List of mammals of Western Australia

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

Subclass: Prototheria

Order: Monotremata

  • Family: Tachyglossidae
    • Genus: Tachyglossus
      • Short-beaked echidna, T. aculeatus LC

Subclass: Eutheria

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Dasyuromorphia

Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

Chiroptera (bats)

Pteropodidae (fruitbats)

Rodentia (rodents)

Muridae (rats and mice)
Sciuridae (squirrels)

Lagomorpha (hares)

Sirenia (sea cows)

Cetacea cetaceans

Carnivora (Carnivores)

Otariidae (fur seals)

Phocidae (seals)

Canidae (dogs)

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

References

  1. ^ Western Australian Mammal Species
  • Checklist of the Vertebrate Fauna of Western Australia (WA Museum)