20 ]SrOTES ON THE MAMMALS OF TASMANIA, 



Genus Dasyurus. 



Dasyurus maculatus (Tiger Cat). 



Dasyurus viverrinus (Native Cat). 

 Genus Phascologale. 



Phascologale swainsoni (Swainson's Pouched 

 Mouse). 



Phascologale minima (Little Pouched Mouse). 

 Genus Sminthopsis. 



Sminthopsis leucopus (White-footed Pouched 

 Mouse). 



Sub-class III. MONOTREMATA. 

 Order MONOTREMATA. 



Family ORNITHORHYNCHIDiE. 



Genus Ornithorhynchus. 



Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus). 



Family E c H i d n i d ^. 

 Genus Echibna. 



Echidna aculeata var. setosa (Hairy Echidna),, 

 ("Porcupine Anteater"). 



Sub-class I. PLACENTALIA. 

 Order CEmOPTERA. 



Six species are recorded from Tasmania, but not much 

 attention has been paid to them. All are Insect-eating 

 Bats (ilicrochirojyfera). Five species belong to the family 

 Vespertilionidae, and the sixth to family Emballonuridse. 



Nyctophilus timoriensis, Geof., 



Australian Long-eared Bat. 



Nyctophilus timoriensis, Lucas and Le Souef, An. Aus., p. 



44 (1909); 

 Gould, Mamm. Aust., vol. 3, pi. 



39 (1863); 

 Ogilby, Cat. Aust. Mamm., p. 

 87 (1892); 

 Nyctoiihilus qeoffroyi, Gould, Mamm. Aust., vol. 3, pi. 



37 (1863). 

 Nyctopliilus unicolor, Gould, Mamm. Aust., vol. 3, pi. 38 



(1863). 

 Krefft, notes faun. Tas., p. 93 

 (1865). 



