This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Jamaica. Of the mammal species in Jamaica, one is endangered, four are vulnerable, and two 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.
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:
LR/cd
Lower risk/conservation dependent
Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt
Lower risk/near threatened
Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc
Lower risk/least concern
Species for which there are no identifiable risks.
Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
West Indian manatees
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
Order: Primates (primates)
There are 190 – 448 species of living primates, depending on which classification is used. They have an opposable thumb for grasping objects.
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Pitheciidae
Subfamily: Callicebinae
Tribe: Xenotrichini
Genus: Xenothrix
Jamaican monkey, X. mcgregoriEX
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
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 45kg (99lb).
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Capromyidae
Subfamily: Capromyinae
Genus: Geocapromys
Jamaican coney, Geocapromys brownii VU
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oryzomys
Jamaican rice rat, Oryzomys antillarum EX
Suborder: Muridae
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicusLC introduced
Black rat, Rattus rattusLC introduced
Genus: Mus
House mouse, Mus musculusLC introduced
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
Mexican free-tailed bats
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 LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Lasiurus
Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Eumops
Wagner's bonneted bat, Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
Genus: Molossus
Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus LR/lc
Genus: Nyctinomops
Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
Genus: Tadarida
Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
Family: Mormoopidae
Genus: Mormoops
Antillean ghost-faced bat, Mormoops blainvillii LR/nt
Genus: Pteronotus
Macleay's mustached bat, Pteronotus macleayii VU
Parnell's mustached bat, Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
Sooty mustached bat, Pteronotus quadridens LR/nt
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Phyllostominae
Genus: Macrotus
Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus waterhousii LR/lc
Genus: Vampyrum
Spectral bat, Vampyrum spectrum LR/nt
Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
Genus: Brachyphylla
Cuban fruit-eating bat, Brachyphylla nana LC extirpated
Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
Genus: Erophylla
Buffy flower bat, Erophylla sezekorni LR/lc
Genus: Phyllonycteris
Jamaican flower bat, Phyllonycteris aphylla EN
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Glossophaga
Pallas's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
Genus: Monophyllus
Leach's single leaf bat, Monophyllus redmani LR/lc
Subfamily: Carolliinae
Genus: Carollia
Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata LR/lc
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
Genus: Ariteus
Jamaican fig-eating bat, Ariteus flavescens VU
Genus: Artibeus
Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
Genus: Sturnira
Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium LR/lc
Family: Natalidae
Genus: Chilonatalus
Cuban funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus micropus LR/lc
Order: Cetacea (whales)
Spinner dolphins
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
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis DD
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Globicephala
Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus DD
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: Procyonidae
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Raccoon, P. lotorLC introduced, extirpated
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Urva
Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctataLC[2] introduced
Suborder: Pinnipedia
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Neomonachus
Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalisEX
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
White-tailed deer
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.
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 Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
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