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== Order: [[Afrosoricida]] (tenrecs and golden moles) ==
== 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.
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.


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== Order: [[Hyracoidea]] (hyraxes) ==
== Order: [[Hyracoidea]] (hyraxes) ==
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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 stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
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 stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.


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== Order: [[Proboscidea]] (elephants) ==
== Order: [[Proboscidea]] (elephants) ==
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The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
*Family: [[Elephantidae]] (elephants)
*Family: [[Elephantidae]] (elephants)
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== Order: [[Sirenia]] (manatees and dugongs) ==
== Order: [[Sirenia]] (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.
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.


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== Order: [[Primate]]s ==
== Order: [[Primate]]s ==
[[File:Galago senegalensis.jpg|thumb|Senegal bushbaby]]
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[[File:Galago senegalensis.jpg|thumb|[[Senegal bushbaby]]]]
[[File:Diana Monkey.jpg|thumb|Diana monkey]]
[[File:Diana Monkey.jpg|thumb|[[Diana monkey]]]]
The order Primates contains [[human]]s and their closest relatives: [[lemur]]s, [[Lorisoidea|lorisoids]], [[tarsier]]s, [[monkey]]s, and [[ape]]s.
The order Primates contains [[human]]s and their closest relatives: [[lemur]]s, [[Lorisoidea|lorisoids]], [[tarsier]]s, [[monkey]]s, and [[ape]]s.


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== Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents) ==
== Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents) ==
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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two [[incisor]]s 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 {{cvt|45|kg}}.
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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two [[incisor]]s 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 {{convert|45|kg|abbr=on}}.


*Suborder: [[Hystricognathi]]
*Suborder: [[Hystricognathi]]
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== Order: [[Soricomorpha]] (shrews, moles, and solenodons) ==
== Order: [[Soricomorpha]] (shrews, moles, and solenodons) ==
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The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.


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== Order: [[Chiroptera]] (bats) ==
== 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 capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.


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== Order: [[Pholidota]] (pangolins) ==
== Order: [[Pholidota]] (pangolins) ==
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The order Pholidota 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.
The order Pholidota 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.


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== Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales) ==
== Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales) ==
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The order Cetacea includes [[whale]]s, [[dolphin]]s and [[porpoise]]s. They are the mammals most fully [[aquatic adaptation|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.
The order Cetacea includes [[whale]]s, [[dolphin]]s and [[porpoise]]s. They are the mammals most fully [[aquatic adaptation|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.


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== Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates) ==
== Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates) ==
[[File:African Buffalo Drawing historic.jpg|thumb|African buffalo]]
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[[File:African Buffalo Drawing historic.jpg|thumb|[[African buffalo]]]]
[[File:Tragelaphus scriptus (taxobox).jpg|thumb|Bushbuck]]
[[File:Tragelaphus scriptus (taxobox).jpg|thumb|[[Bushbuck]]]]
[[File:Cephalophus sylvicultor sylvicultor2.jpg|thumb|Yellow-backed duiker]]
[[File:Cephalophus sylvicultor sylvicultor2.jpg|thumb|[[Yellow-backed duiker]]]]
The even-toed ungulates are [[ungulate]]s 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.
The even-toed ungulates are [[ungulate]]s 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.


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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Wildlife of Liberia]]
*[[Wildlife of Liberia]]


==Notes==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html |title=Animal Diversity Web |work=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology |date=1995–2006 |accessdate=22 May 2007}}
*{{cite web
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|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Liberia
|publisher=IUCN
|year=2001
|accessdate = 22 May 2007
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*{{cite web
|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|title=Mammal Species of the World
|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
|year=2005
|accessdate=22 May 2007
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427043030/http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|archivedate=27 April 2007
|url-status=dead
}}
*{{cite web
|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
|title=Animal Diversity Web
|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
|date=1995–2006
|accessdate = 22 May 2007
}}


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{{Africa topic|List of mammals of}}


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[[Category:Lists of mammals by location|Liberia]]
[[Category:Lists of mammals by country|Liberia]]
[[Category:Lists of mammals of Africa|Liberia]]
[[Category:Lists of mammals of Africa|Liberia]]
[[Category:Lists of biota of Liberia|Mammals]]
[[Category:Lists of biota of Liberia|Mammals]]
[[Category:Mammals of West Africa|*LIst]]
[[Category:Mammals of West Africa|*List]]
[[Category:Fauna of Liberia|*]]
[[Category:Fauna of Liberia|*]]

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Liberia. Of the mammal species in Liberia, nine are endangered, twelve are vulnerable, and eleven are near threatened.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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.

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.

Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

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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 stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.

Order: Proboscidea (elephants)

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The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.

Order: Sirenia (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.

Order: Primates

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Senegal bushbaby
Diana monkey

The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% 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 (99 lb).

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

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The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

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 capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

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The order Pholidota 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.

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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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.

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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Common genet
Common kusimanse

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

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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African buffalo
Bushbuck
Yellow-backed duiker

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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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 Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  2. ^ Gobush, K.S.; Edwards, C.T.T.; Balfour, D.; Wittemyer, G.; Maisels, F.; Taylor, R.D. (2021). "Loxodonta africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T181008073A204401095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T181008073A204401095.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ Bahaa-el-din, L.; Mills, D.; Hunter, L. & Henschel, P. (2015). "Caracal aurata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18306A50663128.
  4. ^ Lewison, R.; Pluháček, J. (2017). "Hippopotamus amphibius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T10103A18567364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10103A18567364.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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