List of mammals of Western Australia

This is a list of mammals of Western Australia, including both native and naturalised species. [ [http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au/mammals/mammals.htm Western Australian Mammal Species ] ]

Native

Monotremata (monotremes)

Tachyglossidae

* Short-beaked Echidna, "Tachyglossus aculeatus"

Marsupialia (marsupials)

Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

Dasyuridae

* Yellow-footed Antechinus, "Antechinus flavipes"
* Crest-tailed Mulgara, "Dasycercus cristicauda"
* Kaluta, "Dasykaluta rosamondae"
* Western Quoll, "Dasyurus geoffroii"
* Northern Quoll, "Dasyurus hallucatus"
* Wongai Ningaui, "Ningaui ridei"
* Pilbara Ningaui, "Ningaui timealeyi"
* Mallee Ningaui, "Ningaui yvonnae"
* Dibbler, "Parantechinus apicalis"
* Red-tailed Phascogale, "Phascogale calura"
* Brush-tailed Phascogale, "Phascogale tapoatafa"
* Kultarr, "Antechinomys laniger"
* Long-tailed Planigale, "Planigale ingrami"
* Common Planigale, "Planigale maculata"
* Fat-tailed False Antechinus, "Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis"
* Ningbing False Antechinus, "Pseudantechinus ningbing"
* Rory Cooper's False Antechinus, "Pseudantechinus roryi"
* Woolley's False Antechinus, "Pseudantechinus woolleyae"
* Fat-tailed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis crassicaudata"
* Carpentarian Dunnart, "Sminthopsis butleri"
* Stripe-faced Dunnart, "Sminthopsis macroura"
* Red-cheeked Dunnart, "Sminthopsis virginiae"
* White-tailed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis granulipes"
* Grey-bellied Dunnart, "Sminthopsis griseoventer"
* Long-tailed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis longicaudata"
* Little Long-tailed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis dolichura"
* Gilbert's Dunnart, "Sminthopsis gilberti"
* Hairy-footed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis hirtipes"
* Ooldea Dunnart, "Sminthopsis ooldea"
* Sandhill Dunnart, "Sminthopsis psammophila"
* Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart, "Sminthopsis youngsoni"

Myrmecobiidae

* Numbat, "Myremecobius fasciatus")

Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

Peramelidae

* †Pig-footed Bandicoot, "Chaeropus ecaudatus" - extinct
* Golden Bandicoot, "Isoodon auratus"
* Northern Brown Bandicoot, "Isoodon macrourus"
* Southern Brown Bandicoot, "Isoodon obesulus"
* Western Barred Bandicoot, "Perameles bougainville"
* †Desert Bandicoot, "Perameles eremiana" - extinct

Thylacomyidae

* Bilby, "Macrotis lagotis"
* †Lesser Bilby, "Macrotis leucura" - extinct

Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)

Notoryctidae

* Northern Marsupial Mole, "Notoryctes caurinus"
* Southern Marsupial Mole, "Notoryctes typhlops"

Diprotodontia

Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

Vombatidae

* Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat, "Lasiorhinus latifrons"

Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

Phalangeridae

* Common Brushtail Possum, "Trichosurus vulpecula"
* Scaly-tailed Possum, "Wyulda squamicaudata"

Burramyidae

* Western Pygmy Possum, "Cercartetus concinnus"

Tarsipedidae

* Honey Possum, "Tarsipes rostratus"

Petauridae

* Sugar Glider, "Petaurus breviceps"

Pseudocheiridae

* Rock Ringtail Possum, "Petropseudes dahli"
* Western Ringtail Possum, "Pseudocheirus occidentalis"

Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

Potoroidae

* Burrowing Bettong, "Bettongia lesueur"
* Woylie, "Bettongia penicillata")
* Desert Rat-kangaroo, "Caloprymnus campestris"
* Gilbert's Potoroo, "Potorous gilbertii"
* Broad-faced Potoroo, "Potorous platyops"

Macropodidae

* Spectacled Hare-wallaby, "Lagorchestes conspicillatus"
* Mala, "Lagorchestes hirsutus"
* Banded Hare-wallaby, "Lagostrophus fasciatus"
* Agile Wallaby, "Macropus agilis"
* Antilopine Kangaroo, "Macropus antilopinu"
* Tammar Wallaby, "Macropus eugenii"
* Western Grey Kangaroo, "Macropus fuliginosus"
* Western Brush Wallaby, "Macropus irma"
* Euro, "Macropus robustus"
* Red Kangaroo, "Macropus rufus"
* †Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby, "Onychogalea lunata" - extinct
* Northern Nail-tail Wallaby, "Onychogalea unguifera"
* Short-eared Rock-wallaby, "Petrogale brachyotis"
* Monjon, "Petrogale burbidgei"
* Nabarlek, "Petrogale concinna"
* Black-flanked Rock-wallaby, "Petrogale lateralis"
* Quokka, "Setonix brachyurus"

Cetaceans

Baleen whales

*Fin whale "Balaenoptera physalis"
*Blue whale "Balaenoptera musculus"
*Sei whale "Balaenoptera borealis"
*Bryde's whale "Balaenoptera edeni"
*Humpback whale "Megaptera novaeangliae"

Sperm Whales

*Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus"
*Pygmy Sperm Whale "Kogia breviceps"
*Dwarf Sperm Whale "Kogia sima"

Beaked whales

*Blainville's Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon densirostris"
*Goose-beaked Whale "Ziphius cavirostris"

Non Marsupial West Australian Species

* "Arctocephalus forsteri" (New Zealand Fur Seal)
* "Arctocephalus tropicalis" (Sub-antarctic Fur Seal)
* "Balaenoptera acutorostrata" (Dwarf Minke Whale)
* "Balaenoptera bonaerensis" (Antarctic Minke Whale)
* "Berdius arnuxii" (Arnoux's Beaked Whale)
* "Canis lupus dingo" (Dingo)
* "Caperea marginata" (Pygmy Right Whale)
* "Chaerephon jobensis" (Northern Freetail Bat)
* "Chalinolobus gouldii" (Gould's Wattled Bat)
* "Chalinolobus morio" (Chocolate Wattled Bat)
* "Chalinolobus nigrogriseus" (Hoary Wattled Bat)
* "Conilurus penicillatus" (Brush-tailed Rabbit Rat)
* "Delphinus delphis" (Common Dolphin)
* "Dugong dugon" (Dugong)
* "Eubalaena australis" (Southern Right Whale)
* "Falsistrellus mackenziei" (Western False Pipistrelle)
* "Feresa attenuata" (Pygmy Killer Whale)
* "Globicephala macrorhynchus" (Short-flippered Pilot Whale)
* "Globicephala melas" (Long-flippered Pilot Whale)
* "Grampus griseus" (Risso's Dolphin)
* "Hipposideros ater" (Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat)
* "Hipposideros stenotis" (Northern Leaf-nosed Bat)
* "Hydromys chrysogaster" (Water Rat)
* "Hydrurga leptonyx" (Leopard Seal)
* "Hyperoodon planifrons" (Southern Bottlenose Whale)
* "Lagenodelphis hosei" (Fraser's Dolphin)
* "Leggadina forresti" (Desert Short-tailed Mouse)
* "Leggadina lakedownensis" (Tropical Short-tailed Mouse)
* †"Leporillus apicalis" (Lesser Stick-nest Rat) - extinct
* "Leporillus conditor" (Greater Stick-nest Rat)
* "Lissadelphis peronii" (Southern Rightwhale Dolphin)
* "Lobodon carcinophaga" (Crab-eater Seal)
* "Macroderma gigas" (Ghost Bat)
* "Macroglossus minimus" (Least Blossom Bat)
* "Melomys burtoni" (Grassland Melomys)
* "Mesembriomys gouldii" (Black-footed Tree Rat)
* "Mesembriomys macrurus" (Golden-backed Tree Rat)
* "Mesoplodon bowdoini" (Andrew's Beaked Whale)
* "Mesoplodon densirostris" (Blainville's Beaked Whale)
* "Mesoplodon grayi" (Gray's Beaked Whale)
* "Mesoplodon hectori" (Hector's Beaked Whale)
* "Mesoplodon layardi" (Strap-toothed Beaked Whale)
* "Mesoplodon mirus" (True's Beaked Whale)
* "Miniopterus schreibersii" (Common Bentwing Bat)
* "Mirounga leonina" (Southern Elephant Seal)
* "Mormopterus beccarii" (Beccari's Freetail Bat)
* "Mormopterus loriae coburgensis" (Mangrove Freetail Bat)
* "Mormopterus planiceps" (Inland Freetail Bat)
* "Mormopterus planiceps" (Western Freetail Bat)
* "Myotis adversus" (Large-footed Myotis)
* "Neophoca cinerea" (Australian Sea-lion)
* "Notomys alexis" (Spinifex Hopping Mouse)
* †"Notomys longicaudatus" (Long-tailed Hopping Mouse) - extinct
* †"Notomys macrotis" (Big-eared Hopping Mouse) - extinct
* "Notomys mitchelli" (Mitchell's Hopping Mouse)
* "Nyctophilus arnhemensis" (Arnhem Long-eared Bat)
* "Nyctophilus bifax" (Northern Long-eared Bat)
* "Nyctophilus geoffroyi" (Lesser Long-eared Bat)
* "Nyctophilus gouldi" (Gould's Long-eared Bat)
* "Nyctophilus timoriensis" (Greater Long-eared Bat)
* "Nyctophilus walkeri" (Pygmy Long-eared Bat)
* "Orcaella brevirostris" (Irrawaddy Dolphin)
* "Orcinus orca" (Killer Whale)
* "Peponocephala electra" (Melon-headed Whale)
* "Physeter macrocephalus" (Sperm Whale)
* "Pipistrellus westralis" (Mangrove Pipistrelle)
* "Pseudomys albocinereus" (Ash-grey Mouse)
* "Pseudomys australis" (Plains Mouse)
* "Pseudomys bolami" (Bolam's Mouse)
* "Pseudomys chapmani" (Pilbara Pebble-mound Mouse)
* "Pseudomys delicatulus" (Delicate Mouse)
* "Pseudomys desertor" (Desert Mouse)
* "Pseudomys fieldi" (Djoongari)
* "Pseudomys hermannsburgensis" (Sandy Inland Mouse)
* "Pseudomys laborifex" (Kimberley Mouse) (also known as the Kimberley Pebble-mound Mouse)
* "Pseudomys nanus" (Western Chestnut Mouse)
* "Pseudomys occidentalis" (Western Mouse)
* "Pseudomys shortridgei" (Heath Mouse)
* "Pseudorca crassidens" (False Killer Whale)
* "Pteropus alecto" (Black Flying-fox)
* "Pteropus scapulatus" (Little Red Flying-fox)
* "Rattus fuscipes fuscipes" (Bush Rat)
* "Rattus tunneyi" (Pale Field Rat)
* "Rattus villosissimus" (Long-haired Rat)
* "Rhinonicteris aurantius" (Orange Leaf-nosed Bat)
* "Saccolaimus flaviventris" (Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat)
* "Sausa chinensis" (Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin)
* "Scotorepens balstoni" (Inland Broad-nosed Bat)
* "Scotorepens greyii" (Little Broad-nosed Bat)
* "Scotorepens sanborni" (Northern Broad-nosed Bat)
* "Stenella attenuata" (Pantropical Spotted Dolphin)
* "Stenella coeruleoalba" (Striped Dolphin)
* "Stenella longirostris" (Spinner Dolphin)
* "Steno bredanensis" (Rough-toothed Dolphin)
* "Tadarida australis" (White-striped Freetail Bat)
* "Taphozous georgianus" (Common Sheathtail Bat)
* "Taphozous hilli" (Hill's Sheathtail Bat)
* "Tasmancetus shepherdi" (Shepherd's Beaked Whale)
* "Tursiops aduncus" (Long-beaked Bottlenose Dolphin)
* "Tursiops truncatus" (Bottlenose Dolphin)
* "Vespadelus baverstocki" (Inland Forest Bat)
* "Vespadelus caurinus" (Northern Cave Bat)
* "Vespadelus douglasorum" (Kimberley Cave Bat)
* "Vespadelus finlaysoni" (Inland Cave Bat)
* "Vespadelus regulus" (Southern Forest Bat)
* "Wyulda squamicaudata" (Scaly-tailed Possum)
* "Ziphius cavirostris" (Goose-beaked Whale)
* "Zyzomys argurus" (Common Rock Rat)
* "Zyzomys woodwardi" (Kimberley Rock Rat)

Naturalised

The following mammals are not native to Western Australia, but have naturalised there:
* "Camelus dromedarius" (One-humped Camel)
* "Capra hircus" (Goat)
* "Equus asinus" (Donkey)
* "Equus caballus" (Horse)
* "Felis catus" (House Cat)
* "Funambulus pennantii" (Five-lined Palm Squirrel)
* "Mus musculus" (House Mouse)
* "Oryctolagus cuniculus" (European Rabbit)
* "Rattus exulans" (Pacific Rat)
* "Rattus norvegicus" (Brown Rat)
* "Rattus rattus" (Black Rat)
* "Sus scrofa" (Pig)
* "Vulpes vulpes" (Red Fox)

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