List of mammals of New South Wales facts for kids

This is a list of mammals of New South Wales.

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

CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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:

LR/cd	Lower risk/conservation dependent	Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt	Lower risk/near threatened	Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc	Lower risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Subclass: Prototheria
- Order: Monotremata
Subclass: Theria
- Infraclass: Marsupialia
- Infraclass: Placentalia

Subclass: Prototheria

Order: Monotremata

Family: Ornithorhynchidae
- Genus: Ornithorhynchus
  - Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus LR/lc
Family: Tachyglossidae
- Genus: Tachyglossus
  - Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus LR/lc

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Dasyuromorphia

Family: Dasyuridae
- Subfamily: Dasyurinae
  - Tribe: Phascogalini
    - Genus: Antechinus
      - Agile antechinus, Antechinus agilis LR/lc
      - Yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes LR/lc
      - Brown antechinus, Antechinus stuartii LR/lc
      - Dusky antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii LR/lc
    - Genus: Dasycercus
      - Crest-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda LR/lc
    - Genus: Dasyurus
      - Western quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii LR/nt
      - Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus LR/nt
      - Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus reintroduced
    - Genus: Sarcophilus
      - Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii reintroduced
    - Genus: Phascogale
      - Brush-tailed phascogale, Phascogale tapoatafa LR/nt
- Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
  - Tribe: Sminthopsini
    - Genus: Antechinomys
      - Kultarr, Antechinomys laniger LR/lc
    - Genus: Ningaui
      - Southern ningaui, Ningaui yvonneae LR/lc
    - Genus: Sminthopsis
      - Fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata LR/lc
      - White-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis leucopus VU
      - Stripe-faced dunnart, Sminthopsis macroura LR/lc
      - Slender-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis murina LR/lc
  - Tribe: Planigalini
    - Genus: Planigale
      - Paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi LR/lc
      - Common planigale, Planigale maculata LR/lc
      - Narrow-nosed planigale, Planigale tenuirostris LR/lc
- Family: Myrmecobiidae
  - - Genus: Myrmecobius
      - Numbat, Myrmecobius fasciatus EN

Order: Diprotodontia

Suborder: Phalangeriformes
- Family: Acrobatidae
  - Genus: Acrobates
    - Feathertail glider, Acrobates pygmaeus LR/lc
- Family: Burramyidae
  - Genus: Burramys
    - Mountain pygmy possum, Burramys parvus CR
  - Genus: Cercartetus
    - Southwestern pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus LR/lc
    - Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus LR/lc
- Family: Petauridae
  - Genus: Petaurus
    - Yellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australis LR/lc
    - Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps LR/lc
    - Krefft's glider, Petaurus notatus NE
    - Squirrel glider, Petaurus norfolcensis LR/lc
- Family: Phalangeridae
  - Genus: Trichosurus
    - Short-eared possum, Trichosurus caninus LR/lc
    - Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula LR/lc
- Family: Pseudocheiridae
  - Genus: Petauroides
    - Greater glider, Petauroides volans LR/lc
  - Genus: Pseudocheirus
    - Common ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus LR/lc
Suborder Macropodiformes
- Family: Macropodidae
  - Genus: Macropus
    - Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus LR/lc
    - Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus LR/lc
  - Genus: Notamacropus
    - Parma wallaby, N. parma LR/nt
    - Whiptail wallaby, N. parryi LR/lc
    - Red-necked wallaby, N. rufogriseus LR/lc
  - Genus: Osphranter
    - Common wallaroo, O. robustus LR/lc
    - Red kangaroo, O. rufus LR/lc
  - Genus: Onychogalea
    - Bridled nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata EN
  - Genus: Petrogale
    - Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata LR/nt
    - Yellow-footed rock-wallaby, Petrogale xanthopus LR/nt
  - Genus: Thylogale
    - Red-legged pademelon, Thylogale stigmatica LR/lc
    - Red-necked pademelon, Thylogale thetis LR/lc
  - Genus: Wallabia
    - Swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor LR/lc
- Family: Potoroidae
  - Genus: Aepyprymnus
    - Rufous rat-kangaroo, Aepyprymnus rufescens LR/lc
  - Genus: Bettongia
    - Boodie, Bettongia leseur LR/nt
  - Genus: Potorous
    - Long-footed potoroo, Potorous longipes EN
    - Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus LR/lc
Suborder: Vombatiformes
- Family: Phascolarctidae
  - Genus: Phascolarctos
    - Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus LR/lc
- Family: Vombatidae
  - Genus: Lasiorhinus
    - Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons LR/lc
  - Genus: Vombatus
    - Common wombat, Vombatus ursinus LR/lc

Order: Peramelemorphia

Family: Peramelidae
- Genus: Isoodon
  - Northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus LR/lc
  - Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus E
- Genus: Perameles
  - Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta LR/lc
Family: Thylacomyidae
- Genus: Macrotis
  - Bilby, Macrotis lagotis VU

Infraclass: Placentalia

Order: Artiodactyla

Suborder: Ruminantia
- Family: Cervidae
  - Genus: Dama
    - Common fallow deer, Dama dama LC introduced
  - Genus: Rusa
    - Javan rusa, Rusa timorensis VU introduced

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae
  - Genus: Canis
    - Dingo, Canis lupus dingo
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LR/lc introduced
- Family Otariidae
  - Genus: Arctocephalus
    - New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri LR/lc
    - Brown fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus LR/lc
    - Subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis LR/lc
  - Genus: Neophoca
    - Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea EN
- Family: Phocidae
  - Genus: Hydrurga
    - Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx LR/lc
  - Genus: Lobodon
    - Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
  - Genus: Mirounga
    - Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LR/lc

Order: Cetacea

Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenidae
  - Genus: Eubalaena
    - Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis LR/lc
- Family: Balaenopteridae
  - Genus: Balaenoptera
    - Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis DD
    - Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei DD
    - Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
    - Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
  - Genus: Megaptera
    - Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LR/lc
- Family: Cetotheriidae
  - Genus: Caperea
    - Pygmy right whale, Caparea marginata DD
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Family: Delphinidae
  - Genus: Feresa
    - Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
  - Genus: Globicephala
    - Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
    - Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD
  - Genus: Grampus
    - Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus LR/lc
  - Genus: Lagenodelphis
    - Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei LR/lc
  - Genus: Lissodelphis
    - Southern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii DD
  - Genus: Orcinus
    - Killer whale or orca, Orcinus orca DD
  - Genus: Peponocephala
    - Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra LR/lc
  - Genus: Pseudorca
    - False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens EN
  - Genus: Sousa
    - Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis LR/nt
  - Genus: Stenella
    - Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata LR/lc
    - Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
    - Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba LR/lc
  - Genus: Steno
    - Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LR/lc
  - Genus: Tursiops
    - Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus LR/nt
    - Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LR/lc
- Family: Physeteridae
  - Genus: Kogia
    - Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
    - Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
  - Genus: Physeter
    - Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
- Family: Ziphiidae
  - Genus: Hyperoodon
    - Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons LR/lc
  - Genus: Mesoplodon
    - Andrews' beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini DD
    - Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
    - Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
    - Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi DD
    - Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardii DD

Order: Chiroptera

Suborder: Megachiroptera
- Family: Pteropodidae
  - Genus: Nyctimene
    - Eastern tube-nosed bat, Nyctimene robinsoni LR/lc
  - Genus: Pteropus
    - Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto LR/lc
    - Grey-headed flying fox, Pteropus poliocephalus VU
    - Little red flying fox, Pteropus scapulatus LR/lc
  - Genus: Syconycteris
    - Common blossom bat, Syconycteris australis LR/lc
Suborder: Microchiroptera
- Family: Emballonuridae
  - Genus: Saccolaimus
    - Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat, Saccolaimus flaviventris LR/nt
  - Genus: Taphozous
    - Coastal sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous australis LR/nt
- Family: Molossidae
  - Genus: Mormopterus
    - Beccari's free-tailed bat, Mormopterus beccarii LR/lc
    - East-coast free-tailed bat, Mormopterus norfolkensis VU
    - Southern free-tailed bat, Mormopterus planiceps LR/lc
  - Genus: Ozimops
    - Loria's mastiff bat, Ozimops loriae
  - Genus: Tadarida
    - White-striped free-tailed bat, Tadarida australis LR/lc
- Family: Vespertilionidae
  - Genus: Chalinolobus
    - Large-eared pied bat, Chalinolobus dwyeri LR/nt
    - Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LR/lc
    - Chocolate wattled bat, Calinolobus morio LR/lc
    - Hoary wattled bat, Chaliniolobus nigrogriseus LR/lc
    - Little pied bat, Chalinolobus picatus LR/nt
  - Genus: Falsistrellus
    - Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis LR/lc
  - Genus: Miniopterus
    - Little bent-wing bat, Miniopterus australis LR/lc
    - Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii LR/cd
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Southern myotis, Myotis macropus LR/lc
  - Genus: Nyctophilus
    - Northern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis LR/lc
    - Eastern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax LR/lc
    - Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi LR/lc
    - Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi LR/lc
    - Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis DD
  - Genus: Phoniscus
    - Golden-tipped bat, Phoniscus papuensis LR/lc
  - Genus: Scoteanax
    - Rüppell's broad-nosed bat, Scoteanax rueppellii LR/lc
  - Genus: Scotorepens
    - Inland broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens balstoni LR/lc
    - Little broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens greyii LR/lc
    - Eastern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens orion LR/lc
  - Genus: Vespadelus
    - Inland forest bat, Vespadelus baverstocki LR/lc
    - Large forest bat, Vespadelus darlingtoni LR/lc
    - Eastern forest bat, Vespadelus pumilus LR/lc
    - Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus LR/lc
    - Eastern cave bat, Vespadelus troughtoni LR/lc
    - Little forest bat, Vespadelus vulturnus LR/lc
Suborder: Yinpterochiroptera
- Family: Rhinolophidae
  - Genus: Rhinolophus
    - Smaller horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus megaphyllus LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Lepus
  - European hare, Lepus europaeus LC introduced
- Genus: Oryctolagus
  - European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus EN introduced

Order: Rodentia

Family: Muridae
- Genus: Hydromys
  - Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster LR/lc
- Genus: Leggadina
  - Forrest's mouse, Leggadina forresti LR/lc
- Genus: Leporillus
  - Lesser stick-nest rat, Leporillus apicalis CR
  - Greater stick-nest rat, Leporillus conditor VU
- Genus: Mastacomys
  - Broad-toothed mouse, Mastacomys fuscus LR/nt
- Genus: Melomys
  - Grassland mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys burtoni LR/lc
  - Fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat, Melomys cervinipes LR/lc
- Genus: Mus
  - House mouse, Mus musculus LR/lc introduced
- Genus: Notomys
  - Fawn hopping mouse, Notomys cervinus VU
  - Dusky hopping mouse, Notomys fuscus VU
  - Mitchell's hopping mouse, Notomys mitchellii LR/lc
- Genus: Pseudomys
  - Silky mouse, Pseudomys apodemoides LR/lc
  - Plains rat, Pseudomys australis VU
  - Bolam's mouse, Pseudomys bolami LR/lc
  - Little native mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus LR/lc
  - Desert mouse, Pseudomys desertor LR/nt
  - Smoky mouse, Pseudomys fumeus EN
  - Eastern chestnut mouse, Pseudomys gracilicaudatus LR/lc
  - Sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis LR/lc
  - New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae VU
  - Hastings River mouse, Pseudomys oralis VU
  - Pilliga mouse, Pseudomys pilligaensis VU
- Genus: Rattus
  - Bush rat, Rattus fuscipes LR/lc
  - Australian swamp rat, Rattus lutreolus LR/lc
  - Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LR/lc introduced
  - Black rat, Rattus rattus LR/lc introduced
  - Dusky field rat, Rattus sordidus LR/nt
  - Pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi LR/nt
  - Long-haired rat, Rattus villosissimus LR/lc

Order: Sirenia

Family: Dugonginae
- Genus: Dugong
  - Dugong, Dugong dugon VU

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