List of mammals of Belize

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Belize. There are 124 mammal species in Belize, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 3 are vulnerable, and 3 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: 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: Cingulata (armadillos)

-----The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There are around 20 extant species.They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species.

*Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
**Subfamily: Dasypodinae
***Genus: "Dasypus"
**** Nine-banded Armadillo "Dasypus novemcinctus" LC
**Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
***Genus: "Cabassous"
**** Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo "Cabassous centralis" DD

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

-----The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas.

*Suborder: Vermilingua
**Family: Cyclopedidae
***Genus: "Cyclopes"
**** Silky Anteater "Cyclopes didactylus" LC
**Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters)
***Genus: "Myrmecophaga"
**** Giant Anteater "Myrmecophaga tridactyla" NT
***Genus: "Tamandua"
**** Northern Tamandua "Tamandua mexicana" LC

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: Platyrrhini
****Family: Atelidae
*****Subfamily: Alouattinae
******Genus: "Alouatta"
******* Guatemalan Black Howler "Alouatta pigra" EN
*****Subfamily: Atelinae
******Genus: "Ateles"
******* Geoffroy's Spider Monkey "Ateles geoffroyi" LC

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 kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Hystricomorpha
**Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
***Subfamily: Erethizontinae
****Genus: "Sphiggurus"
***** Mexican Tree Porcupine "Sphiggurus mexicanus" LR/lc
**Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
***Genus: "Dasyprocta"
**** Central American Agouti "Dasyprocta punctata" LR/lc
**Family: Agoutidae
***Genus: "Agouti"
**** Paca "Agouti paca" LR/lc
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Sciurinae
****Tribe: Sciurini
*****Genus: "Sciurus"
****** Deppe's Squirrel "Sciurus deppei" LR/lc
****** Yucatan Squirrel "Sciurus yucatanensis" LR/lc
**Family: Geomyidae
***Genus: "Orthogeomys"
**** Hispid Pocket Gopher "Orthogeomys hispidus" LR/lc
**Family: Cricetidae
***Subfamily: Tylomyinae
****Genus: "Nyctomys"
***** Sumichrast's vesper rat "Nyctomys sumichrasti" LR/lc
****Genus: "Otonyctomys"
***** Hatt's Vesper Rat "Otonyctomys hatti" LR/lc
****Genus: "Ototylomys"
***** Big-eared Climbing Rat "Ototylomys phyllotis" LR/lc
****Genus: "Tylomys"
***** Peters's Climbing Rat "Tylomys nudicaudus" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Neotominae
****Genus: "Peromyscus"
***** Mexican Deer Mouse "Peromyscus mexicanus" LR/lc
****Genus: "Reithrodontomys"
***** Slender Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys gracilis" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
****Genus: "Oligoryzomys"
***** Fulvous Pygmy Rice Rat "Oligoryzomys fulvescens" LR/lc
****Genus: "Oryzomys"
***** Alfaro's Rice Rat "Oryzomys alfaroi" LR/lc
***** Coues' Rice Rat "Oryzomys couesi" LR/lc
***** Long-nosed Rice Rat "Oryzomys rostratus" LR/lc
***** Cloud Forest Rice Rat "Oryzomys saturatior" LR/lc
****Genus: "Rhipidomys"
***** Splendid Climbing Mouse "Rhipidomys nitela" LR/lc
****Genus: "Sigmodon"
***** Hispid Cotton Rat "Sigmodon hispidus" LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

-----The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

*Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
**Genus: "Sylvilagus"
*** Tapeti "Sylvilagus brasiliensis" LR/lc
*** Eastern Cottontail "Sylvilagus floridanus" LR/lc

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: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Soricinae
***Tribe: Blarinini
****Genus: "Cryptotis"
***** North American Least Shrew "Cryptotis parva" 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: Noctilionidae
**Genus: "Noctilio"
*** Lesser Bulldog Bat "Noctilio albiventris" LR/lc
*** Greater Bulldog Bat "Noctilio leporinus" LR/lc
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: "Myotis"
**** Elegant Myotis "Myotis elegans" LR/nt
**** Hairy-legged Myotis "Myotis keaysi" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: "Bauerus"
**** Van Gelder's Bat "Bauerus dubiaquercus" VU
***Genus: "Eptesicus"
**** "Eptesicus andinus" LR/lc
***Genus: "Lasiurus"
**** Desert red bat "Lasiurus blossevillii" LR/lc
**** Southern Yellow Bat "Lasiurus ega" LR/lc
**** Northern Yellow Bat "Lasiurus intermedius" LR/lc
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: "Eumops"
*** Wagner's Bonneted Bat "Eumops glaucinus" LR/lc
*** Underwood's Bonneted Bat "Eumops underwoodi" LR/nt
**Genus: "Molossus"
*** Velvety Free-tailed Bat "Molossus molossus" LR/lc
*** Sinaloan Mastiff Bat "Molossus sinaloae" LR/lc
**Genus: "Nyctinomops"
*** Broad-eared Bat "Nyctinomops laticaudatus" LR/lc
**Genus: "Tadarida"
*** Mexican Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida brasiliensis" LR/nt
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: "Balantiopteryx"
*** Thomas's Sac-winged Bat "Balantiopteryx io" LR/nt
**Genus: "Centronycteris"
*** Shaggy Bat "Centronycteris maximiliani" LR/lc
**Genus: "Peropteryx"
*** Lesser Doglike Bat "Peropteryx macrotis" LR/lc
**Genus: "Rhynchonycteris"
*** Proboscis Bat "Rhynchonycteris naso" LR/lc
**Genus: "Saccopteryx"
*** Greater Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx bilineata" LR/lc
*** Lesser Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx leptura" LR/lc
*Family: Mormoopidae
**Genus: "Mormoops"
*** Ghost-faced Bat "Mormoops megalophylla" LR/lc
**Genus: "Pteronotus"
*** Naked-backed Bat "Pteronotus davyi" LR/lc
*** Big Naked-backed Bat "Pteronotus gymnonotus" LR/lc
*** Parnell's Mustached Bat "Pteronotus parnellii" LR/lc
*** Wagner's Mustached Bat "Pteronotus personatus" LR/lc
*Family: Phyllostomidae
**Subfamily: Phyllostominae
***Genus: "Lampronycteris"
**** Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat "Lampronycteris brachyotis" LR/lc
***Genus: "Lonchorhina"
**** Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat "Lonchorhina aurita" LR/lc
***Genus: "Lophostoma"
**** Pygmy Round-eared Bat "Lophostoma brasiliense" LR/lc
**** Davis's Round-eared Bat "Lophostoma evotis" LR/nt
***Genus: "Macrophyllum"
**** Long-legged Bat "Macrophyllum macrophyllum" LR/lc
***Genus: "Micronycteris"
**** Schmidts's Big-eared Bat "Micronycteris schmidtorum" LR/lc
***Genus: "Mimon"
**** Striped Hairy-nosed Bat "Mimon crenulatum" LR/lc
***Genus: "Phylloderma"
**** Pale-faced Bat "Phylloderma stenops" LR/lc
***Genus: "Phyllostomus"
**** Pale Spear-nosed Bat "Phyllostomus discolor" LR/lc
**** Greater Spear-nosed Bat "Phyllostomus hastatus" LR/lc
***Genus: "Tonatia"
**** Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat "Tonatia saurophila" LR/lc
***Genus: "Trachops"
**** Fringe-lipped Bat "Trachops cirrhosus" LR/lc
***Genus: "Trinycteris"
**** Niceforo's Big-eared Bat "Trinycteris nicefori" LR/lc
***Genus: "Vampyrum"
**** Spectral Bat "Vampyrum spectrum" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Glossophaginae
***Genus: "Glossophaga"
**** Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga commissarisi" LR/lc
**** Pallas's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga soricina" LR/lc
***Genus: "Hylonycteris"
**** Underwood's Long-tongued Bat "Hylonycteris underwoodi" LR/nt
***Genus: "Lichonycteris"
**** Dark Long-tongued Bat "Lichonycteris obscura" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Carolliinae
***Genus: "Carollia"
**** Seba's Short-tailed Bat "Carollia perspicillata" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
***Genus: "Artibeus"
**** "Artibeus intermedius" LR/lc
**** Jamaican fruit bat "Artibeus jamaicensis" LR/lc
**** Great Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus lituratus" LR/lc
**** Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus phaeotis" LR/lc
**** Toltec Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus toltecus" LR/lc
***Genus: "Centurio"
**** Wrinkle-faced Bat "Centurio senex" LR/lc
***Genus: "Chiroderma"
**** Hairy Big-eyed Bat "Chiroderma villosum" LR/lc
***Genus: "Sturnira"
**** Little Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira lilium" LR/lc
***Genus: "Uroderma"
**** Tent-making Bat "Uroderma bilobatum" LR/lc
***Genus: "Vampyressa"
**** Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat "Vampyressa pusilla" LR/lc
***Genus: "Vampyrodes"
**** Great Stripe-faced Bat "Vampyrodes caraccioli" LR/lc
***Genus: "Platyrrhinus"
**** Heller's Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus helleri" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Desmodontinae
***Genus: "Desmodus"
**** Common Vampire Bat "Desmodus rotundus" LR/lc
***Genus: "Diaemus"
**** White-winged Vampire Bat "Diaemus youngi" LR/lc
***Genus: "Diphylla"
**** Hairy-legged Vampire Bat "Diphylla ecaudata" LR/nt
*Family: Natalidae
**Genus: "Natalus"
*** Mexican Funnel-eared Bat "Natalus stramineus" LR/lc
*Family: Thyropteridae
**Genus: "Thyroptera"
*** Spix's Disk-winged Bat "Thyroptera tricolor" 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: Ziphidae
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
*****Genus: "Mesoplodon"
****** Blainville's Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon densirostris" DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: "Lagenodelphis"
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" 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: "Leopardus"
***** Ocelot "Leopardus pardalis" LC
***** Margay "Leopardus wiedii" LC
****Genus: "Puma"
***** Jaguarundi "Puma yaguarondi" LC
***** Cougar "Puma concolor" NT
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: "Panthera"
***** Jaguar "Panthera onca" NT
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: "Urocyon"
**** Gray Fox "Urocyon cinereoargenteus" LC
***Genus: "Canis"
**** Coyote "Canis latrans" LC
**Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
***Genus: "Bassariscus"
**** Cacomistle "Bassariscus sumichrasti" LR/nt
***Genus: "Procyon"
**** Common Raccoon "Procyon lotor" LR/lc
***Genus: "Nasua"
**** White-nosed Coati "Nasua narica" LR/lc
***Genus: "Potos"
**** Kinkajou "Potos flavus" LR/lc
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: "Mustela"
**** Long-tailed Weasel "Mustela frenata" LR/lc
***Genus: "Eira"
**** Tayra "Eira barbara" LR/lc
***Genus: "Galictis"
**** Greater grison "Galictis vittata" LR/lc
***Genus: "Lontra"
**** Neotropical River Otter "Lontra longicaudis" DD
**Family: Mephitidae
***Genus: "Spilogale"
**** Eastern Spotted Skunk "Spilogale putorius" LR/lc
***Genus: "Conepatus"
**** Striped Hog-nosed Skunk "Conepatus semistriatus" LR/lc

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

-----The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

*Family: Tapiridae (tapirs)
**Genus: "Tapirus"
*** Baird's Tapir "Tapirus bairdii" EN

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: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
**Genus: "Tayassu"
*** Collared Peccary "Tayassu tajacu" LR/lc
*** White-lipped Peccary "Tayassu pecari" LR/lc
*Family: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Capreolinae
***Genus: "Mazama"
**** Red Brocket "Mazama americana" DD
***Genus: "Odocoileus"
**** White-tailed deer "Odocoileus virginianus" LR/lc

Infraclass: Metatheria

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

-----Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene.They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

*Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
**Subfamily: Caluromyinae
***Genus: "Caluromys"
**** Central American Woolly Opossum "Caluromys derbianus" VU
**Subfamily: Didelphinae
***Genus: "Chironectes"
**** Water Opossum "Chironectes minimus" LR/nt
***Genus: "Didelphis"
**** Common Opossum "Didelphis marsupialis" LR/lc
**** Virginia Opossum "Didelphis virginiana" LR/lc
***Genus: "Marmosa"
**** Mexican Mouse Opossum "Marmosa mexicana" LR/lc
**** Robinson's Mouse Opossum "Marmosa robinsoni" LR/lc
***Genus: "Micoureus"
**** Alston's Mouse Opossum "Micoureus alstoni" LR/nt
***Genus: "Philander"
**** Gray Four-eyed Opossum "Philander opossum" 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