- Source: List of mammals of Jamaica
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.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
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:
Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
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. mcgregori EX
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 45 kg (99 lb).
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 norvegicus LC introduced
Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced
Genus: Mus
House mouse, Mus musculus LC introduced
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: 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)
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
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Orcinus
Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
Genus: Peponocephala
Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
Genus: Stenella
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata DD
Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba DD
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD
Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD
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
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
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. lotor LC possibly introduced
Family: Herpestidae
Genus: Urva
Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata LC introduced
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: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Odocoileus
White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus LC introduced
Family Suidae (pigs)
Genus: Sus
Wild boar, Sus scrofa LC introduced
See also
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
List of prehistoric mammals
Mammal classification
List of mammals described in the 2000s
Notes
References
"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Jamaica". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
"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.