is the only member of the genus Ge ...

, ''Neophascogale lorentzi'' LC ****Genus: ''

Phascolosorex The three species in the genus ''Phascolosorex'', also known as marsupial shrews, are members of the order Dasyuromorphia. The three species of these dasyurids are: * ''Phascolosorex brevicaudata'' * Red-bellied marsupial shrew, ''Phascolosorex ...

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Narrow-striped marsupial shrew The narrow-striped dasyure or narrow-striped marsupial shrew (''Phascolosorex dorsalis'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. N ...

, ''Phascolosorex dorsalis'' LC ***Tribe:

Phascogalini The Phascogalini are a tribe in the family Dasyuridae, comprising seven genera of small marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. Classification * Tribe Phascogalini ** Genus '' Antechinus'' *** Tropical antechinus, ''Antechinus adustus ...

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Micromurexia The Habbema dasyure (''Murexia habbema'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae found in West Papua, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officia ...

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Habbema dasyure The Habbema dasyure (''Murexia habbema'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae found in West Papua, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officia ...

, ''Micromurexia habbema'' LC **** Genus ''

Murexechinus The black-tailed dasyure (''Murexia melanurus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. Range and habitat The Black-tailed dasyure is native to New Guinea, where it ranges across the Central Cordillera of Western New Guinea, which ...

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Black-tailed dasyure The black-tailed dasyure (''Murexia melanurus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. Range and habitat The Black-tailed dasyure is native to New Guinea, where it ranges across the Central Cordillera of Western New Guinea, which ...

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Murexia ''Murexia'' is a genus of mice-sized dasyure, in the marsupial order Dasyuromorphia. They are found in Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Species The genus was previously considered a monotypic genus, but now seven species are recognised. ...

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Short-furred dasyure The short-furred dasyure (''Murexia longicaudata''), also known as the short-haired marsupial mouse, is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia. It was once recognised as the only species in the genus ''Murexia'', but now five species are recognised ...

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Broad-striped dasyure The broad-striped dasyure (''Murexia rothschildi'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. Some authorities place it in the monotypic ...

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Long-nosed dasyure The long-nosed dasyure (''Murexia naso'') is a species of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the ...

, ''Phascomurexia naso'' LC **Subfamily:

Sminthopsinae The subfamily Sminthopsinae includes several genera of small, carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: kultarrs, ningauis, dunnarts, and planigales. Classification * Subfamily Sminthopsinae ** Tribe Sminthopsini *** Genus '' Antechinomy ...

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Sminthopsini ''Smintopsini'' is a tribe of marsupial in the family Dasyuridae. Classification * Tribe Sminthopsini ** Genus '' Antechinomys'' *** Kultarr, ''Antechinomys laniger'' ** Genus '' Ningaui'' *** Wongai ningaui, ''Ningaui ridei'' *** Pilbara nin ...

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Sminthopsis Dunnart is a common name for species of the genus ''Sminthopsis'', narrow-footed marsupials the size of a European mouse. They have a largely insectivorous diet. Taxonomy The genus name ''Sminthopsis'' was published by Oldfield Thomas in ...

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Chestnut dunnart The chestnut dunnart (''Sminthopsis archeri'') is a dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986 and is named because of its chestnut colour in the upperparts of its body. The length from snout to tail is 167–210 mm, of which head to anu ...

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Red-cheeked dunnart The red-cheeked dunnart (''Sminthopsis virginiae'') is so called because of the distinctive red hair on its cheek. It is an Australasian marsupial. Its total length is ; its average body length is with a tail of . Ear length is . Its weight vari ...

, ''Sminthopsis virginiae'' LC ***Tribe:

Planigalini The genus ''Planigale'' are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: * Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi'' * L ...

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Planigale The genus ''Planigale'' are small carnivorous marsupials found in Australia and New Guinea. It is the only genus in the tribe Planigalini of the subfamily Sminthopsinae. There are five species: * Paucident planigale, ''Planigale gilesi'' * Lon ...

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New Guinean planigale The New Guinean planigale (''Planigale novaeguineae''), also known as the Papuan planigale, is a species of small marsupial carnivore native to the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands of New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id ...

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Order:
Peramelemorphia The Order (biology), order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilby, bilbies; it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. All members of the order are endemic to the twin land masses of Australia-New Guinea and mo ...
(bandicoots and bilbies)

---- Peramelemorphia includes the

bandicoot Bandicoots are a group of more than 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial, largely nocturnal marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia. They are endemic to the Australia–New Guinea region, including the Bismarck Archipelago t ...

s and bilbies: it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. All members of the order are endemic to the twin land masses of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

and most have the characteristic bandicoot shape: a plump, arch-backed body with a long, delicately tapering snout, very large upright ears, relatively long, thin legs, and a thin tail. *Family:

Peramelidae The marsupial family Peramelidae contains all of the extant bandicoots. They are found throughout Australia and New Guinea, with at least some species living in every available habitat, from rainforest to desert. Four fossil peramelids are descri ...

**Subfamily:

Peramelinae The marsupial family Peramelidae contains all of the extant bandicoots. They are found throughout Australia and New Guinea, with at least some species living in every available habitat, from rainforest to desert. Four fossil peramelids are descr ...

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Isoodon The short-nosed bandicoots (genus ''Isoodon'') are members of the order Peramelemorphia. These marsupials can be found across Australia, although their distribution can be patchy. Genetic evidence suggests that short-nosed bandicoots diverged fro ...

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Northern brown bandicoot The northern brown bandicoot (''Isoodon macrourus''), a marsupial species, is a bandicoot found only on the northern and eastern coasts of Australia and nearby islands, mainly Papua New Guinea. It is not, however, found far inland. Description ...

, ''Isoodon macrourus'' LC **Subfamily:

Peroryctinae The New Guinean long-nosed bandicoots (genus ''Peroryctes'') are members of the order Peramelemorphia. They are small to medium-sized marsupial omnivores native to New Guinea. Two fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preser ...

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Giant bandicoot The giant bandicoot (''Peroryctes broadbenti'') is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hu ...

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Raffray's bandicoot Raffray's bandicoot (''Peroryctes raffrayana'') is a species of marsupial in the family Peroryctidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is known as pakam in the Kalam la ...

, ''Peroryctes raffrayana'' LC **Subfamily:

Echymiperinae The marsupial family Peramelidae contains all of the extant bandicoots. They are found throughout Australia and New Guinea, with at least some species living in every available habitat, from rainforest to desert. Four fossil peramelids are descri ...

***Genus: '' Echymipera'' **** Clara’s echymipera, ''Echymipera clara'' LC **** David's echymipera, ''Echymipera davidi'' EN **** Menzies' echymipera, ''Echymipera echinista'' DD **** Common spiny bandicoot, ''Echymipera kalubu'' LC **** Long-nosed echymipera, ''Echymipera rufescens'' LC ***Genus: '' Microperoryctes'' **** Striped bandicoot, ''Microperoryctes longicauda'' LC ****

Papuan bandicoot The Papuan bandicoot (''Microperoryctes papuensis'') is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is endemic to the Bird's Tail Peninsula The Papuan Peninsula, also known as the Bird's Tail Peninsula, is a large peninsula in Papua ...

, ''Microperoryctes papuensis'' LC

Order:
Diprotodontia Diprotodontia (, from Greek language, Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order (biology), order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, Wallaby, wallabies, Phalangeriformes, possums, koala, wombats, and many ...
(kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and allies)

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Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120

mammals including the

kangaroo Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...

wallabies A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and so ...

, possums,

koala The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (''Phascolarctos cinereus''), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the womb ...

wombat Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about in length with small, stubby tails and weigh between . All three of the extant species are members of the family Vombatidae. They are adap ...

s, and many others. They are restricted to

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...

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Phalangeriformes Phalangeriformes is a paraphyletic suborder of about 70 species of small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi. The species are commonly known as possums, gliders, and cuscus. The common name "possum ...

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Phalangeroidea The Phalangeroidea are a superfamily of mammals that include the families Burramyidae and Phalangeridae The Phalangeridae are a family of mostly nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia, including the cusc ...

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Burramyidae The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped into two genera. Four of the species are endemic to Australia, with one species also co-occu ...

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Cercartetus The genus ''Cercartetus'' is a group of very small possums known as pygmy possums. Four species comprise this genus, which together with the genus '' Burramys'' make up the marsupial family Burramyidae. It has occasionally been presumed that ' ...

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Long-tailed pygmy possum The long-tailed pygmy possum (''Cercartetus caudatus'') is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea. Living at altitudes of above , it eats insects and nectar, and may eat pollen in place of insects in ...

, ''Cercartetus caudatus'' LC ***Family:

Phalangeridae The Phalangeridae are a family of mostly nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Eastern Indonesia, including the cuscuses, brushtail possums, and their close relatives. Considered a type of possum, most species are arboreal, ...

(phalangers) ****Subfamily: Phalangerinae *****Tribe: Phalangerini ******Genus: ''

Phalanger ''Phalanger'' (from the Greek ''phalangion'', meaning spider's web, from their webbed (fused) toesChambers English Dictionary) is a genus of possums. Its members are found on New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, other nearby small islands, and Aust ...

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Ground cuscus The ground cuscus (''Phalanger gymnotis'') is a marsupial from the order Diprotodontia and belongs within the family Phalangeridae, a diverse family consisting of the other cuscus species and the brushtail possums (''Trichosurus'' spp.) and the ...

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Southern common cuscus The southern common cuscus (''Phalanger mimicus''), also known as Australian cuscus, gray phalanger, and ''to-ili'', is an arboreal marsupial endemic to Australia ( Cape York), southern New Guinea and possibly the Aru Islands. Until recently, it ...

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Woodlark cuscus The Woodlark cuscus (''Phalanger lullulae'') is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Papua New Guinea, specifically on Madau and Woodlark Island, a part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It happens to be the ...

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Telefomin cuscus The Telefomin cuscus (''Phalanger matanim'') is a critically endangered possum found on New Guinea. It is named after the Telefol ethnic group, who hunted the animal long before it was identified scientifically by the Australian zoologist Tim ...

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Silky cuscus The silky cuscus (''Phalanger sericeus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Names It is known as atwak, añ, sosus, or beŋ-tud in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.Pawley, ...

, ''Phalanger sericeus'' LC ******* Stein's cuscus, ''Phalanger vestitus'' LC ******Genus: ''

Spilocuscus ''Spilocuscus'' is a genus of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. Its members are found on the Cape York Peninsula of Australia, New Guinea, and smaller nearby islands. It contains the following species: *Admiralty Island cuscus, ''Spilocusc ...

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Admiralty Island cuscus The Admiralty Island cuscus or Manus Island spotted cuscus (''Spilocuscus kraemeri'') is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is endemic to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is the smallest member of the genus ''Spil ...

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Common spotted cuscus The common spotted cuscus (''Spilocuscus maculatus''), also known as the white cuscus, is a cuscus, a marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands. Names It is known as aklang or gabi in the ...

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Black-spotted cuscus The black-spotted cuscus (''Spilocuscus rufoniger'') is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae. It is among the largest members of the family, only being surpassed by the bear cuscus. It is a relatively colourful species found in for ...

, ''Spilocuscus rufoniger'' CR **Superfamily:

Petauroidea Petauroidea is a superfamily of marsupials from Australia and New Guinea. It is part of the suborder Phalangeriformes within the order Diprotodontia, which also includes, among others, wombats, kangaroos, cuscuses. The superfamily Phalangeroidea, ...

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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 ...

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Pseudocheirinae 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 ap ...

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Pseudochirulus Slender ringtail possum or Small ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus''), also known as the ringtail possum, is a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. ''Pseudochirulus'' l ...

'' ****** Lowland ringtail, ''Pseudochirulus canescens'' LC ****** Painted ringtail, ''Pseudochirulus forbesi'' LC ****** Pygmy ringtail, ''Pseudochirulus mayeri'' LC ****Subfamily:

Pseudochiropsinae False ringtail possums (''Pseudochirops'') are members of a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It contains the following species: *D'Albertis's ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops albertisii'' *Green ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops a ...

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Pseudochirops False ringtail possums (''Pseudochirops'') are members of a genus of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheiridae is a family of arboreal marsupials containing 17 extant species of ringtailed possums and close relatives. They are f ...

'' ****** D'Albertis' ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirops albertisii'' NT ****** Lowland ringtail possum, ''Pseudochirulus canescens'' LC ******

Plush-coated ringtail possum The plush-coated ringtail possum or golden ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops corinnae'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropic ...

, ''Pseudochirops corinnae'' NT ******

Coppery ringtail possum The coppery ringtail possum (''Pseudochirops cupreus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is known as ymduŋ; bald, kagm, kas-gs, tglem-tud in the Kalam language of Papua N ...

, ''Pseudochirops cupreus'' LC ******

Masked ringtail possum The masked ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus larvatus'') is a marsupial possum of the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in northeastern New Guinea in the Star Mountains. the eastern Central Cordillera, the Huon Peninsula and the northern coast ...

, ''Pseudochirulus larvatus'' LC ******

Pygmy ringtail possum The pygmy ringtail possum (''Pseudochirulus mayeri'') is a species of marsupial in the family Pseudocheiridae. It is found in the montane forest regions of Papua New Guinea and West Papua, Indonesia.Hatfield, Lucy. "Pseudochirulus mayeri (pygmy ...

, ''Pseudochirulus mayeri'' LC ***Family:

Petauridae Petauridae is a family of possums containing 13 species: four species of trioks and striped possum (genus ''Dactylopsila''), eight species of wrist-winged glider (genus ''Petaurus''), and Leadbeater's possum (''Gymnobelideus leadbeateri''), whic ...

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Dactylopsila ''Dactylopsila'' is a genus of marsupial in the family Petauridae. Species The genus includes the following four species: * Great-tailed triok, ''Dactylopsila megalura'' * Long-fingered triok, ''Dactylopsila palpator'' * Tate's triok, ''Dact ...

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Great-tailed triok The great-tailed triok (''Dactylopsila megalura'') is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), off ...

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Long-fingered triok The long-fingered triok (''Dactylopsila palpator'') is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is known as blc in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea Papua New ...

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Tate's triok Tate's triok, also known as the Fergusson Island striped possum (''Dactylopsila tatei''), is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ...

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Striped possum The striped possum or common striped possum (''Dactylopsila trivirgata'') is a member of the marsupial family Petauridae. it is found mainly in New Guinea. The species is black with three white stripes running head to tail, and its head has whi ...

, ''Dactylopsila trivirgata'' LC ****Genus: '' Petaurus'' *****

Northern glider The northern glider (''Petaurus abidi'') is a species of marsupial in the family Petauridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, becoming known to science in 1981 after being discovered in the Torricelli Mountains. This species has been found i ...

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Krefft's glider Krefft's glider (''Petaurus notatus'') is a species of arboreal nocturnal gliding possum, a type of small marsupial. It is native to most of eastern mainland Australia and has been introduced to Tasmania. Populations of ''Petaurus'' from New Guin ...

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Acrobatidae The Acrobatidae are a small family of flying and gliding animals, gliding marsupials containing two genera, each with a single species, the feathertail glider (''Acrobates pygmaeus'') from Australia and feather-tailed possum (''Distoechurus penn ...

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Distoechurus The feather-tailed possum (''Distoechurus pennatus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Acrobatidae. It is found in West Papua and Papua New Guinea. It is not to be confused with the feathertail glider, the only other species in the family ...

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Feathertail possum The feather-tailed possum (''Distoechurus pennatus'') is a species of marsupial in the family Acrobatidae. It is found in West Papua (region), West Papua and Papua New Guinea. It is not to be confused with the feathertail glider, the only other s ...

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Macropodiformes The Macropodiformes , also known as macropods, are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. They may in fact be nested within one of the suborders, Phalangeriformes. Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potoro ...

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Macropodidae Macropodidae is a family of marsupials that includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons, quokkas, and several other groups. These genera are allied to the suborder Macropodiformes, containing other macropods, and ar ...

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Macropodinae Macropodinae is a subfamily of marsupials in the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, and related species. The subfamily includes about ten genera and at least 51 species. It includes all living members of the Macropodid ...

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Dendrolagus Tree-kangaroos are marsupials of the genus ''Dendrolagus'', adapted for arboreal locomotion. They inhabit the tropical rainforests of New Guinea and far northeastern Queensland, along with some of the islands in the region. All tree-kangaroos ...

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Doria's tree-kangaroo Doria's tree-kangaroo (''Dendrolagus dorianus'') is a long-tailed, furry, bear-like mammal found only in tropical mountain forests on the island of New Guinea (in Papua New Guinea). It is one of the largest tree-kangaroos (genus ''Tree-kangaroo, ...

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Matschie's tree-kangaroo Matschie's tree-kangaroo (''Dendrolagus matschiei''), also known as the Huon tree-kangaroo is a tree-kangaroo native to the Huon Peninsula of northeastern New Guinea island, within the nation of Papua New Guinea. Under the IUCN classification, Ma ...

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Tenkile The tenkile (''Dendrolagus scottae''), also known as Scott's tree-kangaroo, is a species of tree-kangaroo in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to a very small area of the Torricelli Mountains of Papua New Guinea. Flannery, Tim: ''Mammals of ...

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Dorcopsis The dorcopsises are the marsupials of the genera '' Dorcopsis'' and ''Dorcopsulus''. They are found in the tropical forests of New Guinea and Southeast Indonesia. They are placed in the subfamily Macropodinae, along with other Australasian ma ...

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Black dorcopsis The black dorcopsis or black forest wallaby (''Dorcopsis atrata'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to an island at the eastern end of New Guinea where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. ...

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White-striped dorcopsis The white-striped dorcopsis or greater forest wallaby (''Dorcopsis hageni'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the northern part of West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is a common species in suitable ...

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Dorcopsulus ''Dorcopsulus'' is a genus of small marsupials in the family Macropodidae, known as forest wallabies. They are native to dry forests of New Guinea. Species The genus contains the following species: * Macleay's dorcopsis (''Dorcopsulus macle ...

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Macleay's dorcopsis Macleay's dorcopsis (''Dorcopsulus macleayi''), also known as the Papuan dorcopsis or the Papuan forest wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or ...

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Small dorcopsis The small dorcopsis or lesser forest wallaby (''Dorcopsulus vanheurni'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the mountainous interior of West Papua and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or trop ...

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Lagorchestes ''Lagorchestes'' is a genus of small, rabbit-like mammals commonly known as hare-wallabies. It includes four species native to Australia and New Guinea, two of which are extinct. Hare-wallabies belong to the macropod family (Macropodidae) which i ...

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Spectacled hare-wallaby The spectacled hare-wallaby (''Lagorchestes conspicillatus'') is a species of macropod found in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, a small sub-population is found on Barrow Island, while the mainland type is widespread, though in decline, ...

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Macropus ''Macropus'' is a marsupial genus in the family Macropodidae. It has two extant species of large terrestrial kangaroos. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek μάκρος, ''makros'' "long" and πους, ''pous'' "foot". Thirteen known ext ...

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Agile wallaby The agile wallaby (''Notamacropus agilis''), also known as the sandy wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the most common wallaby in north Australia. The agile wallaby is a sandy colour, beco ...

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Thylogale Pademelons are small, furry, hopping mammals in the genus ''Thylogale'', found in Australia and New Guinea. They are some of the smallest members of the macropod family (Macropodidae), which includes the similar-looking but larger kangaroos an ...

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Brown's pademelon Brown's pademelon (''Thylogale browni'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtr ...

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Dusky pademelon The dusky pademelon or dusky wallaby (''Thylogale brunii'') is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is found in the Aru and Kai islands and the Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion of New Guinea. Its natural habitats are ...

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Calaby's pademelon Calaby's pademelon (''Thylogale calabyi''), also known as the alpine wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Pademelons share many similariti ...

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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 ...

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Subclass: Protheria

Order: Monotremata (monotremes)

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Tachyglossus The short-beaked echidna (''Tachyglossus aculeatus''), also called the short-nosed echidna, is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus ''Tachyglossus''. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout ...

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Short-beaked echidna The short-beaked echidna (''Tachyglossus aculeatus''), also called the short-nosed echidna, is one of four living species of echidna and the only member of the genus ''Tachyglossus''. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snou ...

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Zaglossus The long-beaked echidnas (genus ''Zaglossus'') make up one of the two extant genus, genera of echidnas, spiny monotremes that live in New Guinea; the other being the short-beaked echidna. There are three living species and one extinct species in ...

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Eastern long-beaked echidna The eastern long-beaked echidna (''Zaglossus bartoni''), also known as Barton's long-beaked echidna, is one of three species from the genus '' Zaglossus'' to occur in New Guinea. It is found mainly in the eastern half at elevations between . Des ...

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Mammals 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 ...

Abbreviations

Subclass: Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. Ch ...

Infraclass: Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...

Order: Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ... (manatees and dugongs)

Order: 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 mammal species are rodents. They are na ...ia (rodents)

Order: Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in fli ... (bats)

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 ... (whales)

Infraclass: Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as well ...

Order: Dasyuromorphia Dasyuromorphia (, meaning "hairy tail" in Greek) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include the omn ... (marsupial carnivores)

Order: Peramelemorphia The Order (biology), order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilby, bilbies; it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. All members of the order are endemic to the twin land masses of Australia-New Guinea and mo ... (bandicoots and bilbies)

Subclass: Protheria

Order: Monotremata (monotremes)

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Subclass:
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. Ch ...

Infraclass:
Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct f ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Order:
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 mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the Order (biology), order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in fli ...
(bats)

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 ...
(whales)

Infraclass:
Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as well ...

Order:
Dasyuromorphia Dasyuromorphia (, meaning "hairy tail" in Greek) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine. In Australia, the exceptions include the omn ...
(marsupial carnivores)

Order:
Peramelemorphia The Order (biology), order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilby, bilbies; it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. All members of the order are endemic to the twin land masses of Australia-New Guinea and mo ...
(bandicoots and bilbies)