The following lists provide information on species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and some invertebrates recorded at Mt Field. Reports of new sightings are welcome.
MAMMALS
Native
| Platypus |
Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
| Echidna |
Tachyglossus aculeatus |
| Spotted-tailed Quoll |
Dasyurus maculatus |
| Eastern Quoll |
Dasyurus viverrinus |
| Tasmanian Devil |
Sarcophilus harrisii |
| Southern Brown Bandicoot |
Isoodon obesulus |
| Eastern Barred Bandicoot |
Perameles gunnii |
| Common Wombat |
Vombatus ursinus |
| Sugar Glider |
Petaurus breviceps |
| Common Ringtail Possum |
Pseudocheirus peregrinus |
| Brushtail Possum |
Trichosurus vulpecula |
| Little Pygmy-possum |
Cercartetus lepidus |
| Eastern Pygmy-possum |
Cercartetus nanus |
| Tasmanian Bettong |
Bettongia gaimardi |
| Long-nosed Potoroo |
Potorous tridactylus apicalis |
| Bennetts Wallaby |
Macropus rufogriseus |
| Tasmanian Pademelon |
Thylogale billardierii |
| Chocolate Wattled Bat |
Chalinolobus morio |
| King River Vespadelus |
Vespadelus regulus |
| Little Forest Vespadelus |
Vespadelus vulturnus |
| Tasmanian Pipistrelle |
Falsistrellus tasmaniensis |
| Lesser Long-eared Bat |
Nyctophilus geoffroyi |
| Greater Long-eared Bat |
Nyctophilus timoriensis |
| Water Rat |
Hydromys chrysogaster |
| Long-tailed Mouse |
Pseudomys higginsi |
| Swamp Rat |
Rattus lutreolus velutinus |
Introduced
| Rabbit |
Orystolagus cuniculus cuniculus |
| Cats (feral & domestic) |
Felis catus |
| House Mouse |
Mus musculus |
BIRDS
Native
| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae |
| Little Pied Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos melanoleucos |
| Little Black Cormorant |
Phalavocorax sulcirostris |
| White-faced Heron |
Ardea novaehollandiae |
| Chestnut Teal |
Anas castanea |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
| Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa superciliosa |
| Black Swan |
Cygnus atratus |
| Collared Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter cirrhocephalus cirrhocephalus |
| Brown Goshawk |
Accipiter fasciatus fasciatus |
| Grey (White) Goshawk |
Accipiter novaehollandiae novaehollandiae |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle |
Aquila audax fleayi |
| Marsh Harrier. |
Circus (approximans) aeruginosus gouldi |
| Brown Falcon (Tasmanian) |
Falco berigora tasmanica |
| Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus macropus |
| Swamp Quail (ssp.of Brown) |
Coturnix australis ysilophorus |
| Tasmanian Native-hen |
Gallinula mortierii |
| Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus |
| Lewin's Rail |
Rallus (Dryolimnas)pectoralis brachipus |
| Masked Lapwing |
Vanellus miles novaehollandiae |
| Latham's Snipe |
Gallinago hardwickii |
| Silver Gull |
Larus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae |
| Brush Bronzewing |
Phaps elegans |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galerita galerita |
| Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo |
Calyptorhynchus funereus xanthanotus |
| Swift Parrot |
Lathamus discolor |
| Blue-winged Parrot |
Neophema chrysostoma |
| Green Rosella |
Platycercus caledonicus |
| Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo |
Chrysococsyx basalis |
| Shining Bronze-cuckoo |
Chrysococsyx lucidus plagosus |
| Pallid Cuckoo |
Cuculus pallidus |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo |
Cuculuspyrrhophanus prionurus |
| Southern Boobook |
Ninox novaeseelandiae lucopus |
| Masked Owl |
Tyto novaehollandiae castanops |
| Tawny Frogmouth |
Podargus strigoides strigoides |
| Laughing Kookaburra |
Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae |
| Tree Martin |
Cevopis nigricans nigricans |
| Welcome Swallow |
Hirundo neoxena |
| Richard's Pipit |
Anthus novaehollandiae |
| Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Coracina novaehollandiae |
| Grey Shrike-thrush |
Colluriaincla harmonica harmonica |
| Dusky Robin |
Melanodryas vittata |
| Satin Flycatcher |
Myiagra cyanoleuca |
| Olive Whistler |
Pachycephala olivacea |
| Golden Whistler |
Pachycephala pectoralis |
| Scarlet Robin |
Petroica multicolor boodang |
| Flame Robin |
Petroica phoenicea |
| Pink Robin |
Petroica rodinogaster |
| Grey Fantail |
Rhipidurafuliginosa albiscapa |
| White's Thrush (scaly) |
Zoothera dauma lunalata |
| Superb Fairy-wren |
Malurus cyaneus cyaneus |
| Southern Emu-wren |
Stipiturus malachurus littleri |
| Yellow-rumped Thombill |
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa |
| Tasmanian Thornbill |
Acanthiza ewingii |
| Brown Thornbill |
Acanthiza pusilla diemenensis |
| Tasmanian Scrubwren |
Sericornis humilus |
| Striated Field wren |
(Calamanthus) Sericornis fuliginosus |
| Scrubtit |
Sericornis magnus |
| Eastern Spinebill |
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris |
| Yellow Wattlebird |
Anthochaera paradoxa |
| Yellow-throated Honeyeater |
Lichenostomus flavicollis |
| Black-headed Honeyeater |
Melithreptus affinis |
| Strong-billed Honeyeater |
Melithreptus validirostris |
| New Holland Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae canescens |
| Crescent Honeyeater |
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera inornata |
| Spotted Pardalote |
Pardalotus punctatus |
| Striated Pardalote |
Pardalotus striatus ornatus |
| Silvereye |
Zosterops lateralis lateralis |
| Beautiful Firetail |
Emblema bella |
| Dusky Woodswallow |
Artamus cyanopterus cyanopterus |
| Grey Butcherbird |
Cracticus torquatuscinereus |
| Australian Magpie |
Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca |
| Black Currawong |
Strepera fuliginosa |
| Grey (clinking) Currawong |
Strepera versicolor arguta |
| Forest Raven |
Corrus tasmanicus tasmanicus |
Introduced
| Superb Lyrebird |
Menura novaehollandiae |
| Common Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
| Common Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
| European Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
| European Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
| Common Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
REPTILES
| She-oak Skink |
Cyclodomorpus casuarinae |
| White's Skink |
Egernia whitii |
| Metallic Skink |
Niveoscincus metallicus |
| Southern Snow Skink |
Niveoscincus microlepidotus |
| Ocellated Skink |
Niveoscincus ocellatus |
| Mountain Skink |
Niveoscincus orocryptus* |
| Tasmanian Tree Skink |
Niveoscincus pretiosus |
| Southern Grass Skink |
Pseudemoia entrecasteuxii |
| Blotched Blue-tongue |
Tiliqua nigrolutea |
| White-lipped Snake |
Drysdalia coronoides |
| Tiger Snake |
Notechis ater |
*not recorded from the area but may occur here.
AMPHIBIANS
| Tasmanian Froglet |
Crinia tasmaniensis |
| Brown froglet |
Crinia signifera |
| Banjo Frog |
Limnodynastes dumerili |
| Brown Tree Frog |
Litoria ewingi |
BUTTERFLIES
Native
| Dominula Skipper |
Anisynta dominula |
| Donnysa Skipper |
Hesperilla donnysa |
| Flame Skipper |
Hesperilla idothea |
| Yellow-banded Dart |
Ocybadistes walkeri |
| White Grassdart |
Taractrocera papyria |
| Macleay's Swallowtail |
Graphium macleayanum |
| Hobart Brown |
Argynnina hobartia |
| Klug's Xenica |
Geitoneura klugi |
| Common Brown |
Heteronympha merope |
| Shouldered Brown |
Heteronympha penelope |
| Leprea Brown |
Nesoxenica leprea |
| Silver Xenica |
Oreixenica lathoniella |
| Meadow Argus |
Junonia villida |
| Australian Admiral |
Vanessa itea |
| Australian Painted Lady |
Vanessa kershawi |
| Bright Copper |
Paralucia aurifera |
| Mountain Blue |
Neolucia hobartensis |
| Common Grass Blue |
Zizinia labradus |
Introduced
| Cabbage White |
Pieris rapae |
A Few Other Special Invertebrates Found at Mt Field
Plesiothele fentoni - Lake Fenton Trapdoor endangered species
Geodetrechus parallelus - Cave carabid beetle
Dirce aesiodora - Pencil Pine Moth endemic to Tasmania
Plesanemma altafucate - Alpine Moth endemic to Tasmania
Poecilochorema evansi - Caddisfly
Diplectrona castanea - Mt Field Caddisfly
Neolucia hobartensis hobartensis - Mountain Blue Butterfly
Archipetalia auriculata - Tasmanian Redspot Dragonfly endemic to Tasmania
Blaste falcifer - No common name (However the psocidae are Common barklice)
Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioid - Tasmanian Spotwing (Dragonfly) endemic to Tasmania
Ooperipatellus insignis - velvet worm