This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Gibraltar. There are twenty-four mammal species in Gibraltar, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is near threatened.[1]
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
EX
Extinct
No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW
Extinct in the wild
Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR
Critically endangered
The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN
Endangered
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU
Vulnerable
The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT
Near threatened
The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC
Least concern
There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD
Data deficient
There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
A greater mouse-eared bat
Suborder: Microchiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotisLC extirpated
Genus: Pipistrellus
Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeusDD
Genus: Miniopterus
Schreibers' long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schreibersiiDD
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotisDD
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinumLC extirpated[2]
Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposiderosLC extirpated
Female Barbary macaque feeding its young at the Mediterranean Steps, Gibraltar.
Order: Primates (monkeys, lemur-relatives, lemurs and apes)
The red fox is currently being reintroduced to the Upper Rock Nature Reserve.
Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
Feral catsA Mediterranean monk seal
Family: Canidae (dogs and foxes)
Genus: Vulpes
Red fox, Vulpes vulpesLC extirpated
Infraorder (Order: Artiodactyla): Cetacea (dolphins and whales)
A common dolphin surfing on a ship's bow wave.Dolphins in the straitBreaching orcasA sperm whale diving in the strait.Whale watching vessel and fin whale off Tarifa
Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
Genus: Balaenoptera
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalusVU
Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrataLC
Suborder: Odontoceti
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalusEN
Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostrisVU
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatusVU
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensisdd
Genus: Stenella
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalbaVU
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphisEN
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseusDD
Genus: Globicephala
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melasDD
Genus: Orcinus
Orca, Orcinus orcaDD
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Family: Muridae (rats and mice)
Genus: Rattus
Black rat, Rattus rattusLC introduced
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicusLC introduced
Genus: Mus
House mouse, Mus musculusLC
Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)
A European rabbit
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Oryctolagus
European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculusEN
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: Bovidae (bovids)
Subfamily: Caprinae
Iberian ibex, C. pyrenaicaLC extirpated
Southeastern Spanish ibex, C. p. pyrenaica extirpated
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