The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats. Because of...
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), sometimes referred to as the duck-billed platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant...
The dingo (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo) is an ancient (basal) lineage of dog found in Australia. It is variously considered a form of domestic dog not warranting recognition as a subspecies, a...
The Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of four living species of echidna. It is covered in fur and spines and has a distinctive snout and a specialized tongue, which it uses to catch its insect prey at a great speed. The...
The Tiger quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the world's second-largest extant carnivorous marsupial, behind the Tasmanian devil. The Tiger quoll is one the most violent animals, found in the Australian...
The Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized macropod marsupial, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Its name comes from the reddish fur on its shoulders and nape.
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor ) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in...
The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis ), often referred to simply as the bilby since the lesser bilby (Macrotis leucura ) became extinct in the 1950s, is an Australian species of nocturnal omnivorous animal in the order Peramelemorphia. Other...
The long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta ), a marsupial, is a species of bandicoot found in eastern Australia, from north Queensland along the east coast to Victoria. Around 40 centimetres (16 in) long, it is sandy- or grey-brown with a long...
The squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis ) is a nocturnal gliding possum. The squirrel glider is one of the wrist-winged gliders of the genus Petaurus.
The long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus ) is a species of potoroo. These small marsupials are part of the rat-kangaroo family. The long-nosed potoroo contains two subspecies, P. t. tridactylus from mainland Australia, and P. t. apicalis from...
The greater gliders are three species of large gliding marsupials in the genus Petauroides, all of which are found in eastern Australia. Until 2020 they were considered to be one species, Petauroides volans. In 2020 morphological and genetic...
The mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis ) is an endangered gliding possum native to a small region of coastal Queensland in Australia.
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi ) is a heavy-bodied tree-kangaroo found in rain forests of the Atherton Tableland Region of Queensland. Its status is classified as near threatened by the IUCN, and authorities consider it as rare. It...
The ghost bat (Macroderma gigas ) is a flying mammal found in northern Australia. The species is the only Australian bat that preys on large vertebrates – birds, reptiles and other mammals – which they detect using acute sight and hearing, combined...
The brush-tailed rock-wallaby or small-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata ) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. It inhabits rock piles and cliff lines along the Great Dividing Range from about 100 km...
The yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis ), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.
The kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei ), also known by its Diyari name kariri, is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the gibber deserts of central Australia. It is monotypic; the sole member of genus Dasyuroides. Other names for the species include...
The bridled nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata ), also known as the bridled nail-tailed wallaby, bridled nailtail wallaby, bridled wallaby, merrin, and flashjack, is a vulnerable species of macropod. It is a small wallaby found in three...
The kultarr (Antechinomys laniger ) (also called the "jerboa-marsupial" or marsupial jerboa) is a small insectivorous nocturnal marsupial inhabiting the arid interior of Australia. Preferred habitat includes stony deserts, shrubland, woodland,...
The crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda ), is a small to medium-sized Australian carnivorous marsupial and a member of the family Dasyuridae (meaning "hairy tail") which includes quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, Tasmanian devil and extinct...
Xeromys myoides, also known as the water mouse, marine mouse, mangrove mouse, false water rat, manngay and yirrkoo, is a species of rodent native to waterways of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
The dusky antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii ), also known as Swainson's antechinus or the dusky marsupial mouse, is a species of small marsupial carnivore, a member of the family Dasyuridae. It is found in Australia.
The lemuroid ringtail possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides ), also known as the lemur-like ringtail possum or the brushy-tailed ringtail, is a truly singular member of the ringtail possum group. It was once thought that they were gliding possums...
The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis ) is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically. The specific name sahulensis is derived from the Sahul Shelf, located between northern Australia...
The Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba ) is a rare species of rock-wallaby found around Mareeba in northeastern Queensland, Australia.
The northern bettong (Bettongia tropica ) is a small potoroid marsupial which is restricted to some areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands and Allocasuarina forests bordering rainforests in far northeastern Queensland, Australia. They are known as...
The black-footed tree-rat also known as Djintamoonga (Mesembriomys gouldii ) is one of two endemic arboreal rat species from the genus Mesembriomys found in the northern regions of Australia.The species is one of the largest murids found in...
The coppery brushtail possum (Trichosurus johnstonii ) is a species of marsupial possum in the family Phalangeridae. Coppery brushtails are found within the Atherton Tablelands area of Queensland, in northeastern Australia. These mammals inhabit...
The fawn hopping mouse (Notomys cervinus ) is a rodent native to the central Australian desert. Like all hopping mice it has strong front teeth, a long tail, dark eyes, big ears, well-developed haunches and very long, narrow hind feet. It weighs...
Gould's wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii ) is a species of Australian wattled bat named after the English naturalist John Gould.
Sarcophilus laniarius is an extinct species of large Tasmanian devil. Richard Owen originally called the specimen on which the genus was based Dasyurus laniarus.Pleistocene fossil deposits in limestone caves at Naracoorte, South Australia include...
The New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It was first described by George Waterhouse in 1843. It vanished from view for over a century before its rediscovery in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park...
The Proserpine rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone ) is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to a small area in Conway National Park, Dryander National Park, Gloucester Island National Park, and around the town of Airlie Beach, all in Whitsunday...
The green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri ) is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia. This makes it unique in its genus, all other members of which are found in New Guinea or nearby islands. The green ringtail possum...
The chocolate wattled bat, species Chalinolobus morio, is a bat allied to the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia, including the island Tasmania, and widespread in southern regions. It is known to reside from sea level to at least...
The purple-necked rock-wallaby (Petrogale purpureicollis ) is a species of rock-wallaby first described in 1924 by Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, then director of the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, who noted a purple colouration around the neck and...
The Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi ) is a marsupial with a buffy brown upperside and white underside. This dunnart has a body length of 100–135 mm with a tail of 60–105 mm to make a total length of 160–240 mm. Its weight is between 40 and...
The white-footed dunnart (Sminthopsis leucopus ) is a marsupial that occurs on Tasmania and mainland Australia. It occurs along the coast and in inner Gippsland and Alpine areas up to 400 metres near Narbethong. In southern New South Wales, the...
The Cape York rock-wallaby (Petrogale coenensis ) is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a member of a group of seven very closely related rock-wallabies, all found in northeastern...
Godman's rock-wallaby (Petrogale godmani ) is a diprotodont marsupial, and a typical rock-wallaby. It is found in northern and north-eastern Queensland, Australia. This rock-wallaby is found in low open forest, open scrub, or montane regions, often...
The little forest bat (Vespadelus vulturnus ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found only in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is a tiny bat often weighing less than 4 g (0.14 oz) (males in some areas...
