This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Bahamas. There are 32 mammal species in the Bahamas, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 3 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for the Bahamas is considered to be extinct.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN

World Conservation Union

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...

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EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically Endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near Threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least Concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data Deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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:

LR/cd	Lower Risk/conservation dependent	Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt	Lower Risk/near threatened	Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc	Lower Risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Sirenia

Sirenia

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...

 (manatees and dugongs)

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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
      West Indian Manatee
      The West Indian Manatee is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia . The West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, T. inunguis, and the West African Manatee, T. senegalensis...
      
       Trichechus manatus VU

Order: Rodent

Rodent

Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

ia (rodents)

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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor

Incisor

Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and mandible below.-Function:...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara

Capybara

The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...

 can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

• Suborder: Hystricomorpha
  Hystricomorpha
  The term Hystricomorpha has had many definitions throughout its history. In the broadest sense it refers to any rodent with a hystricomorphous zygomasseteric system. This includes the Hystricognathi, Ctenodactylidae, Anomaluridae, and Pedetidae...
  
  
  • Family: Capromyidae
    • Subfamily: Capromyinae
      • Genus: Geocapromys
        Geocapromys
        Geocapromys is a genus of rodent, comprising two extant species of hutia. The Bahamian Hutia or Ingraham's Hutia is native to the Bahamas, while the Jamaican Hutia , which is also known as the Jamaican Coney or Brown's Hutia, is endemic to Jamaica.The Little Swan Island Hutia Geocapromys is a...
        
        
        • Ingraham's Hutia Geocapromys ingrahami VU

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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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
      Greater Bulldog Bat
      The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat is a type of fishing bat native to Latin America. The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its sharp claws to catch and cling to it...
      
       Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
    Vespertilioninae
    Vespertilioninae is a subfamily of Vesper Bats from the family Vespertilionidae.-Classification:Subfamily Vespertilioninae*Tribe Eptesicini**Genus Arielulus***Collared Pipistrelle, Arielulus aureocollaris...
    
    
    • Genus: Eptesicus
      Eptesicus
      Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats, in the family Vespertilionidae.The 25 species within this genus are:*Little black serotine *Bobrinski's Serotine...
      
      
      • Big brown bat
        Big brown bat
        The Big Brown Bat is larger in size than comparative species of bats, from about 4 to 5 inches in body length, with a 11-13 inch wingspan and weighing 1/2 to 5/8 ounce. The fur is moderately long, and shiny brown...
        
         Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
    • Genus: Lasiurus
      Lasiurus
      Lasiurus is the genus comprising hairy-tailed bats. The name Lasiurus is derived from the Greek lasios and oura . It contains some of the most attractive bats in the whole continent of North America including such species as the red bat, L. borealis, and the hoary bat, L. cinereus...
      
      
      • Eastern Red Bat
        Eastern Red Bat
        The Eastern Red Bat is a species of bat from the family Vespertilionidae. See also the Desert red bat , a related species....
        
         Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
• Family: Molossidae
  • Genus: Tadarida
    Tadarida
    The genus Tadarida has ten or more species of bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World...
    
    
    • Mexican Free-tailed Bat
      Mexican Free-tailed Bat
      The Mexican free-tailed bat , also known as the Brazilian free-tailed bat, is a medium-sized bat that is native to the Americas and is widely regarded as one of the most abundant mammals in North America...
      
       Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
• Family: Phyllostomidae
  • Subfamily: Phyllostominae
    Phyllostominae
    Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats.-List of species:Subfamily Phyllostominae* Tribe Micronycterini**Genus: Glyphonycteris***Behn's Bat, Glyphonycteris behnii***Davies's Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris daviesi...
    
    
    • Genus: Macrotus
      Macrotus
      Macrotus is a genus of bats in the Neotropical family Phyllostomidae. This genus contains two species, Macrotus californicus commonly known as California Leaf-nosed Bat and Macrotus waterhousii commonly known as Mexican or Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat...
      
      
      • Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat
        Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat
        Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.Waterhousii is also a big eared Bat which has ranges from Sonora to Hidalgo Mexico, south to...
        
         Macrotus waterhousii LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
    • Genus: Brachyphylla
      Brachyphylla
      Brachyphylla is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Cuban Fruit-eating Bat * Antillean Fruit-eating Bat...
      
      
      • Cuban Fruit-eating Bat
        Cuban Fruit-eating Bat
        The Cuban Fruit-eating Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Turks and Caicos Islands.-Source:...
        
         Brachyphylla nana LR/nt
  • Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
    • Genus: Erophylla
      • Buffy Flower Bat
        Buffy Flower Bat
        The Buffy Flower Bat is a species of bat in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Erophylla. It is found in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Jamaica.-References:...
        
         Erophylla sezekorni LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Glossophaginae
    Glossophaginae
    Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats.-List of species:Subfamily: Glossophaginae* Tribe Glossophagini**Genus: Anoura - Geoffroy's Long-nosed Bats***Anoura aequatoris***Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai...
    
    
    • Genus: Glossophaga
      Glossophaga
      Glossophaga is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics.-Species:*G. commissarisi : Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat - Central and South America...
      
      
      • Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
        Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
        Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga soricina, is a South and Central American bat. It has the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds...
        
         Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
    • Genus: Monophyllus
      Monophyllus
      Monophyllus is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Insular Single Leaf Bat * Leach's Single Leaf Bat...
      
      
      • Leach's Single Leaf Bat
        Leach's Single Leaf Bat
        The Leach's Single Leaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.-References:...
        
         Monophyllus redmani LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
    Stenodermatinae
    Stenodermatinae is a large subfamily of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-List of species:Subfamily Stenodermatinae*Genus: Ametrida**Little White-shouldered Bat, Ametrida centurio*Genus: Ardops**Tree Bat, Ardops nichollsi...
    
    
    • Genus: Artibeus
      Artibeus
      The Neotropical fruit bats are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 21 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean.-Description:...
      
      
      • Jamaican fruit bat
        Jamaican fruit bat
        The Jamaican, Common or Mexican fruit bat is a fruit bat native to Central and South America, as well as the Greater and many of the Lesser Antilles. It is also an uncommon resident of the Southern Bahamas...
        
         Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
• Family: Natalidae
  Natalidae
  The family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. The family has three genera, Chilonatalus, Natalus and Nyctiellus. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to...
  
  
  • Genus: Natalus
    Natalus
    The genus Natalus of funnel-eared bats is found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to 5.5 cm in length, with brown, grey, or reddish fur...
    
    
    • Bahaman Funnel-eared Bat
      Bahaman Funnel-eared Bat
      The Bahaman Funnel-eared Bat is a species of bat in the Natalidae family.This bat is endemic to the Bahamas, in the northeastern Caribbean.-References:...
      
       Natalus tumidifrons VU
    • Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat
      Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat
      The Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat is a species of bat in the Natalidae family. It is endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago and Netherlands Antilles.-References:...
      
       Natalus tumidirostris LR/lc
  • Genus: Nyctiellus
    • Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat
      Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat
      Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat is a species of bat in the Natalidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Nyctiellus. It is found in Bahamas and Cuba....
      
       Nyctiellus lepidus LR/nt

Order: Cetacea

Cetacea

The order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...

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The order Cetacea includes whale

Whale

Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...

s, dolphin

Dolphin

Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...

s and porpoise

Porpoise

Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen...

s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic

Aquatic adaptation

Several animal groups have undergone aquatic adaptation, going from being purely terrestrial animals to living at least part of the time in water. The adaptations in early speciation tend to develop as the animal ventures into water in order to find available food. As successive generations spend...

 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: Balaenidae
    Balaenidae
    Balaenidae is a family of mysticete whales that contains two living genera. Commonly called the right whales as it contains mainly right whale species...
    
    
    • Genus: Eubalaena
      • North Atlantic Right Whale
        North Atlantic Right Whale
        The North Atlantic right whale which means "good, or true, whale of the ice") is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, formerly classified as a single species. With only 400 in existence, North Atlantic right whales are among the most endangered whales...
        
         Eubalaena glacialis EN
  • Family: Balaenopteridae
    • Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
      • Genus: Balaenoptera
        Balaenoptera
        Balaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003...
        
        
        • Minke Whale
          Minke Whale
          Minke whale , or lesser rorqual, is a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales. The minke whale was given its official designation by Lacepède in 1804, who described a dwarf form of Balænoptera acuto-rostrata...
          
           Balaenoptera acutorostrata LR/nt
• Suborder: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Ziphidae
      • Genus: Ziphius
        • Cuvier's Beaked Whale
          Cuvier's Beaked Whale
          Cuvier's beaked whale is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales. It is the only member of the genus Ziphius. Another common name for the species is goose-beaked whale because its head is said to be shaped like the beak of a goose. Georges Cuvier first described it in 1823 from part...
          
           Ziphius cavirostris DD
      • Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
        • Genus: Mesoplodon
          • Blainville's Beaked Whale
            Blainville's Beaked Whale
            Blainville's beaked whale , or the dense-beaked whale, is the widest ranging mesoplodont whale and perhaps the most documented. Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw—the heaviest bone he had ever come across—which resulted in the name densirostris...
            
             Mesoplodon densirostris DD
          • Gervais' Beaked Whale
            Gervais' Beaked Whale
            Gervais' beaked whale , sometimes known as the Antillian beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America...
            
             Mesoplodon europaeus DD
          • True's Beaked Whale
            True's Beaked Whale
            The True's Beaked Whale is a medium sized whale in the Mesoplodont genus. The common name is in reference to Frederick W. True, a curator at the United States National Museum...
            
             Mesoplodon mirus DD
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Steno
        • Rough-toothed Dolphin
          Rough-toothed Dolphin
          The Rough-toothed dolphin is species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world.The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823...
          
           Steno bredanensis DD
      • Genus: Stenella
        Stenella
        Stenella is a genus of aquatic mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins.Currently five species are recognised in this genus:*Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, S. attenuata*Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, S. frontalis...
        
        
        • Clymene Dolphin
          Clymene Dolphin
          The Clymene dolphin , in older texts known as the Short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean.- Taxonomy :...
          
           Stenella clymene DD
        • Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
          Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
          The Atlantic Spotted Dolphin is a dolphin found in the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their body.-Taxonomy:...
          
           Stenella frontalis DD
        • Spinner Dolphin
          Spinner Dolphin
          The Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.-Taxonomy:...
          
           Stenella longirostris LR/cd
      • Genus: Lagenodelphis
        • Fraser's Dolphin
          Fraser's Dolphin
          Fraser's Dolphin or Sarawak Dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.-Taxonomy:...
          
           Lagenodelphis hosei DD
      • Genus: Grampus
        • Risso's Dolphin
          Risso's Dolphin
          Risso's dolphin is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus.-Taxonomy:Risso's dolphin is named after Antoine Risso, whose description formed the basis of the first public description of the animal, by Georges Cuvier, in 1812...
          
           Grampus griseus DD
      • Genus: Feresa
        • Pygmy Killer Whale
          Pygmy Killer Whale
          The pygmy killer whale is a small, rarely seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family . It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca It is the smallest species that has "whale" in its common name. In fact, "killer" may be more apt in the case of the pygmy...
          
           Feresa attenuata DD
      • Genus: Orcinus
        • Orca
          Orca
          The killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
          
           Orcinus orca LR/cd

Order: Carnivora

Carnivora

The diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal...

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

• Suborder: Caniformia
  Caniformia
  Caniformia, or Canoidea , is a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws . The Pinnipedia evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group...
  
  
  • Family: Procyonidae
    Procyonidae
    Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments, and are generally omnivorous.-Characteristics:...
    
     (raccoons)
    • Genus: Procyon
      Procyon
      Procyon is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor. To the naked eye, it appears to be a single star, the seventh brightest in the night sky with a visual apparent magnitude of 0.34...
      
      
      • Common Raccoon Procyon lotor LR/lc
      • Bahaman Raccoon
        Bahaman Raccoon
        - Bahamian Raccoon :The Bahamian raccoon , also called Bahama raccoon or Bahamas raccoon, is a subspecies of the common raccoon endemic on the New Providence Island in the Bahamas.- Classification :...
        
         Procyon lotor maynardi
  • Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
    • Genus: Monachus
      Monachus
      Monachus is a genus containing the monk seals, a group of three Pinniped species. They are the only earless seals which are found in tropical climates...
      
      
      • Caribbean Monk Seal
        Caribbean Monk Seal
        The Caribbean monk seal or West Indian monk seal is an extinct species of seal. It is the only seal ever known to be native to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The last verified recorded sighting occurred in 1952 at Serranilla Bank...
        
         Monachus tropicalis EX

See also

• List of chordate orders
• List of regional mammals lists
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
  Mammal classification
  Mammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus initially defined the class. Many earlier ideas have been completely abandoned by modern taxonomists, among these are the idea that bats are related to birds...
  
  
• New mammal species