Tasmanian Wildlife Species

Tasmania has an abundance of spectacular wildlife, and is home to species found nowhere else on earth. It is also the last refuge for animals which have vanished from the rest of Australia, so learning more about these animals, their habitats and their care is absolutely vital.

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Platypus

Echidna (short-beaked)

Tasmanian Devil

Quoll (spotted tail)

Quoll (Eastern)

Antechinus (Dusky)

Antechinus (Swamp)

Antechinus (Tasman Peninsula Dusky)

Dunnart (White-footed)

Tasmanian Tiger

Bandicoot

Tasmanian Bettong

Long-nosed Potoroo

Forester (Eastern grey) Kangaroo

Bennetts (Red-necked) Wallaby

Tasmanian Pademelon

Possums

Wombat

Bats

Rodents

Seals

Whales and dolphins

Birds

Reptiles

Frogs

Invertebrates