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64 species

Mammals in Oceania

Here are 64 species of mammals that live in Oceania. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.

Cetaceans1

Australian Snubfin Dolphin
Vulnerable
🦬 Cetaceans

Australian Snubfin Dolphin

Orcaella heinsohni

85–200 kg
20–30 yrs
Ocean

Lagomorphs1

European Rabbit
Endangered
🦬 Lagomorphs

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

1.2–2.5 kg
1–9 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandscrubland+1

Pinnipeds1

New Zealand Sea Lion
Endangered
🦬 Pinnipeds

New Zealand Sea Lion

Phocarctos hookeri

90–450 kg
20–25 yrs
CoastOceanRocky Cliffs

Other61

Agile Antechinus
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Agile Antechinus

Antechinus agilis

16–44 g
1–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandMountain+1
Agile Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Agile Wallaby

Macropus agilis

9–27 kg
10–15 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandWetland+2
Australian Sea Lion
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Australian Sea Lion

Neophoca cinerea

60–230 kg
12–20 yrs
CoastOceanRocky Cliffs
Baird's Beaked Whale
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Baird's Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

9000–15000 kg
50–84 yrs
Ocean
Black Rat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Black Rat

Rattus rattus

75–230 g
1–3 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Black-striped Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Black-striped Wallaby

Macropus dorsalis

4–10 kg
10–15 yrs
WoodlandGrasslandForest+1
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

800–1200 kg
27–45 yrs
Ocean
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Bridled Nailtail Wallaby

Onychogalea fraenata

2.5–5 kg
5–8 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandSavanna
Brindled Bandicoot
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Brindled Bandicoot

Isoodon macrourus

0.5–3.1 kg
2–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Brown Antechinus
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Brown Antechinus

Antechinus stuartii

16–71 g
1–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest+2
Brown Rat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

0.14–0.5 kg
1–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale penicillata

5–11 kg
10–15 yrs
Rocky CliffsMountainWoodland+2
Bryde's Whale
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

12000–25000 kg
40–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Bush Rat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Bush Rat

Rattus fuscipes

50–120 g
1–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandHeathland+4
Cat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Cat

Felis catus

3.6–4.5 kg
12–18 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Commerson's dolphin
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Commerson's dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

35–86 kg
15–18 yrs
OceanCoast
Common Brushtail Possum
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Common Brushtail Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

1.2–4.5 kg
5–13 yrs
ForestWoodlandUrban+2
Common Dolphin
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

70–110 kg
20–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Common Ringtail Possum
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

0.6–1.1 kg
5–7 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+1
Common Wombat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Common Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

22–39 kg
15–26 yrs
WoodlandGrasslandscrubland+1
Cow
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Cow

Bos taurus

400–1000 kg
15–22 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

2000–3500 kg
40–60 yrs
Ocean
Dingo
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

13–24 kg
5–10 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandDesert+2
Donkey
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Donkey

Equus asinus

180–480 kg
25–50 yrs
DesertSavannaGrassland+3
Dugong
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals

Dugong

Dugong dugon

230–500 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoastMangrove+1
Eastern Quoll
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

0.7–2 kg
3–7 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandForest+2
False Killer Whale
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

1100–2200 kg
50–63 yrs
OceanCoast
Goat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Goat

Capra hircus

20–140 kg
10–18 yrs
MountainGrasslandFarmland+6
Gould's Wattled Bat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Gould's Wattled Bat

Chalinolobus gouldii

12–16 g
12–18 yrs
ForestWoodlandUrban+3
Gray-headed Flying Fox
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

0.6–1 kg
15–23 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest+4
Greater Bilby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Greater Bilby

Macrotis lagotis

0.8–2.5 kg
5–7 yrs
DesertGrasslandSavanna+1
Greater Glider
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

0.9–1.7 kg
12–15 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest
Guinea pig
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

0.7–1.2 kg
4–8 yrs
GrasslandGardenUrban+1
Hooker's Sea Lion
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Hooker's Sea Lion

Phocarctos hookeri

90–450 kg
15–25 yrs
CoastOceanRocky Cliffs
Horse
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Horse

Equus caballus

380–1000 kg
25–30 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandForest+6
House Mouse
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

House Mouse

Mus musculus

12–30 g
0.5–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
human
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

human

Homo sapiens

45–90 kg
60–120 yrs
ForestWetlandMountain+18
Javan Mongoose
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

0.4–0.9 kg
4–10 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+4
Koala
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

4–15 kg
10–18 yrs
Woodlandeucalyptus_forestForest
Little Bat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Little Bat

Vespadelus vulturnus

3–5 g
4–8 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
New Zealand Fur Seal
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

60–185 kg
15–25 yrs
CoastOceanRocky Cliffs
Platypus
Near Threatened
🦬 Mammals

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

0.7–2.4 kg
6–15 yrs
RiverWetlandRainforest+1
Pony
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Pony

Equus ferus

90–450 kg
20–35 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Quokka
Vulnerable
🦬 Mammals

Quokka

Setonix brachyurus

2.5–4.5 kg
5–10 yrs
Woodlandscrublandeucalyptus_forest
Rakali
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Rakali

Hydromys chrysogaster

0.34–1.3 kg
3–6 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+3
Red Kangaroo
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Red Kangaroo

Macropus rufus

18–90 kg
8–23 yrs
GrasslandDesertscrubland+1
Red-necked Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

11–27 kg
6–15 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Risso's Dolphin
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

300–600 kg
35–46 yrs
OceanCoast
Sambar
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

100–315 kg
16–26 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Schreibers' bat
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Schreibers' bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

9–16 g
12–19 yrs
caveMountainForest+4
Short-Beaked Echidna
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Short-Beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

2–7 kg
16–50 yrs
WoodlandscrublandGrassland+3
Spotted-Tailed Quoll
Near Threatened
🦬 Mammals

Spotted-Tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

0.9–3.5 kg
3–6 yrs
ForestRainforestGrassland
Striped Dolphin
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

90–156 kg
45–58 yrs
Ocean
Sugar Glider
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

90–160 g
9–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest
Swamp Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

10–27 kg
10–15 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest+2
Tammar Wallaby
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Tammar Wallaby

Macropus eugenii

4–9 kg
6–14 yrs
ForestWoodlandHeathland+2
Tasmanian Devil
Endangered
🦬 Mammals

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

4–14 kg
5–8 yrs
WoodlandForestscrubland+1
Wallaroo
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Wallaroo

Macropus robustus

18–47 kg
12–19 yrs
Rocky CliffsMountainGrassland+3
Water Buffalo
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

300–1200 kg
15–25 yrs
WetlandGrasslandRiver+3
Western Grey Kangaroo
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

18–54 kg
8–15 yrs
WoodlandGrasslandHeathland+2
Yellow-bellied Glider
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals

Yellow-bellied Glider

Petaurus australis

0.45–0.7 kg
4–16 yrs
ForestWoodlandRainforest