List of mammals of Western Australia facts for kids

This is a list of mammals of Western Australia, including both native and naturalised species.

Subclass: Prototheria

Order: Monotremata

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

Subclass: Eutheria

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Dasyuromorphia

• Family: Dasyuridae
  • Subfamily: Dasyurinae
    • Tribe: Dasyurini
      • Genus: Dasycercus
        • Brush-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus blythi LC
        • Crest-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda LC
      • Genus: Dasykaluta
        • Little red kaluta, Dasykaluta rosamondae LC
      • Genus: Dasyurus
        • Western quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii NT
        • Northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus EN
      • Genus: Parantechinus
        • Dibbler, Parantechinus apicalis EN
      • Genus: Pseudantechinus
        • Fat-tailed false antechinus, Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis LC
        • Ningbing false antechinus, Pseudantechinus ningbing LC
        • Rory Cooper's false antechinus, Pseudantechinus roryi LC
        • Woolley's false antechinus, Pseudantechinus woolleyae LC
    • Tribe: Phascogalini
      • Genus: Antechinus
        • Yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes LC
      • Genus: Phascogale
        • Red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale calura NT
        • Brush-tailed phascogale, Phascogale tapoatafa NT
  • Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
    • Tribe: Planigalini
      • Genus: Planigale
        • Long-tailed planigale, Planigale ingrami LC
        • Common planigale, Planigale maculata LC
    • Tribe: Sminthopsini
      • Genus: Antechinomys
        • Kultarr, Antechinomys laniger LC
      • Genus: Ningaui
        • Wongai ningaui, Ningaui ridei LC
        • Pilbara ningaui, Ningaui timealeyi LC
        • Southern ningaui, Ningaui yvonneae LC
      • Genus: Sminthopsis
        • Carpentarian dunnart, Sminthopsis butleri VU
        • Fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata LC
        • Little long-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis dolichura LC
        • Gilbert's dunnart, Sminthopsis gilberti LC
        • White-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis granulipes LC
        • Grey-bellied dunnart, Sminthopsis griseoventer LC
        • Hairy-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis hirtipes LC
        • Long-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis longicaudata LC
        • Stripe-faced dunnart, Sminthopsis macroura LC
        • Ooldea dunnart, Sminthopsis ooldea LC
        • Sandhill dunnart, Sminthopsis psammophila EN
        • Red-cheeked dunnart, Sminthopsis virginiae LC
        • Lesser hairy-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis youngsoni LC
• Family: Myrmecobiidae
  • • • Genus: Myrmecobius
        • Numbat, Myremecobius fasciatus EN

Order: Peramelemorphia

• Family: Chaeropodidae
  • Genus: Chaeropus
    • Pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus EX
• Family: Peramelidae
  • Genus: Isoodon
    • Golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus VU
    • Northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus LC
    • Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus LC
  • Genus: Perameles
    • Western barred bandicoot, Perameles bougainville EN
    • Desert bandicoot, Perameles eremiana EX
• Family: Thylacomyidae
  • Genus: Macrotis
    • Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis VU
    • Lesser bilby, Macrotis leucura EX

Order: Notoryctemorphia

• Family: Notoryctidae
  • Genus: Notoryctes
    • Northern marsupial mole, Notoryctes caurinus DD
    • Southern marsupial mole, Notoryctes typhlops DD

Order: Diprotodontia

• Suborder: Macropodiformes
  • Family: Potoroidae
    • Genus: Bettongia
• Burrowing bettong, Bettongia lesueur
• Woylie, Bettongia penicillata)
• Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous gilbertii endemic
• Broad-faced potoroo, Potorous platyops - extinct

Macropodidae

• Central hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus
• Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
• Mala, Lagorchestes hirsutus
• Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus endemic
• Agile wallaby, Macropus agilis
• Antilopine wallaroo, Macropus antilopinus
• Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii
• Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
• Western brush wallaby, Macropus irma endemic
• 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
• Rothschild's rock-wallaby, Petrogale rothschildi endemic
• Quokka, Setonix brachyurus endemic

Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

Phalangeridae

• Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
• Scaly-tailed possum, Wyulda squamicaudata endemic

Petauridae

• Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps

Pseudocheiridae

• Rock ringtail possum, Petropseudes dahli
• Western ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus occidentalis endemic

Burramyidae

• Western pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus

Tarsipedidae

• Honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus endemic
• Suborder: Vombatiformes
  • Family: Vombatidae
    • Genus: Lasiorhinus
      • Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons LC

Chiroptera (bats)

Pteropidae (fruitbats)

• Northern blossom-bat, Macroglossus minimus
• Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto
• Little red flying-fox, Pteropus scapulatus

Megadermatidae

• Ghost bat, Macroderma gigas

Hipposideridae

• Dusky leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros ater
• Northern leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros stenotis
• Orange leaf-nosed bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius

Emballonuridae

• Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat, Saccolaimus flaviventris
• Common sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous georgianus
• Hill's sheath-tailed bat, Taphozous hilli

Vespertilionidae

• Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii
• Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio
• Hoary wattled bat, Chalinolobus nigrogriseus
• Western false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus mackenziei endemic
• Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii
• Large-footed bat, Myotis moluccarum
• Arnhem long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis
• Northwestern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax
• Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
• Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi
• Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
• Pygmy long-eared bat, Nyctophilus walkeri
• Northern pipistrelle, Pipistrellus westralis
• Western broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens balstoni
• Little broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens greyii
• Northern broad-nosed bat, Scotorepens sanborni
• Inland forest bat, Vespadelus baverstocki
• Northern cave bat, Vespadelus caurinus
• Yellow-lipped cave bat, Vespadelus douglasorum endemic
• Finlayson's cave bat, Vespadelus finlaysoni
• Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus

Molossidae

• Northern freetail bat, Chaerephon jobensis
• Beccari's freetail bat, Mormopterus beccarii
• Little northern freetail bat, Mormopterus loriae
• Southern freetail bat, Mormopterus planiceps
• White-striped freetail bat, Tadarida australis

Rodentia (rodents)

Muridae (rats and mice)

• Rio Negro brush-tailed rat, Conilurus penicillatus
• Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster
• Forrest's mouse, Leggadina forresti
• Short-tailed hopping mouse, Leggadina lakedownensis
• Lesser stick-nest rat, Leporillus apicalis - extinct
• Greater stick-nest rat, Leporillus conditor
• Grassland melomys, Melomys burtoni
• Black-footed tree-rat, Mesembriomys gouldii
• Golden-backed tree-rat, Mesembriomys macrurus
• House mouse, Mus musculus - naturalised exotic
• Spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis
• Long-tailed hopping mouse, Notomys longicaudatus - extinct
• Big-eared hopping mouse, Notomys macrotis - extinct
• Mitchell's hopping mouse, Notomys mitchelli
• Ash-grey mouse, Pseudomys albocinereus
• Plains rat, Pseudomys australis
• Bolam's mouse, Pseudomys bolami
• Western pebble-mound mouse, Pseudomys chapmani endemic
• Delicate mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus
• Desert mouse, Pseudomys desertor
• Shark Bay mouse, Pseudomys fieldi
• Sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis
• Kimberley mouse, Pseudomys laborifex (also known as the Kimberley pebble-mound mouse)
• Western chestnut mouse, Pseudomys nanus
• Western mouse, Pseudomys occidentalis endemic
• Heath mouse, Pseudomys shortridgei
• Pacific rat, Rattus exulans - naturalised exotic
• Bush rat, Rattus fuscipes
• Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus - naturalised exotic
• Black rat, Rattus rattus - naturalised exotic
• Pale field rat, Rattus tunneyi
• Long-haired rat, Rattus villosissimus
• Common rock rat, Zyzomys argurus
• Central rock rat, Zyzomys pedunculatus
• Kimberley rock rat, Zyzomys woodwardi endemic

Sciuridae (squirrels)

• Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus pennanti - naturalised exotic

Lagomorpha (hares)

Leporidae

• Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus - naturalised exotic

Sirenia (sea cows)

Dugonidae

• Dugong, Dugong dugon

Cetacea cetaceans

Balaenidae

• Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis

Balaenopteria

• Dwarf minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
• Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
• Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni
• Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
• Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
• Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

Neobalaenidae

• Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata

Physeteridae

• Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus

Kogiidae

• Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
• Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima

Ziphiidae

• Arnoux's beaked whale, Berdius arnuxii
• Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons
• Andrews' beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini
• Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
• Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi
• Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori
• Strap-toothed whale, Mesoplodon layardi
• True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus
• Shepherd's beaked whale, Tasmancetus shepherdi
• Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Delphinidae

• Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
• Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
• Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
• Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
• Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
• Southern right whale dolphin, Lissadelphis peronii
• Australian snubfin dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni
• Killer whale, Orcinus orca
• Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
• Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis
• Spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
• Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
• Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris
• Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis
• Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
• Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Otariidae (fur seals)

• New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri
• Subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis
• Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea

Phocidae (seals)

• Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx
• Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophagus
• Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina

Canidae (dogs)

• Dog, Canis lupus - naturalised exotic
• Dingo, Canis lupus dingo - naturalised exotic
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes - naturalised exotic

Felidae (cats)

• Cat, Felis catus - naturalised exotic

Mustelidae (polecats)

• Ferret, Mustela putorius - naturalised exotic

Perissodactyla

Equidae

• Donkey, Equus asinus - naturalised exotic
• Horse, Equus caballus - naturalised exotic

Artiodactyla

Suidae

• Pig, Sus scrofa - naturalised exotic

Camelidae

• Camel, Camelus dromedarius - naturalised exotic

Bovidae

• Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis - naturalised exotic
• Goat, Capra hircus - naturalised exotic

Cervidae

• Fallow deer, Dama dama - naturalised exotic

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)

Checklist of the Vertebrate Fauna of Western Australia (WA Museum)