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 Wilson & Reeder (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (Eds.)(2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
X = extinct
Dasyurus spartacus (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Bronze Quoll
Paramurexia rothschildi (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Broad-striped Dasyure
Planigale novaeguineae (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) New Guinean Planigale
Peroryctes broadbenti (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Giant Bandicoot
Echymipera davidi (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) David's Echymipera
Echymipera echinista (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Menzies' Echymipera
Microperoryctes papuensis (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Papuan Bandicoot
Phalanger intercastellanus (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Eastern Common Cuscus
Phalanger lullulae (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Woodlark Cuscus
Phalanger matanim (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Telefomin Cuscus
Spilocuscus kraemeri (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Admiralty Island Cuscus
Pseudochirulus forbesi (Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae) Painted Ringtail
Dactylopsila tatei (Diprotodontia - Petauridae) Tate's Triok
Petaurus abidi (Diprotodontia - Petauridae) Northern Glider
Dendrolagus matschiei (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Huon Tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus scottae (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Tenkile
Dendrolagus spadix (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Lowlands Tree-kangaroo
Dorcopsis atrata (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Black Dorcopsis
Dorcopsulus macleayi (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Macleay's Dorcopsis
Thylogale calabyi (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Calaby's Pademelon
Thylogale lanatus (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Mountain Pademelon
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 Fruit Bat
Nyctimene masalai (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Demonic Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Paranyctimene raptor (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Unstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Pteropus capistratus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Bismark Masked Flying Fox
Pteropus gilliardorum (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Gilliard's Flying Fox
Hipposideros corynophyllus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Telefomin Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros edwardshilli (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Hill's Leaf-nosed Bat
Emballonura serii (Chiroptera - Emballonuridae) Seri's Sheath-tailed Bat
Otomops papuensis (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Papuan Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops secundus (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Mantled Giant Mastiff Bat
Nyctophilus microdon (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Small-toothed Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus microtis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) New Guinea Long-eared Bat
Pharotis imogene (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Thomas's Big-eared Bat
Pipistrellus collinus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Greater Papuan Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus wattsi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Watts's Pipistrelle
Kerivoula agnella (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) St. Aignan's Woolly Bat
Kerivoula muscina (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fly River Woolly Bat
Kerivoula myrella (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Bismarck's Woolly Bat
Abeomelomys sevia (Rodentia - Muridae) Papuan Abeomelomys
Chiruromys forbesi (Rodentia - Muridae) Forbes's Chiuromys
Chiruromys lamia (Rodentia - Muridae) Broad-headed Chiuromys
Chiruromys vates (Rodentia - Muridae) Lesser Chiuromys
Crossomys moncktoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Earless New Guinea Water Rat
Crunomys fallax (Rodentia - Muridae) Luzon Shrew Mouse
Hydromys neobritannicus (Rodentia - Muridae) New Britain Water Rat
Hydromys shawmayeri (Rodentia - Muridae) Shaw Mayer's Water Rat
Hyomys goliath (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern Hyomys
Leptomys elegans (Rodentia - Muridae) Elegant Leptomys
Leptomys ernstmayri (Rodentia - Muridae) Ernst Mayr's Leptomys
Leptomys signatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Fly River Leptomys
Melomys arcium (Rodentia - Muridae) Rossel Island Melomys
Melomys dollmani (Rodentia - Muridae) Dollman's Melomys
Melomys matambuai (Rodentia - Muridae) Manus Island Melomys
Melomys spechti (Rodentia - Muridae) Buka Island Melomys
Microhydromys musseri (Rodentia - Muridae) Torricelli Mountains Shrew Mouse
Paramelomys gressitti (Rodentia - Muridae) Gressitt's Paramelomys
Paramelomys levipes (Rodentia - Muridae) Papuan Lowland Paramelomys
Paramelomys moncktoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Monckton's Paramelomys
Pogonomys championi (Rodentia - Muridae) Champion's Pogonomys
Pogonomys fergussoniensis (Rodentia - Muridae) D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago Pogonomys
Pseudohydromys fuscus (Rodentia - Muridae) Mottled-tailed Shrew Mouse
Pseudohydromys murinus (Rodentia - Muridae) Eastern New Guinea Shrew Mouse
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 (Rodentia - Muridae) New Ireland Forest Rat
Rattus vandeuseni (Rodentia - Muridae) Van Deusen's New Guinea Mountain Rat
Solomys spriggsarum X? (Rodentia - Muridae) Buka Island Solomys
Uromys neobritannicus (Rodentia - Muridae) New Britain Island Uromys
Additional endemic mammal species described too recently to be included in Wilson & Reeder (2005) are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the Dutch Wikipedia for 2008 (here), 2007 (here), 2006 (here), 2005 (here), and 2004 (here). In addition to the 75 endemic mammal species listed above, these additional 4 species total 79 species of mammals known solely from Papua New Guinea.
Myoictis leucura (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Woolley's Three-striped Dasyure 2005
Hydromys ziegleri (Rodentia - Muridae) Ziegler's Water Rat 2005
Leptomys paulus (Rodentia - Muridae) 2008
Pseudohydromys germani (Rodentia - Muridae) German's One-toothed Moss Mouse 2005