List of mammals of Western Australia

Last updated November 29, 2023

Mammals in Western Australia include both native and introduced species.^[1]

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Subclass: Prototheria
Order: Monotremata
Subclass: Eutheria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Cetacea cetaceans
Carnivora (Carnivores)
Artiodactyla
References

Subclass: Prototheria

Order: Monotremata

Family: Tachyglossidae
- Genus: Tachyglossus
  - Short-beaked echidna, T. aculeatusLC

Subclass: Eutheria

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Dasyuromorphia

Family: Dasyuridae
- Subfamily: Dasyurinae
  - Tribe: Dasyurini
    - Genus: Dasycercus
      - Brush-tailed mulgara, D. blythiLC
      - Crest-tailed mulgara, D. cristicaudaLC
    - Genus: Dasykaluta
      - Little red kaluta, D. rosamondaeLC
    - Genus: Dasyurus
      - Western quoll, D. geoffroiiNT
      - Northern quoll, D. hallucatusEN
    - Genus: Parantechinus
      - Dibbler, P. apicalisEN
    - Genus: Pseudantechinus
      - Fat-tailed false antechinus, P. macdonnellensisLC
      - Ningbing false antechinus, P. ningbingLC
      - Rory Cooper's false antechinus, P. roryiLC
      - Woolley's false antechinus, P. woolleyaeLC
  - Tribe: Phascogalini
    - Genus: Antechinus
      - Yellow-footed antechinus, A. flavipesLC
    - Genus: Phascogale
      - Red-tailed phascogale, P. caluraNT
      - Brush-tailed phascogale, P. tapoatafaNT
- Subfamily: Sminthopsinae
  - Tribe: Planigalini
    - Genus: Planigale
      - Long-tailed planigale, P. ingramiLC
      - Common planigale, P. maculataLC
  - Tribe: Sminthopsini
    - Genus: Antechinomys
      - Kultarr, A. lanigerLC
    - Genus: Ningaui
      - Wongai ningaui, N. rideiLC
      - Pilbara ningaui, N. timealeyiLC
      - Southern ningaui, N. yvonneaeLC
    - Genus: Sminthopsis
      - Carpentarian dunnart, S. butleriVU
      - Fat-tailed dunnart, S. crassicaudataLC
      - Little long-tailed dunnart, S. dolichuraLC
      - Gilbert's dunnart, S. gilbertiLC
      - White-tailed dunnart, S. granulipesLC
      - Grey-bellied dunnart, S. griseoventerLC
      - Hairy-footed dunnart, S. hirtipesLC
      - Long-tailed dunnart, S. longicaudataLC
      - Stripe-faced dunnart, S. macrouraLC
      - Ooldea dunnart, S. ooldeaLC
      - Sandhill dunnart, S. psammophilaEN
      - Red-cheeked dunnart, S. virginiaeLC
      - Lesser hairy-footed dunnart, S. youngsoniLC
Family: Myrmecobiidae
- - - Genus: Myrmecobius
      - Numbat, M. fasciatusEN

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 EX

Macropodidae

Central hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus
Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Mala, Lagorchestes hirsutus
Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus endemic
Western grey kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus
Agile wallaby, Notamacropus agilis
Tammar wallaby, Notamacropus eugenii
Western brush wallaby, Notamacropus irma endemic
Crescent nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea lunata EX
Northern nail-tail wallaby, Onychogalea unguifera
Antilopine wallaroo, Osphranter antilopinus
Common wallaroo, Osphranter robustus
Red kangaroo, Osphranter rufus
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

Savanna glider, Petaurus ariel

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)

Pteropodidae (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
Inland 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 free-tailed bat, Mormopterus beccarii
Little northern freetail bat, Mormopterus loriae
Southern free-tailed bat, Mormopterus planiceps
White-striped free-tailed 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 EX
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 EX
Big-eared hopping mouse, Notomys macrotis EX
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
Little native mouse, Pseudomys delicatulus
Desert mouse, Pseudomys desertor
Shark Bay mouse, Pseudomys fieldi
Sandy inland mouse, Pseudomys hermannsburgensis
Kimberley mouse, Pseudomys laborifex
Western chestnut mouse, Pseudomys nanus
Western mouse, Pseudomys occidentalis - endemic
Heath mouse, Pseudomys shortridgei
Pacific rat, Rattus exulans introduced
Bush rat, Rattus fuscipes
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced
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 introduced

Lagomorpha (hares)

Leporidae

European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced

Sirenia (sea cows)

Dugongidae

Dugong, Dugong dugon

Cetacea cetaceans

Balaenidae

Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis

Balaenopteridae

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
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata
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
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
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, Arctophoca forsteri
Subantarctic fur seal, Arctophoca tropicalis
Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea

Phocidae (seals)

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

Canidae (dogs)

Dingo, Canis familiaris dingo
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes introduced

Artiodactyla

Cervidae

Common fallow deer, Dama dama introduced

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References

↑ Western Australian Mammal Species

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

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