List of mammals of New South Wales facts for kids

This is a list of mammals of New South Wales:

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
        • Agile 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 LR/nt
      • 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
      • 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: Macropis
      • Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus LR/lc
      • Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus LR/lc
      • Parma Wallaby Macropus parma LR/nt
      • Whiptail Wallaby Macropus parryi LR/lc
      • Common Wallaroo Macropus robustus LR/lc
      • Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus LR/lc
      • Red Kangaroo Macropus 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
  • Genus: Perameles
    • Long-nosed Bandicoot Perameles nasuta LR/lc
• Family: Thylacomyidae
  • Genus: Macrotis
    • Bilby Macrotis lagotis VU

Infraclass: Placentalia

Order: Artiodactyla

• Suborder: Ruminantia
  • Family: Bovidae
    • Genus: Bos
      • Cattle Bos Taurus DM — Naturalized
    • Genus: Capra
      • Goat Capra aegagrus hircus DM — Naturalized
  • Family: Cervidae
    • Genus: Dama
      • Fallow Deer Dama dama LR/lc — Naturalized
    • Genus: Rusa
      • Javan Rusa Rusa timorensis VU — Naturalized
• Suborder: Suina
  • Family: Suidae
    • Genus: Sus
      • Domestic Pig Sus scrofa domesticus DM — Naturalized
• Suborder: Tylopoda
  • Family: Camelidae
    • Genus: Camelus
      • Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius DM — Naturalized

Order: Carnivora

• Suborder: Caniformia
  • Family: Canidae
    • Genus: Canis
      • Dingo Canis lupus dingo VU — Naturalized
      • Dog Canis lupus familiaris DM — Naturalized
    • Genus: Vulpes
      • Red Fox Vulpes vulpes LR/lc — Naturalized
  • 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
• Suborder: Feliformia
  • Family: Felidae
    • Genus: Felis
      • Cat Felis catus DM — Naturalized

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
    • 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
      • Siuthern Right Whale Dolphin Lissodelphis peronii DD
    • Genus: Orcinus
      • Killer Whale (Orca) Orcinus Orca DD
    • Genus: Peponocephala
      • Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra LR/lc
    • Genus: Pseudorca
    • 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's 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
      • Mormopterus loriae
      • East-coast Free-tailed Bat Mormopterus norfolkensis VU
      • Southern Free-tailed Bat Mormopterus planiceps LR/lc
    • 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
      • Western 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 LR/lc — Naturalized
  • Genus: Oryctolagus
    • European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus LR/nt — Naturalized

Order: Perissodactyla

• Suborder: Hippomorpha
  • Family: Equidae
    • Genus: Equus
      • Donkey Equus africanus asinus DM — Naturalized
      • Horse Equus ferus caballus DM — Naturalized

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 — Naturalized
  • 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 — Naturalized
    • Black rat Rattus rattus LR/lc — Naturalized
    • 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