Mammals of Australia

Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii (formerly known as Sarcophilus ursinus) The Mammals of Australia, vol. 1, pl.48, 1845-63. Australian Museum Research Library

Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons (formerly known as Phascolomys lasiorhinus). The Mammals of Australia, vol. 1, pl.59, 1845-63. Australian Museum Research Library

The Mammals of Australia, vol. 1, Title page, 1845-63. Australian Museum Research Library

In addition to his work on ornithology, Gould also produced A Monograph of the Macropodidae or Family of Kangaroos (2 parts, 30 plates 1841 - 42) and The Mammals of Australia (3 volumes, 182 plates 1845 - 63). He wrote, in explanation of this departure from birds:

It was not until I arrived in the country, and found myself surrounded by objects as strange as if I had been transported to another planet, that I conceived the idea of devoting a portion of my attention to the mammalian class of its extraordinary fauna.