List of mammals of Tasmania explained

Tasmanian mammals are divided into three major groups based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), pouched mammals (the marsupials), and placental mammals. This is a list of mammals of Tasmania:

Order: Monotremata (monotremes)

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

Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials)

Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

Family: Thylacinidae
- Genus: Thylacinus
  - Thylacine, T. cynocephalus endemic
Family: Dasyuridae
- Subfamily: Dasyurinae
  - Tribe: Dasyurinae
    - Genus: Dasyurus
      - Tiger quoll, D. maculatus
      - Eastern quoll, D. viverrinus endemic (introduced to Australian mainland)
    - Genus: Sarcophilus
      - Tasmanian devil, S. harrisii endemic
  - Tribe: Phascogalini
    - Genus: Antechinus
      - Swamp antechinus, A. minimus
      - Dusky antechinus, A. swainsonii
- Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
  - Tribe: Sminthopsini
    - Genus: Sminthopsis
      - White-footed dunnart, S. leucopus

Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

Family: Peramelidae
- Subfamily: Peramelinae
  - Genus: Isoodon
    - Southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus
  - Genus: Perameles
    - Eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii

Order: Diprotodontia

Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

Family: Vombatidae
- Genus: Vombatus
  - Common wombat, Vombatus ursinus

Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

Family: Phalangeridae
- Genus: Trichosurus
  - Common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
Family: Burramyidae
- Genus: Cercartetus
  - Tasmanian pygmy possum, Cercartetus lepidus
  - Eastern pygmy possum, Cercartetus nanus
Family: Petauridae
- Genus: Petaurus
  - Krefft's glider, Petaurus notatus introduced (Australian mainland native)
Family: Pseudocheiridae
- Genus: Pseudocheirus
  - Common ringtail possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

Family: Potoroidae
- Genus: Bettongia
  - Southern bettong, Bettongia gaimardi endemic
- Genus: Potorous
  - Long-nosed potoroo, Potorous tridactylus
Family: Macropodidae
- Genus: Macropus
  - Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
- Genus: Notamacropus
  - Red-necked wallaby, N. rufogriseus
- Genus: Thylogale
  - Tasmanian pademelon, Thylogale billardierii endemic

Infraclass: Eutheria (placentals)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Family: Cervidae
- Subfamily: Cervinae
  - Genus: Dama
    - Common fallow deer, Dama dama introduced

Order: Carnivora

Family: Otariidae (eared seals)
- Genus: Arctocephalus
  - Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus
  - New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus fosteri
Family: Phocidae (true seals)
- Genus: Mirounga
  - Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina
- Genus: Hydrurga
  - Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Family: Vespertilionidae
- Genus: Vespadelus
  - Little forest bat, Vespadelus vulturnus LR/lc
  - Southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus LR/lc
  - Large forest bat, Vespadelus darlingtoni LR/lc
- Genus: Chalinolobus
  - Chocolate wattled bat, Chalinolobus morio
  - Gould's wattled bat, Chalinolobus gouldii LR/lc
- Genus: Nyctophilus
  - Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi
  - Greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis
- Genus: Falsistrellus
  - Eastern false pipistrelle, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis

Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Genus: Oryctolagus
  - European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced
- Genus: Lepus
  - European hare, Lepus europaeus introduced

Rodentia (rats and mice)

Family: Muridae
- Genus: Hydromys
  - Rakali, Hydromys chrysogaster
- Genus: Mus
  - House mouse, Mus musculus LC introduced
- Genus: Pseudomys
  - Long-tailed mouse, Pseudomys higginsi LR/lc endemic
  - New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae
- Genus: Mastacomys
  - Broad-toothed mouse, Mastacomys fuscus
- Genus: Rattus
  - Swamp rat, Rattus lutreolus LR/lc
  - Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced
  - Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC introduced

Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)

Family: Delphinidae (dolphins)
- Genus: Globicephala
  - Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melaena
- Genus: Orcinus
  - Killer whale, Orcinus orca
- Genus: Pseudorca
  - False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
- Genus: Delphinus
  - Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
- Genus: Tursiops
  - Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
- Genus: Physeter
  - Sperm whale, Physeter catodon

Parvorder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)

Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
- Genus: Eubalaena
  - Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
- Genus: Caperea
  - Pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata
- Genus: Megaptera
  - Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae