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| |  | | Mammals of TasmaniaLike most of Australia's mammals, the Tasmanian mammal fauna comprises many marsupials, or pouched mammals. Marsupials are remarkable for their method of reproduction, such as the production of very tiny young which complete their development in a pouch. |
 | Complete Listing of Tasmania's Mammals Choose the species or mammal family you wish to see from this full species list. |
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| Bats Order Chiroptera - There are eight species of bats in Tasmania. |
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| Carnivorous Marsupials and Bandicoots Order Polyprotodonta - Includes the Tasmanian devil, quolls, antechinus, Tasmanian tiger and two species of bandicoot. |
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| Echidnas and Platypus Order Monotremata - The only monotremes or egg-laying mammals to be found in Australia. |
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| Possums, Kangaroos and Wombats Order Diprodotodonta - Tasmania's Macropod, Petauridae, Phalageridae, Burramyidae and Vombatidae mammal families. |
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| Rats and Mice Order Rodentia - There are five species of native rodents in Tasmania and three introduced species. |
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| Seals Order Pinnipedia covers eared seals (family Otariidae) as well as true seals (family Phocidae). |
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| Whales and Dolphins Order Cetacea - Includes the Sperm Whale, Southern Right Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin plus others... |
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