It is considered likely that most of the following native mammal species are found within the Greater Wangetti Region.
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SUBCLASS - Eutheria (Placental Mammals)
ORDER - Carnivora (Carnivores)
Family - Canidae (Dogs)
Canis familiaris dingo - Dingo (Protected in all Australian National Parks) (E)
ORDER - Cetacea (Cetaceans)
Suborder - Mysticeti (Baleen Whales)
Family - Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Balaenoptera acutorostrata SubSp - Dwarf Minke Whale (LC)
Balaenoptera edeni - Eden's Whale (LC)
Balaenoptera musculus musculus - Blue Whale (EN)
Balaenoptera omurai - Omura's Whale (IUCN Data Deficient)
Megaptera novaeangliae - Humpback Whale (LC)
Suborder - Odontoceti (Toothed Whales)
Family - Dephinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Delphinus delphis - Common Dolphin (LC)
Feresa attenuata - Pygmy Killer Whale (LC)
Globicephala melas - Long-Finned Pilot Whale (LC)
Grampus griseus - Risso's Dolphin (LC)
Lagenodelphis hosei - Fraser's Dolphin (LC)
Orcaella heinsohni - Australian SnubFin Dolphin (VU)
Orcinus orca - Killer Whale (IUCN Data Deficient)
Peponocephala electra - Melon-Headed Whale (LC)
Pseudorca crassidens - False Killer Whale (NT)
Sousa sahulensis - Australian HumpBack Dolphin (VU)
Stenella attenuata - PanTropical Spotted Dolphin (LC)
Stenella longirostris longirostris - Gray's Spinner Dolphin (LC)
Steno bredanensis - Rough-Toothed Dolphin (LC)
Tursiops aduncus - Indo-Pacific BottleNose Dolphin (NT)
Tursiops truncatus - Common BottleNose Dolphin (LC)
Family - Ziphiidae (Beaked Whales)
Ziphius cavirostris - Cuvier's Beaked Whale (LC)
ORDER - Chiroptera (Bats)
Suborder - Yangochiroptera (Classic Microbats)
Family - Emballonuridae (Sac-Winged Bats)
Saccolaimus flaviventris - Yellow-Bellied Sheath-Tailed Bat (LC)
Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus - Bare-Rumped Sheath-Tailed Bat (CR EPBC)
Taphozous australis - Coastal Sheath-Tailed Bat (NT)
Family - Miniopteridae (Bent-Winged Bats)
Miniopterus australis - Little Bent-Wing Bat (LC)
Miniopterus orianae oceanensis - Eastern Bent-Wing Bat (Unclassified IUCN)
Family - Molossidae (Free-Tailed Bats)
Chaerephon jobensis - Northern FreeTail Bat (LC)
Ozimops lumsdenae - Lindy's FreeTail Bat (LC) (E)
Ozimops ridei - Eastern FreeTail Bat (LC) (E)
Family - Vespertilionidae (Vesper Bats)
Chalinolobus gouldii - Gould's Wattled Bat (LC) (E)
Chalinolobus nigrogriseus nigrogriseus - Hoary Wattled Bat (LC)
Myotis macropus - Southern Myotis (LC) (E)
Nyctophilus bifax - Eastern Long-Eared Bat (LC)
Nyctophilus geoffroyi pacificus - Lesser Long-Eared Bat (LC) (E)
Phoniscus papuensis - Golden-Tipped Bat (VU) (EN EPBC)
Scoteanax rueppellii - Greater Broad-Nosed Bat (LC) (E)
Scotorepens greyii - Little Broad-Nosed Bat (LC) (E)
Scotorepens sanborni - Northern Broad-Nosed Bat (LC)
Vespadelus pumilus - Eastern Forest Bat (LC) (E)
Vespadelus troughtoni - Eastern Cave Bat (LC) (E)
Suborder - Yinpterochiroptera (Megabats and closely related Microbats)
Superfamily - Pteropodoidea
Family - Pteropodidae (Megabats)
Macroglossus minimus - Northern Blossom Bat (LC)
Nyctimene robinsoni - Eastern Tube-Nosed Bat (LC) (E)
Pteropus alecto - Black Flying-Fox (LC)
Pteropus conspicillatus - Spectacled Flying-Fox (EN)
Pteropus scapulatus - Little Red Flying-Fox (LC) (E)
Syconycteris australis - Common Blossom Bat (LC)
Superfamily - Rhinolophoidea
Family - Hipposideridae (Old World Leaf-Nosed Bats)
Hipposideros ater - Dusky Leaf-Nosed Bat (LC)
Hipposideros diadema - Diadem Leaf-Nosed Bat (LC)
Family - Megadermatidae (False Vampires)
Macroderma gigas - Ghost Bat (VU) (E)
Family - Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe Bats)
Rhinolophus megaphyllus - Eastern Horseshoe Bat (LC)
ORDER - Rodentia (Rodents)
Family - Muridae (Murids)
Subfamily -
Leggadina lakedownensis - Lakeland Downs Mouse (LC) (E)
Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides - Black-Footed Tree-Rat (VU) (E)
Pseudomys delicatulus - Little Native Mouse (LC)
Pseudomys gracilicaudatus - Eastern Chestnut Mouse (LC) (E)
Zyzomys argurus - Common Rock Rat (LC) (E)
Subfamily -
Hydromys chrysogaster - Rakali (LC)
Subfamily -
Melomys burtoni - Grassland Melomys (LC)
Melomys cervinipes - Fawn-Footed Melomys (LC) (E)
Uromys caudimaculatus - Giant White-Tailed Rat (LC) (E)
Subfamily -
Pogonomys mollipilosus - Prehensile-Tailed Rat (Unclassified IUCN) (E)
Subfamily -
Rattus fuscipes coracius - Northern Bush Rat (LC) (E)
Rattus leucopus cooktownensis - Southern Cape York Rat (LC)
Rattus sordidus - Canefield Rat (LC)
Rattus tunneyi culmorum - Pale Field Rat (LC) (E)
ORDER - Sirenia (Sea Cows)
Family - Dugongidae (Dugongs)
Dugong dugon - Dugong (VU)
SUBCLASS - Marsupiala (Marsupials)
ORDER - Dasyuromorphia (Carnivorous Marsupials)
Superfamily - Dasyuroidea
Family - Dasyuridae
Subfamily - Dasyurinae
Dasyurus hallucatus - Northern Quoll (EN) (E)
Dasyurus maculatus gracilis - Spotted-Tailed Quoll (NT IUCN) (VU EPBC) (E)
Subfamily - Phascogalinae
Antechinus adustus - Tropical Antechinus (LC) (E)
Antechinus flavipes rubeculus - Northern Yellow-Footed Antechinus (LC) (E)
Antechinus swainsonii - Dusky Antechinus (LC) (E)
Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa - Eastern Brush-Tailed Phascogale (NT) (E)
Subfamily - Planigalinae
Planigale ingrami - Long-Tailed Planigale (LC) (E)
Planigale maculata maculata - Common Planigale (LC) (E)
Subfamily - Sminthopsinae
Sminthopsis archeri - Chestnut Dunnart (Data Deficient IUCN) (NT in Qld)
Sminthopsis leucopus ferruginifrons - Northern White-Footed Dunnart (LC) (E)
Sminthopsis murina tatei - Northern Slender-Tailed Dunnart (LC) (E)
Sminthopsis virginiae virginiae - Red-Cheeked Dunnart (LC)
ORDER - Diprotodontia (Non-Carnivorous Marsupials)
Suborder - Phalangerida
Superfamily - Burramyoidea
Family - Burramyidae
Cercartetus caudatus macrurus - Long-Tailed Pygmy Possum (LC)
Superfamily - Macropodoidea
Family - Hypsiprymnodontidae
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus - Musky Rat-Kangaroo (LC) (E)
Family - Macropodidae
Dendrolagus lumholtzi - Lumholtz's Tree-Kangaroo (NT) (E)
Lagorchestes conspicillatus - Spectacled Hare-Wallaby (LC)
Macropus giganteus - Eastern Grey Kangaroo (LC) (E)
Notamacropus agilis jardinii - Queensland Agile Wallaby (LC) (E)
Notamacropus parryi - Whiptail Wallaby (LC) (E)
Osphranter robustus robustus - Eastern Wallaroo (LC) (E)
Petrogale godmani - Godman's Rock-Wallaby (NT) (E)
Petrogale mareeba - Mareeba Rock-Wallaby (NT) (E)
Thylogale stigmatica - Red-Legged Pademelon (LC)
Wallabia bicolor - Swamp Wallaby (LC) (E)
Family - Potoroidae
Aepyprymnus rufescens - Rufous Bettong (LC) (E)
Bettongia tropica - Northern Bettong (EN) (E)
Superfamily - Petauroidea
Family - Acrobatidae
Acrobates frontalis - Broad-Toed Feathertail Glider (LC) (E)
Acrobates pygmaeus - Narrow-Toed Feathertail Glider (LC) (E)
Family - Petauridae
Subfamily - Dactylopsilinae
Dactylopsila trivirgata - Striped Possum (LC)
Dactylopsila trivirgata picata - Queensland Striped Possum (Data Deficient IUCN) (E)
Subfamily - Petaurinae
Petaurus australis Wet Tropics subspecies - Fluffy Glider (EN EPBC Australia) (E)
Petaurus breviceps longicaudatus - Northern Sugar Glider (LC) (E)
Petaurus norfolcensis - Squirrel Glider (LC) (E)
Petaurus notatus - Krefft's Glider (LC)
Family - Pseudocheiridae
Hemibelideus lemuroides - Lemuroid Ringtail Possum (NT) (E)
Petauroides minor - Northern Greater Glider (VU EPBC Australia) (E)
Pseudocheirus peregrinus peregrinus - Common Ringtail Possum (LC) (E)
Pseudochirops archeri - Green Ringtail Possum (NT) (E)
Pseudochirulus cinereus - Daintree River Ringtail Possum (NT) (E)
Pseudochirulus herbertensis - Herbert River Ringtail Possum (LC) (E)
Superfamily - Phalangeroidea
Family - Phalangeridae
Trichosurus vulpecula johnstoni - Coppery Brushtail Possum (LC) (E)
ORDER - Peramelemorphia (Bandicoots, Bilbys etc.)
Family - Peramelidae
Isoodon macrourus torosus - Northern Brown Bandicoot (LC)
Isoodon peninsulae - Cape York Brown Bandicoot (EN EPBC Australia) (E)
Perameles pallescens - Northern Long-Nose Bandicoot (LC) (E)
SUBCLASS - Prototheria (Basal Mammals, Mammaliaform Cynodonts)
ORDER - Monotremata (Monotremes)
Family - Ornithorhynchidae
Ornithorhynchus anatinus - Platypus (NT) (E)
Family - Tachyglossidae
Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus - Short-Beaked Echidna (LC)