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:

Monotremata (monotremes)

;Ornithorhynchidae
* Platypus, "Ornithorhynchus anatinus"

;Tachyglossidae
* Short-beaked Echidna, "Tachyglossus aculeatus"

Marsupialia (marsupials)

Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

;Thylacinidae
* Thylacine, "Thylacinus cynocephalus" (extinct)

;Dasyuridae
* Swamp Antechinus, "Antechinus minimus"
* Dusky Antechinus, "Antechinus swainsonii"
* Tiger Quoll, "Dasyurus maculatus"
* Eastern Quoll, "Dasyurus viverrinus" (endemic)
* Tasmanian Devil, "Sarcophilus harrisii" (endemic)
* White-footed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis leucopus"

Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

;Peramelidae
* Southern Brown Bandicoot, "Isoodon obesulus"
* Eastern Barred Bandicoot, "Perameles gunnii"

Diprotodontia

Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

;Vombatidae
* Common Wombat, "Vombatus ursinus"

Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

;Phalangeridae
* Common Brushtail Possum, "Trichosurus vulpecula"

;Burramyidae
* Tasmanian Pygmy Possum, "Cercartetus lepidus"
* Eastern Pygmy Possum, "Cercartetus nanus"

;Petauridae
* Sugar Glider, "Petaurus breviceps" (naturalised, Australian mainland native)

;Pseudocheiridae
* Common Ringtail Possum, "Pseudocheirus peregrinus"

Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

;Potoroidae
* Southern Bettong, "Bettongia gaimardi" (endemic)
* Long-nosed Potoroo, "Potorous tridactylus"

;Macropodidae
* Red-necked Wallaby, "Macropus rufogriseus"
* Eastern Grey Kangaroo, "Macropus giganteus"
* Tasmanian Pademelon, "Thylogale billardierii" (endemic)

Eutheria (placentals)

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

;Bovidae (cloven-hooved ungulates)
* Goat, "Capra aegagrus hircus" (naturalised)

;Cervidae (deer)
* Fallow Deer, "Dama dama" (naturalised)

;Suidae (pigs)
* Boar, "Sus scrofa" (naturalised)

Carnivora

;Canidae (dogs)
* Dog, "Canis lupus familiaris" (naturalised)
* Fox, "Vulpes vulpes" (naturalised)

;Felidae (cats)
* Cat, "Felis catus" (naturalised)

;Mustelidae (ferrets)
* Ferret, "Mustela putorius furo" (naturalised)

Chiroptera (bats)

;Vespertilionidae
* Little Forest Bat, "Vespadelus vulturnus"
* Southern Forest Bat, "Vespadelus regulus"
* Large Forest Bat, "Vespadelus darlingtoni"
* Chocolate Wattled Bat, "Chalinolobus morio"
* Gould's Wattled Bat, "Chalinolobus gouldii"
* Lesser Long-eared Bat, "Nyctophilus geoffroyi"
* Greater Long-eared Bat, "Nyctophilus timoriensis"
* Eastern False Pipistrelle, "Falsistrellus tasmaniensis"

Lagomorpha

;Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
* European Rabbit, "Oryctolagus cuniculus" (naturalised)
* Brown Hare, "Lepus capensis" (naturalised)

Rodentia (rats and mice)

;Muridae
* Water Rat, "Hydromys chrysogaster"
* House Mouse, "Mus musculus" (naturalised)
* Long-tailed Mouse, "Pseudomys higginsi" (endemic)
* New Holland Mouse, "Pseudomys novaehollandiae"
* Broad-toothed Mouse, "Pseudomys fuscus"
* Swamp Rat, "Rattus lutreolus"
* Black Rat, "Rattus rattus" (naturalised)
* Brown Rat, "Rattus norvegicus" (naturalised)

Pinnipedia (seals)

;Otariidae (eared seals)
* Cape Fur Seal, "Arctocephalus pusillus"
* New Zealand Fur Seal, "Arctocephalus fosteri"

;Phocidae (true seals)
* Southern Elephant Seal, "Mirounga leonina"
* Leopard Seal, "Hydrurga leptonyx"

Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

;Delphinidae (dolphins)
* Long-finned Pilot Whale, "Globicephala melaena"
* Killer Whale, "Orcinus orca"
* False Killer Whale, "Pseudorca crassidens"
* Common Dolphin, "Delphinus delphis"
* Bottlenose Dolphin, "Tursiops truncatus" ;Physeteridae (sperm whales)
* Sperm Whale, "Physeter catodon" ;Balaenidae (right whales)
* Southern Right Whale, "Eubalaena australis"
* Pygmy Right Whale, "Caperea marginata"
* Humpback, "Megaptera novaeangliae"

ee also

* List of Australian mammals
** List of Australian bats
** List of Australian rodents
** List of Australian marine mammals
*List of monotremes and marsupials

References

* [http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/Tasmlist.html Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife list of Mammals]
* [http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-5354KM?open DPIW - Complete list of Tasmania's mammals]
* [http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Attachments/LJEM-6SH533/$FILE/List%20of%20Vertebrates.pdf List of introduced vertebrates of Tasmania]