Factsheets
Information on some of Australia's iconic mammals.
Mammals in our Collections
One of the most comprehensive collections of Australasian mammals.
Australian mammals
General information on all three major groups.
Marine mammals
Around 57 species live off the Australian coastline.
- Andrews' Beaked Whale
- Arnoux's Beaked Whale
- Australian Sea Lion
- Blainville's Beaked Whale
- Common Dolphin
- Cuvier's Beaked Whale
- Dugong
- False Killer Whale
- Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
- Gray's Beaked Whale
- Hector's Beaked Whale
- Killer Whale
- Leopard Seal
- Longman's Beaked Whale
- Minke Whale
- Pygmy Sperm Whale
- Shepherd's Beaked Whale
- Short-finned Pilot Whale
- Southern Bottlenose Whale
- Sperm Whale
- Strap-toothed Whale
- Striped Dolphin
- True's Beaked Whale
Mammals of Sydney
Sydney is home to a range of species, native and introduced.
- Australian Fur Seal
- Black Rat
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Bush Rat
- Common Bent-wing Bat
- Common Brushtail Possum
- Common Ringtail Possum
- Feathertail Glider
- Grey-headed Flying-fox
- Humpback Whale
- House Mouse
- Koala
- Long-nosed Bandicoot
- Short-beaked Echidna
- Southern Brown Bandicoot
- Southern Right Whale
- Spotted-tailed Quoll
- Sugar Glider
- Swamp Wallaby
- Water-rat
Extinct Australian mammals
Discover some of our extinct mammals, including the Tasmanian Tiger.
- Australonycteris clarkae
- Brachipposideros nooraleebus
- Chunia illuminata
- Diprotodon optatum
- Euryzygoma dunense
- Nimbacinus dicksoni
- Nimiokoala greystanesi
- Obdurodon dicksoni
- Pseudomys vandycki
- Steropodon galmani
- Yarala burchfieldi
- Thylacinus potens
- Thylacoleo carnifex
- Wakaleo vanderleuri
- The Thylacine
- Megafauna extinction theories - patterns of extinction
