List of mammals in Cuba

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Cuba. There are 59 mammal species in Cuba, of which 5 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 4 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened.5 of the species listed for Cuba are 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 May 21, 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)

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: Echimyidae
***Subfamily: Heteropsomyinae
****Genus: "Boromys"
*****Oriente Cave Rat "Boromys offella" EX
*****Torre's Cave Rat "Boromys torrei" EX
**Family: Capromyidae
***Subfamily: Capromyinae
****Genus: "Capromys"
*****Desmarest's Hutia "Capromys pilorides" LR/lc
****Genus: "Mesocapromys"
*****Cabrera's Hutia "Mesocapromys angelcabrerai" CR
*****Large-eared Hutia "Mesocapromys auritus" CR
*****Dwarf Hutia "Mesocapromys nanus" CR
*****San Felipe Hutia "Mesocapromys sanfelipensis" CR
****Genus: "Mysateles"
*****Garrido's Hutia "Mysateles garridoi" CR
*****Gundlach's Hutia "Mysateles gundlachi" VU
*****Bushy-tailed Hutia "Mysateles melanurus" LR/nt
*****Southern Hutia "Mysateles meridionalis" LR/nt
*****Prehensile-tailed Hutia "Mysateles prehensilis" LR/lc
****Genus: "Geocapromys"
*****Cuban Coney "Geocapromys columbianus" EX

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.
*Family: Nesophontidae
**Genus: Nesophontes
***Western Cuban Nesophontes "Nesophontes micrus" EX
*Family: Solenodontidae
**Genus: Solenodon
***Cuban Solenodon "Solenodon cubanus" EN

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: Antrozous
****Pallid bat "Antrozous pallidus" LR/lc
***Genus: Eptesicus
****Big brown bat "Eptesicus fuscus" LR/lc
***Genus: Lasiurus
****Eastern Red Bat "Lasiurus borealis" LR/lc
****Northern Yellow Bat "Lasiurus intermedius" LR/lc
***Genus: Nycticeius
****Vesper bat "Nycticeius humeralis" LR/lc
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Eumops
***Wagner's Bonneted Bat "Eumops glaucinus" LR/lc
***Western mastiff bat "Eumops perotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Molossus
***Velvety Free-tailed Bat "Molossus molossus" LR/lc
**Genus: Mormopterus
***Little Goblin Bat "Mormopterus minutus" VU
**Genus: Nyctinomops
***Broad-eared Bat "Nyctinomops laticaudatus" LR/lc
***Big Free-tailed Bat "Nyctinomops macrotis" 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
***Macleay's Mustached Bat "Pteronotus macleayii" VU
***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
****Cuban Fruit-eating Bat "Brachyphylla nana" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
***Genus: Erophylla
****Buffy Flower Bat "Erophylla sezekorni" LR/lc
***Genus: Phyllonycteris
****Cuban Flower Bat "Phyllonycteris poeyi" LR/nt
**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: Phyllops
****Cuban Fig-eating Bat "Phyllops falcatus" LR/nt
*Family: Natalidae
**Genus: Chilonatalus
***Cuban Funnel-eared Bat "Chilonatalus micropus" LR/lc
**Genus: Natalus
***Mexican Funnel-eared Bat "Natalus stramineus" LR/lc
**Genus: Nyctiellus
***Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat "Nyctiellus lepidus" LR/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
*****Sei Whale "Balaenoptera borealis" EN
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Kogiidae
****Genus: Kogia
*****Pygmy Sperm Whale "Kogia breviceps" LR/lc
*****Dwarf Sperm Whale "Kogia sima" LR/lc
***Family: Ziphidae
****Genus: Ziphius
*****Cuvier's Beaked Whale "Ziphius cavirostris" DD
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
*****Genus: Mesoplodon
******Gervais' Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon europaeus" DD
******True's Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon mirus" DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Steno
*****Rough-toothed Dolphin "Steno bredanensis" DD
****Genus: Stenella
*****Clymene Dolphin "Stenella clymene" DD
*****Striped Dolphin "Stenella coeruleoalba" LR/cd
*****Spinner Dolphin "Stenella longirostris" LR/cd
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
*****Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Grampus
*****Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" DD
****Genus: Feresa
*****Pygmy Killer Whale "Feresa attenuata" DD
****Genus: Pseudorca
*****False Killer Whale "Pseudorca crassidens" LR/lc
****Genus: Orcinus
*****Orca "Orcinus orca" LR/cd

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: Caniformia
**Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
***Genus: Monachus
****Caribbean Monk Seal "Monachus tropicalis" EX

Notes

References

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ee also

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