List of mammals of the Northern Territory

This is a list of mammals of the Northern Territory of Australia:

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

Order: Artiodactyla

 * Family: Cervidae
 * Genus: Rusa
 * Javan rusa, Rusa timorensis VU introduced
 * Family: Suidae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, Sus scrofa LC introduced

Order: Carnivora

 * Family: Canidae
 * Genus: Canis
 * Dingo, Canis lupus dingo
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC introduced

Order: Cetacea

 * Suborder: Mysticeti
 * Family Balaenopteridae
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
 * Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
 * Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
 * Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
 * Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
 * Genus: Megaptera
 * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
 * Suborder: Odontoceti
 * Family: Delphinidae
 * Genus: Delphinus
 * Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC
 * Genus: Feresa
 * Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
 * Genus: Globicephala
 * Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
 * Genus: Grampus
 * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus LC
 * Genus: Orcaella
 * Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris VU
 * Genus: Orcinus
 * Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
 * Genus: Peponocephala
 * Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra LC
 * Genus: Physeter
 * Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
 * Genus: Pseudorca
 * False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
 * Genus: Sousa
 * Chinese white dolphin, Sousa chinensis NT
 * Genus: Stenella
 * Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata LC
 * Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba LC
 * Spinner dolphin, Stenella longgirostris DD
 * Genus: Steno
 * Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LC
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LC
 * Family: Kogiidae
 * Genus: Kogia
 * Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
 * Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
 * Family: Ziphidae
 * Genus: Mesoplodon
 * Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardii DD
 * Genus: Ziphius
 * Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris LC

Order: Chiroptera

 * Family: Emballonuridae
 * Genus: Saccolaimus
 * Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat, Saccolaimus flaviventris LR/nt
 * Naked-rumped pouched bat, Saccolaimus saccolaimus LC
 * Genus: Taphozous
 * Common sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous georgianus LR/lc
 * Hill's sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous hilli LR/lc
 * Arnhem sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous kapalgensis LR/lc
 * Family: Hipposideridae
 * Genus: Hipposideros
 * Dusky leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros ater LR/lc
 * Arnhem leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros iornatus VU
 * Northern leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros stenotis LR/nt
 * Genus: Rhinonicteris
 * Orange leaf-nosed bat, Rhinonicteris aurantia LC
 * Family: Megadermatidae
 * Genus: Macroderma
 * Ghost bat, Macroderma gigas VU
 * Family: Macroglossinae
 * Genus: Macroglossus
 * Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus LR/lc
 * Family: Molossidae
 * Genus: Mormopterus
 * Beccari's free-tailed bat, Mormopterus beccarii LC
 * Little northern freetail bat, Mormopterus loriae
 * Hairy-nosed freetail bat, Mormopterus sp. 6
 * Inland freetail bat, Mormopterus sp. 3
 * Genus: Tadarida
 * White-striped free-tailed bat, Tadarida australis LC
 * Family: Pteropodidae
 * Genus: Pteropus
 * Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto LC
 * Little red flying fox, Pteropus scapulatus LC
 * Family: Vespertilionidae
 * Genus: Chalinolobus
 * Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LC
 * Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio LC
 * Hoary wattled bat, Chalinolobus nigrogriseus LR/lc
 * Genus: Miniopterus
 * Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii CD
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Northern large-footed bat, Myotis moluccarum
 * Genus: Nyctophilus
 * Northern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis LC
 * Eastern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax LC
 * Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi LC
 * Pygmy long-eared bat, Nyctophilus walkeri LC
 * Genus: Pipistrellus
 * Forest pipistrelle, Pipistrellus adamsi LC
 * Northern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus westralis LR/lc
 * Genus: Scotorepens
 * Inland broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens balstoni LC
 * Little broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens greyii LC
 * Northern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens sanborni LR/lc
 * Genus: Vespadelus
 * Inland forest bat, Vespadelus baverstocki LR/lc
 * Northern cave bat, Vespadelus caurinus LC
 * Finlayson's cave bat, Vespadelus finlaysoni LC

Order: Lagomorpha

 * Family: Leporidae
 * Genus: Oryctolagus
 * European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus EN introduced

Order: Rodentia

 * Family: Muridae
 * Genus: Conilurus
 * Conilurus penicillatus
 * Genus: Hydromys
 * Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster LC
 * Genus: Leggadina
 * Forrest's mouse, Leggadina forresti LC
 * Lakeland Downs mouse, Leggadina lakedownensis LC
 * Genus: Leporillus
 * Lesser stick-nest rat, Leporillus apicalis CR
 * Genus: Melomys
 * Grassland mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys burtoni LC
 * Genus: Mesembriomys
 * Black-footed tree-rat, Mesembriomys gouldii NT
 * Golden-backed tree-rat, Mesembriomys macrurus LC
 * Genus: Mus
 * House mouse, Mus musculus LC introduced
 * Genus: Notomys
 * Spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis LC
 * Short-tailed hopping mouse, Notomys amplus EX
 * Northern hopping mouse, Notomys aquilo EN
 * Fawn hopping mouse, Notomys cervinus VU
 * Dusky hopping mouse, Notomys fuscus VU
 * Long-tailed hopping mouse, Notomys longicaudatus EX
 * Genus: Pseudomys
 * Plains rat, Pseudomys australis VU
 * Kakadu pebble-mound mouse, Pseudomys calabyi
 * Little native mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus LC
 * Desert mouse, Pseudomys desertor LR/nt
 * Shark Bay mouse, Pseudomys fieldi VU
 * Sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannburgensis LR/lc
 * Central pebble-mound mouse, Pseudomys johnsoni LR/nt
 * Western chestnut mouse, Pseudomys nanus LR/nt
 * Genus: Rattus
 * Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC introduced
 * Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced
 * Dusky field rat, Rattus sordidus LR/nt
 * Pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi LR/nt
 * Long-haired rat, Rattus villosissimus LC
 * Genus: Xeromys
 * False water rat, Xeromys myoides VU
 * Genus: Zyzomys
 * Common rock rat, Zyzomys argurus LR/lc
 * Arnhem Land rock rat, Zyzomys maini LR/lc
 * Carpentarian rock rat, Zyzomys palatalis CR
 * Central rock rat, Zyzomys pedunculatus CR

Order: Sirenia

 * Family: Dugongidae
 * Genus: Dugong
 * Dugong, Dugong dugon VU

Order: Dasyuromorphia

 * Family: Dasyuridae
 * Subfamily: Dasyurinae
 * Tribe: Dasyurini
 * Genus: Dasycercus
 * Crest-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda LC
 * Brush-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus blythi LC
 * Genus: Dasyuroides
 * Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei VU
 * Genus: Dasyurus
 * Western quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii NT
 * Northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus EN
 * Genus: Pseudantechinus
 * Sandstone false antechinus, Pseudantechinus bilarni NT
 * Fat-tailed false antechinus, Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis LC
 * Alexandria false antechinus, Pseudantechinus mimulus EN
 * Ningbing false antechinus, Psuedantechinus ningbing LC
 * Tribe: Phascogalini
 * Genus: Phascogale
 * Red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale calura NT
 * Brush-tailed phascogale, Phascogale tapoatafa NT
 * Tribe: Sminthopsini
 * Genus: Sminthopsis
 * Kakadu dunnart, Sminthopsis bindi LC
 * Carpentarian dunnart, Sminthopsis butleri VU
 * Fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata LC
 * Hairy-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis hirtipes LC
 * Long-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis longicaudata LC
 * Stripe-faced dunnart, Sminthopsis macroura LC
 * Ooldea dunnart, Sminthopsis ooldea LC
 * Sandhill dunnart, Sminthopsis psammophila EN
 * Red-cheeked dunnart, Sminthopsis virginiae LC
 * Lesser hairy-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis youngsoni LC
 * Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
 * Tribe: Planigalini
 * Genus: Planigale
 * Paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi LC
 * Long-tailed planigale, Planigale ingrami LC
 * Common planigale, Planigale maculata LC
 * Narrow-nosed planigale, Planigale tenuirostris LC
 * Tribe: Sminthopsini
 * Genus: Antechinomys
 * Kultarr, Antechinomys laniger LC
 * Genus: Antechinus
 * Fawn antechinus, Antechinus bellus LC
 * Genus: Ningaui
 * Wongai ningaui, Ningaui ridei LC
 * Family: Myrmecobiidae
 * Genus: Myrmecobius
 * Numbat, Myrmecobius fasciatus EN

Order: Diprotodontia

 * Family: Macropodidae
 * Genus: Lagorchestes
 * Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus EX
 * Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus LC
 * Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus VU
 * Genus: Notamacropus
 * Agile wallaby, N. agilis LC
 * Genus: Onychogalea
 * Crescent nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea lunata EX
 * Northern nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea unguifera LC
 * Genus: Osphranter
 * Antilopine kangaroo, O. antilopinus LC
 * Black wallaroo, O. bernadus NT
 * Common wallaroo, O. robustus LC
 * Red kangaroo, O. rufus LC
 * Genus: Petrogale
 * Short-eared rock-wallaby, Petrogale brachyotis LC
 * Nabarlek, Petrogale concinna DD
 * Black-flanked rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis NT
 * Family: Petauridae
 * Genus: Petaurus
 * Savanna glider, Petaurus ariel NE
 * Family: Potoroidae
 * Genus: Bettongia
 * Boodie, Bettongia lesueur NT
 * Woylie, Bettongia penicillata CR
 * Family: Phalangeridae
 * Genus: Trichosurus
 * Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula LC
 * Family: Pseudocheiridae
 * Genus: Petropseudes
 * Rock-haunting ringtail possum, Petropseudes dahli LC

Order: Notoryctemorphia

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

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
 * Genus: Perameles
 * Desert bandicoot, Perameles eremiana EX
 * Family: Thylacomyidae
 * Genus: Macrotis
 * Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis VU
 * Lesser bilby, Macrotis leucura EX

Order: Monotremata

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