List of monotremes and marsupials of Australia facts for kids
Mammals are divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), and live birth mammals. The second subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials) and placental mammals.
Australia is home to two of the five extant species of monotremes and the majority of the world's marsupials (the remainder are from Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and the Americas). The taxonomy is somewhat fluid; this list generally follows Menkhorst and Knight and Van Dyck and Strahan, with some input from the global list, which is derived from Gardner and Groves.
This is a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia.
Conservation status listed follows the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v. 2013.2; data current at 5 March 2014):
- extinct
- extinct in the wild
- critically endangered
- endangered
- vulnerable
- near threatened
- least concern
- data deficient
- not evaluated
Monotremata (monotremes)
Ornithorhynchidae
- Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Tachyglossidae
- Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus
Marsupialia (marsupials)
Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)
Thylacinidae
- Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus - extinct
Dasyuridae
- Tropical antechinus, Antechinus adustus
- Agile antechinus, Antechinus agilis
- Fawn antechinus, Antechinus bellus
- Yellow-footed antechinus, Antechinus flavipes
- Atherton antechinus, Antechinus godmani
- Cinnamon antechinus, Antechinus leo
- Swamp antechinus, Antechinus minimus
- Brown antechinus, Antechinus stuartii
- Subtropical antechinus, Antechinus subtropicus
- Dusky antechinus, Antechinus swainsonii
- Brush-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus blythi
- Crest-tailed mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda
- Kaluta, Dasykaluta rosamondae
- Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei
- Western quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii
- Northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus
- Tiger quoll, Dasyurus maculatus
- Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus
- Wongai ningaui, Ningaui ridei
- Pilbara ningaui, Ningaui timealeyi
- Mallee ningaui, Ningaui yvonneae
- Dibbler, Parantechinus apicalis
- Red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale calura
- Brush-tailed phascogale, Phascogale tapoatafa
- Brush-tailed phascogale, Phascogale (tapoatafa) pirata
- Kultarr, Antechinomys laniger
- Paucident planigale, Planigale gilesi
- Long-tailed planigale, Planigale ingrami
- Common planigale, Planigale maculata
- Narrow-nosed planigale, Planigale tenuirostris
- Sandstone false antechinus, Pseudantechinus bilarni
- Fat-tailed false antechinus, Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis
- Alexandria false antechinus, Pseudantechinus mimulus
- Ningbing false antechinus, Pseudantechinus ningbing
- Rory Cooper's false antechinus, Pseudantechinus roryi
- Woolley's false antechinus, Pseudantechinus woolleyae
- Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii
- Fat-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis crassicaudata
- Kakadu dunnart, Sminthopsis bindi
- Carpentarian dunnart, Sminthopsis butleri
- Julia Creek dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi
- Stripe-faced dunnart, Sminthopsis macroura
- Red-cheeked dunnart, Sminthopsis virginiae
- White-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis granulipes
- Kangaroo Island dunnart, Sminthopsis aitkeni
- Grey-bellied dunnart, Sminthopsis griseoventer (including S. (griseoventer) boullangerensis: )
- Boullanger Island dunnart, Sminthopsis boullangerensis (formerly S. griseoventer boullangerensis)
- Long-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis longicaudata
- Chestnut dunnart, Sminthopsis archeri
- Little long-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis dolichura
- Sooty dunnart, Sminthopsis fuliginosus
- Gilbert's dunnart, Sminthopsis gilberti
- White-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis leucopus
- Slender-tailed dunnart, Sminthopsis murina
- Hairy-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis hirtipes
- Ooldea dunnart, Sminthopsis ooldea
- Sandhill dunnart, Sminthopsis psammophila
- Lesser hairy-footed dunnart, Sminthopsis youngsoni
Myrmecobiidae
- Numbat, Myrmecobius fasciatus
Peramelemorphia (bandicoots, bilbies)
Chaeropodidae
- Pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus - extinct
Peroryctidae
- Rufous spiny bandicoot, Echymipera rufescens
Peramelidae
- Golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus
- Northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus
- Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus
- Western barred bandicoot, Perameles bougainville
- Desert bandicoot, Perameles eremiana - extinct
- Eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii
- Long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta
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, koalas)
Vombatidae
- Northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii
- Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons
- Common wombat, Vombatus ursinus
Phascolarctidae
- Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus
Phalangeriformes (possums, gliders)
Phalangeridae
- Southern common cuscus, Phalanger mimicus
- Common spotted cuscus, Spilocuscus maculatus
- Northern brushtail possum, Trichosurus arnhemensis
- Short-eared possum, Trichosurus caninus
- Mountain brushtail possum, Trichosurus cunninghami
- Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
- Coppery brushtail possum, Trichosurus johnstonii
- Scaly-tailed possum, Wyulda squamicaudata
Burramyidae
- Mountain pygmy possum, Burramys parvus
- Long-tailed pygmy possum, Cercartetus caudatus
- Southwestern pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus
- Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus
- Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus
Tarsipedidae
- Honey possum, Tarsipes rostratus
Petauridae
- Striped possum, Dactylopsila trivirgata
- Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
- Yellow-bellied glider, Petaurus australis
- Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps
- Mahogany glider, Petaurus gracilis
- Squirrel glider, Petaurus norfolcensis
Pseudocheiridae
- Lemuroid ringtail possum, Hemibelideus lemuroides
- Greater glider, Petauroides volans
- Rock ringtail possum, Petropseudes dahli
- Common ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus
- Western ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus (peregrinus) occidentalis
- Green ringtail possum, Pseudochirops archeri
- Daintree River ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus cinereus
- Herbert River ringtail possum, Pseudochirulus herbertensis
Acrobatidae
- Feathertail glider, Acrobates pygmaeus
Macropodiformes (kangaroos, wallabies)
Hypsiprymnodontidae
- Musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Potoroidae
- Rufous bettong, Aepyprymnus rufescens
- Southern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi
- Burrowing bettong, Bettongia lesueur
- Woylie, Bettongia penicillata
- Northern bettong, Bettongia tropica
- Nullarbor dwarf bettong, Bettongia pusilla - extinct
- Desert rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris - extinct
- Gilbert's potoroo, Potorous gilbertii
- Long-footed potoroo, Potorous longipes
- Broad-faced potoroo, Potorous platyops - extinct
- Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus
Macropodidae
- Bennett's tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus bennettianus
- Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi
- Central hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus - extinct
- Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
- Mala, Lagorchestes hirsutus
- Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides - extinct
- Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus
- Agile wallaby, Macropus agilis
- Antilopine kangaroo, Macropus antilopinus
- Black wallaroo, Macropus bernardus
- Black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis
- Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii
- Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
- Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
- Toolache wallaby, Macropus greyi - extinct
- Western brush wallaby, Macropus irma
- Parma wallaby, Macropus parma
- Whiptail wallaby, Macropus parryi
- Wallaroo or Euro, Macropus robustus
- Red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus
- Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus
- Bridled nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata
- Crescent nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea lunata - extinct
- Northern nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea unguifera
- Allied rock-wallaby, Petrogale assimilis
- Short-eared rock-wallaby, Petrogale brachyotis
- Monjon, Petrogale burbidgei
- Cape York rock-wallaby, Petrogale coenensis
- Nabarlek, Petrogale concinna
- Godman's rock-wallaby, Petrogale godmani
- Herbert's rock-wallaby, Petrogale herberti
- Unadorned rock-wallaby, Petrogale inornata
- Black-flanked rock-wallaby, Petrogale lateralis
- Purple-necked rock-wallaby, Petrogale purpureicollis
- Mareeba rock-wallaby, Petrogale mareeba
- Brush-tailed rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata
- Proserpine rock-wallaby, Petrogale persephone
- Rothschild's rock-wallaby, Petrogale rothschildi
- Sharman's rock-wallaby, Petrogale sharmani
- Yellow-footed rock-wallaby, Petrogale xanthopus
- Quokka, Setonix brachyurus
- Tasmanian pademelon, Thylogale billardierii
- Red-legged pademelon, Thylogale stigmatica
- Red-necked pademelon, Thylogale thetis
- Swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor
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