List of mammals in Gibraltar

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Gibraltar. There are 24 mammal species in Gibraltar, of which 1 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 3 are vulnerable, and 1 is near-threatened. [cite web|url=http://gonhs.org/MammalList.htm|title=Mammals of Gibraltar and its waters|publisher=Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society|date=2005|accessdaymonth = 17 November|accessyear=2007]

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:

Order: Insectivora (insectivores)

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*Suborder: Soricomorpha
**Family: Soricidae (shrews)
***Genus: "Crocidura"
**** Greater White-toothed Shrew "Crocidura russula" ^LC

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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*Suborder: Microchiroptera
**Family: Vespertilionidae
***Genus: Myotis
**** Greater Mouse-Eared Bat "Myotis myotis" ^LR/lc
***Genus: Pipistrellus
**** Soprano Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus pygmaeus" ^LC
***Genus: Miniopterus
**** Schreiber's Long-Fingered Bat "Miniopterus schreibersii" ^LC

**Family: Molossidae
***Genus: Tadarida
**** European Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida teniotis"

Order: Primates (monkeys and humans)

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*Family: Cercopithecidae
**Genus: Macaca
*** Barbary macaque "Macaca sylvanus" ^VU seealso|Gibraltar Barbary Macaques

*Family: Hominidae
**Genus: Homo
*** Human "Homo sapien"

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

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**Family: Canidae (dogs and foxes)
***Genus: Vulpes
**** Red Fox "Vulpes vulpes" ^LC [ [http://gonhs.org/documents/UpperRockGuide.pdf The Red Fox was found in Gibraltar until the early 1980s. A reintroduction programme is currently underway.] ]

**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Genus: Felis
****Species: Felis silvestris
***** Feral Cat "Felis silvestris catus"

*Suborder: Pinnipeda (seals)
**Family: Phocidae
***Genus: Monachus
**** Mediterranean Monk Seal "Monachus monachus" ^CR

Order: Cetacea (dolphins and whales)

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**Family: Delphinidae
***Genus: Delphinus
**** Common Dolphin "Delphinus Delphis" ^LR/lc
***Genus: Globicephala
**** Long-finned Pilot Whale "Globicephala melas" ^LR/lc
***Genus: Grampus
**** Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" ^DD
***Genus: Orcinus
**** Orca "Orcinus orca" ^LR/cd
***Genus: Stenella
**** Striped Dolphin "Stenella coeruleoalba" ^LR/cd
***Genus: Tursiops
**** Bottlenose Dolphin "Tursiops truncatus" ^DD

**Family: Physeteridae
***Genus: Physeter
**** Sperm Whale "Physeter macrocephalus" ^VU

**Family: Ziphidae
***Genus: Ziphius
**** Cuvier's Beaked Whale "Ziphius cavirostris" ^DD

**Family: Balaenopteridae
***Genus: Balaenoptera
**** Minke Whale "Balaenoptera acutorostrata" ^NT

*Suborder: Mysticeti
**Family: Balaenoptiidae
***Genus: Balaenoptera
**** Fin Whale "Balaenoptera physalus" ^EN

**Family: Balaenopteridae
***Genus: Megaptera
**** Humpback Whale "Megaptera novaeangliae" ^VU

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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*Family: Muridae (rats and mice)
**Genus: Rattus
*** Black Rat "Rattus rattus" ^LR/lc
*** Brown Rat "Rattus norvegicus" ^LR/lc

**Genus: Mus
*** House Mouse "Mus musculus" ^LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

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*Family: Leporidae
**Genus: Oryctolagus
*** European Rabbit "Oryctolagus cuniculus" ^LR/lc

References

ee also

* Gibraltar Barbary Macaques
* List of birds of Gibraltar
* List of chordate orders
* List of regional mammals lists
* Mammal classification
* New mammal species