Threatened Species Kit

• Threatened Species
• Introduction
• Threatened Mammals
• Threatened Birds
• Threatened Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
• Threatened Invertebrates
• Threatened Plants

Mammals

Threatened Species

Two examples of nationally threatened species that are not listed in the State Act:

• Eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)

  Listed as vulnerable under the Federal Act. The Eastern Quoll is now extinct on mainland Australia and is now confined to Tasmania:

• Eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii)

  The Eastern barred bandicoot is an example of nationally threatened species that are not listed in the State Act:

Extinct Species

Four examples of Tasmania's threatened species:

• Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

Endangered Species

• Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
• New Holland mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae)

Rare Species

• NZ fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)