Papua New Guinea

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Papua New Guinea is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.

Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database are listed at the bottom of the page.

X = extinct

Doryrhina edwardshilli (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Hil's Leaf-nosed Bat

Otomops papuensis (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Papuan Giant Mastiff Bat

Otomops secundus (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Mantled Giant Mastiff Bat

Ozimops loriae (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Loria's Free-tailed Bat

Aproteles bulmerae (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Dobsonia anderseni (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Andersen's Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Dobsonia pannietensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Panniet Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Dobsonia praedatrix (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) New Britain Naked-backed Fruit Bat

Melonycteris melanops (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Black-bellied Blossom Bat

Nyctimene masalai (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Demonic Tube-nosed Fruit Bat

Pteropus capistratus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) New Britain Masked Flying Fox

Pteropus ennisae (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) New Ireland Masked Flying Fox

Pteropus gilliardorum (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Gilliard's Flying Fox

Rhinolophus mcintyrei (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) McIntyre's Horseshoe Bat

Kerivoula agnella (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Saint Aignan's Woolly Bat

Kerivoula muscina (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fly River Woolly Bat

Kerivoula myrella (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Bismarck Woolly Bat

Nyctophilus microdon (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Small-toothed Long-eared Bat

Nyctophilus shirleyae (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Mount Missim Long-eared Bat

Pharotis imogene (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) New Guinea Big-eared Bat

Pipistrellus wattsi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Watts' Pipistrelle

Dasyurus spartacus (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Bronze Quoll

Murexia rothschildi (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Broad-striped Dasyure

Myoictis leucura (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Woolley's Three-striped Dasyure

Myoictis wavicus (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Tate's Three-striped Dasyure

Dendrolagus dorianus (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Doria's Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus goodfellowi (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus matschiei (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Huon Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus notatus (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Ifola Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus scottae (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Tenkile

Dendrolagus spadix (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Lowland Tree Kangaroo

Dorcopsis atrata (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Black Forest Wallaby

Dorcopsulus macleayi (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Macleay's Forest Wallaby

Thylogale calabyi (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Calaby's Pademelon

Dactylopsila tatei (Diprotodontia - Petauridae) Tate's Striped Possum

Petaurus abidi (Diprotodontia - Petauridae) Northern Glider

Phalanger intercastellanus (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Eastern Common Cuscus

Phalanger lullulae (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Woodlark Cuscus

Phalanger matanim (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Telefomin Cuscus

Spilocuscus kraemeri (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Admiralty Spotted Cuscus

Pseudochirulus forbesi (Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae) Painted Ring-tailed Possum

Echymipera davidi (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) David's Echymipera

Echymipera echinista (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Menzies' Echymipera

Microperoryctes papuensis (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Papuan Bandicoot

Peroryctes broadbenti (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Giant Bandicoot

Abeomelomys sevia (Rodentia - Muridae) Papuan Highland Brush Mouse

Baiyankamys shawmayeri (Rodentia - Muridae) Shaw Mayer's Water Rat

Chiruromys forbesi (Rodentia - Muridae) Forbes' Tree Mouse

Chiruromys lamia (Rodentia - Muridae) Broad-headed Tree Mouse

Chiruromys vates (Rodentia - Muridae) Lesser Tree Mouse

Coccymys kirrhos (Rodentia - Muridae) Tawny Brush Mouse

Coccymys shawmayeri (Rodentia - Muridae) Central Cordillera Brush Mouse

Hydromys neobritannicus (Rodentia - Muridae) New Britain Water Rat

Hydromys ziegleri (Rodentia - Muridae) Ziegler's Water Rat

Hyomys goliath (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern White-eared Giant Rat

Leptomys elegans (Rodentia - Muridae) Elegant Water Rat

Leptomys paulus (Rodentia - Muridae) Small Water Rat

Leptomys signatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Fly River Water Rat

Mallomys aroaensis (Rodentia - Muridae) De Vis' Woolly Rat

Melomys arcium (Rodentia - Muridae) Rossel Island Mosaic-tailed Rat

Melomys dollmani (Rodentia - Muridae) Dollman's Mosaic-tailed Rat

Melomys matambuai (Rodentia - Muridae) Manus Island Mosaic-tailed Rat

Melomys spechti X (Rodentia - Muridae) Buka Island Mosaic-tailed Rat

Microhydromys argenteus (Rodentia - Muridae) Southern Groove-toothed Shrew Mouse

Mirzamys norahae (Rodentia - Muridae) Mirza's Eastern Moss Rat

Paramelomys gressitti (Rodentia - Muridae) Gressitt's Mosaic-tailed Rat

Paramelomys levipes (Rodentia - Muridae) Papuan Lowland Mosaic-tailed Rat

Paramelomys moncktoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Monckton's Mosaic-tailed Rat

Pogonomys championi (Rodentia - Muridae) Champion's Tree Mouse

Pogonomys fergussoniensis (Rodentia - Muridae) D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago Tree Mouse

Protochromys fellowsi (Rodentia - Muridae) Papuan Mosaic-tailed Rat

Pseudohydromys berniceae (Rodentia - Muridae) Bishop Moss Mouse

Pseudohydromys carlae (Rodentia - Muridae) Huon Small-toothed Moss Mouse

Pseudohydromys eleanorae (Rodentia - Muridae) Laurie's Moss Mouse

Pseudohydromys fuscus (Rodentia - Muridae) Mottled-tailed Shrew Mouse

Pseudohydromys germani (Rodentia - Muridae) German's One-toothed Moss Mouse

Pseudohydromys murinus (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern New Guinea Shrew Mouse

Pseudohydromys musseri (Rodentia - Muridae) Torricelli Mountains Shrew Mouse

Pseudohydromys pumehanae (Rodentia - Muridae) Southern Small-toothed Moss Mouse

Pseudohydromys sandrae (Rodentia - Muridae) White-bellied Moss Mouse

Rattus detentus (Rodentia - Muridae) Manus Island Spiny Rat

Rattus giluwensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Mount Giluwe Rat

Rattus mordax (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern New Guinea Rat

Rattus niobe (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern New Guinea Mountain Rat

Rattus novaeguineae (Rodentia - Muridae) Papua New Guinea Rat

Rattus sanila X (Rodentia - Muridae) New Ireland Forest Rat

Rattus vandeuseni (Rodentia - Muridae) Van Deusen's New Guinea Mountain Rat

Solomys spriggsarum X (Rodentia - Muridae) Buka Island Giant Rat

Uromys neobritannicus (Rodentia - Muridae) New Britain Island Giant Rat

The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 4 species added to the 89 listed above total 93 endemic mammal species for Papua New Guinea.

Chalinolobus orarius (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Coastal Wattled Bat

Murexia murex (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Northern Short-furred Dasyure

Murexia tafa (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Eastern Long-striped Dasyure

Microperoryctes ornatus (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Eastern Striped Bandicoot