List of mammals of Tasmania

Tasmanian mammals are divided into three major groups based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), pouched mammals (the marsupials), and placental mammals. This is a list of mammals of Tasmania:

Order: Monotremata (monotremes)

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

Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

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

Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

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

Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

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

Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

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

Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

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

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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

Order: Carnivora

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

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

 * Family: Vespertilionidae
 * Genus: Vespadelus
 * Little forest bat, Vespadelus vulturnus LR/lc
 * Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus LR/lc
 * Large forest bat, Vespadelus darlingtoni LR/lc
 * Genus: Chalinolobus
 * Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio
 * Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LR/lc
 * Genus: Nyctophilus
 * Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
 * Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
 * Genus: Falsistrellus
 * Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis

Lagomorpha

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

Rodentia (rats and mice)

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

Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)

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

Parvorder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)

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