A total of 386 species of mammals have been recorded in Australia and surrounding continental waters: 364 indigenous and 22 introduced.[1] The list includes 2
monotremes, 154
marsupials, 83
bats, 69
rodents (5 introduced), 10
pinnipeds, 2 terrestrial
carnivorans (1 recent introduction, and 1 prehistoric introduction), 13 introduced
ungulates, 2 introduced
lagomorphs, 44
cetaceans and 1
sirenian. The taxonomy and nomenclature used here generally follows Van Dyck and Strahan.[2]