List of mammals of New South Wales explained

This is a list of mammals of New South Wales.[1]

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

CR Critically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN EndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU VulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
DD Data deficientThere 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.

Order: Rodentia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service . Atlas of NSW Wildlife . 2008-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20080503084158/http://wildlifeatlas.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/wildlifeatlas/watlas.jsp. 2008-05-03.