List of mammals in Taiwan

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Taiwan. There are 84 mammal species in Taiwan, of which 0 are critically endangered, 5 are endangered, 8 are vulnerable, and 2 are near-threatened. [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 Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

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:

ubclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

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 "Dugong dugon" VU

Order: Primates

----

The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimians, monkeys of the New World, and monkeys and apes of the Old World.

*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Catarrhini
****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
******Genus: Macaca
******* Formosan Rock Macaque "Macaca cyclopis" VU

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Sciurinae
****Tribe: Pteromyini
*****Genus: Belomys
****** Hairy-footed flying squirrel "Belomys pearsonii" LR/nt
*****Genus: Petaurista
****** Red And White Giant Flying Squirrel "Petaurista alborufus" LR/lc
****** Indian Giant Flying Squirrel "Petaurista philippensis" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Callosciurinae
****Genus: Callosciurus
***** Callosciurus "Callosciurus erythraeus" LR/lc
****Genus: Dremomys
***** Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel "Dremomys pernyi" LR/lc
****Genus: Tamiops
***** Maritime Striped Squirrel "Tamiops maritimus" LR/lc
**Family: Cricetidae
***Subfamily: Arvicolinae
****Genus: Eothenomys
***** PÉre David's Vole "Eothenomys melanogaster" LR/lc
****Genus: Volemys
***** Taiwan Vole "Volemys kikuchii" VU
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: Murinae
****Genus: Apodemus
***** Striped Field Mouse "Apodemus agrarius" LR/lc
***** Taiwan Field Mouse "Apodemus semotus" LR/nt
****Genus: Bandicota
***** Greater Bandicoot Rat "Bandicota indica" LR/lc
****Genus: Micromys
***** Harvest Mouse "Micromys minutus" LR/nt
****Genus: Mus
***** Ryukyu Mouse "Mus caroli" LR/lc
****Genus: Niviventer
***** Coxing's White-bellied Rat "Niviventer coxingi" LR/nt
***** Oldfield White-bellied Rat "Niviventer culturatus" LR/nt
****Genus: Rattus
***** Lesser Rice-field Rat "Rattus losea" LR/lc
***** Tanezumi Rat "Rattus tanezumi" LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

----

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

*Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
**Genus: Lepus
*** Chinese Hare "Lepus sinensis" LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

----The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.

*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Crocidurinae
***Genus: Crocidura
**** Grey Shrew "Crocidura attenuata" LR/lc
**** Dsinezumi Shrew "Crocidura dsinezumi" LR/lc
**** Gueldenstaedt's Shrew "Crocidura gueldenstaedtii" LR/lc
**** Horsefield's Shrew "Crocidura horsfieldii" LR/lc
**** Lesser White-toothed Shrew "Crocidura suaveolens" LR/lc
***Genus: Suncus
**** Asian House Shrew "Suncus murinus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Soricinae
***Tribe: Nectogalini
****Genus: Chimarrogale
***** Himalayan Water Shrew "Chimarrogale himalayica" LR/lc
****Genus: Soriculus
***** Red-toothed shrew "Soriculus fumidus" LR/lc
*Family: Talpidae (moles)
**Subfamily: Talpinae
***Tribe: Talpini
****Genus: Mogera
***** Insular Mole "Mogera insularis" LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

----The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

*Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
**Subfamily: Pteropodinae
***Genus: Pteropus
**** Ryukyu Flying-fox "Pteropus dasymallus" EN
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: Myotis
**** Large-footed Bat "Myotis adversus" LR/lc
**** Hodgson's Bat "Myotis formosus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: Arielulus
**** Necklace Pipistrelle "Arielulus torquatus" DD
***Genus: Eptesicus
**** Serotine bat "Eptesicus serotinus" LR/lc
***Genus: Nyctalus
**** Common Noctule "Nyctalus noctula" LR/lc
***Genus: Plecotus
**** Taiwan Big-eared Bat "Plecotus taivanus" VU
***Genus: Scotophilus
**** Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat "Scotophilus kuhlii" LR/lc
***Genus: Vespertilio
**** Asian Parti-colored Bat "Vespertilio superans" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Murininae
***Genus: Harpiocephalus
**** Hairy-winged Bat "Harpiocephalus harpia" LR/lc
***Genus: Murina
**** Taiwan Tube-nosed Bat "Murina puta" VU
**Subfamily: Miniopterinae
***Genus: Miniopterus
**** Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus schreibersii" LC
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Tadarida
*** European Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida teniotis" LR/lc
*Family: Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
***Genus: Rhinolophus
**** Formosan Lesser Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus monoceros" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: Coelops
**** Tail-less Leaf-nosed Bat "Coelops frithii" LR/lc
***Genus: Hipposideros
**** Great Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros armiger" LR/lc

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

----

The order Philodota 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
*** Chinese Pangolin "Manis pentadactyla" LR/nt

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: Balaenidae
***Genus: Eubalaena
**** North Pacific Right Whale "Eubalaena japonica" EN
**Family: Balaenopteridae
***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
****Genus: Balaenoptera
***** Sei Whale "Balaenoptera borealis" EN
***** Bryde's Whale "Balaenoptera edeni" DD
***** Blue Whale "Balaenoptera musculus" EN
***** Fin Whale "Balaenoptera physalus" EN
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Phocoenidae
****Genus: Neophocaena
***** Finless Porpoise "Neophocaena phocaenoides" DD
***Family: Ziphidae
****Genus: Ziphius
***** Cuvier's Beaked Whale "Ziphius cavirostris" DD
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
*****Genus: Mesoplodon
****** Blainville's Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon densirostris" DD
****** Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon ginkgodens" DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Sousa
***** "Sousa chinensis" DD
****Genus: Tursiops
***** Bottlenose Dolphin "Tursiops aduncus" DD
***** Bottlenose Dolphin "Tursiops truncatus" DD
****Genus: Stenella
***** Pantropical Spotted Dolphin "Stenella attenuata" LR/cd
***** Spinner Dolphin "Stenella longirostris" LR/cd
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus capensis" LR/lc
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus delphis" LR/lc
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Lagenorhynchus
***** Pacific White-sided Dolphin "Lagenorhynchus obliquidens" LR/lc
****Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" DD
****Genus: Pseudorca
***** False Killer Whale "Pseudorca crassidens" LR/lc
****Genus: Orcinus
***** Orca "Orcinus orca" LR/cd
****Genus: Globicephala
***** Pilot whale "Globicephala macrorhynchus" LR/cd

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

---- The carnivores include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. Carnivores have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

*Suborder: Feliformia
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: Prionailurus
***** Leopard Cat "Prionailurus bengalensis" LC
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Neofelis
***** Clouded Leopard "Neofelis nebulosa" VU
**Family: Viverridae (civets, genets etc.)
***Subfamily: Paradoxurinae
****Genus: Paguma
***** Masked Palm Civet "Paguma larvata" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Viverrinae
****Genus: Viverricula
***** Small Indian Civet "Viverricula indica" LR/lc
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: Herpestes
**** Crab-eating Mongoose "Herpestes urva" LR/lc
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Ursidae (bears)
***Genus: Ursus
**** Asiatic Black Bear "Ursus thibetanus" VU
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Mustela
**** Yellow-bellied Weasel "Mustela kathiah" LR/lc
**** Siberian Weasel "Mustela sibirica" LR/lc
***Genus: Melogale
**** Chinese Ferret Badger "Melogale moschata" LR/lc
***Genus: Lutra
**** European Otter "Lutra lutra" NT
***Genus: Aonyx
**** Oriental Small-clawed Otter "Aonyx cinereus" NT

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: Suidae (pigs)
**Subfamily: Suinae
***Genus: Sus
**** Boar "Sus scrofa" LR/lc
*Family: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Cervinae
***Genus: Cervus
**** Sika Deer "Cervus nippon" LR/lc
**** Sambar Deer "Cervus unicolor" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Muntiacinae
***Genus: Muntiacus
**** Reeves's Muntjac "Muntiacus reevesi" LR/lc
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Caprinae
***Genus: Nemorhaedus
**** Taiwan Serow "Nemorhaedus swinhoei" VU

Notes

References

*cite web
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publisher=IUCN
date=2001
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accessyear=2007
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title=Animal Diversity Web
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ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species