List of mammals in Sierra Leone

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Sierra Leone. There are 183 mammal species in Sierra Leone, of which 0 are critically endangered, 6 are endangered, 9 are vulnerable, and 4 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: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

----The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the Aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced.

**Family: Orycteropodidae
****Genus: Orycteropus
***** Aardvark "Orycteropus afer" LC

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 stmpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.

**Family: Procaviidae (hylaxes)
****Genus: Dendrohyrax
***** Western Tree Hyrax "Dendrohyrax dorsalis" LC

Order: Proboscidea (elephants)

----The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.

**Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
****Genus: Loxodonta
***** African Bush Elephant "Loxodonta africana" VU

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

----
[
African Manatee] 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 senegalensis" 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: Strepsirrhini
**Infraorder: Lorisiformes
****Family: Lorisidae (lorises, bushbabies)
******Genus: Perodicticus
******* Potto "Perodicticus potto" LR/lc
****Family: Galagidae
******Genus: Galago
******* Demidoff's Dwarf Galago "Galago demidoff" LR/lc
******* Senegal Bushbaby "Galago senegalensis" LR/lc
*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Catarrhini
****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
*******Genus: Erythrocebus
******** Patas Monkey "Erythrocebus patas" LR/lc
*******Genus: Cercopithecus
******** Chlorocebus "Cercopithecus aethiops" LR/lc
******** Campbell's Guenon "Cercopithecus campbelli" LR/lc
******** Diana Monkey "Cercopithecus diana" EN
******** Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon "Cercopithecus petaurista" LR/lc
*******Genus: Papio
******** Olive Baboon "Papio anubis" LR/lc
******** Guinea Baboon "Papio papio" LR/nt
*******Genus: Cercocebus
******** Sooty Mangabey "Cercocebus atys" LR/nt
******** Collared Mangabey "Cercocebus torquatus" LR/nt
******Subfamily: Colobinae
*******Genus: Colobus
******** King Colobus "Colobus polykomos" LR/nt
*******Genus: Procolobus
******** Red colobus "Procolobus badius" EN
******** Van Beneden's Colobus "Procolobus verus" LR/nt
****Superfamily: Hominoidea
*****Family: Hominidae (humans)
******Subfamily: Homininae
*******Tribe: Hominini
********Genus: Pan
********* Common Chimpanzee "Pan troglodytes" EN

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: Hystricomorpha
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
***Genus: "Atherurus"
**** African Brush-tailed Porcupine "Atherurus africanus" LC
***Genus: "Hystrix"
**** Crested Porcupine "Hystrix cristata" LC
*Suborder: Anomaluromorpha
**Family: Anomaluridae
***Subfamily: Anomalurinae
****Genus: "Anomalurus"
***** Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurus derbianus" LC
****Genus: Anomalurops
***** Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurops beecrofti" LC
***Subfamily: Zenkerellinae
****Genus: "Idiurus"
***** Long-eared Flying Mouse "Idiurus macrotis" LC
*Suborder Sciuromorpha
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Xerinae
****Tribe: Xerini
*****Genus: "Xerus"
****** Striped Ground Squirrel "Xerus erythropus" LC
****Tribe: Protoxerini
*****Genus: "Epixerus"
****** Western Palm Squirrel "Epixerus ebii" DD
*****Genus: "Funisciurus"
****** Fire-footed Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus pyrropus" LC
*****Genus: "Heliosciurus"
****** Gambian Sun Squirrel "Heliosciurus gambianus" LC
****** Small Sun Squirrel "Heliosciurus punctatus" DD
****** Red-legged Sun Squirrel "Heliosciurus rufobrachium" LC
*****Genus: "Paraxerus"
****** Green Bush Squirrel "Paraxerus poensis" LC
*****Genus: "Protoxerus"
****** Slender-tailed Squirrel "Protoxerus aubinnii" DD
****** Forest Giant Squirrel "Protoxerus stangeri" LC
**Family: Gliridae (dormice)
***Subfamily: Graphiurinae
****Genus: "Graphiurus"
***** Jentink's Dormouse "Graphiurus crassicaudatus" DD
***** Lorrain Dormouse "Graphiurus lorraineus" LC
***** "Graphiurus nagtglasii" LC
*Suborder Myomorpha
**Family: Nesomyidae
***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
****Genus: "Cricetomys"
***** "Cricetomys emini" LC
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, gerbils, etc.)
***Subfamily: Deomyinae
****Genus: "Lophuromys"
***** Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys sikapusi" LC
****Genus: "Uranomys"
***** Rudd's Mouse "Uranomys ruddi" LC
***Subfamily: Gerbillinae
****Genus: "Gerbilliscus"
***** Guinea Gerbil "Gerbilliscus guineae" LC
***** Kemp's Gerbil "Gerbilliscus kempi" LC
***Subfamily: Murinae
****Genus: "Arvicanthis"
***** African Grass Rat "Arvicanthis niloticus" LC
***** Guinean Arvicanthis "Arvicanthis rufinus" LC
****Genus: "Dasymys"
***** West African Shaggy Rat "Dasymys rufulus" LC
****Genus: "Dephomys"
***** Defua Rat "Dephomys defua" LC
****Genus: "Grammomys"
***** Bunting's Thicket Rat "Grammomys buntingi" DD
****Genus: "Hybomys"
***** Miller's Striped Mouse "Hybomys planifrons" LC
***** West African Hybomys "Hybomys trivirgatus" LC
****Genus: "Hylomyscus"
***** Allen's Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus alleni" LC
***** Baer's Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus baeri" EN
****Genus: "Lemniscomys"
***** Bellier's Lemniscomys "Lemniscomys bellieri" LC
***** Typical Striped Grass Mouse "Lemniscomys striatus" LC
****Genus: "Malacomys"
***** Edward's Swamp Rat "Malacomys edwardsi" LC
****Genus: "Mastomys"
***** Guinea Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys erythroleucus" LC
***** Natal Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys natalensis" LC
****Genus: "Mus"
***** Baoule's Mouse "Mus baoulei" LC
***** African Pygmy Mouse "Mus minutoides" LC
***** Peter's Mouse "Mus setulosus" LC
****Genus: "Oenomys"
***** Ghana Rufous-nosed Rat "Oenomys ornatus" DD
****Genus: "Praomys"
***** Dalton's Praomys "Praomys daltoni" LC
***** Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse "Praomys tullbergi" 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
*** African Savanna Hare "Lepus microtis" LR/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: Atelerix
**** Four-toed Hedgehog "Atelerix albiventris" LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

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

*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Crocidurinae
***Genus: "Crocidura"
**** Buettikofer's Shrew "Crocidura buettikoferi" LC
**** Crosse's Shrew "Crocidura crossei" LC
**** Dent's Shrew "Crocidura denti" LC
**** Tiny Musk Shrew "Crocidura fuscomurina" LC
**** Lamotte's Shrew "Crocidura lamottei" LC
**** Mauritanian Shrew "Crocidura lusitania" LC
**** Mouse-tailed Shrew "Crocidura muricauda" LC
**** Nimba Shrew "Crocidura nimbae" VU
**** Obscure White-toothed Shrew "Crocidura obscurior" LC
**** Olivier's Shrew "Crocidura olivieri" LC
**** Fraser's Musk Shrew "Crocidura poensis" LC
**** Therese's Shrew "Crocidura theresae" LC
***Genus: "Sylvisorex"
**** Climbing Shrew "Sylvisorex megalura" 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: "Eidolon"
**** Straw-coloured Fruit Bat "Eidolon helvum" LC
***Genus: "Epomophorus"
**** Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus gambianus" LC
***Genus: "Epomops"
**** Buettikofer's Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomops buettikoferi" LC
***Genus: "Hypsignathus"
**** Hammer-headed bat "Hypsignathus monstrosus" LC
***Genus: "Lissonycteris"
**** Smith's Fruit Bat "Lissonycteris smithi" LC
***Genus: "Micropteropus"
**** Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat "Micropteropus pusillus" LC
***Genus: "Myonycteris"
**** Little Collared Fruit Bat "Myonycteris torquata" LC
***Genus: "Nanonycteris"
**** Veldkamp's Bat "Nanonycteris veldkampi" LC
***Genus: "Rousettus"
**** Egyptian fruit bat "Rousettus aegyptiacus" LC
**Subfamily: Macroglossinae
***Genus: "Megaloglossus"
**** Woermann's Fruit Bat "Megaloglossus woermanni" LC
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: "Myotis"
**** Rufous Mouse-eared Bat "Myotis bocagii" LC
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: "Glauconycteris"
**** Abo Bat "Glauconycteris poensis" LC
***Genus: "Mimetillus"
**** Moloney's Flat-headed Bat "Mimetillus moloneyi" LC
***Genus: "Neoromicia"
**** Dark-brown Serotine "Neoromicia brunneus" NT
**** Cape Serotine "Neoromicia capensis" LC
**** Banana Pipistrelle "Neoromicia nanus" LC
**** Rendall's Serotine "Neoromicia rendalli" LC
**** Somali Serotine "Neoromicia somalicus" LC
**** White-winged Serotine "Neoromicia tenuipinnis" LC
***Genus: "Pipistrellus"
**** Aellen's Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus inexspectatus" DD
**** Tiny Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus nanulus" LC
***Genus: "Scotoecus"
**** Light-winged Lesser House Bat "Scotoecus albofuscus" DD
**** Dark-winged Lesser House Bat "Scotoecus hirundo" DD
***Genus: "Scotophilus"
**** African Yellow Bat "Scotophilus dinganii" LC
**** White-bellied Yellow Bat "Scotophilus leucogaster" LC
**** Nut-colored Yellow Bat "Scotophilus nux" LC
**Subfamily: Miniopterinae
***Genus: "Miniopterus"
**** Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus schreibersii" LC
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: "Chaerephon"
*** Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon bemmeleni" LC
*** Little Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon pumila" LC
**Genus: "Mops"
*** Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat "Mops brachypterus" LC
*** Angolan Free-tailed Bat "Mops condylurus" LC
*** Dwarf Free-tailed Bat "Mops nanulus" LC
*** Spurrell's Free-tailed Bat "Mops spurrelli" LC
*** Railer Bat "Mops thersites" LC
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: "Taphozous"
*** Mauritian Tomb Bat "Taphozous mauritianus" LC
*Family: Nycteridae
**Genus: "Nycteris"
*** Bate's Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris arge" LC
*** Gambian Slit-faced Bat "Nycteris gambiensis" LC
*** Large Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris grandis" LC
*** Hairy Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris hispida" LC
*** Large-Eared Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris macrotis" LC
*** Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris thebaica" LC
*Family: Megadermatidae
**Genus: "Lavia"
*** Yellow-winged bat "Lavia frons" LC
*Family: Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
***Genus: "Rhinolophus"
**** Halcyon Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus alcyone" LC
**** RÜppell's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus fumigatus" LC
**** Guinean Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus guineensis" VU
**** Lander's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus landeri" LC
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: "Hipposideros"
**** Aba Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros abae" NT
**** Benito Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros beatus" LC
**** Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros caffer" LC
**** Cyclops Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros cyclops" LC
**** Sooty Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros fuliginosus" NT
**** "Hipposideros gigas" LC
**** Jones's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros jonesi" NT
**** Noack's Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros ruber" 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
*** Giant Pangolin "Manis gigantea" LR/lc
*** Long-tailed Pangolin "Manis tetradactyla" LR/lc
*** Tree Pangolin "Manis tricuspis" 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: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Sousa
***** Humpback dolphin "Sousa teuszii" DD
****Genus: Stenella
***** Clymene Dolphin "Stenella clymene" DD
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Feresa
***** Pygmy Killer Whale "Feresa attenuata" DD

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: Felis
***** Wildcat "Felis silvestris" LC
****Genus: Leptailurus
***** Serval "Leptailurus serval" LC
****Genus: Profelis
***** African Golden Cat "Profelis aurata" VU
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Lion "Panthera leo" VU
***** Leopard "Panthera pardus" LC
**Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
***Subfamily: Viverrinae
****Genus: Civettictis
***** African Civet "Civettictis civetta" LR/lc
****Genus: Genetta
***** Rusty-spotted Genet "Genetta maculata" LR/lc
***** Haussa Genet "Genetta thierryi" LR/lc
****Genus: Poiana
***** Leighton's Linsang "Poiana leightoni" DD
**Family: Nandiniidae
***Genus: Nandinia
**** African Palm Civet "Nandinia binotata" LR/lc
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: Atilax
**** Marsh Mongoose "Atilax paludinosus" LR/lc
***Genus: Crossarchus
**** Common Kusimanse "Crossarchus obscurus" LR/lc
***Genus: Galerella
**** Slender Mongoose "Galerella sanguinea" LR/lc
***Genus: Herpestes
**** Egyptian Mongoose "Herpestes ichneumon" LR/lc
***Genus: Ichneumia
**** White-tailed Mongoose "Ichneumia albicauda" LR/lc
***Genus: Mungos
**** Gambian Mongoose "Mungos gambianus" DD
**Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
***Genus: Crocuta
**** Spotted Hyena "Crocuta crocuta" LR/cd
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: Canis
**** Side-striped Jackal "Canis adustus" LC
***Genus: Lycaon
**** African Wild Dog "Lycaon pictus" EN
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Ictonyx
**** Striped Polecat "Ictonyx striatus" LR/lc
***Genus: Mellivora
**** Ratel "Mellivora capensis" LR/lc
***Genus: Lutra
**** Speckle-throated Otter "Lutra maculicollis" LC
***Genus: Aonyx
**** African Clawless Otter "Aonyx 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: Suidae (pigs)
**Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
***Genus: Phacochoerus
**** Warthog "Phacochoerus africanus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Suinae
***Genus: Hylochoerus
**** Giant forest hog "Hylochoerus meinertzhageni" LR/lc
*Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
**Genus: Choeropsis
*** Pygmy Hippopotamus "Choeropsis liberiensis" EN
**Genus: Hippopotamus
*** Hippopotamus "Hippopotamus amphibius" VU
*Family: Tragulidae
**Genus: Hyemoschus
*** "Hyemoschus aquaticus" DD
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: Neotragus
**** Royal Antelope "Neotragus pygmaeus" LR/nt
***Genus: Ourebia
**** Oribi "Ourebia ourebi" LR/cd
**Subfamily: Bovinae
***Genus: Syncerus
**** African Buffalo "Syncerus caffer" LR/cd
***Genus: Tragelaphus
**** Bongo (antelope) "Tragelaphus eurycerus" LR/nt
**** Bushbuck "Tragelaphus scriptus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Cephalophinae
***Genus: Cephalophus
**** Bay Duiker "Cephalophus dorsalis" LR/nt
**** Jentink's Duiker "Cephalophus jentinki" VU
**** Maxwell's Duiker "Cephalophus maxwellii" LR/nt
**** Blue Duiker "Cephalophus monticola" LR/lc
**** Black Duiker " _la. Cephalophus niger" LR/nt
**** Ogilby's Duiker "Cephalophus ogilbyi" LR/nt
**** Red-flanked Duiker "Cephalophus rufilatus" LR/cd
**** Yellow-backed Duiker "Cephalophus silvicultor" LR/nt
**** Zebra Duiker "Cephalophus zebra" VU
***Genus: Sylvicapra
**** Common Duiker "Sylvicapra grimmia" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Reduncinae
***Genus: Kobus
**** Waterbuck "Kobus ellipsiprymnus" LR/cd
**** Kob "Kobus kob" LR/cd

Notes

References

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ee also

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