List of mammals in Puerto Rico

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Puerto Rico. There are 24 mammal species in Puerto Rico, of which 1 is critically endangered, 0 are endangered, 2 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for Puerto Rico is considered to be extinct. [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: Trichechidae
***Genus: Trichechus
**** West Indian Manatee "Trichechus manatus" VU

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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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: Capromyidae
***Subfamily: Isolobodontinae
****Genus: "Isolobodon"
***** Puerto Rican Hutia "Isolobodon portoricensis" CR

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: 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: Molossus
*** Velvety Free-tailed Bat "Molossus molossus" 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
*** 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
**Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
***Genus: Brachyphylla
**** Antillean Fruit-eating Bat "Brachyphylla cavernarum" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
***Genus: Phyllonycteris
**** Puerto Rican Flower Bat "Phyllonycteris major" EX
**Subfamily: Glossophaginae
***Genus: Monophyllus
**** Leach's Single Leaf Bat "Monophyllus redmani" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
***Genus: Artibeus
**** Jamaican fruit bat "Artibeus jamaicensis" LR/lc
***Genus: Stenoderma
**** Red Fruit Bat "Stenoderma rufum" VU

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: Kogiidae
****Genus: Kogia
***** Pygmy Sperm Whale "Kogia breviceps" LR/lc
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Steno
***** Rough-toothed Dolphin "Steno bredanensis" DD
****Genus: Tursiops
***** Bottlenose Dolphin "Tursiops truncatus" DD
****Genus: Stenella
***** Clymene Dolphin "Stenella clymene" DD
***** Atlantic Spotted Dolphin "Stenella frontalis" DD
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" DD
****Genus: Globicephala
***** Pilot whale "Globicephala macrorhynchus" LR/cd

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

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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: Caniformia
**Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
***Genus: Cystophora
**** Hooded Seal "Cystophora cristata" LR/lc

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