• Source: List of mammals of Yemen
    • This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Yemen. There are sixty-nine mammal species in Yemen, of which two are endangered, seven are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. Two of the species listed for Yemen are extinct.
      The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:


      Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)



      The hyraxes are 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: Procavia
      Cape hyrax, P. capensis LC


      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: Dugongidae
      Genus: Dugong
      Dugong, D. dugon VU


      Order: Primates



      The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.

      Suborder: Haplorhini
      Infraorder: Simiiformes
      Parvorder: Catarrhini
      Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
      Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
      Genus: Papio
      Hamadryas baboon, P. hamadryas LC


      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: Hystricognathi
      Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
      Genus: Hystrix
      Indian crested porcupine, H. indica LC
      Suborder: Sciurognathi
      Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
      Subfamily: Dipodinae
      Genus: Jaculus
      Lesser Egyptian jerboa, J. jaculus LC
      Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters)
      Subfamily: Deomyinae
      Genus: Acomys
      Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus LC
      Golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus
      Subfamily: Gerbillinae
      Genus: Gerbillus
      Cheesman's gerbil, Gerbillus cheesmani
      Wagner's gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus
      Black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus
      Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi LC
      Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
      Large Aden gerbil, Gerbillus poecilops
      Genus: Meriones
      King jird, Meriones rex
      Subfamily: Murinae
      Genus: Arvicanthis
      African grass rat, A. niloticus LC
      Genus: Myomyscus
      Yemeni mouse, Myomys Yemeni


      Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)


      Lagomorphs comprise rabbits, hares, and pikas. Unlike rodents; they have four incisors on their upper jaws.

      Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
      Genus: Lepus
      Cape hare, L. capensis LC


      Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)


      The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.

      Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
      Subfamily: Erinaceinae
      Genus: Paraechinus
      Desert hedgehog, P. aethiopicus LC


      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
      Arabian shrew, Crocidura arabica


      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 helvum LC
      Genus: Rousettus
      Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus LC
      Family: Vespertilionidae
      Subfamily: Myotinae
      Genus: Myotis
      Rufous mouse-eared bat, Myotis bocagii LC
      Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
      Genus: Eptesicus
      Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae LC
      Genus: Hypsugo
      Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, Hypsugo bodenheimeri
      Genus: Nycticeinops
      Schlieffen's twilight bat, Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
      Genus: Pipistrellus
      Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
      Genus: Rhyneptesicus
      Sind bat, R. nasutus LC
      Subfamily: Miniopterinae
      Genus: Miniopterus
      Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii VU
      Family: Rhinopomatidae
      Genus: Rhinopoma
      Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops LC
      Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
      Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
      Family: Molossidae
      Genus: Chaerephon
      Little free-tailed bat, Chaerephon pumila LC
      Genus: Otomops
      Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat, Otomops harrisoni VU
      Genus: Tadarida
      Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca LC
      Family: Emballonuridae
      Genus: Coleura
      African sheath-tailed bat, Coleura afra LC
      Family: Emballonuridae
      Genus: Taphozous
      Egyptian tomb bat, T. perforatus LC
      Family: Nycteridae
      Genus: Nycteris
      Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
      Family: Rhinolophidae
      Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
      Genus: Rhinolophus
      Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii LC
      Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus clivosus LC
      Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
      Genus: Asellia
      Trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens LC
      Genus: Hipposideros
      Sundevall's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros caffer LC
      Genus: Triaenops
      Persian trident bat, Triaenops persicus 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
      Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
      Genus: Balaenoptera
      Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
      Subfamily: Megapterinae
      Genus: Megaptera
      Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae LC
      Suborder: Odontoceti
      Superfamily: Platanistoidea
      Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
      Genus: Physeter
      Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
      Family: Kogiidae
      Genus: Kogia
      Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps DD
      Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
      Family: Ziphidae
      Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
      Genus: Indopacetus
      Longman's beaked whale, I. pacificus DD
      Genus: Mesoplodon
      Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
      Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      Genus: Steno
      Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
      Genus: Sousa
      Chinese white dolphin, Sousa chinensis DD
      Genus: Tursiops
      Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus DD
      Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus DD
      Genus: Stenella
      Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
      Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
      Genus: Delphinus
      Common dolphin, Delphinus capensis
      Genus: Lagenodelphis
      Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
      Genus: Grampus
      Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
      Genus: Feresa
      Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
      Genus: Pseudorca
      False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens EN


      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: Feliformia
      Family: Felidae (cats)
      Subfamily: Felinae
      Genus: Caracal
      Caracal, C. caracal LC
      Genus: Felis
      African wildcat, F. lybica LC
      Sand cat, F. margarita LC possibly extirpated
      Subfamily: Pantherinae
      Genus: Panthera
      Leopard, P. pardus VU
      Arabian leopard, P. p. nimr CR
      Family: Viverridae
      Subfamily: Viverrinae
      Genus: Genetta
      Common genet, G. genetta LC
      Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
      Genus: Bdeogale
      Bushy-tailed mongoose, B. crassicauda LC presence uncertain, introduced
      Genus: Ichneumia
      White-tailed mongoose, I. albicauda LC
      Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
      Genus: Hyaena
      Striped hyena, H. hyaena NT
      Suborder: Caniformia
      Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
      Genus: Vulpes
      Blanford's fox, V. cana LC
      Rüppell's fox, V. rueppellii LC
      Red fox, V. vulpes LC
      Genus: Canis
      Golden jackal, C. aureus LC
      Gray wolf, C. lupus LC
      Arabian wolf, C. l. arabs
      Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
      Genus: Mellivora
      Honey badger, M. capensis LC


      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 (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
      Subfamily: Antilopinae
      Genus: Gazella
      Arabian gazelle, G. arabica VU
      Queen of Sheba's gazelle, G. bilkis EX
      Arabian sand gazelle, G. marica VU
      Subfamily: Caprinae
      Genus: Capra
      Nubian ibex, C. nubiana VU


      Locally extinct


      The following species are locally extinct in the country:

      Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
      Saudi gazelle, Gazella saudiya
      Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx


      See also


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


      References




      External links


      "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.

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