List of marsupials by population

This is a list of estimated global populations of Marsupials species. This list is not comprehensive, as not all Marsupials have had their numbers quantified.

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Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Common wombatVombatus ursinus7,000-8,000[1]LC[1][1]It is widespread throughout the cooler and better-watered parts of southern and eastern Australia, including Tasmania, and in mountain districts as far north as the south of Queensland, but is declining in western Victoria and South Australia.[1]
Southern hairy-nosed wombatLasiorhinus latifrons70,000-130,000[2]LC[2][2]It is widespread throughout Western Australia, southern South Australia, and south-western New South Wales. They live in semiarid to arid grasslands and woodlands. [2]
Northern hairy-nosed wombatLasiorhinus krefftii230[3]CR[3][3]It is one of the rarest land animal in the world and it is widespread throughout the jungles of north-eastern Australia.[3]
KoalaPhascolarctos cinereus100,000-500,000[4]VU[4][4]It is widespread throughout the eucalyptus forests of southeastern and eastern Australia.[4]
Eastern Grey KangarooMacropus giganteus16,057,783[5]LC[5][5]It is widespread throughout the throughout most of the eastern states of Australia, including Tasmania, in areas with more than 250 mm (10 in) of average annual rainfall. They are found in a variety of habitats, from semi-arid mallee scrub through woodlands to forested areas.[5]
Western Grey KangarooMacropus fuliginosus2,790,358[6]LC[6][6]It is widespread throughout the south-west Western Australia from south of Shark Bay to Laverton and the Nullarbor Plains.[6]
Red KangarooMacropus rufus8,542,148[7]LC[7][7]It is widespread throughout the hot and dry deserts to open green-grass-lands of Australia.[7]
Antilopine KangarooOsphranter antilopinusUnknown[8]LC[8][8]It is widespread across northern Australia in monsoonal tropical woodlands, and Common Wallaroos are found over most of Australia, especially around rocky outcrops.[8]
Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii140,000[9]EN[9][9]It is widespread across the island state of Tasmania. Their Tasmanian range encompasses the entire island, although they are partial to coastal scrublands and forests.[9]
Tasmanian wolf Thylacinus cynocephalus0[10]EX[10][10]It once widespread through the forests of dry eucalyptus, the wetlands,and the grasslands of mainland Australia. Indigenous Australian rock paintings indicate that the Tasmanian wolf lived throughout mainland Australia and New Guinea.[10]
Mammals by population
Lists

Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
Carnivorans (Carnivora)
Cetaceans (Cetacea)
Bats (Chiroptera)
Odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla)
Primates (Primates)
Key

Conservation status

  Extinct in the wild (EW)
  Critically Endangered (CR)
  Endangered (EN)
  Vulnerable (VU)
  Near Threatened (NT)
  Least Concern (LC)
  Data Deficient (DD)
Related
Lists of organisms by population
List of birds by population
Mammal classification
List of recently extinct mammals
Lists of mammals by region

See also

References
  1. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Vombatus ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Lasiorhinus latifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  3. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Lasiorhinus krefftii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  4. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Phascolarctos cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  5. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Macropus giganteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  6. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Macropus fuliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  7. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Macropus rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Osphranter antilopinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Sarcophilus harrisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  10. Ambish K.R Borpuzari (2020). "Thylacinus cynocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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