The Tasmanian devil, an iconic Tasmanian mammal

Tasmanian mammals are divided into three major groups based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), pouched mammals (the marsupials), and placental mammals. This is a list of mammals of Tasmania:

Order: Monotremata (monotremes)

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Platypus
Short-beaked echidna

Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials)

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Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

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Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

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Eastern barred bandicoot

Order: Diprotodontia

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Common brushtail possum

Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

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Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

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Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

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Eastern grey kangaroo

Infraclass: Eutheria (placentals)

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Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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Order: Carnivora

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Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Lagomorpha

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Rodentia (rats and mice)

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Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

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Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)

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Parvorder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)

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See also

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References

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