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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Haiti. Of the mammal species in Haiti, one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable, and eleven are considered to be extinct.[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: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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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, T. manatus VU presence uncertain

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).

• Suborder: Hystricognathi
  • Family: Capromyidae
    • Tribe: Plagiodontini
      • Genus: Hyperplagiodontia
        • Wide-toothed hutia, H. araeum EX
      • Genus: Plagiodontia
        • Hispaniolan hutia, Plagiodontia aedium EN
        • Samaná hutia, Plagiodontia ipnaeum EX
        • Small Haitian hutia, Plagiodontia spelaeum[2] EX
      • Genus: Rhizoplagiodontia
        • Lemke's hutia, Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei EX
    • Subfamily: Isolobodontinae
      • Genus: Isolobodon
        • Montane hutia, Isolobodon montanus EX
        • Puerto Rican hutia, Isolobodon portoricensis EX
    • Subfamily: Hexolobodontinae
      • Genus: Hexolobodon
        • Imposter hutia, Hexolobodon phenax EX
  • Family: Heptaxodontidae
    • Subfamily: Heptaxodontinae
      • Genus: Quemisia
        • Twisted-toothed mouse, Quemisia gravis EX

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

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Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

• Family: Nesophontidae
  • Genus: Nesophontes
    • Atalaye nesophontes, Nesophontes hypomicrus EX
    • Western Cuban nesophontes, Nesophontes micrus EX
    • St. Michel nesophontes, Nesophontes paramicrus EX
    • Haitian nesophontes, Nesophontes zamicrus EX
• Family: Solenodontidae
  • Genus: Solenodon
    • Marcano's solenodon, S. marcanoi EX
    • Hispaniolan solenodon, S. paradoxus LC

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

• Family: Noctilionidae
  • Genus: Noctilio
    • Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus LC
• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
    • Genus: Lasiurus
      • Minor red bat, Lasiurus minor VU
• Family: Molossidae
  • Genus: Molossus
    • Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus LC
  • Genus: Nyctinomops
    • Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis LC
  • Genus: Tadarida
    • Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis LC
• Family: Mormoopidae
  • Genus: Mormoops
    • Antillean ghost-faced bat, Mormoops blainvillii LC
  • Genus: Pteronotus
    • Parnell's mustached bat, Pteronotus parnellii LC
    • Sooty mustached bat, Pteronotus quadridens LC
• Family: Phyllostomidae
  • Subfamily: Phyllostominae
    • Genus: Macrotus
      • Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus waterhousii LC
  • Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
    • Genus: Brachyphylla
      • Cuban fruit-eating bat, Brachyphylla nana LC
  • Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
    • Genus: Phyllonycteris
      • Cuban flower bat, Phyllonycteris poeyi LC
  • Subfamily: Glossophaginae
    • Genus: Monophyllus
      • Leach's single leaf bat, Monophyllus redmani LC
  • Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
    • Genus: Artibeus
      • Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis LC
    • Genus: Phyllops
      • Cuban fig-eating bat, Phyllops falcatus LC
• Family: Natalidae
  • Genus: Chilonatalus
    • Cuban funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus micropus VU

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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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: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
    • Genus: Balaenoptera
      • Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
      • Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
      • Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei DD
      • Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
    • Genus: Megaptera
      • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
• Suborder: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Delphinus
        • Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC
      • Genus: Feresa
        • Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
      • Genus: Globicephala
        • Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus DD
      • Genus: Lagenodelphis
        • Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei LC
      • Genus: Grampus
        • Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus LC
      • Genus: Orcinus
        • Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
      • Genus: Peponocephala
        • Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra LC
      • Genus: Pseudorca
        • False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
      • Genus: Stenella
        • Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata LC
        • Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD
        • Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba LC
        • Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD
        • Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
      • Genus: Steno
        • Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LC
      • Genus: Tursiops
        • Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LC
    • Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
      • Genus: Physeter
        • Sperm whale, Physeter macrocaphalus VU
    • Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
      • Genus: Kogia
        • Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
        • Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
  • Superfamily Ziphioidea
    • Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
      • Genus: Mesoplodon
        • Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD
        • Blainville's beaked whale, Mesplodon densirostris DD
      • Genus: Ziphius
        • Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris LC

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

• Suborder: Pinnipedia
  • Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
    • Genus: Neomonachus
      • Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalis EX

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates – hoofed animals – which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing posteriorly.

• Family Suidae (pigs)
  • Genus: Sus
    • Wild boar, S. scrofa LC introduced

Notes

References

• "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Haiti". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007. ^{[dead link]}
• "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
• "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.

See also

• List of chordate orders
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
• List of mammals described in the 2000s

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