Mammals of Australia
9 species of mammals on file have openly licensed sighting records from Australia, 4 of them threatened.
Big catsPrimatesWhales and dolphinsMarsupialsAll mammalsAll animals in Australia
Which mammals are recorded in Australia?
Most looked-up first.
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Grey wolf
Canis lupus
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Red kangaroo
Macropus rufus
Full list
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Canidae | Least Concern | 120,793 |
| Grey wolf | Canis lupus | Canidae | Least Concern | 48,879 |
| Koala | Phascolarctos cinereus | Phascolarctidae | Vulnerable | 414,133 |
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Felidae | Vulnerable | 11 |
| Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Ornithorhynchidae | Near Threatened | 22,018 |
| Blue whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Balaenopteridae | Endangered | 699 |
| Common bottlenose dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae | Least Concern | 1,962 |
| Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Hominidae | Endangered | 2 |
| Red kangaroo | Macropus rufus | Macropodidae | Not recorded | 81,593 |
Counted from CC0 and CC BY occurrence records on GBIF, which include captive and introduced animals. See the methodology.