List of mammals of Western Australia

This is a list of mammals of Western Australia, including both native and naturalised species. [1]

Subclass: Prototheria

Order: Monotremata

Subclass: Eutheria

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Dasyuromorphia

Order: Peramelemorphia

Order: Notoryctemorphia

Order: Diprotodontia

Macropodidae

Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)
Phalangeridae
Petauridae
Pseudocheiridae
Burramyidae
Tarsipedidae

Chiroptera (bats)

Pteropodidae (fruitbats)
  • Northern blossom-bat, Macroglossus minimus
  • Black flying fox, Pteropus alecto
  • Little red flying-fox, Pteropus scapulatus
Megadermatidae
Hipposideridae
Emballonuridae
Vespertilionidae
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)
Sciuridae (squirrels)

Lagomorpha (hares)

Leporidae
  • Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus - naturalised exotic

Sirenia (sea cows)

Dugongidae

Cetacea cetaceans

Balaenidae

Balaenopteridae

Neobalaenidae

Physeteridae

Kogiidae

Ziphiidae

Delphinidae

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Otariidae (fur seals)

Phocidae (seals)

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

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)
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References

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


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