List of mammals of Western Australia

Mammals in Western Australia include both native and introduced species.

Order: Monotremata

 * Family: Tachyglossidae
 * Genus: Tachyglossus
 * Short-beaked echidna, T. aculeatus

Order: Dasyuromorphia

 * Family: Dasyuridae
 * Subfamily: Dasyurinae
 * Tribe: Dasyurini
 * Genus: Dasycercus
 * Brush-tailed mulgara, D. blythi
 * Crest-tailed mulgara, D. cristicauda
 * Genus: Dasykaluta
 * Little red kaluta, D. rosamondae
 * Genus: Dasyurus
 * Western quoll, D. geoffroii
 * Northern quoll, D. hallucatus
 * Genus: Parantechinus
 * Dibbler, P. apicalis
 * Genus: Pseudantechinus
 * Fat-tailed false antechinus, P. macdonnellensis
 * Ningbing false antechinus, P. ningbing
 * Rory Cooper's false antechinus, P. roryi
 * Woolley's false antechinus, P. woolleyae
 * Tribe: Phascogalini
 * Genus: Antechinus
 * Yellow-footed antechinus, A. flavipes
 * Genus: Phascogale
 * Red-tailed phascogale, P. calura
 * Brush-tailed phascogale, P. tapoatafa
 * Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
 * Tribe: Planigalini
 * Genus: Planigale
 * Long-tailed planigale, P. ingrami
 * Common planigale, P. maculata
 * Tribe: Sminthopsini
 * Genus: Antechinomys
 * Kultarr, A. laniger
 * Genus: Ningaui
 * Wongai ningaui, N. ridei
 * Pilbara ningaui, N. timealeyi
 * Southern ningaui, N. yvonneae
 * Genus: Sminthopsis
 * Carpentarian dunnart, S. butleri
 * Fat-tailed dunnart, S. crassicaudata
 * Little long-tailed dunnart, S. dolichura
 * Gilbert's dunnart, S. gilberti
 * White-tailed dunnart, S. granulipes
 * Grey-bellied dunnart, S. griseoventer
 * Hairy-footed dunnart, S. hirtipes
 * Long-tailed dunnart, S. longicaudata
 * Stripe-faced dunnart, S. macroura
 * Ooldea dunnart, S. ooldea
 * Sandhill dunnart, S. psammophila
 * Red-cheeked dunnart, S. virginiae
 * Lesser hairy-footed dunnart, S. youngsoni
 * Family: Myrmecobiidae
 * Genus: Myrmecobius
 * Numbat, M. fasciatus

Order: Peramelemorphia

 * Family: Chaeropodidae
 * Genus: Chaeropus
 * Pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus EX
 * Family: Peramelidae
 * Genus: Isoodon
 * Golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus VU
 * Northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus LC
 * Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus LC
 * Genus: Perameles
 * Western barred bandicoot, Perameles bougainville EN
 * Desert bandicoot, Perameles eremiana EX
 * Family: Thylacomyidae
 * Genus: Macrotis
 * Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis VU
 * Lesser bilby, Macrotis leucura EX

Order: Notoryctemorphia

 * Family: Notoryctidae
 * Genus: Notoryctes
 * Northern marsupial mole, Notoryctes caurinus DD
 * Southern marsupial mole, Notoryctes typhlops DD

Order: Diprotodontia

 * Suborder: Macropodiformes
 * Family: Potoroidae
 * Genus: Bettongia
 * Burrowing bettong, Bettongia lesueur
 * Woylie, Bettongia penicillata)
 * Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous gilbertii endemic
 * Broad-faced potoroo, Potorous platyops EX

Macropodidae

 * Central hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus
 * Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
 * Mala, Lagorchestes hirsutus
 * Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus endemic
 * Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
 * Agile wallaby, Notamacropus agilis
 * Tammar wallaby, Notamacropus eugenii
 * Western brush wallaby, Notamacropus irma endemic
 * Crescent nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea lunata EX
 * Northern nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea unguifera
 * Antilopine wallaroo, Osphranter antilopinus
 * Common wallaroo, Osphranter robustus
 * Red kangaroo, Osphranter rufus
 * Short-eared rock-wallaby, Petrogale brachyotis
 * Monjon, Petrogale burbidgei
 * Nabarlek, Petrogale concinna
 * Black-flanked rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis
 * Rothschild's rock-wallaby, Petrogale rothschildi endemic
 * Quokka, Setonix brachyurus - endemic

Phalangeridae

 * Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
 * Scaly-tailed possum, Wyulda squamicaudata endemic

Petauridae

 * Savanna glider, Petaurus ariel

Pseudocheiridae

 * Rock ringtail possum, Petropseudes dahli
 * Western ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus occidentalis endemic

Burramyidae

 * Western pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus

Tarsipedidae

 * Honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus endemic
 * Suborder: Vombatiformes
 * Family: Vombatidae
 * Genus: Lasiorhinus
 * Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons LC

Pteropodidae (fruitbats)

 * Northern blossom-bat, Macroglossus minimus
 * Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto
 * Little red flying-fox, Pteropus scapulatus

Megadermatidae

 * Ghost bat, Macroderma gigas

Hipposideridae

 * Dusky leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros ater
 * Northern leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros stenotis
 * Orange leaf-nosed bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius

Emballonuridae

 * Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat, Saccolaimus flaviventris
 * Common sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous georgianus
 * Hill's sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous hilli

Vespertilionidae

 * Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii
 * Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio
 * Hoary wattled bat, Chalinolobus nigrogriseus
 * Western false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus mackenziei endemic
 * Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii
 * Large-footed bat, Myotis moluccarum
 * Arnhem long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis
 * Northwestern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax
 * Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
 * Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi
 * Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
 * Pygmy long-eared bat, Nyctophilus walkeri
 * Northern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus westralis
 * Inland broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens balstoni
 * Little broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens greyii
 * Northern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens sanborni
 * Inland forest bat, Vespadelus baverstocki
 * Northern cave bat, Vespadelus caurinus
 * Yellow-lipped cave bat, Vespadelus douglasorum endemic
 * Finlayson's cave bat, Vespadelus finlaysoni
 * Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus

Molossidae

 * Northern freetail bat, Chaerephon jobensis
 * Beccari's free-tailed bat, Mormopterus beccarii
 * Little northern freetail bat, Mormopterus loriae
 * Southern free-tailed bat, Mormopterus planiceps
 * White-striped free-tailed bat, Tadarida australis

Muridae (rats and mice)

 * Rio Negro brush-tailed rat, Conilurus penicillatus
 * Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster
 * Forrest's mouse, Leggadina forresti
 * Short-tailed hopping mouse, Leggadina lakedownensis
 * Lesser stick-nest rat, Leporillus apicalis EX
 * Greater stick-nest rat, Leporillus conditor
 * Grassland melomys, Melomys burtoni
 * Black-footed tree-rat, Mesembriomys gouldii
 * Golden-backed tree-rat, Mesembriomys macrurus
 * House mouse, Mus musculus - naturalised exotic
 * Spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis
 * Long-tailed hopping mouse, Notomys longicaudatus EX
 * Big-eared hopping mouse, Notomys macrotis EX
 * Mitchell's hopping mouse, Notomys mitchelli
 * Ash-grey mouse, Pseudomys albocinereus
 * Plains rat, Pseudomys australis
 * Bolam's mouse, Pseudomys bolami
 * Western pebble-mound mouse, Pseudomys chapmani endemic
 * Little native mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus
 * Desert mouse, Pseudomys desertor
 * Shark Bay mouse, Pseudomys fieldi
 * Sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis
 * Kimberley mouse, Pseudomys laborifex
 * Western chestnut mouse, Pseudomys nanus
 * Western mouse, Pseudomys occidentalis - endemic
 * Heath mouse, Pseudomys shortridgei
 * Pacific rat, Rattus exulans introduced
 * Bush rat, Rattus fuscipes
 * Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
 * Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
 * Pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi
 * Long-haired rat, Rattus villosissimus
 * Common rock rat, Zyzomys argurus
 * Central rock rat, Zyzomys pedunculatus
 * Kimberley rock rat, Zyzomys woodwardi endemic

Sciuridae (squirrels)

 * Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus pennanti introduced

Leporidae

 * European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced

Dugongidae

 * Dugong, Dugong dugon

Balaenidae

 * Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis

Balaenopteridae

 * Dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
 * Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
 * Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
 * Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni
 * Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
 * Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
 * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

Neobalaenidae

 * Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata

Physeteridae

 * Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus

Kogiidae

 * Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
 * Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima

Ziphiidae

 * Arnoux's beaked whale, Berdius arnuxii
 * Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons
 * Andrews' beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini
 * Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
 * Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi
 * Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori
 * Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardi
 * True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus
 * Shepherd's beaked whale, Tasmancetus shepherdi
 * Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Delphinidae

 * Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
 * Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata
 * Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
 * Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
 * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
 * Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
 * Southern right whale dolphin, Lissadelphis peronii
 * Australian snubfin dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni
 * Killer whale, Orcinus orca
 * Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
 * False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
 * Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis
 * Spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
 * Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
 * Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris
 * Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis
 * Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
 * Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

Otariidae (fur seals)

 * New Zealand fur seal, Arctophoca forsteri
 * Subantarctic fur seal, Arctophoca tropicalis
 * Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea

Phocidae (seals)

 * Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx
 * Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
 * Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina

Canidae (dogs)

 * Dingo, Canis familiaris dingo
 * Red fox, Vulpes vulpes introduced

Cervidae

 * Common fallow deer, Dama dama introduced