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)

Infraclass: Marsupialia (marsupials)

Order: Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

Order: Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

Order: Diprotodontia

Suborder: Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)

Suborder: Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)

Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos and wallabies)

Infraclass: Eutheria (placentals)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Order: Carnivora

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Lagomorpha

Rodentia (rats and mice)

Order: Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)

Parvorder: Mysticeti (baleen whales)

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