This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Liberia. Of the mammal species in Liberia, nine are endangered, twelve are vulnerable, and eleven are 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: Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles)
The order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles of southern Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar and Africa, two families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora.
Family: Tenrecidae (tenrecs)
Subfamily: Potamogalinae
Genus: Micropotamogale
Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamotteiNT
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes)
Genus: Dendrohyrax
Western tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax dorsalisLC
Order: Proboscidea (elephants)
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
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
African manatee, Trichechus senegalensisVU
Order: Primates
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.
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).
Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Buettikofer's shrew, Crocidura buettikoferiNT
Crosse's shrew, Crocidura crosseiLC
Doucet's musk shrew, Crocidura doucetiLC
Large-headed shrew, Crocidura grandicepsNT
Lamotte's shrew, Crocidura lamotteiLC
West African long-tailed shrew, Crocidura muricaudaLC
Nimba shrew, Crocidura nimbaeNT
African giant shrew, Crocidura olivieriLC
Fraser's musk shrew, Crocidura poensisLC
Therese's shrew, Crocidura theresaeLC
Genus: Sylvisorex
Climbing shrew, Sylvisorex megaluraLC
Order: Chiroptera (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: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Genus: Eidolon
Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvumNT
Genus: Epomophorus
Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus gambianusLC
Genus: Epomops
Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat, Epomops buettikoferiLC
Genus: Hypsignathus
Hammer-headed bat, Hypsignathus monstrosusLC
Genus: Lissonycteris
Smith's fruit bat, Lissonycteris smithiLC
Genus: Micropteropus
Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Micropteropus pusillusLC
Genus: Myonycteris
Little collared fruit bat, Myonycteris torquataLC
Genus: Nanonycteris
Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Nanonycteris veldkampiLC
Genus: Rousettus
Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacusLC
Genus: Scotonycteris
Pohle's fruit bat, Scotonycteris ophiodonNT
Zenker's fruit bat, Scotonycteris zenkeriLC
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Megaloglossus
Woermann's bat, Megaloglossus woermanniLC
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Kerivoulinae
Genus: Kerivoula
Lesser woolly bat, Kerivoula lanosaLC
Spurrell's woolly bat, Kerivoula phalaenaLC
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Rufous mouse-eared bat, Myotis bocagiiLC
Cape hairy bat, Myotis tricolorLC
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Glauconycteris
Abo bat, Glauconycteris poensisLC
Genus: Mimetillus
Moloney's mimic bat, Mimetillus moloneyiLC
Genus: Neoromicia
Dark-brown serotine, Neoromicia brunneusNT
Cape serotine, Neoromicia capensisLC
Banana pipistrelle, Neoromicia nanusLC
Somali serotine, Neoromicia somalicusLC
White-winged serotine, Neoromicia tenuipinnisLC
Genus: Pipistrellus
Tiny pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nanulusLC
Genus: Scotophilus
African yellow bat, Scotophilus dinganiiLC
Nut-colored yellow bat, Scotophilus nuxLC
Subfamily: Miniopterinae
Genus: Miniopterus
Greater long-fingered bat, Miniopterus inflatusLC
Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersiiNT
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Gland-tailed free-tailed bat, Chaerephon bemmeleniLC
Lappet-eared free-tailed bat, Chaerephon majorLC
Genus: Mops
Sierra Leone free-tailed bat, Mops brachypterusLC
Spurrell's free-tailed bat, Mops spurrelliLC
Railer bat, Mops thersitesLC
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Saccolaimus
Pel's pouched bat, Saccolaimus peliLC
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Bate's slit-faced bat, Nycteris argeLC
Large slit-faced bat, Nycteris grandisLC
Hairy slit-faced bat, Nycteris hispidaLC
Large-eared slit-faced bat, Nycteris macrotisLC
Ja slit-faced bat, Nycteris majorDD
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Halcyon horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus alcyoneDD
Rüppell's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus fumigatusDD
Guinean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus guineensisVU
Hill's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hillorumNT
Lander's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus landeriLC
Bushveld horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus simulatorLC
Ziama horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ziamaEN
Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Genus: Hipposideros
Benito roundleaf bat, Hipposideros beatusLC
Cyclops roundleaf bat, Hipposideros cyclopsLC
Sooty roundleaf bat, Hipposideros fuliginosusLC
Jones's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros jonesiNT
Aellen's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros marisaeVU
Noack's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros ruberLC
Order: Pholidota (pangolins)
The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.
Family: Manidae
Genus: Manis
Giant pangolin, Manis giganteaVU
Long-tailed pangolin, Manis tetradactylaVU
Tree pangolin, Manis tricuspisVU
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.
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.
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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