List of mammals in Gabon

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Gabon. There are 171 mammal species in Gabon, of which 0 are critically endangered, 4 are endangered, 9 are vulnerable, and 7 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: Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles)

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The order Afrosoricida contains the golden moles of southern Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar and Africa, two families of small mammals that were traditionally part of the order Insectivora.

***Family: Tenrecidae (tenrecs)
****Subfamily: Potamogalinae
*****Genus: Potamogale
****** Giant Otter Shrew "Potamogale velox" 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)

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[
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: Arctocebus
****** Golden Angwantibo "Arctocebus aureus" LR/nt
*****Genus: Perodicticus
****** Potto "Perodicticus potto" LR/lc
****Family: Galagidae
*****Genus: Galago
****** Allen's Bushbaby "Galago alleni" LR/nt
****** Demidoff's Dwarf Galago "Galago demidoff" LR/lc
****** Thomas's Bushbaby "Galago thomasi" LR/lc
*****Genus: Euoticus
****** Western Needle-clawed Galago "Euoticus elegantulus" LR/nt
*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Catarrhini
****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
******Genus: Miopithecus
******* Southern Talapoin Monkey "Miopithecus talapoin" LR/lc
******Genus: Cercopithecus
******* Moustached Guenon "Cercopithecus cephus" LR/lc
******* De Brazza's Monkey "Cercopithecus neglectus" LR/lc
******* Greater Spot-nosed Monkey "Cercopithecus nictitans" LR/lc
******* Crowned Guenon "Cercopithecus pogonias" LR/lc
******* Sun-tailed Monkey "Cercopithecus solatus" VU
******Genus: Lophocebus
******* Grey-cheeked Mangabey "Lophocebus albigena" LR/lc
******Genus: Cercocebus
******* Collared Mangabey "Cercocebus torquatus" LR/nt
******Genus: Mandrillus
******* Drill (mammal) "Mandrillus leucophaeus" EN
******* Mandrill "Mandrillus sphinx" VU
******Subfamily: Colobinae
*******Genus: Colobus
******** Mantled Guereza "Colobus guereza" LR/lc
******** Black Colobus "Colobus satanas" VU
****Superfamily: Hominoidea
*****Family: Hominidae (humans)
******Subfamily: Homininae
*******Tribe: Gorillini
********Genus: Gorilla
********* Western Gorilla "Gorilla gorilla" EN
*******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: Hystricognathi
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
***Genus: Atherurus
**** African Brush-tailed Porcupine "Atherurus africanus" LC
**Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)
***Genus: Thryonomys
**** Greater Cane Rat "Thryonomys swinderianus" LC
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Anomaluridae
***Subfamily: Anomalurinae
****Genus: Anomalurus
***** Lord Derby's Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurus derbianus" LC
***** Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurus pusillus" LC
****Genus: Anomalurops
***** Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Anomalurops beecrofti" LC
***Subfamily: Zenkerellinae
****Genus: Idiurus
***** Long-eared Flying Mouse "Idiurus macrotis" LC
****Genus: Zenkerella
***** Flightless Scaly-tailed Squirrel "Zenkerella insignis" DD
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Xerinae
****Tribe: Protoxerini
*****Genus: Epixerus
****** Baifran Palm Squirrel "Epixerus wilsoni" DD
*****Genus: Funisciurus
****** Lady Burton's Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus isabella" LC
****** Fire-footed Rope Squirrel "Funisciurus pyrropus" LC
*****Genus: Myosciurus
****** African Pygmy Squirrel "Myosciurus pumilio" DD
*****Genus: Paraxerus
****** Green Bush Squirrel "Paraxerus poensis" LC
*****Genus: Protoxerus
****** Forest Giant Squirrel "Protoxerus stangeri" LC
**Family: Gliridae (dormice)
***Subfamily: Graphiurinae
****Genus: Graphiurus
***** "Graphiurus nagtglasii" LC
***** Silent Dormouse "Graphiurus surdus" DD
**Family: Nesomyidae
***Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
****Genus: Cricetomys
***** "Cricetomys emini" LC
***** Gambian Pouch Rat "Cricetomys gambianus" LC
**Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: Deomyinae
****Genus: Deomys
***** Congo Forest Mouse "Deomys ferrugineus" LC
****Genus: Lophuromys
***** Fire-bellied Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys nudicaudus" LC
***** Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat "Lophuromys sikapusi" LC
***Subfamily: Murinae
****Genus: Colomys
***** African Water Rat "Colomys goslingi" LC
****Genus: Grammomys
***** Shining Thicket Rat "Grammomys rutilans" LC
****Genus: Heimyscus
***** Smokey Heimyscus "Heimyscus fumosus" LC
****Genus: Hybomys
***** Peters' Striped Mouse "Hybomys univittatus" LC
****Genus: Hylomyscus
***** Beaded Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus aeta" LC
***** Allen's Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus alleni" LC
***** Little Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus parvus" LC
***** Stella Wood Mouse "Hylomyscus stella" LC
****Genus: Malacomys
***** Big-eared Swamp Rat "Malacomys longipes" LC
****Genus: Mastomys
***** Natal Multimammate Mouse "Mastomys natalensis" LC
****Genus: Mus
***** African Pygmy Mouse "Mus minutoides" LC
***** Peter's Mouse "Mus setulosus" LC
***** Thomas's Pygmy Mouse "Mus sorella" LC
****Genus: Oenomys
***** Rufous-nosed Rats "Oenomys hypoxanthus" LC
****Genus: Praomys
***** Jackson's Soft-furred Mouse "Praomys jacksoni" LC
***** Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse "Praomys tullbergi" LC
****Genus: Stochomys
***** Target Rat "Stochomys longicaudatus" 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
**** Bate's Shrew "Crocidura batesi" LC
**** Long-footed Shrew "Crocidura crenata" LC
**** Dent's Shrew "Crocidura denti" LC
**** Long-tailed Musk Shrew "Crocidura dolichura" LC
**** Goliath Shrew "Crocidura goliath" LC
**** Grasse's Shrew "Crocidura grassei" LC
**** Dark Shrew "Crocidura maurisca" DD
**** Olivier's Shrew "Crocidura olivieri" LC
**** Tumultuous Shrew "Crocidura turba" LC
***Genus: Paracrocidura
**** Schouteden's Shrew "Paracrocidura schoutedeni" LC
***Genus: Suncus
**** Gabon Dwarf Shrew "Suncus remyi" LC
***Genus: Sylvisorex
**** Johnston's Shrew "Sylvisorex johnstoni" LC
**** Forest Musk Shrew "Sylvisorex ollula" LC
**Subfamily: Myosoricinae
***Genus: Congosorex
**** Lesser Congo Shrew "Congosorex verheyeni" 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
**** Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomophorus wahlbergi" LC
***Genus: Epomops
**** Franquet's Epauletted Fruit Bat "Epomops franqueti" LC
***Genus: Hypsignathus
**** Hammer-headed bat "Hypsignathus monstrosus" LC
***Genus: Micropteropus
**** Peter's Dwarf Epauletted Fruit Bat "Micropteropus pusillus" LC
***Genus: Myonycteris
**** Little Collared Fruit Bat "Myonycteris torquata" LC
***Genus: Rousettus
**** Egyptian fruit bat "Rousettus aegyptiacus" LC
***Genus: Scotonycteris
**** Zenker's Fruit Bat "Scotonycteris zenkeri" NT
**Subfamily: Macroglossinae
***Genus: Megaloglossus
**** Woermann's Fruit Bat "Megaloglossus woermanni" LC
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Kerivoulinae
***Genus: Kerivoula
**** Lesser Woolly Bat "Kerivoula lanosa" LC
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: Myotis
**** Rufous Mouse-eared Bat "Myotis bocagii" LC
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: Glauconycteris
**** Beatrix's Bat "Glauconycteris beatrix" NT
**** Butterfly Bat "Glauconycteris variegata" LC
***Genus: Hypsugo
**** Mouselike Pipistrelle "Hypsugo musciculus" DD
***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
**** White-winged Serotine "Neoromicia tenuipinnis" LC
***Genus: Pipistrellus
**** Tiny Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus nanulus" LC
**** RÜppel's Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus rueppelli" LC
**Subfamily: Miniopterinae
***Genus: Miniopterus
**** Greater Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus inflatus" LC
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Chaerephon
*** Duke Of Abruzzi's Free-tailed Bat "Chaerephon aloysiisabaudiae" NT
**Genus: Mops
*** Sierra Leone Free-tailed Bat "Mops brachypterus" LC
*** Railer Bat "Mops thersites" LC
**Genus: Myopterus
*** Bini Free-tailed Bat "Myopterus whitleyi" LC
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: Saccolaimus
*** Pel's Pouched Bat "Saccolaimus peli" NT
**Genus: Taphozous
*** Mauritian Tomb Bat "Taphozous mauritianus" LC
*Family: Nycteridae
**Genus: Nycteris
*** Bate's Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris arge" LC
*** Large Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris grandis" LC
*** Hairy Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris hispida" LC
*** Intermediate Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris intermedia" NT
*** Large-Eared Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris macrotis" 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
**** Lander's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus landeri" LC
**** Forest Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus silvestris" VU
**Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
***Genus: Hipposideros
**** 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
**** 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
***** Pantropical Spotted Dolphin "Stenella attenuata" LR/cd
***** Clymene Dolphin "Stenella clymene" DD
***** Atlantic Spotted Dolphin "Stenella frontalis" DD
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus capensis" LR/lc
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus delphis" LR/lc
****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: Caracal
***** Caracal "Caracal caracal" 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
***** Servaline Genet "Genetta servalina" LR/lc
***** Haussa Genet "Genetta thierryi" LR/lc
****Genus: Poiana
***** African Linsang "Poiana richardsonii" LR/lc
**Family: Nandiniidae
***Genus: Nandinia
**** African Palm Civet "Nandinia binotata" LR/lc
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: Atilax
**** Marsh Mongoose "Atilax paludinosus" LR/lc
***Genus: Bdeogale
**** Black-footed Mongoose "Bdeogale nigripes" LR/lc
***Genus: Herpestes
**** Long-nosed Mongoose "Herpestes naso" LR/lc
**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
**** Oriental Small-clawed Otter "Aonyx congicus" DD

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
***Genus: Potamochoerus
**** Red River Hog "Potamochoerus porcus" LR/lc
*Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
**Genus: Hippopotamus
*** Hippopotamus "Hippopotamus amphibius" VU
*Family: Tragulidae
**Genus: Hyemoschus
*** "Hyemoschus aquaticus" DD
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: Neotragus
**** Bates's Pygmy Antelope "Neotragus batesi" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Bovinae
***Genus: Syncerus
**** African Buffalo "Syncerus caffer" LR/cd
***Genus: Tragelaphus
**** Bongo (antelope) "Tragelaphus eurycerus" LR/nt
**** Bushbuck "Tragelaphus scriptus" LR/lc
**** Sitatunga "Tragelaphus spekii" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Cephalophinae
***Genus: Cephalophus
**** Peters's Duiker "Cephalophus callipygus" LR/nt
**** Bay Duiker "Cephalophus dorsalis" LR/nt
**** White-bellied Duiker "Cephalophus leucogaster" LR/nt
**** Blue Duiker "Cephalophus monticola" LR/lc
**** Black-fronted Duiker "Cephalophus nigrifrons" LR/nt
**** Ogilby's Duiker "Cephalophus ogilbyi" LR/nt
**** Yellow-backed Duiker "Cephalophus silvicultor" LR/nt
***Genus: Sylvicapra
**** Common Duiker "Sylvicapra grimmia" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Reduncinae
***Genus: Kobus
**** Waterbuck "Kobus ellipsiprymnus" LR/cd
***Genus: Redunca
**** Southern Reedbuck "Redunca arundinum" 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