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

## Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials)
### Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

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

### Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

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

### Order: Diprotodontia
#### Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

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

#### Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

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

#### Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

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

## Infraclass: Eutheria (placentals)
### 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 LC
*** New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus fosteri LC
* Family: Phocidae (true seals)
** Genus: Mirounga
*** Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LC
** Genus: Hydrurga
*** Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx LC

### 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 LC
*** Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LR/lc
** Genus: Nyctophilus
*** Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi LC
*** Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis DD
** Genus: Falsistrellus
*** Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis LC

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

### Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins)
#### Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)

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

#### Parvorder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)

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