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Mammals

Mammals     Class: Mammalia    
Monotremes     Order: Monotremata    
      Family: Tachyglossidae    
Short-beaked Echidna     Tachyglossus aculeatus    
Marsupial or pouched mammals     Order: Diprotodonta    
Kangaroos and Wallabies     Family: Macropodidae    
Common wallaroo     Macropus robustus    
Swamp wallaby     Wallabia bicolor    
Possums     Family: Phalangeridae    
Common Brushtail Possum     Trichosurus vulpecula    
      Family: Pseudocheiridae    
Common Ringtail Possum     Pseudocheirius peregrinus    
Placental mammals     Order: Chiroptera    
      Family: Pteropodidae    
Grey-headed Flying Fox     Pteropus poliocephalus    
Bats     Family: Vespertilionidae    
Gould's Wattled Bat     Chalinolobus gouldii    
Eastern False Pipistrelle     Falsistrellus tasmaniensis    
Eastern Bentwing-bat     Miniopterus schreibersii    
Large footed Myotis     Myotis adversus    
Lesser long-eared bat     Nyctophilus geoffroyi    
Gould's Long-eared Bat     Nyctophilus gouldi    
Greater Broard-nosed Bat     Scoteanax rueppellii    
Little Forest Bat     Vespadelus vulturnus    
      Family: Molossidae    
East-coast Freetail Bat     Mormopterus norfolkensis    
White-striped Freetail Bat     Nyctinomus australis    
      Order: Fissipedia    
Dogs and Foxes     Family: Canidae    
Fox     *Vulpes vulpes    
      Order: Lagomorpha    
Rabbits and Hares     Family: Leporidae    
Brown Hare     *Lepus capensis    
Rabbit     *Oryctolagus cuniculus    
      Order: Rodenta    
Rats and mice     Family: Muridae    
House mouse     *Mus musculus    
Black rat     *Rattus rattus    

Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at Mount Annan Botanic Garden.