|
| | Tasmania. | | Tasmania. |
-------------+---------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
CHEIROPTERA | Nyctophilus | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Scotophilus | 2 | -- | 2 |
| | | | |
MARSUPIALIA | Thylacinus | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Dasyurus | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| _includes Diabolus_ | | | |
| Phascogale | 3 | 3 | -- |
| _includes | | | |
| Antechinus_ | | | |
| Perameles | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phalangista | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| _includes Hepoona_ | | | |
| Phascolomys | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Hypsiprymnus | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| _includes | | | |
| Bettongia_ | | | |
| Macropus | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| _includes | | | |
| Halmaturus_ | | | |
| | | | |
RODENTIA | Hydromys | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Mus | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | |
EDENTATA, or | Ornithorhynchus | 1 | -- | 1 |
MONOTREMATA | Echidna | 1 | 1 | -- |
| |------------+-----------+-----------+
| | 26 | 12 | 14 |
-------------+---------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+

This makes a total of twenty-six mammals inhabiting Tasmania, exclusive
of the _Seals_ and _Cetacea_, with which our acquaintance is still very
imperfect.

From the above list it will be perceived, with the exception of the
three bats,