Are there any Australian mammals that are not marsupials?

Answer 1

There are very few native Australian mammals that are not marsupials.

Australia is home to the world's only monotremes, the platypus and echidna, which are egg-laying mammals.

The well-known Australian native dog, the Dingo, is not a marsupial but it is also not truly native, having arrived with the Aborigines. As well, there are several species of hopping mouse which are native rodents.

Australia has over 80 bat species, and no bat is a marsupial.

Marine mammals, such as dolphins and dugong, are not marsupials.

Apart from those, the only mammals that are not marsupials are all the introduced species, such as rabbits, foxes, cats, dogs, camels, horses and stock animals, etc.

Answer 2

Monotremes (egg laying mammals) are native to Australia, and are not marsupials. These include the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.

There are many marine mammals, including dolphins, and the dugong, or sea-cow. The only placental mammals native to Australia are bats, of which there are over 80 species, bush rats and native hopping mice (rodents, not marsupials), of which there are several species.

Dingoes are not truly native, not having originated here: they came with the Aborigines thousands of years ago, and for this reason are not necessarily considered to be truly native.

Answer 3

That narrows it down to a few million types.

hmph that's helpfull ;(

Answer 4

No the platypus is one and in US