List of mammals of Mexico

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Mexico. There are 490 mammal species in Mexico, of which 12 are critically endangered, 36 are endangered, 26 are vulnerable, and 2 are near-threatened.3 of the species listed for Mexico are considered to be extinct. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:

ubclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

----Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

*Family: Trichechidae
***Genus: Trichechus
**** West Indian Manatee "Trichechus manatus" VU

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

----The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There are around 20 extant species.They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species.

*Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
**Subfamily: Dasypodinae
***Genus: Dasypus
**** Nine-banded Armadillo "Dasypus novemcinctus" LC
**Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
***Genus: Cabassous
**** Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo "Cabassous centralis" DD

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

----The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas.

*Suborder: Vermilingua
**Family: Cyclopedidae
***Genus: Cyclopes
**** Silky Anteater "Cyclopes didactylus" LC
**Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters)
***Genus: Tamandua
**** Northern Tamandua "Tamandua mexicana" LC

Order: Primates

----The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimians, monkeys of the New World, and monkeys and apes of the Old World.

*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Platyrrhini
****Family: Atelidae
*****Subfamily: Alouattinae
******Genus: Alouatta
******* Mantled Howler "Alouatta palliata" LC
******* Guatemalan Black Howler "Alouatta pigra" EN
*****Subfamily: Atelinae
******Genus: Ateles
******* Geoffroy's Spider Monkey "Ateles geoffroyi" LC

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Hystricognathi
**Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
***Subfamily: Erethizontinae
****Genus: Erethizon
***** North American Porcupine "Erethizon dorsatum" LR/lc
****Genus: Sphiggurus
***** Mexican Tree Porcupine "Sphiggurus mexicanus" LR/lc
**Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
***Genus: Dasyprocta
**** Mexican Agouti "Dasyprocta mexicana" LR/nt
**** Central American Agouti "Dasyprocta punctata" LR/lc
**Family: Agoutidae
***Genus: Agouti
**** Paca "Agouti paca" LR/lc
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Castoridae (beavers)
***Genus: Castor
**** American Beaver "Castor canadensis" LR/lc
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Sciurinae
****Tribe: Sciurini
*****Genus: Sciurus
****** Abert's Squirrel "Sciurus aberti" LR/lc
****** Allen's Squirrel "Sciurus alleni" LR/lc
****** Arizona Gray Squirrel "Sciurus arizonensis" LR/nt
****** Red-bellied squirrel "Sciurus aureogaster" LR/lc
****** Collie's Squirrel "Sciurus colliaei" LR/lc
****** Deppe's Squirrel "Sciurus deppei" LR/lc
****** Western Gray Squirrel "Sciurus griseus" LR/lc
****** Mexican Fox Squirrel "Sciurus nayaritensis" LR/lc
****** Fox Squirrel "Sciurus niger" LR/lc
****** Peters's Squirrel "Sciurus oculatus" LR/lc
****** Variegated Squirrel "Sciurus variegatoides" LR/lc
****** Yucatan Squirrel "Sciurus yucatanensis" LR/lc
*****Genus: Tamiasciurus
****** Mearns's Squirrel "Tamiasciurus mearnsi" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Xerinae
****Tribe: Marmotini
*****Genus: Ammospermophilus
****** Harris's Antelope Squirrel "Ammospermophilus harrisii" LR/lc
****** Insular Antelope Squirrel "Ammospermophilus insularis" LR/lc
****** Texas Antelope Squirrel "Ammospermophilus interpres" LR/lc
****** White-tailed Antelope Squirrel "Ammospermophilus leucurus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Cynomys
****** Black-tailed Prairie Dog "Cynomys ludovicianus" LR/nt
****** Mexican Prairie Dog "Cynomys mexicanus" EN
*****Genus: Spermophilus
****** Tropical Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus adocetus" LR/lc
****** Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus annulatus" LR/lc
****** Baja California Rock Squirrel "Spermophilus atricapillus" LR/lc
****** California Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus beecheyi" LR/lc
****** Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus madrensis" LR/nt
****** Mexican Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus mexicanus" LR/lc
****** Perote Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus perotensis" LR/nt
****** Spotted Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus spilosoma" LR/lc
****** Round-tailed Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus tereticaudus" LR/lc
****** Rock Squirrel "Spermophilus variegatus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Tamias
****** Buller's Chipmunk "Tamias bulleri" LR/lc
****** Cliff Chipmunk "Tamias dorsalis" LR/lc
****** Durango Chipmunk "Tamias durangae" LR/lc
****** Merriam's Chipmunk "Tamias merriami" LR/lc
****** California Chipmunk "Tamias obscurus" LR/lc
**Family: Geomyidae
***Genus: Geomys
**** Desert Pocket Gopher "Geomys arenarius" LR/nt
**** Texas Pocket Gopher "Geomys personatus" LR/nt
**** Tropical Pocket Gopher "Geomys tropicalis" VU
***Genus: Orthogeomys
**** Oaxacan Pocket Gopher "Orthogeomys cuniculus" CR
**** Giant Pocket Gopher "Orthogeomys grandis" LR/lc
**** Hispid Pocket Gopher "Orthogeomys hispidus" LR/lc
**** Big Pocket Gopher "Orthogeomys lanius" LR/lc
***Genus: Pappogeomys
**** Alcorn's Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys alcorni" VU
**** Buller's Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys bulleri" LR/lc
**** Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys castanops" LR/lc
**** Smoky Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys fumosus" LR/nt
**** Llano Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys gymnurus" LR/lc
**** Merriam's Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys merriami" LR/lc
**** Querétaro Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys neglectus" CR
**** Naked-nosed Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys tylorhinus" LR/nt
**** Zinser's Pocket Gopher "Pappogeomys zinseri" LR/nt
***Genus: Thomomys
**** Botta's pocket gopher "Thomomys bottae" LR/lc
**** Southern Pocket Gopher "Thomomys umbrinus" LR/lc
***Genus: Zygogeomys
**** Michoacan Pocket Gopher "Zygogeomys trichopus" EN
**Family: Heteromyidae
***Subfamily: Dipodomyinae
****Genus: Dipodomys
***** Agile Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys agilis" LR/lc
***** Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys compactus" LR/lc
***** Desert Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys deserti" LR/lc
***** San Quintin Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys gravipes" EN
***** San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys insularis" CR
***** Margarita Island Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys margaritae" CR
***** Merriam's Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys merriami" LR/lc
***** Nelson's Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys nelsoni" LR/lc
***** Ord's Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys ordii" LR/lc
***** Phillips's Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys phillipsii" LR/nt
***** Phillips's Kangaroo Rat "Dipodomys spectabilis" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Heteromyinae
****Genus: Heteromys
***** Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse "Heteromys desmarestianus" LR/lc
***** Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse "Heteromys gaumeri" LR/lc
***** Goldman's Spiny Pocket Mouse "Heteromys goldmani" LR/nt
***** Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse "Heteromys nelsoni" CR
****Genus: Liomys
***** Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse "Liomys irroratus" LR/lc
***** Painted Spiny Pocket Mouse "Liomys pictus" LR/lc
***** Salvin's Spiny Pocket Mouse "Liomys salvini" LR/lc
***** Jaliscan Spiny Pocket Mouse "Liomys spectabilis" LR/nt
***Subfamily: Perognathinae
****Genus: Chaetodipus
***** Little Desert Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus arenarius" LR/lc
***** Narrow-skulled Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus artus" LR/lc
***** Bailey's Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus baileyi" LR/lc
***** California Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus californicus" LR/lc
***** San Diego Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus fallax" LR/lc
***** Long-tailed Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus formosus" LR/lc
***** Goldman's Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus goldmani" LR/lc
***** Hispid pocket mouse "Chaetodipus hispidus" LR/lc
***** Rock pocket mouse "Chaetodipus intermedius" LR/lc
***** Nelson's Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus nelsoni" LR/lc
***** Desert pocket mouse "Chaetodipus penicillatus" LR/lc
***** Sinaloan Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus pernix" LR/lc
***** Spiny Pocket Mouse "Chaetodipus spinatus" LR/lc
****Genus: Perognathus
***** Arizona Pocket Mouse "Perognathus amplus" LR/nt
***** Plains Pocket Mouse "Perognathus flavescens" LR/lc
***** Silky Pocket Mouse "Perognathus flavus" LR/lc
***** Little Pocket Mouse "Perognathus longimembris" LR/lc
***** Great Basin Pocket Mouse "Perognathus merriami" LR/lc
**Family: Cricetidae
***Subfamily: Arvicolinae
****Genus: Microtus
***** California Vole "Microtus californicus" LR/lc
***** Guatemalan Vole "Microtus guatemalensis" LR/lc
***** Mexican Vole "Microtus mexicanus" VU
***** Tarabundi Vole "Microtus oaxacensis" LR/nt
***** Meadow Vole "Microtus pennsylvanicus" LR/lc
***** Jalapan Pine Vole "Microtus quasiater" LR/lc
***** Zempoaltepec Vole "Microtus umbrosus" LR/lc
****Genus: Ondatra
***** Muskrat "Ondatra zibethicus" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Tylomyinae
****Genus: Nyctomys
***** Sumichrast's vesper rat "Nyctomys sumichrasti" LR/lc
****Genus: Otonyctomys
***** Hatt's Vesper Rat "Otonyctomys hatti" LR/lc
****Genus: Ototylomys
***** Big-eared Climbing Rat "Ototylomys phyllotis" LR/lc
****Genus: Tylomys
***** Chiapan Climbing Rat "Tylomys bullaris" CR
***** Peters's Climbing Rat "Tylomys nudicaudus" LR/lc
***** Tumbala Climbing Rat "Tylomys tumbalensis" CR
***Subfamily: Neotominae
****Genus: Baiomys
***** Southern Pygmy Mouse "Baiomys musculus" LR/lc
***** Northern Pygmy Mouse "Baiomys taylori" LR/lc
****Genus: Habromys
***** Chinanteco Deer Mouse "Habromys chinanteco" LR/lc
***** Slender-tailed Deer Mouse "Habromys lepturus" LR/nt
***** Crested-tailed Deer Mouse "Habromys lophurus" LR/lc
***** Jico Deer Mouse "Habromys simulatus" EN
****Genus: Hodomys
***** Allen's Wood Rat "Hodomys alleni" LR/nt
****Genus: Megadontomys
***** Oaxaca Giant Deer Mouse "Megadontomys cryophilus" LR/nt
***** Nelson's Giant Deer Mouse "Megadontomys nelsoni" LR/lc
***** Thomas's Giant Deer Mouse "Megadontomys thomasi" LR/lc
****Genus: Nelsonia
***** Nelson And Coldman's Woodrat "Nelsonia goldmani" LR/lc
***** Diminutive Woodrat "Nelsonia neotomodon" LR/lc
****Genus: Neotoma
***** White-throated Woodrat "Neotoma albigula" LR/lc
***** Tamaulipan Woodrat "Neotoma angustapalata" LR/lc
***** Anthony's Woodrat "Neotoma anthonyi" EN
***** Bryant's Woodrat "Neotoma bryanti" EN
***** Bunker's Woodrat "Neotoma bunkeri" EN
***** Arizona Woodrat "Neotoma devia" LR/lc
***** Dusky-footed Woodrat "Neotoma fuscipes" LR/lc
***** Goldman's Woodrat "Neotoma goldmani" LR/lc
***** Desert Woodrat "Neotoma lepida" LR/lc
***** San Martin Island Woodrat "Neotoma martinensis" EN
***** Mexican Woodrat "Neotoma mexicana" LR/lc
***** Southern Plains Woodrat "Neotoma micropus" LR/lc
***** Nelson's Woodrat "Neotoma nelsoni" EN
***** Bolaños Woodrat "Neotoma palatina" LR/nt
***** Sonoran Woodrat "Neotoma phenax" LR/lc
***** Turner Island Woodrat "Neotoma varia" EN
****Genus: Neotomodon
***** Mexican Volcano Mouse "Neotomodon alstoni" LR/lc
****Genus: Osgoodomys
***** Michoacan Deer Mouse "Osgoodomys banderanus" LR/lc
****Genus: Peromyscus
***** Aztec Mouse "Peromyscus aztecus" LR/lc
***** Brush Mouse "Peromyscus boylii" LR/lc
***** Perote Mouse "Peromyscus bullatus" EN
***** California Mouse "Peromyscus californicus" LR/lc
***** Burt's Deer Mouse "Peromyscus caniceps" VU
***** Canyon mouse "Peromyscus crinitus" LR/lc
***** Dickey's Deer Mouse "Peromyscus dickeyi" EN
***** Zacatecan Deer Mouse "Peromyscus difficilis" LR/lc
***** Cactus Mouse "Peromyscus eremicus" LR/lc
***** Eva's Desert Mouse "Peromyscus eva" LR/lc
***** Blackish Deer Mouse "Peromyscus furvus" LR/lc
***** Osgood's Mouse "Peromyscus gratus" LR/lc
***** Angel Island Mouse "Peromyscus guardia" LR/nt
***** Guatemalan Deer Mouse "Peromyscus guatemalensis" LR/lc
***** Naked-eared Deer Mouse "Peromyscus gymnotis" LR/lc
***** Hooper's Mouse "Peromyscus hooperi" LR/lc
***** San Lorenzo Mouse "Peromyscus interparietalis" EN
***** White-footed Mouse "Peromyscus leucopus" LR/lc
***** Nimble-footed Mouse "Peromyscus levipes" LR/lc
***** Tres Marias Island Mouse "Peromyscus madrensis" VU
***** Brown Deer Mouse "Peromyscus megalops" LR/lc
***** Puebla Deer Mouse "Peromyscus mekisturus" VU
***** Zempoaltepec "Peromyscus melanocarpus" LR/lc
***** Plateau Mouse "Peromyscus melanophrys" LR/lc
***** Black-eared Mouse "Peromyscus melanotis" LR/lc
***** Black-tailed Mouse "Peromyscus melanurus" VU
***** Mesquite Mouse "Peromyscus merriami" LR/lc
***** Mexican Deer Mouse "Peromyscus mexicanus" LR/lc
***** Northern Rock Mouse "Peromyscus nasutus" LR/lc
***** El Carrizo Deer Mouse "Peromyscus ochraventer" LR/lc
***** White-ankled Mouse "Peromyscus pectoralis" LR/lc
***** Pemberton's Deer Mouse "Peromyscus pembertoni" EX
***** Marsh Mouse "Peromyscus perfulvus" LR/lc
***** Chihuahuan Mouse "Peromyscus polius" VU
***** False Canyon Mouse "Peromyscus pseudocrinitus" CR
***** Santa Cruz Mouse "Peromyscus sejugis" LR/lc
***** Nayarit Mouse "Peromyscus simulus" LR/nt
***** Slevins's Mouse "Peromyscus slevini" CR
***** Gleaning Mouse "Peromyscus spicilegus" LR/lc
***** San Esteban Island Mouse "Peromyscus stephani" EN
***** Pinyon Mouse "Peromyscus truei" LR/lc
***** Winkelmann's Mouse "Peromyscus winkelmanni" LR/nt
***** Yucatan Deer Mouse "Peromyscus yucatanicus" LR/lc
***** Chiapan Deer Mouse "Peromyscus zarhynchus" VU
****Genus: Reithrodontomys
***** Sonoran Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys burti" LR/lc
***** Volcano Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys chrysopsis" LR/lc
***** Fulvous Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys fulvescens" LR/lc
***** Slender Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys gracilis" LR/lc
***** Hairy Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys hirsutus" LR/nt
***** Western Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys megalotis" LR/lc
***** Mexican Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys mexicanus" LR/lc
***** Small-toothed Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys microdon" LR/nt
***** Plains Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys montanus" LR/lc
***** Cozumel Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys spectabilis" EN
***** Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys sumichrasti" LR/lc
***** Narrow-nosed Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys tenuirostris" LR/lc
***** Zacatecas Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys zacatecae" LR/nt
****Genus: Scotinomys
***** Alston's Brown Mouse "Scotinomys teguina" LR/lc
****Genus: Xenomys
***** Magdalena Rat "Xenomys nelsoni" LR/nt
***Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
****Genus: Oligoryzomys
***** Fulvous Pygmy Rice Rat "Oligoryzomys fulvescens" LR/lc
****Genus: Onychomys
***** Chihuahuan Grasshopper Mouse "Onychomys arenicola" LR/lc
***** Grasshopper mouse "Onychomys leucogaster" LR/lc
***** Grasshopper mouse "Onychomys torridus" LR/lc
****Genus: Oryzomys
***** Alfaro's Rice Rat "Oryzomys alfaroi" LR/lc
***** Chapman's Rice Rat "Oryzomys chapmani" LR/lc
***** Coues' Rice Rat "Oryzomys couesi" LR/lc
***** Black-eared Rice Rat "Oryzomys melanotis" DD
***** Nelson's Rice Rat "Oryzomys nelsoni" EX
***** Striped Rice Rat "Oryzomys rhabdops" LR/lc
***** Long-nosed Rice Rat "Oryzomys rostratus" LR/lc
***** Cloud Forest Rice Rat "Oryzomys saturatior" LR/lc
****Genus: Rheomys
***** Mexican Water Mouse "Rheomys mexicanus" LR/nt
***** Thomas's Water Mouse "Rheomys thomasi" LR/lc
****Genus: Sigmodon
***** Allen's Cotton Rat "Sigmodon alleni" LR/lc
***** Arizona Cotton Rat "Sigmodon arizonae" LR/lc
***** Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat "Sigmodon fulviventer" LR/lc
***** Hispid Cotton Rat "Sigmodon hispidus" LR/lc
***** White-eared Cotton Rat "Sigmodon leucotis" LR/lc
***** Jaliscan Cotton Rat "Sigmodon mascotensis" LR/lc
***** Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat "Sigmodon ochrognathus" LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

----The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

*Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
**Genus: Romerolagus
*** Volcano Rabbit "Romerolagus diazi" EN
**Genus: Sylvilagus
*** Desert Cottontail "Sylvilagus audubonii" LR/lc
*** Brush Rabbit "Sylvilagus bachmani" LR/lc
*** Tapeti "Sylvilagus brasiliensis" LR/lc
*** Mexican Cottontail "Sylvilagus cunicularius" LR/nt
*** Eastern Cottontail "Sylvilagus floridanus" LR/lc
*** Tres Marias Cottontail "Sylvilagus graysoni" EN
*** Omilteme Cottontail "Sylvilagus insonus" CR
*** San Jose Brush Rabbit "Sylvilagus mansuetus" LR/nt
**Genus: Lepus
*** Antelope Jackrabbit "Lepus alleni" LR/lc
*** Black-tailed Jackrabbit "Lepus californicus" LR/lc
*** White-sided Jackrabbit "Lepus callotis" LR/nt
*** Tehuantepec Jackrabbit "Lepus flavigularis" EN
*** Black Jackrabbit "Lepus insularis" LR/nt

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

----The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mmmals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.

*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Soricinae
***Tribe: Blarinini
****Genus: Cryptotis
***** Goldman's Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis goldmani" LR/lc
***** Goodwin's Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis goodwini" LR/lc
***** Big Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis magna" LR/lc
***** Mexican Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis mexicana" LR/lc
***** Blackish Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis nigrescens" LR/lc
***** North American Least Shrew "Cryptotis parva" LR/lc
***Tribe: Notiosoricini
****Genus: Megasorex
***** Mexican Shrew "Megasorex gigas" LR/lc
****Genus: Notiosorex
***** Crawford's Gray Shrew "Notiosorex crawfordi" LR/lc
***Tribe: Soricini
****Genus: Sorex
***** Arizona Shrew "Sorex arizonae" VU
***** Zacatecas Shrew "Sorex emarginatus" LR/lc
***** Large-toothed Shrew "Sorex macrodon" LR/nt
***** Carmen Mountain Shrew "Sorex milleri" VU
***** Montane Shrew "Sorex monticolus" LR/lc
***** Mexican Long-tailed Shrew "Sorex oreopolus" LR/nt
***** Saussure's Shrew "Sorex saussurei" LR/lc
***** Sclater's Shrew "Sorex sclateri" EN
***** San Cristobal Shrew "Sorex stizodon" EN
***** Chestnut-bellied Shrew "Sorex ventralis" LR/lc
***** Verapaz Shrew "Sorex veraepacis" LR/lc
*Family: Talpidae (moles)
**Subfamily: Scalopinae
***Tribe: Scalopini
****Genus: Scalopus
***** Eastern Mole "Scalopus aquaticus" LR/lc
****Genus: Scapanus
***** Broad-footed Mole "Scapanus latimanus" LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

----
[
Western mastiff bat] The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

*Family: Noctilionidae
**Genus: Noctilio
*** Lesser Bulldog Bat "Noctilio albiventris" LR/lc
*** Greater Bulldog Bat "Noctilio leporinus" LR/lc
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: Lasionycteris
**** Silver-haired bat "Lasionycteris noctivagans" LR/lc
***Genus: Myotis
**** Silver-tipped Myotis "Myotis albescens" LR/lc
**** Southwestern Myotis "Myotis auriculus" LR/lc
**** California Myotis "Myotis californicus" LR/lc
**** Western Small-footed Myotis "Myotis ciliolabrum" LR/lc
**** Elegant Myotis "Myotis elegans" LR/nt
**** Long-eared Myotis "Myotis evotis" LR/lc
**** Findley's Myotis "Myotis findleyi" EN
**** Cinnamon Myotis "Myotis fortidens" LR/nt
**** Hairy-legged Myotis "Myotis keaysi" LR/lc
**** Eastern small-footed myotis "Myotis leibii" LR/lc
**** Little brown bat "Myotis lucifugus" LR/lc
**** Miller's Myotis "Myotis milleri" EN
**** Black Myotis "Myotis nigricans" LR/lc
**** Peninsular Myotis "Myotis peninsularis" VU
**** Flat-headed Myotis "Myotis planiceps" CR
**** Fringed Myotis "Myotis thysanodes" LR/lc
**** Cave Myotis "Myotis velifer" LR/lc
**** Fish-eating Bat "Myotis vivesi" VU
**** Long-legged Myotis "Myotis volans" LR/lc
**** Yuma Myotis "Myotis yumanensis" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: Antrozous
**** Pallid bat "Antrozous pallidus" LR/lc
***Genus: Bauerus
**** Van Gelder's Bat "Bauerus dubiaquercus" VU
***Genus: Eptesicus
**** Brazilian Brown Bat "Eptesicus brasiliensis" LR/lc
**** Argentine Brown Bat "Eptesicus furinalis" LR/lc
**** Big brown bat "Eptesicus fuscus" LR/lc
***Genus: Euderma
**** Spotted bat "Euderma maculatum" LR/lc
***Genus: Idionycteris
**** Allen's Big-eared Bat "Idionycteris phyllotis" LR/lc
***Genus: Lasiurus
**** Desert red bat "Lasiurus blossevillii" LR/lc
**** Eastern Red Bat "Lasiurus borealis" LR/lc
**** Hoary bat "Lasiurus cinereus" LR/lc
**** Southern Yellow Bat "Lasiurus ega" LR/lc
**** Northern Yellow Bat "Lasiurus intermedius" LR/lc
**** Seminole Bat "Lasiurus seminolus" LR/lc
**** Western Yellow Bat "Lasiurus xanthinus" LR/lc
***Genus: Nycticeius
**** Vesper bat "Nycticeius humeralis" LR/lc
***Genus: Pipistrellus
**** Western Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus hesperus" LR/lc
**** Eastern Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus subflavus" LR/lc
***Genus: Plecotus
**** Mexican Big-eared Bat "Plecotus mexicanus" LR/lc
**** Townsend's Big-eared Bat "Plecotus townsendii" VU
***Genus: Rhogeessa
**** Allen's Yellow Bat "Rhogeessa alleni" EN
**** Genoways's Yellow Bat "Rhogeessa genowaysi" VU
**** Slender Yellow Bat "Rhogeessa gracilis" LR/nt
**** Least Yellow Bat "Rhogeessa mira" EN
**** Little Yellow Bat "Rhogeessa parvula" LR/nt
**** Black-winged Little Yellow Bat "Rhogeessa tumida" LR/lc
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Cynomops
*** Greenhall's Dog-faced bat "Cynomops greenhalli" LR/lc
**Genus: Eumops
*** Black Bonneted Bat "Eumops auripendulus" LR/lc
*** Dwarf Bonneted Bat "Eumops bonariensis" LR/lc
*** Wagner's Bonneted Bat "Eumops glaucinus" LR/lc
*** Sanborn's Bonneted Bat "Eumops hansae" LR/lc
*** Western mastiff bat "Eumops perotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Molossus
*** Black Mastiff Bat "Molossus ater" LR/lc
*** "Molossus aztecus" LR/nt
*** Bonda Mastiff Bat "Molossus bondae" LR/lc
*** "Molossus coibensis" LR/nt
*** Velvety Free-tailed Bat "Molossus molossus" LR/lc
*** Miller's Mastiff Bat "Molossus pretiosus" LR/lc
*** Sinaloan Mastiff Bat "Molossus sinaloae" LR/lc
**Genus: Nyctinomops
*** Peale's Free-tailed Bat "Nyctinomops aurispinosus" LR/lc
*** Pocketed Free-tailed Bat "Nyctinomops femorosaccus" LR/lc
*** Broad-eared Bat "Nyctinomops laticaudatus" LR/lc
*** Big Free-tailed Bat "Nyctinomops macrotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Promops
*** Big Crested Mastiff Bat "Promops centralis" LR/lc
**Genus: Tadarida
*** Mexican Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida brasiliensis" LR/nt
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: Balantiopteryx
*** Thomas's Sac-winged Bat "Balantiopteryx io" LR/nt
*** Gray Sac-winged Bat "Balantiopteryx plicata" LR/lc
**Genus: Centronycteris
*** Shaggy Bat "Centronycteris maximiliani" LR/lc
**Genus: Diclidurus
*** Northern Ghost Bat "Diclidurus albus" LR/lc
**Genus: Peropteryx
*** Greater Dog-like Bat "Peropteryx kappleri" LR/lc
*** Lesser Doglike Bat "Peropteryx macrotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Rhynchonycteris
*** Proboscis Bat "Rhynchonycteris naso" LR/lc
**Genus: Saccopteryx
*** Greater Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx bilineata" LR/lc
*** Lesser Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx leptura" LR/lc
*Family: Mormoopidae
**Genus: Mormoops
*** Ghost-faced Bat "Mormoops megalophylla" LR/lc
**Genus: Pteronotus
*** Naked-backed Bat "Pteronotus davyi" LR/lc
*** Big Naked-backed Bat "Pteronotus gymnonotus" LR/lc
*** Parnell's Mustached Bat "Pteronotus parnellii" LR/lc
*** Wagner's Mustached Bat "Pteronotus personatus" LR/lc
*Family: Phyllostomidae
**Subfamily: Phyllostominae
***Genus: Chrotopterus
**** Big-eared Wooly Bat "Chrotopterus auritus" LR/lc
***Genus: Glyphonycteris
**** Tricolored Big-eared Bat "Glyphonycteris sylvestris" LR/nt
***Genus: Lampronycteris
**** Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat "Lampronycteris brachyotis" LR/lc
***Genus: Lonchorhina
**** Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat "Lonchorhina aurita" LR/lc
***Genus: Lophostoma
**** Pygmy Round-eared Bat "Lophostoma brasiliense" LR/lc
**** Davis's Round-eared Bat "Lophostoma evotis" LR/nt
***Genus: Macrophyllum
**** Long-legged Bat "Macrophyllum macrophyllum" LR/lc
***Genus: Macrotus
**** California Leaf-nosed Bat "Macrotus californicus" VU
**** Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat "Macrotus waterhousii" LR/lc
***Genus: Micronycteris
**** Schmidts's Big-eared Bat "Micronycteris schmidtorum" LR/lc
***Genus: Mimon
**** Striped Hairy-nosed Bat "Mimon crenulatum" LR/lc
***Genus: Phylloderma
**** Pale-faced Bat "Phylloderma stenops" LR/lc
***Genus: Phyllostomus
**** Pale Spear-nosed Bat "Phyllostomus discolor" LR/lc
***Genus: Tonatia
**** Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat "Tonatia saurophila" LR/lc
***Genus: Trachops
**** Fringe-lipped Bat "Trachops cirrhosus" LR/lc
***Genus: Vampyrum
**** Spectral Bat "Vampyrum spectrum" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Glossophaginae
***Genus: Anoura
**** Geoffroy's Tailless Bat "Anoura geoffroyi" LR/lc
***Genus: Choeroniscus
**** Godman's Long-tailed Bat "Choeroniscus godmani" LR/nt
***Genus: Choeronycteris
**** Mexican Long-tongued Bat "Choeronycteris mexicana" LR/nt
***Genus: Glossophaga
**** Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga commissarisi" LR/lc
**** Gray Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga leachii" LR/lc
**** Western Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga morenoi" LR/nt
**** Pallas's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga soricina" LR/lc
***Genus: Hylonycteris
**** Underwood's Long-tongued Bat "Hylonycteris underwoodi" LR/nt
***Genus: Leptonycteris
**** Southern Long-nosed Bat "Leptonycteris curasoae" VU
**** Greater Long-nosed Bat "Leptonycteris nivalis" EN
***Genus: Lichonycteris
**** Dark Long-tongued Bat "Lichonycteris obscura" LR/lc
***Genus: Musonycteris
**** Banana Bat "Musonycteris harrisoni" VU
**Subfamily: Carolliinae
***Genus: Carollia
**** Silky Short-tailed Bat "Carollia brevicauda" LR/lc
**** Seba's Short-tailed Bat "Carollia perspicillata" LR/lc
**** Gray Short-tailed Bat "Carollia subrufa" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
***Genus: Artibeus
**** Aztec Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus aztecus" LR/lc
**** Hairy Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus hirsutus" VU
**** "Artibeus intermedius" LR/lc
**** Jamaican fruit bat "Artibeus jamaicensis" LR/lc
**** Great Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus lituratus" LR/lc
**** Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus phaeotis" LR/lc
**** Toltec Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus toltecus" LR/lc
***Genus: Centurio
**** Wrinkle-faced Bat "Centurio senex" LR/lc
***Genus: Chiroderma
**** Salvin's Big-eyed Bat "Chiroderma salvini" LR/lc
**** Hairy Big-eyed Bat "Chiroderma villosum" LR/lc
***Genus: Enchisthenes
**** Velvety Fruit-eating Bat "Enchisthenes hartii" LR/lc
***Genus: Sturnira
**** Little Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira lilium" LR/lc
**** Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira ludovici" LR/lc
***Genus: Uroderma
**** Tent-making Bat "Uroderma bilobatum" LR/lc
**** Brown Tent-making Bat "Uroderma magnirostrum" LR/lc
***Genus: Vampyressa
**** Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat "Vampyressa pusilla" LR/lc
***Genus: Vampyrodes
**** Great Stripe-faced Bat "Vampyrodes caraccioli" LR/lc
***Genus: Platyrrhinus
**** Heller's Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus helleri" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Desmodontinae
***Genus: Desmodus
**** Common Vampire Bat "Desmodus rotundus" LR/lc
***Genus: Diaemus
**** White-winged Vampire Bat "Diaemus youngi" LR/lc
***Genus: Diphylla
**** Hairy-legged Vampire Bat "Diphylla ecaudata" LR/nt
*Family: Natalidae
**Genus: Natalus
*** Mexican Funnel-eared Bat "Natalus stramineus" LR/lc
*Family: Thyropteridae
**Genus: Thyroptera
*** Spix's Disk-winged Bat "Thyroptera tricolor" LR/lc

Order: Cetacea (whales)

----

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

*Suborder: Mysticeti
**Family: Balaenidae
***Genus: Eubalaena
**** North Atlantic Right Whale "Eubalaena glacialis" EN
**** North Pacific Right Whale "Eubalaena japonica" EN
**Family: Balaenopteridae
***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
****Genus: Balaenoptera
***** Minke Whale "Balaenoptera acutorostrata" LR/nt
***** Sei Whale "Balaenoptera borealis" EN
***** Bryde's Whale "Balaenoptera edeni" DD
***** Blue Whale "Balaenoptera musculus" EN
***** Fin Whale "Balaenoptera physalus" EN
***Subfamily: Megapterinae
****Genus: Megaptera
***** Humpback Whale "Megaptera novaeangliae" VU
**Family: Eschrichtiidae
***Genus: Eschrichtius
**** Gray Whale "Eschrichtius robustus" LR/cd
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Phocoenidae
****Genus: Phocoena
***** Harbour Porpoise "Phocoena phocoena" VU
***** Vaquita "Phocoena sinus" CR
****Genus: Phocoenoides
***** Dall's Porpoise "Phocoenoides dalli" LR/cd
***Family: Physeteridae
****Genus: Physeter
***** Sperm Whale "Physeter macrocephalus" VU
***Family: Kogiidae
****Genus: Kogia
***** Pygmy Sperm Whale "Kogia breviceps" LR/lc
***** Dwarf Sperm Whale "Kogia sima" LR/lc
***Family: Ziphidae
****Genus: Ziphius
***** Cuvier's Beaked Whale "Ziphius cavirostris" DD
****Genus: Berardius
***** Giant beaked whale "Berardius bairdii" LR/cd
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
*****Genus: Mesoplodon
****** Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon ginkgodens" DD
****** Pygmy Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon peruvianus" DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Steno
***** Rough-toothed Dolphin "Steno bredanensis" DD
****Genus: Tursiops
***** Bottlenose Dolphin "Tursiops truncatus" DD
****Genus: Stenella
***** Pantropical Spotted Dolphin "Stenella attenuata" LR/cd
***** Clymene Dolphin "Stenella clymene" DD
***** Striped Dolphin "Stenella coeruleoalba" LR/cd
***** Atlantic Spotted Dolphin "Stenella frontalis" DD
***** Spinner Dolphin "Stenella longirostris" LR/cd
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus capensis" LR/lc
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus delphis" LR/lc
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Lagenorhynchus
***** Pacific White-sided Dolphin "Lagenorhynchus obliquidens" LR/lc
****Genus: Lissodelphis
***** Northern Right Whale Dolphin "Lissodelphis borealis" LR/lc
****Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" DD
****Genus: Peponocephala
***** Melon-headed Whale "Peponocephala electra" LR/lc
****Genus: Feresa
***** Pygmy Killer Whale "Feresa attenuata" DD
****Genus: Pseudorca
***** False Killer Whale "Pseudorca crassidens" LR/lc
****Genus: Orcinus
***** Orca "Orcinus orca" LR/cd
****Genus: Globicephala
***** Pilot whale "Globicephala macrorhynchus" LR/cd

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

----The carnivores include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. Carnivores have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

*Suborder: Feliformia
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: Leopardus
***** Ocelot "Leopardus pardalis" LC
***** Margay "Leopardus wiedii" LC
****Genus: Lynx
***** Bobcat "Lynx rufus" LC
****Genus: Puma
***** Jaguarundi "Puma yaguarondi" LC
***** Cougar "Puma concolor" NT
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Jaguar "Panthera onca" NT
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: Urocyon
**** Gray Fox "Urocyon cinereoargenteus" LC
**** Cozumel Fox "Urocyon sp. nov." CR or EX
***Genus: Canis
**** Coyote "Canis latrans" LC
**** Gray Wolf "Canis lupus" LC
**Family: Ursidae (bears)
***Genus: Ursus
**** American black bear "Ursus americanus" LR/lc
**** Mexican Grizzly "Ursus arctos nelsoni" EX
**Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
***Genus: Bassariscus
**** Ringtail "Bassariscus astutus" LR/lc
**** Cacomistle "Bassariscus sumichrasti" LR/nt
***Genus: Procyon
**** Tres Marias Raccoon "Procyon insularis" EN
**** Common Raccoon "Procyon lotor" LR/lc
**** Cozumel Island Raccoon "Procyon pygmaeus" EN
***Genus: Nasua
**** White-nosed Coati "Nasua narica" LR/lc
**** Cozumel Island Coati "Nasua nelsoni" EN
***Genus: Potos
**** Kinkajou "Potos flavus" LR/lc
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Mustela
**** Long-tailed Weasel "Mustela frenata" LR/lc
***Genus: Eira
**** Tayra "Eira barbara" LR/lc
***Genus: Galictis
**** Greater grison "Galictis vittata" LR/lc
***Genus: Taxidea
**** American Badger "Taxidea taxus" LR/lc
***Genus: Lontra
**** Northern River Otter "Lontra canadensis" LC
**** Neotropical River Otter "Lontra longicaudis" DD
***Genus: Enhydra
**** Sea Otter "Enhydra lutris" EN
**Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
***Genus: Arctocephalus
**** Guadalupe Fur Seal "Arctocephalus townsendi" VU
***Genus: Zalophus
**** California Sea Lion "Zalophus californianus" LR/lc
**Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
***Genus: Mirounga
**** Northern Elephant Seal "Mirounga angustirostris" LR/lc
***Genus: Monachus
**** Caribbean Monk Seal "Monachus tropicalis" EX
***Genus: Phoca
**** Common Seal "Phoca vitulina" LR/lc
**Family: Mephitidae
***Genus: Spilogale
**** Eastern Spotted Skunk "Spilogale putorius" LR/lc
**** Pygmy Spotted Skunk "Spilogale pygmaea" LR/lc
***Genus: Mephitis
**** Hooded Skunk "Mephitis macroura" LR/lc
**** Striped Skunk "Mephitis mephitis" LR/lc
***Genus: Conepatus
**** American Hog-nosed Skunk "Conepatus leuconotus" LR/lc
**** Western Hog-nosed Skunk "Conepatus mesoleucus" LR/lc
**** Striped Hog-nosed Skunk "Conepatus semistriatus" LR/lc

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

----The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

*Family: Tapiridae (tapirs)
**Genus: Tapirus
*** Baird's Tapir "Tapirus bairdii" EN

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

----The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

*Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
**Genus: Tayassu
*** Collared Peccary "Tayassu tajacu" LR/lc
*** White-lipped Peccary "Tayassu pecari" LR/lc
*Family: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Capreolinae
***Genus: Mazama
**** Red Brocket "Mazama americana" DD
**** Yucatan Brown Brocket "Mazama pandora" DD
***Genus: Odocoileus
**** Mule deer "Odocoileus hemionus" LR/lc
**** White-tailed deer "Odocoileus virginianus" LR/lc
*Family: Antilocapridae (pronghorn)
**Genus: Antilocapra
*** Pronghorn "Antilocapra americana" LR/lc
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Caprinae
***Genus: Ovis
**** Bighorn Sheep "Ovis canadensis" LR/cd

Infraclass: Metatheria

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossumsa)

----Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene.They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

*Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
**Subfamily: Caluromyinae
***Genus: Caluromys
**** Central American Woolly Opossum "Caluromys derbianus" VU
**Subfamily: Didelphinae
***Genus: Chironectes
**** Water Opossum "Chironectes minimus" LR/nt
***Genus: Didelphis
**** Common Opossum "Didelphis marsupialis" LR/lc
**** Virginia Opossum "Didelphis virginiana" LR/lc
***Genus: Marmosa
**** Grayish Mouse Opossum "Marmosa canescens" DD
**** Mexican Mouse Opossum "Marmosa mexicana" LR/lc
***Genus: Philander
**** Gray Four-eyed Opossum "Philander opossum" LR/lc

Notes

References

*cite web
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url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
title=Animal Diversity Web
publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
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accessyear=2007

ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species