- Source: List of mammals of South Australia
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This is a list of mammals of South Australia. It includes all mammals recorded in South Australia since European settlement, including some known only from subfossil remains, and including non-feral introduced species.
Except where otherwise referenced, this list is based upon Kemper, Catherine; Reardon, Terry; Queale, Lynette (2000). "Mammals". In Robinson, A. C.; Casperson, K. D.; Hutchinson, M. N. (eds.). A List of the Vertebrates of South Australia. Biological Survey of South Australia..
Subclass Prototheria
= Order Monotremata
=Family Ornithorhynchidae
Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus)
Family Tachyglossidae
Tachyglossus aculeatus (short-beaked echidna)
Subclass Marsupialia
= Order Dasyuromorphia
=Family Myrmecobiidae
Myrmecobius fasciatus (numbat) reintroduced
Family Dasyuridae
Subfamily Dasyurinae
Dasycercus byrnei (kowari)
Dasycercus cristicauda (mulgara)
Dasyurus geoffroii (western quoll) locally extinct
Dasyurus maculatus (tiger quoll) locally extinct
Dasyurus viverrinus (eastern quoll) locally extinct
Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (fat-tailed pseudantechinus)
Subfamily Phascogalinae
Antechinus flavipes (yellow-footed antechinus)
Antechinus minimus (swamp antechinus)
Phascogale calura (red-tailed phascogale) locally extinct
Phascogale tapoatafa (brush-tailed phascogale)
Subfamily Planigalinae
Ningaui ridei (Wonai ningaui)
Ningaui yvonneae (southern ningaui)
Planigale gilesi (Giles' planigale)
Planigale cf. ingrami (long-tailed planigale)
Planigale tenuirostris (narrow-nosed planigale)
Subfamily Sminthopsinae
Antechinomys laniger (kultarr)
Sminthopsis aitkeni (Kangaroo Island dunnart)
Sminthopsis crassicaudata (fat-tailed dunnart)
Sminthopsis dolichura (little long-tailed dunnart)
Sminthopsis hirtipes (hairy-footed dunnart)
Sminthopsis macroura (stripe-faced dunnart)
Sminthopsis murina (common dunnart)
Sminthopsis ooldea (Ooldea dunnart)
Sminthopsis psammophila (sandhill dunnart)
Sminthopsis youngsoni (lesser hairy-footed dunnart)
= Order Peramelemorphia
=Family †Chaeropodidae
†Chaeropus ecaudatus (pig-footed bandicoot)
Family Peramelidae
Subfamily Peramelinae
Isoodon auratus (golden bandicoot) locally extinct
Isoodon obesulus (southern brown bandicoot)
Perameles bougainville (western barred bandicoot) locally extinct
†Perameles eremiana (desert bandicoot)
Perameles gunnii (eastern barred bandicoot) locally extinct
Subfamily Thylacomyinae
Macrotis lagotis (bilby)
†Macrotis leucura (lesser bilby)
= Order Notoryctemorphia
=Family Notoryctidae
Notoryctes typhlops (marsupial mole)
= Order Diprotodontia
=Family Phascolarctidae
Phascolarctos cinereus (koala) reintroduced
Family Vombatidae
Lasiorhinus latifrons (southern hairy-nosed wombat)
Vombatus ursinus (common wombat)
Family Phalangeridae
Trichosurus vulpecula (common brushtail possum)
Family Potoroidae
Bettongia lesueur (burrowing bettong)
Bettongia penicillata (brush-tailed bettong)
†Caloprymnus campestris (desert rat-kangaroo)
†Potorous tridactylus (long-nosed potoroo)
Family Macropodidae
Lagorchestes hirsutus (rufous hare-wallaby) locally extinct
†Lagorchestes leporides (eastern hare-wallaby)
Macropus fuliginosus (western grey kangaroo)
Macropus giganteus (eastern grey kangaroo)
Notamacropus eugenii (tammar wallaby) reintroduced
N. e. decres
N. e. eugenii reintroduced
†Notamacropus greyi (toolache wallaby)
Notamacropus rufogriseus (red-necked wallaby)
Osphranter robustus (euro)
Osphranter rufus (red kangaroo)
†Onychogalea lunata (crescent nailtail wallaby)
Petrogale lateralis (black-footed rock-wallaby)
P. l. pearsoni (Pearson Island rock-wallaby)
Petrogale xanthopus (yellow-footed rock-wallaby)
Thylogale billardierii (Tasmanian pademelon) locally extinct
Wallabia bicolor (swamp wallaby)
Family Burramyidae
Cercartetus concinnus (western pygmy-possum)
Cercartetus lepidus (little pygmy-possum)
Cercartetus nanus (eastern pygmy-possum)
Family Pseudocheiridae
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (common ringtail possum)
Family Petauridae
Petaurus australis (yellow-bellied glider)
Petaurus notatus (Krefft's glider)
Petaurus norfolcensis (squirrel glider) locally extinct
Acrobatidae
Acrobates pygmaeus (feathertail glider)
Subclass Eutheria
= Order Chiroptera
=Suborder Megachiroptera
= Family Pteropodidae =
Pteropus poliocephalus (grey-headed flying-fox)
Pteropus scapulatus (little red flying-fox)
Suborder Microchiroptera
= Family Emballonuridae =
Saccolaimus flaviventris (yellow-bellied sheathtail bat)
Taphozous hilli (sheathtail bat)
= Family Megadermatidae =
Macroderma gigas (ghost bat) locally extinct
= Family Molossidae =
Ozimops petersi (inland free-tailed bat)
Ozimops planiceps (southern free-tailed bat)
Ozimops ridei (eastern free-tailed bat)
Tadarida australis (white-striped freetail-bat)
= Family Vespertilionidae =
Subfamily Miniopterinae
Minipterus schreibersii (large bentwing-bat)
Subfamily Nytophilinae
Nyctophilus geoffroyi (lesser long-eared bat)
Nyctophilus gouldi (Gould's long-eared bat)
Nyctophilus timoriensis (greater long-eared bat)
Subfamily Vespertilioninae
Chalinolobus gouldii (Gould's wattled bat)
Chalinolobus morio (chocolate wattled bat)
Chalinolobus picatus (little pied bat)
Falsistrellus tasmaniensis (eastern falsistrelle)
Myotis macropus (southern myotis)
Scotorepens balstoni (inland broad-nosed bat)
Scotorepens greyii (little broad-nosed bat)
Vespadelus baverstocki (inland forest bat)
Vespadelus darlingtoni (large forest bat)
Vespadelus finlaysoni (Finlayson's cave bat)
Vespadelus regulus (southern forest bat)
Vespadelus vulturnus (little forest bat)
= Order Carnivora
=Family Canidae
Canis familiaris dingo (dingo)
Canis familiaris x C. f. dingo (dingo-domestic dog hybrid)
Vulpes vulpes (red fox) introduced
Family Otariidae
Subfamily Arctocephalinae
Arctocephalus pusillus (Australian fur-seal)
Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus
Arctophoca forsteri (long-nosed fur-seal)
Arctophoca tropicalis (subantarctic fur-seal)
Subfamily Otariinae
Neophoca cinerea (Australian sea-lion)
Family Phocidae
Hydrurga leptonyx (leopard seal)
Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell seal)
Lobodon carcinophaga (crab-eater seal)
Mirounga leonina (southern elephant seal)
Ommatophoca rossii (Ross seal)
= Order Cetacea
=Suborder Mysticeti
Family Balaenidae
Eubalaena australis (southern right whale)
Family Neobalaenidae
Caperea marginata (pygmy right whale)
Family Balaenopteridae
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (dwarf minke whale)
Balaenoptera bonaerensis (Antarctic minke whale)
Balaenoptera borealis (sei whale)
Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde's whale)
Balaenoptera omurai (Omura's whale)
Balaenoptera musculus (blue whale)
Balaenoptera physalus (fin whale)
Megaptera novaeangliae (humpback whale)
Suborder Odontoceti
= Family Delphinidae =
Delphinus delphis (common dolphin)
Globicephala macrorhynchus (short-finned pilot whale)
Globicephala melas (long-finned pilot whale)
Grampus griseus (Risso's dolphin)
Orcinus orca (killer whale)
Pseudorca crassidens (false killer whale)
Sagmatias obscurus (dusky dolphin)
Tursiops truncatus (common bottlenose dolphin)
Tursiops aduncus (Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin)
= Family Phocoenidae =
Phocoena dioptrica (spectacled porpoise)
= Family Physeteridae =
Physeter macrocephalus (sperm whale)
= Family Kogiidae =
Kogia breviceps (pygmy sperm whale)
Kogia sima (dwarf sperm whale)
= Family Ziphiidae =
Berardius arnuxii (Arnoux's beaked whale)
Hyperoodon planifrons (southern bottlenose whale)
Mesoplodon bowdoini (Andrews beaked whale)
Mesoplodon grayi (Gray's beaked whale)
Mesoplodon hectori (Hector's beaked whale)
Mesoplodon layardii (strap-toothed whale)
Tasmacetus shepherdi (Shepherd's beaked whale)
Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier's beaked whale)
= Order Artiodactyla
=Family Cervidae
Dama dama (common fallow deer) introduced
= Order Rodentia
=Family Muridae
Subfamily Hydromyinae
Conilurus albipes (white-footed tree-rat) locally extinct
Hydromys chrysogaster (water-rat)
Leggadina forresti (Forrest's mouse)
†Leporillus apicalis (lesser stick-nest rat)
Leporillus conditor (greater stick-nest rat)
Notomys alexis (spinifex hopping-mouse)
†Notomys amplus (short-tailed hopping-mouse)
Notomys cervinus (fawn hopping-mouse)
Notomys fuscus (dusky hopping-mouse)
†Notomys longicaudatus (long-tailed hopping-mouse)
Notomys mitchellii (Mitchell's hopping-mouse)
Pseudomys apodemoides (silky mouse)
Pseudomys australis (plains mouse)
Pseudomys bolami (Bolam's mouse)
Pseudomys desertor (desert mouse)
Pseudomys fieldi (Shark Bay mouse) locally extinct
†Pseudomys gouldii (Gould's mouse)
Pseudomys hermannsburgensis (sandy inland mouse)
Pseudomys shortridgei (heath rat)
Subfamily Murinae
Mus musculus (house mouse) introduced
Rattus fuscipes (bush rat)
Rattus lutreolus (swamp rat)
Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) introduced
Rattus rattus (black rat) introduced
Rattus tunneyi (pale field-rat) locally extinct
Rattus villosissimus (long-haired rat)
= Order Lagomorpha
=Family Leporidae
Lepus europaeus (European hare) introduced
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit) introduced