List of mammals in Saudi Arabia

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Saudi Arabia. There are 80 mammal species in Saudi Arabia, of which 0 are critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 9 are vulnerable, and 2 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for Saudi Arabia is extinct and 1 can no longer be found in the wild. [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: 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: Procavia
**** Cape Hyrax "Procavia 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 "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: Papio
******** Hamadryas Baboon "Papio hamadryas" LR/nt

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: Hystricognathi
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
****Genus: Hystrix
***** Indian Porcupine "Hystrix indica" LR/lc
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Gliridae (dormice)
***Subfamily: Leithiinae
****Genus: Eliomys
***** Asian Garden Dormouse "Eliomys melanurus" LC
**Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
***Subfamily: Allactaginae
****Genus: Allactaga
***** Euphrates Jerboa "Allactaga euphratica" LR/nt
***Subfamily: Dipodinae
****Genus: Jaculus
***** Lesser Egyptian Jerboa "Jaculus jaculus" LC
***** Greater Egyptian Jerboa "Jaculus orientalis" LC
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: Deomyinae
****Genus: Acomys
***** Cairo Spiny Mouse "Acomys cahirinus" LC
***** Golden Spiny Mouse "Acomys russatus" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Gerbillinae
****Genus: Gerbillus
***** Cheesman's Gerbil "Gerbillus cheesmani" LR/lc
***** Wagner's Gerbil "Gerbillus dasyurus" LR/lc
***** Pygmy Gerbil "Gerbillus henleyi" LC
***** "Gerbillus nanus" LC
***** Large Aden Gerbil "Gerbillus poecilops" LR/nt
****Genus: Meriones
***** Arabian Jird "Meriones arimalius" EN
***** Sundevall's Jird "Meriones crassus" LC
***** Libyan Jird "Meriones libycus" LC
***** King Jird "Meriones rex" LR/lc
****Genus: Psammomys
***** Sand Rat "Psammomys obesus" LC
****Genus: Sekeetamys
***** Bushy-tailed Jird "Sekeetamys calurus" LC
***Subfamily: Murinae
****Genus: Apodemus
***** Broad-toothed Field Mouse "Apodemus mystacinus" LR/lc
****Genus: Arvicanthis
***** African Grass Rat "Arvicanthis niloticus" LC
****Genus: Myomyscus
***** Yemeni Mouse "Myomys Yemeni" LR/lc
****Genus: Nesokia
***** Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat "Nesokia indica" 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: Hemiechinus
**** Desert Hedgehog "Hemiechinus aethiopicus" 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: Eidolon
**** Straw-coloured Fruit Bat "Eidolon helvum" LC
***Genus: Rousettus
**** Egyptian fruit bat "Rousettus aegyptiacus" LC
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: Myotis
**** Geoffroy's Bat "Myotis emarginatus" VU
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: Eptesicus
**** Botta's Serotine "Eptesicus bottae" LC
**** Sind Bat "Eptesicus nasutus" VU
***Genus: Hypsugo
**** Bodenheimer's Pipistrelle "Hypsugo bodenheimeri" LR/nt
***Genus: Nycticeinops
**** Schlieffen's Twilight Bat "Nycticeinops schlieffeni" LC
***Genus: Otonycteris
**** Desert Long-eared Bat "Otonycteris hemprichii" LR/lc
***Genus: Pipistrellus
**** Kuhl's Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus kuhlii" LC
***Genus: Plecotus
**** Grey long-eared bat "Plecotus austriacus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Miniopterinae
***Genus: Miniopterus
**** Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus schreibersii" LC
*Family: Rhinopomatidae
**Genus: Rhinopoma
*** Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat "Rhinopoma hardwickei" LC
*** Greater Mouse-tailed Bat "Rhinopoma microphyllum" LC
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Chaerephon
*** Nigerian Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon nigeriae" LC
**Genus: Mops
*** Midas Free-tailed Bat "Mops midas" LC
**Genus: Tadarida
*** Egyptian Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida aegyptiaca" LC
*** European Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida teniotis" LR/lc
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: Taphozous
*** Egyptian Tomb Bat "Taphozous perforatus" LC
*Family: Nycteridae
**Genus: Nycteris
*** Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris thebaica" LC
*Family: Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
***Genus: Rhinolophus
**** Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus clivosus" LC
**** Greater Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus ferrumequinum" LR/nt
**** Lesser horseshoe bat "Rhinolophus hipposideros" LC
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: Asellia
**** Patrizi's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat "Asellia patrizii" VU
**** Trident Leaf-nosed Bat "Asellia tridens" LC
***Genus: Hipposideros
**** Ethiopian Large-eared Roundleaf Bat "Hipposideros megalotis" 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: Balaenopteridae
***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
****Genus: Balaenoptera
***** Bryde's Whale "Balaenoptera edeni" DD
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Phocoenidae
****Genus: Neophocaena
***** Finless Porpoise "Neophocaena phocaenoides" DD
***Family: Ziphidae
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
*****Genus: Indopacetus
****** Longman's Beaked Whale "Indopacetus pacificus" DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Sousa
***** "Sousa chinensis" DD
****Genus: Stenella
***** Spinner Dolphin "Stenella longirostris" LR/cd
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus capensis" LR/lc
****Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" 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: Acinonyx
***** Cheetah "Acinonyx jubatus" VU
****Genus: Caracal
***** Caracal "Caracal caracal" LC
****Genus: Felis
***** Sand Cat "Felis margarita" NT
***** Wildcat "Felis silvestris" LC
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Lion "Panthera leo" VU
***** Leopard "Panthera pardus" LC
**Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
***Subfamily: Viverrinae
****Genus: Genetta
***** Common Genet "Genetta genetta" LR/lc
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: Herpestes
**** Indian Gray Mongoose "Herpestes edwardsii" LR/lc
**Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
***Genus: Hyaena
**** Striped Hyena "Hyaena hyaena" LR/nt
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: Vulpes
**** Blanford's fox "Vulpes cana" VU
**** Rueppell's Fox "Vulpes rueppelli" DD
**** Fennec "Vulpes zerda" DD
***Genus: Canis
**** Golden Jackal "Canis aureus" LC
**** Gray Wolf "Canis lupus" LC
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Mellivora
**** Ratel "Mellivora capensis" LR/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 "Gazella arabica" EX
**** Mountain Gazelle "Gazella gazella" VU
**** Saudi Gazelle "Gazella saudiya" EW
**** Goitered Gazelle "Gazella subgutturosa" VU
**Subfamily: Bovinae
***Genus: Tragelaphus
**** Lesser Kudu "Tragelaphus imberbis" LR/cd
**Subfamily: Caprinae
***Genus: Capra
**** Nubian Ibex "Capra nubiana" EN
**Subfamily: Hippotraginae
***Genus: Oryx
**** Arabian Oryx "Oryx leucoryx" EN

Notes

References

*cite web
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publisher=IUCN
date=2001
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ee also

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