- Source: List of mammals of Gibraltar
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.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
Suborder: Microchiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis LC extirpated
Genus: Pipistrellus
Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus DD
Genus: Miniopterus
Schreibers' long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schreibersii DD
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis DD
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC extirpated
Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC extirpated
Order: Primates (monkeys, lemur-relatives, lemurs and apes)
Family: Cercopithecidae
Genus: Macaca
Barbary macaque, M. sylvanus EN introduced
Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
Family: Canidae (dogs and foxes)
Genus: Vulpes
Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC extirpated
Infraorder (Order: Artiodactyla): Cetacea (dolphins and whales)
Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
Genus: Balaenoptera
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus VU
Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
Suborder: Odontoceti
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus EN
Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris VU
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus VU
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
Genus: Stenella
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba VU
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis EN
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Globicephala
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD
Genus: Orcinus
Orca, Orcinus orca DD
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Family: Muridae (rats and mice)
Genus: Rattus
Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC introduced
Genus: Mus
House mouse, Mus musculus LC
Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Oryctolagus
European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus EN
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. pyrenaica LC extirpated
Southeastern Spanish ibex, C. p. pyrenaica extirpated
See also
Barbary macaques in Gibraltar
List of birds of Gibraltar
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
Mammal classification
List of mammals described in the 2000s
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Evolusi manusia
- List of mammals of Gibraltar
- Barbary macaques in Gibraltar
- Lists of mammals by region
- List of birds of Gibraltar
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Gibraltar
- List of mammals of Europe
- Gibraltar
- Gibraltar pound
- Neanderthals in Gibraltar
- List of mammals of peninsular Spain