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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:

EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe 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.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Chiroptera (bats)


A greater mouse-eared bat
A greater mouse-eared bat
Female Barbary macaque feeding its young at the Mediterranean Steps, Gibraltar.
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.
The red fox is currently being reintroduced to the Upper Rock Nature Reserve.

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)


Feral cats
Feral cats
A Mediterranean monk seal
A Mediterranean monk seal

Infraorder (Order: Artiodactyla): Cetacea (dolphins and whales)


A common dolphin surfing on a ship's bow wave.
A common dolphin surfing on a ship's bow wave.
Dolphins in the strait
Dolphins in the strait
Breaching orcas
Breaching orcas
A sperm whale diving in the strait.
A sperm whale diving in the strait.
Whale watching vessel and fin whale off Tarifa
Whale watching vessel and fin whale off Tarifa

Order: Rodentia (rodents)



Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)


A European rabbit
A European rabbit

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.


See also



References


  1. "Mammals". Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. Piraccini, R. (2016). "Rhinolophus ferrumequinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19517A21973253.
  3. C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Strõmberg Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine



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