The Complete List of Mammals That Start With Q

Here you’ll find 7 Mammals that start with Q that begin with Q, organized from “Quagga” to “Quokka”. Most are small marsupials or rodents, but the list also includes a historically extinct species useful for historical ecology and education.

Mammals that start with Q are species whose common English names begin with the letter Q. Notable example: the quagga was a 19th-century zebra relative now extinct in the wild.

Below you’ll find the table with Common name, Scientific name, Order, Habitat, and Status.

Common name: The everyday English name helps you quickly identify species and match entries to guides, lists, or classroom notes.

Scientific name: The Latin binomial gives precise species identification and helps you find reliable taxonomic and conservation information.

Order: Shows the broader taxonomic group so you can compare related species and understand evolutionary relationships.

Habitat: A concise habitat tag (forest, grassland, marine, desert, urban) helps you assess ecological context at a glance.

Status: Indicates conservation or extinction notes so you know whether a species is common, threatened, or historically extinct.

Mammals that start with Q

Common name	Scientific name	Order	Habitat
Quokka	Setonix brachyurus	Diprotodontia	Forest
Quagga	Equus quagga quagga	Perissodactyla	Grassland
Queen of Sheba’s Gazelle	Gazella bilkis	Artiodactyla	Montane
Queensland Tube-nosed Bat	Nyctimene robinsoni	Chiroptera	Forest
Queensland Ringtail Possum	Pseudochirulus cinereus	Diprotodontia	Forest
Queensland Blossom Bat	Syconycteris australis	Chiroptera	Forest
Queensland Rock-wallaby	Petrogale inornata	Diprotodontia	Montane

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