List of MAMMALIA species in Australia
This is a list of MAMMALIA in Australia according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
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Mormopterus kitcheneri | South-western Free-tailed Bat | 71532724 | LC |
Mormopterus halli | Cape York free-tailed bat | 71532803 | DD |
Mormopterus ridei | Eastern Free-tailed Bat | 71533043 | LC |
Antechinomys laniger | Kultarr | 1581 | LC |
Antechinus godmani | Atherton Antechinus | 1583 | LC |
Antechinus leo | Cinnamon Antechinus | 1584 | LC |
Antechinus agilis | Agile Antechinus | 1590 | LC |
Ozimops petersi | Inland Free-tailed Bat | 71534469 | LC |
Arctocephalus pusillus ssp. doriferus | Tasmanian Fur Seal | 2067 | LC |
Bettongia gaimardi | Tasmanian Bettong | 2783 | NT |
Bettongia lesueur | Burrowing Bettong | 2784 | NT |
Bettongia penicillata | Woylie | 2785 | CR |
Bettongia tropica | Northern Bettong | 2787 | EN |
Burramys parvus | Mountain Pygmy Possum | 3339 | CR |
Caloprymnus campestris | Desert Rat Kangaroo | 3626 | EX |
Mormopterus cobourgianus | Western Little Free-tailed Bat | 71536513 | LC |
Cercartetus caudatus | Long-tailed Pygmy Possum | 4192 | LC |
Chaerephon jobensis | Greater Northern Free-tailed Bat | 4312 | LC |
Chaeropus ecaudatus | Pig-footed Bandicoot | 4322 | EX |
Conilurus capricornensis | Capricorn Rabbit-rat | 75927841 | EX |
Chalinolobus dwyeri | Large-eared Pied Bat | 4414 | NT |
Pseudomys australis | Plains Mouse | 75927871 | VU |
Chalinolobus gouldii | Gould's Wattled Bat | 4417 | LC |
Chalinolobus morio | Chocolate Wattled Bat | 4419 | LC |
Chalinolobus nigrogriseus | Hoary Wattled Bat | 4421 | LC |
Chalinolobus picatus | Little Pied Bat | 4422 | NT |
Pseudomys auritus | Long-eared Mouse | 75927882 | EX |
Trichosurus cunninghami | Mountain Brushtail Possum | 136256 | LC |
Conilurus albipes | White-footed Rabbit-rat | 5223 | EX |
Conilurus penicillatus | Brush-tailed Tree-rat | 5224 | VU |
Orcaella heinsohni | Australian Snubfin Dolphin | 136315 | VU |
Phalanger mimicus | Southern Common Cuscus | 136450 | LC |
Petrogale purpureicollis | Purple-necked Rock Wallaby | 136463 | NT |
Petrogale mareeba | Mareeba Rock Wallaby | 136509 | NT |
Antechinus adustus | Rusty Antechinus | 136555 | LC |
Balaenoptera omurai | Omura’s Whale | 136623 | DD |
Myotis macropus | Large-footed Myotis | 136697 | LC |
Hipposideros inornatus | Arnhem Leaf-nosed Bat | 136739 | VU |
Antechinus subtropicus | Subtropical Antechinus | 136755 | LC |
Bettongia pusilla | Nullarbor Dwarf Bettong | 136805 | EX |
Pseudomys calabyi | Kakadu Pebble Mouse | 136808 | VU |
Dactylopsila trivirgata | Striped Possum | 6226 | LC |
Dasyuroides byrnei | Kowari | 6265 | VU |
Dasycercus cristicauda | Crest-tailed Mulgara | 6266 | NT |
Dasycercus blythi | Brush-tailed Mulgara | 6267 | LC |
Dasyurus geoffroii | Western Quoll | 6294 | NT |
Dasyurus hallucatus | Northern Quoll | 6295 | EN |
Dasyurus viverrinus | Eastern Quoll | 6296 | EN |
Dasyurus maculatus | Spotted-tailed Quoll | 6300 | NT |
Dendrolagus bennettianus | Bennett's Tree Kangaroo | 6426 | NT |
Dendrolagus lumholtzi | Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo | 6432 | NT |
Echymipera rufescens | Long-nosed Echymipera | 7019 | LC |
Vombatus ursinus | Common Wombat | 40556 | LC |
Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Platypus | 40488 | NT |
Antechinus bellus | Fawn Antechinus | 40523 | VU |
Antechinus flavipes | Yellow-footed Antechinus | 40524 | LC |
Antechinus minimus | Swamp Antechinus | 40525 | LC |
Antechinus stuartii | Brown Antechinus | 40526 | LC |
Dasykaluta rosamondae | Kaluta | 40527 | LC |
Ningaui ridei | Wongai Ningaui | 40529 | LC |
Ningaui timealeyi | Pilbara Ningaui | 40530 | LC |
Ningaui yvonneae | Kitchener's Ningaui | 40531 | LC |
Planigale gilesi | Giles' Planigale | 40533 | LC |
Planigale ingrami | Long-tailed Planigale | 40534 | LC |
Planigale maculata | Common Planigale | 40535 | LC |
Planigale tenuirostris | Narrow-nosed Planigale | 40536 | LC |
Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis | Fat-tailed Pseudantechinus | 40537 | LC |
Pseudantechinus ningbing | Ningbing Pseudantechinus | 40538 | LC |
Pseudantechinus woolleyae | Woolley's Pseudantechinus | 40539 | LC |
Sarcophilus harrisii | Tasmanian Devil | 40540 | EN |
Sminthopsis crassicaudata | Fat-tailed Dunnart | 40541 | LC |
Sminthopsis dolichura | Little Long-tailed Dunnart | 40542 | LC |
Sminthopsis gilberti | Gilbert's Dunnart | 40543 | LC |
Sminthopsis hirtipes | Hairy-footed Dunnart | 40544 | LC |
Sminthopsis longicaudata | Long-tailed Dunnart | 40545 | LC |
Sminthopsis macroura | Stripe-faced Dunnart | 40546 | LC |
Sminthopsis murina | Common Dunnart | 40547 | LC |
Sminthopsis ooldea | Ooldea Dunnart | 40548 | LC |
Sminthopsis virginiae | Red-cheeked Dunnart | 40549 | LC |
Sminthopsis bindi | Kakadu Dunnart | 40551 | NT |
Isoodon macrourus | Northern Brown Bandicoot | 40552 | LC |
Isoodon obesulus | Southern Brown Bandicoot | 40553 | LC |
Perameles nasuta | Long-nosed Bandicoot | 40554 | LC |
Lasiorhinus latifrons | Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | 40555 | NT |
Sminthopsis youngsoni | Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart | 40550 | LC |
Trichosurus caninus | Short-eared Brushtail Possum | 40557 | LC |
Aepyprymnus rufescens | Rufous Bettong | 40558 | LC |
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus | Musky Rat Kangaroo | 40559 | LC |
Macropus agilis | Agile Wallaby | 40560 | LC |
Macropus antilopinus | Antilopine Wallaroo | 40561 | LC |
Macropus dorsalis | Black-striped Wallaby | 40562 | LC |
Macropus fuliginosus | Western Gray Kangaroo | 40563 | LC |
Macropus parryi | Whiptail Wallaby | 40564 | LC |
Macropus robustus | Common Wallaroo | 40565 | LC |
Macropus rufogriseus | Bennett's Wallaby | 40566 | LC |
Macropus rufus | Red Kangaroo | 40567 | LC |
Petrogale assimilis | Allied Rock Wallaby | 40569 | LC |
Petrogale brachyotis | Short-eared Rock Wallaby | 40570 | LC |
Onychogalea unguifera | Northern Nailtail Wallaby | 40568 | LC |
Thylogale billardierii | Tasmanian Pademelon | 40571 | LC |
Thylogale thetis | Red-necked Pademelon | 40573 | LC |
Thylogale stigmatica | Red-legged Pademelon | 40574 | LC |
Cercartetus concinnus | Western Pygmy Possum | 40576 | LC |
Cercartetus lepidus | Little Pygmy Possum | 40577 | LC |
Cercartetus nanus | Eastern Pygmy-possum | 40578 | LC |
Petauroides volans | Greater Glider | 40579 | VU |
Petropseudes dahli | Rock Ringtail Possum | 40580 | LC |
Pseudocheirus peregrinus | Common Ringtail Possum | 40581 | LC |
Wallabia bicolor | Swamp Wallaby | 40575 | LC |
Tarsipes rostratus | Honey Possum | 40583 | LC |
Acrobates pygmaeus | Pygmy Gliding Possum | 40584 | LC |
Trichosurus vulpecula | Common Brushtail Possum | 40585 | LC |
Indopacetus pacificus | Longman's Beaked Whale | 40635 | DD |
Pseudantechinus bilarni | Sandstone Antechinus | 40636 | LC |
Vespadelus baverstocki | Inland Forest Bat | 7913 | LC |
Vespadelus caurinus | Northern Cave Bat | 7919 | LC |
Vespadelus darlingtoni | Large Forest Bat | 7920 | LC |
Vespadelus douglasorum | Yellow-lipped Cave Bat | 7923 | LC |
Vespadelus finlaysoni | Finlayson's Cave Bat | 7924 | LC |
Vespadelus pumilus | Eastern Forest Bat | 7938 | LC |
Vespadelus regulus | Southern Forest Bat | 7939 | LC |
Vespadelus troughtoni | Troughton's Forest Bat | 7944 | LC |
Vespadelus vulturnus | Little Forest Bat | 7945 | LC |
Tachyglossus aculeatus | Short-beaked Echidna | 41312 | LC |
Antechinus swainsonii | Dusky Antechinus | 41508 | LC |
Sminthopsis granulipes | White-tailed Dunnart | 41509 | LC |
Sminthopsis griseoventer | Grey-bellied Dunnart | 41510 | LC |
Potorous tridactylus | Long-nosed Potoroo | 41511 | NT |
Macropus eugenii | Tammar Wallaby | 41512 | LC |
Macropus giganteus | Eastern Grey Kangaroo | 41513 | LC |
Petrogale godmani | Godman's Rock Wallaby | 41514 | NT |
Petrogale herberti | Herbert's Rock Wallaby | 41515 | LC |
Petrogale inornata | Unadorned Rock Wallaby | 41516 | LC |
Petrogale rothschildi | Rothschild's Rock Wallaby | 41517 | LC |
Arctocephalus forsteri | Antipodean Fur Seal | 41664 | LC |
Axis porcinus | Hog Deer | 41784 | EN |
Rusa timorensis | Javan Deer | 41789 | VU |
Rusa unicolor | Sambar | 41790 | VU |
Gymnobelideus leadbeateri | Leadbeater's Possum | 9564 | CR |
Hemibelideus lemuroides | Lemuroid Ringtail Possum | 9869 | NT |
Pseudomys bolami | Bolam's Mouse | 42647 | LC |
Pseudomys chapmani | Western Pebble Mouse | 42648 | LC |
Hipposideros ater | Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat | 10111 | LC |
Hipposideros cervinus | Gould's Leaf-nosed Bat | 10118 | LC |
Hipposideros diadema | Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat | 10128 | LC |
Hipposideros semoni | Semon's Leaf-nosed Bat | 10160 | LC |
Hipposideros stenotis | Northern Leaf-nosed Bat | 10163 | LC |
Hydromys chrysogaster | Common Water Rat | 10310 | LC |
Bettongia anhydra | Desert Bettong | 71510353 | EX |
Isoodon auratus | Golden Bandicoot | 10863 | VU |
Phoniscus papuensis | Golden-tipped Bat | 10982 | LC |
Lagorchestes asomatus | Central Hare Wallaby | 11160 | EX |
Lagorchestes conspicillatus | Spectacled Hare-wallaby | 11161 | LC |
Lagorchestes hirsutus | Mala | 11162 | VU |
Lagorchestes leporides | Eastern Hare Wallaby | 11163 | EX |
Lagostrophus fasciatus | Banded Hare Wallaby | 11171 | VU |
Lasiorhinus krefftii | Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat | 11343 | CR |
Leggadina lakedownensis | Northern Short-tailed Mouse | 11384 | LC |
Leggadina forresti | Forrest's Mouse | 11385 | LC |
Leporillus apicalis | Lesser Stick-nest Rat | 11633 | EX |
Leporillus conditor | Greater Stick-nest Rat | 11634 | NT |
Macroderma gigas | Ghost Bat | 12590 | VU |
Macroglossus minimus | Dagger-toothed Long-nosed Fruit Bat | 12594 | LC |
Macropus bernardus | Bernard's Wallaroo | 12620 | NT |
Macropus greyi | Toolache Wallaby | 12625 | EX |
Macropus irma | Western Brush Wallaby | 12626 | LC |
Macropus parma | Parma Wallaby | 12627 | NT |
Macrotis lagotis | Bilby | 12650 | VU |
Macrotis leucura | Yallara | 12651 | EX |
Melomys burtoni | Grassland Melomys | 13116 | LC |
Melomys capensis | Cape York Melomys | 13117 | LC |
Melomys cervinipes | Fawn-footed Melomys | 13118 | LC |
Melomys rubicola | Bramble Cay Melomys | 13132 | EX |
Mesembriomys gouldii | Black-footed Tree-rat | 13211 | VU |
Mesembriomys macrurus | Golden-backed Tree-rat | 13212 | NT |
Mesoplodon mirus | True's Beaked Whale | 13250 | DD |
Sousa sahulensis | Australian Humpback Dolphin | 82031667 | VU |
Dobsonia moluccensis | Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat | 84882605 | LC |
Miniopterus australis | Little Long-fingered Bat | 13562 | LC |
Mormopterus norfolkensis | East-coast Free-tailed Bat | 13885 | VU |
Mormopterus planiceps | Southern Free-tailed Bat | 13888 | LC |
Murina florium | Flute-nosed Bat | 13939 | LC |
Myotis adversus | Large-footed Myotis | 14138 | LC |
Myrmecobius fasciatus | Numbat | 14222 | EN |
Neophoca cinerea | Australian Sea Lion | 14549 | EN |
Notomys amplus | Short-tailed Hopping-mouse | 14861 | EX |
Notomys aquilo | Northern Hopping-mouse | 14862 | EN |
Notomys fuscus | Dusky Hopping-mouse | 14863 | VU |
Notomys longicaudatus | Long-tailed Hopping-mouse | 14864 | EX |
Notomys mordax | Darling Downs Hopping-mouse | 14866 | EX |
Notomys alexis | Spinifex Hopping Mouse | 14867 | LC |
Notomys cervinus | Fawn Hopping-mouse | 14868 | NT |
Notomys macrotis | Big-eared Hopping-mouse | 14865 | EX |
Notomys mitchellii | Mitchell's Hopping Mouse | 14869 | LC |
Notoryctes caurinus | Northwestern Marsupial Mole | 14878 | LC |
Notoryctes typhlops | Marsupial Mole | 14879 | LC |
Scotorepens balstoni | Inland Broad-nosed Bat | 14942 | LC |
Scotorepens greyii | Little Broad-nosed Bat | 14943 | LC |
Scotorepens orion | Eastern Broad-nosed Bat | 14945 | LC |
Scoteanax rueppellii | Rüppell's Broad-nosed Bat | 14946 | LC |
Scotorepens sanborni | Northern Broad-nosed Bat | 14947 | LC |
Nyctimene robinsoni | Eastern Tube-nosed Bat | 14966 | LC |
Nyctophilus bifax | Eastern Long-eared Bat | 15001 | LC |
Nyctophilus arnhemensis | Northern Long-eared Bat | 15000 | LC |
Nyctophilus gouldi | Gould's Long-eared Bat | 15004 | LC |
Nyctophilus geoffroyi | Lesser Long-eared Bat | 15003 | LC |
Nyctophilus howensis | Lord Howe Long-eared Bat | 15006 | CR |
Nyctophilus sherrini | Tasmanian Long-eared Bat | 15009 | DD |
Nyctophilus walkeri | Pygmy Long-eared Bat | 15011 | LC |
Onychogalea fraenata | Bridled Nailtail Wallaby | 15330 | VU |
Onychogalea lunata | Crescent Nailtail Wallaby | 15331 | EX |
Parantechinus apicalis | Dibbler | 16138 | EN |
Perameles bougainville | Western Barred Bandicoot | 16569 | VU |
Perameles eremiana | Desert Bandicoot | 16570 | EX |
Perameles gunnii | Eastern Barred Bandicoot | 16572 | VU |
Petaurus gracilis | Mahogany Glider | 16727 | EN |
Petaurus norfolcensis | Squirrel Glider | 16728 | LC |
Petaurus australis | Yellow-bellied Glider | 16730 | NT |
Petaurus breviceps | Sugar Glider | 16731 | LC |
Petrogale burbidgei | Monjon | 16744 | NT |
Petrogale penicillata | Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby | 16746 | VU |
Petrogale persephone | Proserpine Rock Wallaby | 16747 | EN |
Petrogale xanthopus | Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby | 16750 | NT |
Petrogale lateralis | Black-footed Rock Wallaby | 16751 | VU |
Petrogale coenensis | Cape York Rock Wallaby | 16752 | NT |
Petrogale sharmani | Mount Claro Rock Wallaby | 16753 | VU |
Petrogale concinna | Nabarlek | 16761 | EN |
Phascogale calura | Red-tailed Phascogale | 16888 | NT |
Phascogale pirata | Northern Brush-tailed Phascogale | 16889 | VU |
Phascogale tapoatafa | Brush-tailed Phascogale | 16890 | NT |
Phascolarctos cinereus | Koala | 16892 | VU |
Phocarctos hookeri | Hooker's Sea Lion | 17026 | EN |
Pipistrellus adamsi | Adams's Pipistrelle | 17321 | LC |
Falsistrellus mackenziei | Western False Pipistrelle | 17348 | NT |
Falsistrellus tasmaniensis | Eastern False Pipistrelle | 17367 | LC |
Pipistrellus westralis | Koopman's Pipistrelle | 17370 | LC |
Notomys robustus | Broad-cheeked Hopping-mouse | 45958541 | EX |
Potorous longipes | Long-footed Potoroo | 18102 | VU |
Potorous platyops | Broad-faced Potoroo | 18103 | EX |
Potorous gilbertii | Gilbert's Potoroo | 18107 | CR |
Pseudantechinus mimulus | Carpentarian Antechinus | 18447 | NT |
Pseudocheirus occidentalis | Western Ringtail Possum | 18492 | CR |
Pseudochirops archeri | Green Ringtail Possum | 18502 | NT |
Pseudochirulus cinereus | Daintree River Ringtail Possum | 18508 | NT |
Pseudochirulus herbertensis | Herbert River Ringtail Possum | 18509 | LC |
Pseudomys fieldi | Alice Springs Mouse | 18549 | VU |
Pseudomys fumeus | Smoky Mouse | 18550 | VU |
Pseudomys gouldii | Gould's Mouse | 18551 | EX |
Pseudomys novaehollandiae | New Holland Mouse | 18552 | VU |
Pseudomys occidentalis | Western Mouse | 18553 | NT |
Pseudomys oralis | Hastings River Mouse | 18554 | VU |
Pseudomys pilligaensis | Pilliga Mouse | 18555 | DD |
Pseudomys shortridgei | Shortridge's Native Mouse | 18557 | NT |
Pseudomys delicatulus | Delicate Mouse | 18561 | LC |
Pseudomys desertor | Desert Mouse | 18562 | LC |
Mastacomys fuscus | Broad-toothed Rat | 18563 | NT |
Pseudomys glaucus | Blue-grey Mouse | 18564 | EX |
Pseudomys gracilicaudatus | Eastern Chestnut Mouse | 18565 | LC |
Pseudomys hermannsburgensis | Sandy Inland Mouse | 18566 | LC |
Pseudomys higginsi | Long-tailed Mouse | 18567 | LC |
Pseudomys johnsoni | Central Pebble Mouse | 18568 | LC |
Pseudomys nanus | Western Chestnut Mouse | 18570 | LC |
Pseudomys patrius | Eastern Pebble Mouse | 18571 | LC |
Pteropus alecto | Black Flying Fox | 18715 | LC |
Pteropus brunneus | Percy Island Flying Fox | 18718 | EX |
Pteropus conspicillatus | Spectacled Flying Fox | 18721 | LC |
Pteropus macrotis | Large-eared Flying Fox | 18735 | LC |
Pteropus neohibernicus | Great Flying Fox | 18742 | LC |
Pteropus poliocephalus | Grey-headed Flying Fox | 18751 | VU |
Pteropus scapulatus | Little Red Flying Fox | 18758 | LC |
Rattus colletti | Dusky Rat | 19326 | LC |
Rattus fuscipes | Bush Rat | 19333 | LC |
Rattus leucopus | Cape York Rat | 19340 | LC |
Rattus lutreolus | Australian Swamp Rat | 19343 | LC |
Rattus sordidus | Canefield Rat | 19363 | LC |
Rattus tunneyi | Pale Field Rat | 19369 | LC |
Rattus villosissimus | Long-haired Rat | 19371 | LC |
Rhinolophus megaphyllus | Eastern Horseshoe Bat | 19553 | LC |
Rhinolophus philippinensis | Large-eared Horseshoe Bat | 19560 | LC |
Rhinonicteris aurantia | Orange Leaf-nosed Bat | 19589 | LC |
Saccolaimus flaviventris | Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat | 19799 | LC |
Saccolaimus mixtus | Papuan Sheath-tailed Bat | 19800 | NT |
Saccolaimus saccolaimus | Bare-rumped Sheathtail-bat | 19802 | LC |
Setonix brachyurus | Quokka | 20165 | VU |
Sminthopsis douglasi | Julia Creek Dunnart | 20290 | NT |
Sminthopsis psammophila | Sandhill Dunnart | 20293 | VU |
Sminthopsis fuliginosus ssp. aitkeni | Kangaroo Island Dunnart | 20294 | CR |
Sminthopsis butleri | Butler's Dunnart | 20295 | VU |
Sminthopsis archeri | Chestnut Dunnart | 20296 | DD |
Sminthopsis leucopus | White-footed Dunnart | 20297 | LC |
Sminthopsis fuliginosus | Sooty Dunnart | 20299 | DD |
Spilocuscus maculatus | Common Spotted Cuscus | 20636 | LC |
Syconycteris australis | Common Blossom Bat | 21185 | LC |
Austronomus australis | White-striped Free-tailed Bat | 21313 | LC |
Taphozous australis | Coastal Sheath-tailed Bat | 21452 | NT |
Taphozous georgianus | Common Sheath-tailed Bat | 21454 | LC |
Taphozous hilli | Hill's Sheath-tailed Bat | 21457 | LC |
Taphozous kapalgensis | Arnhem Sheath-tailed Bat | 21458 | LC |
Taphozous troughtoni | Troughton's Sheath-tailed Bat | 21466 | LC |
Thylacinus cynocephalus | Thylacine | 21866 | EX |
Uromys caudimaculatus | White-tailed Giant Rat | 22801 | LC |
Uromys hadrourus | Pygmy White-tailed Rat | 22802 | NT |
Wyulda squamicaudata | Scaly-tailed Possum | 23091 | NT |
Xeromys myoides | Water Mouse | 23141 | VU |
Zaglossus bruijnii | Western Long-beaked Echidna | 23179 | CR |
Zyzomys pedunculatus | Macdonnell Range Rock-rat | 23324 | CR |
Zyzomys argurus | Common Rock Rat | 23325 | LC |
Zyzomys maini | Arnhem Rock-rat | 23326 | VU |
Zyzomys palatalis | Carpentarian Rock-rat | 23327 | CR |
Zyzomys woodwardi | Kimberley Rock Rat | 23328 | LC |
Pseudomys albocinereus | Ash-grey Mouse | 18558 | LC |
Pseudomys apodemoides | Silky Mouse | 18559 | LC |
Mormopterus eleryi | Hairy-nosed Freetail Bat | 71529901 | NT |
Mormopterus lumsdenae | Northern Free-tailed Bat | 71531227 | LC |
Pseudantechinus roryi | Rory's Pseudantechinus | 136620 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: