The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. The size of a small dog, the Tasmanian devil became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936. It is related to quolls,...
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 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 Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) is a nocturnal, rabbit-sized marsupial endemic to southeastern Australia. Once the Eastern barred bandicoot was widespread and abundant throughout Victoria’s volcanic plains and grasslands but now it...
The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus ), found only in Australia, and formerly known as the eastern native cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial. They are widespread and even locally common in Tasmania. They have been considered...
The eastern barn owl (Tyto javanica ) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the American barn owl group, the western barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl make up the barn owl. The cosmopolitan barn owl is...
The southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus ) is a short-nosed bandicoot, a type of marsupial, found mostly in southern Australia. A similar species in South Western Australia, known as the quenda (from the Noongar word 'kwinda') was previously...
The Tasmanian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae diemenensis ) is an extinct subspecies of the emu. It was found in Tasmania, where it had become isolated during the Late Pleistocene. As opposed to the other insular emu taxa, the King Island emu and the...
The Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii ), also known as the rufous-bellied pademelon or red-bellied pademelon, is the sole species of pademelon found in Tasmania, and was formerly found throughout southeastern Australia. This pademelon has...
The White-lipped snake (Drysdalia coronoides) is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is the smallest of three species of snake found in Tasmania and is Australia's most cold-tolerant snake, even inhabiting areas on Mount...
Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis ) is a species of lizard found only in Australia and Papua New Guinea. These lizards lack forelegs, having only rudimentary hind legs and that's why are also called "flap-footed lizards" and "snake-lizards".
The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus ) is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, found in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. It is commonly referred to as the copperhead, but is not closely related to the...
The eastern cattle egret (Bubulcus coromandus ) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the western cattle egret together as subspecies of...
The Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi ) is an endangered bird of Tasmania. It is a subspecies of the more common wedge-tailed eagle.
The blotched blue-tongued lizard (Tiliqua nigrolutea ), also known as the southern blue-tongued lizard or blotched blue-tongued skink is a blue-tongued skink endemic to south-eastern Australia.
The jack jumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula), also known as the jack jumper, jumping jack, hopper ant, or jumper ant, is a species of venomous ant native to Australia. Most frequently found in Tasmania and southeast mainland Australia, it is a member of...
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 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 broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
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 large forest bat (Vespadelus darlingtoni ) is a vespertilionid bat found in southeast Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island. They are classified as common.
Nyctophilus geoffroyi is a vespertilionid bat, a flying nocturnal mammal found in Australia, The species is relatively common. They have been referred to as the lesser long-eared bat.
The Macquarie rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis macquariensis ), also known as the Macquarie Island rail, is an extinct subspecies of the buff-banded rail endemic to Macquarie Island, a subantarctic island that is part of the state of Tasmania,...
The she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus casuarinae ) is a large, long-tailed, snake-like skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is viviparous; mating in spring, and giving birth in latest summer.
