Order
Dasyuromorphia
(dasyures, thylacines) |
Badjcinus turnbulli |
Badj/baji = good/expert hunter or cheeky/aggressive; cinus = Greek for dog |
| Ganbulanyi djadjinguli |
Ganbulanyi/kanbulanyi = Native Cat or Northern Quoll; Djadji/jaji = ‘to eat’; Nguli = bone |
| Mayigriphus orbus |
Mayi = tooth/teeth; griphus = Latin for puzzle |
Order
Peramelimorphia
(bandicoots) |
Bulungu palara |
Bulungu = sister’s child, child, baby |
| Galadi speciosus |
Galadi/kaladi/kaladiya = bandicoot, possum, Rock Ringtail Possum |
| Liyamayi dayi |
Liya = round; Mayi = tooth; dayi = ‘chop’ |
| Madju variae |
Madju/maju = sister, elder sister |
| Yarala burchfieldi |
Yarala/yarrala = root or butt of tree |
Order
Notoryctemorphia
(marsupial moles) |
Naraboryctes philcreaseri |
Naraba/ngaraba = to drink; ryctes = Greek for ‘digger’ |
Order
Diprotodontia
Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos) |
Bulungamaya delicata |
Bulungulla/balangarra = moon; Mayi = tooth/teeth |
| Cookeroo bulwidarri |
Bulwidarri = white, white of egg |
| Ganawamaya gillespieae |
Ganawa/kanawa = long; Mayi = tooth/teeth |
| Ganguroo bilamina |
Gangu/kangku = grandfather, father’s father |
| Nowidgee matrix |
Nowidgee, ngawiji = grandmother, father’s mother |
| Wabularoo naughtoni |
Wabula = forgotten, long time before; Naughtoni = after former owner of Riversleigh Station, Ted Naughton |
Order
Diprotodontia
Family: Pseudocheiridae |
Gawinga aranaea |
Gawinga/kawinka = possum, Northern Brushtail Possum |
Order
Diprotodontia
Family: Miralinidae |
Durudawiri inusitatus |
Duru = sun; Dawiri/dawirri = little sister, younger sibling |
Order
Diprotodontia
Family: Maradidae |
Marada arcanum |
Marada = flat, flat ground, claypan |
Order
Diprotodontia
Family: Vombatidae |
Rhizophascolonus ngangaba |
Ngangaba = light (in weight) |
Order
Chiroptera (bats) |
Brachipposideros nooraleebus |
Nooraleeba/ngurralyijbi = stuck in the mud |
| Macroderma malugara |
Malugara/malukarra = good hunter or killer |
Subclass
Therians
Subgroup: Incertae sedis |
Yingabalanara richardsoni |
Yinga/yingka = other, another; Balanara/balangarra = moon |
