List of mammals of Western Australia

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Mammals in Western Australia include both native and introduced 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
  • , Mormopterus beccarii
  • Little northern freetail bat, Mormopterus loriae
  • , Mormopterus planiceps
  • , Tadarida australis

Rodentia (rodents)[]

Muridae (rats and mice)[]
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[]

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[]

Physeteridae[]

  • Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus

Kogiidae[]

Ziphiidae[]

Delphinidae[]

Carnivora (Carnivores)[]

Otariidae (fur seals)[]

Phocidae (seals)[]

Canidae (dogs)[]

  • Dingo, Canis familiaris dingo
  • Red fox, Vulpes vulpes introduced

Artiodactyla[]

Cervidae[]

  • Common fallow deer, Dama dama introduced

References[]

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