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This is a list of the '''mammal species recorded in Liberia'''. There are the mammal species in [[Liberia]], of which 0 are critically endangered, 9 are endangered, 12 are vulnerable, and 9 are near-threatened.<ref>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.
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.<ref>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.</ref>
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The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]]:
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]]:
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== Order: [[Afrosoricida]] (tenrecs and golden moles) ==
==Subclass: [[Theria]]==
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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.

===Infraclass: [[Eutheria]]===

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====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)
*Family: [[Tenrecidae]] (tenrecs)
**Subfamily: [[Potamogalinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Potamogalinae]]
***Genus: [[Micropotamogale]]
***Genus: ''[[Micropotamogale]]''
**** [[Nimba otter shrew]] ''Micropotamogale lamottei'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Nimba otter shrew]], ''Micropotamogale lamottei'' {{IUCN status|NT}}


====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.


*Family: [[Procaviidae]] (hyraxes)
*Family: [[Procaviidae]] (hyraxes)
**Genus: [[Dendrohyrax]]
**Genus: ''[[Dendrohyrax]]''
*** [[Western tree hyrax]] ''Dendrohyrax dorsalis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Western tree hyrax]], ''Dendrohyrax dorsalis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}


====Order: [[Proboscidea]] (elephants)====
== Order: [[Proboscidea]] (elephants) ==
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[[File:African Bush Elephant Mikumi.jpg|thumb|[[African bush elephant]]]]
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)
**Genus: [[Loxodonta]]
**Genus: ''[[Loxodonta]]''
***[[African forest elephant]], ''L. cyclotis'' {{IUCN status|CR}}<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Gobush, K.S. |author2=Edwards, C.T.T. |author3=Balfour, D. |author4=Wittemyer, G. |author5=Maisels, F. |author6=Taylor, R.D. |date=2021 |title=''Loxodonta africana'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T181008073A204401095 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T181008073A204401095.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
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*** [[African bush elephant]] ''Loxodonta africana'' {{IUCN status|VU}}

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====Order: [[Sirenia]] (manatees and dugongs)====
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== 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.
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]]
*Family: [[Trichechidae]]
**Genus: [[Trichechus]]
**Genus: ''[[Trichechus]]''
*** [[African manatee]] ''Trichechus senegalensis'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*** [[African manatee]], ''Trichechus senegalensis'' {{IUCN status|VU}}


====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]]
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[[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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***Superfamily: [[Lorisoidea]]
***Superfamily: [[Lorisoidea]]
****Family: [[Lorisidae]] (lorises, bushbabies)
****Family: [[Lorisidae]] (lorises, bushbabies)
*****Genus: [[Perodicticus]]
*****Genus: ''[[Perodicticus]]''
****** [[Potto]] ''Perodicticus potto'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Potto]], ''Perodicticus potto'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Family: [[Galagidae]]
****Family: [[Galagidae]]
*****Genus: [[Galagoides]]
*****Genus: ''[[Galagoides]]''
****** [[Prince Demidoff's bushbaby]] ''Galago demidovii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Prince Demidoff's bushbaby]], ''Galago demidovii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*****Genus: [[Galago]]
*****Genus: ''[[Galago]]''
****** [[Senegal bushbaby]] ''Galago senegalensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Senegal bushbaby]], ''Galago senegalensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Suborder: [[Haplorhini]]
*Suborder: [[Haplorhini]]
**Infraorder: [[Simiiformes]]
**Infraorder: [[Simiiformes]]
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****Superfamily: [[Cercopithecoidea]]
****Superfamily: [[Cercopithecoidea]]
*****Family: [[Cercopithecidae]] (Old World monkeys)
*****Family: [[Cercopithecidae]] (Old World monkeys)
******Genus: [[Chlorocebus]]
******Genus: ''[[Chlorocebus]]''
******* [[Green monkey]] ''Chlorocebus sabaeus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******* [[Green monkey]], ''Chlorocebus sabaeus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******Genus: [[Cercopithecus]]
******Genus: ''[[Cercopithecus]]''
******* [[Campbell's mona monkey]] ''Cercopithecus campbelli'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******* [[Campbell's mona monkey]], ''Cercopithecus campbelli'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******* [[Diana monkey]] ''Cercopithecus diana'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
******* [[Diana monkey]], ''Cercopithecus diana'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
******* [[Greater spot-nosed monkey]] ''Cercopithecus nictitans'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******* [[Greater spot-nosed monkey]], ''Cercopithecus nictitans'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******* [[Lesser spot-nosed monkey]] ''Cercopithecus petaurista'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******* [[Lesser spot-nosed monkey]], ''Cercopithecus petaurista'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
******Genus: [[Cercocebus]]
******Genus: ''[[Cercocebus]]''
******* [[Sooty mangabey]] ''Cercocebus atys'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
******* [[Sooty mangabey]], ''Cercocebus atys'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
******Subfamily: [[Colobinae]]
******Subfamily: [[Colobinae]]
*******Genus: [[Colobus]]
*******Genus: ''[[Colobus]]''
******** [[King colobus]] ''Colobus polykomos'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
******** [[King colobus]], ''Colobus polykomos'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*******Genus: [[Procolobus]]
*******Genus: ''[[Procolobus]]''
******** [[Western red colobus]] ''Procolobus badius'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
******** [[Western red colobus]], ''Procolobus badius'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
******** [[Olive colobus]] ''Procolobus verus'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
******** [[Olive colobus]], ''Procolobus verus'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
****Superfamily: [[Hominoidea]]
****Superfamily: [[Hominoidea]]
*****Family: [[Hominidae]] (great apes)
*****Family: [[Hominidae]] (great apes)
******Subfamily: [[Homininae]]
******Subfamily: [[Homininae]]
*******Tribe: [[Chimpanzee|Panini]]
*******Tribe: [[Panini (tribe)|Panini]]
********Genus: [[Chimpanzee|Pan]]
********Genus: ''[[Pan (genus)|Pan]]''
********* [[Common chimpanzee]] ''Pan troglodytes'' {{IUCN status|CR}}
********* [[Common chimpanzee]], ''Pan troglodytes'' {{IUCN status|CR}}


====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 percent of mammalian species. They have two [[incisor]]s 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&nbsp;kg (100&nbsp;lb).


*Suborder: [[Hystricognathi]]
*Suborder: [[Hystricognathi]]
**Family: [[Hystricidae]] (Old World porcupines)
**Family: [[Hystricidae]] (Old World porcupines)
***Genus: [[Atherurus]]
***Genus: ''[[Atherurus]]''
**** [[African brush-tailed porcupine]] ''Atherurus africanus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[African brush-tailed porcupine]], ''Atherurus africanus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Hystrix (porcupine)|Hystrix]]
***Genus: ''[[Hystrix (porcupine)|Hystrix]]''
**** [[Crested porcupine]] ''Hystrix cristata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Crested porcupine]], ''Hystrix cristata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Family: [[Thryonomyidae]] (cane rats)
**Family: [[Thryonomyidae]] (cane rats)
***Genus: [[Thryonomys]]
***Genus: ''[[Thryonomys]]''
**** [[Greater cane rat]] ''Thryonomys swinderianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Greater cane rat]], ''Thryonomys swinderianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Suborder: [[Sciurognathi]]
*Suborder: [[Sciurognathi]]
**Family: [[Anomaluridae]]
**Family: [[Anomaluridae]]
***Subfamily: [[Anomalurinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Anomalurinae]]
****Genus: [[Anomalurus]]
****Genus: ''[[Anomalurus]]''
***** [[Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel]] ''Anomalurus derbianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel]], ''Anomalurus derbianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel]] ''Anomalurus pelii'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Pel's scaly-tailed squirrel]], ''Anomalurus pelii'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Anomalurops]]
****Genus: ''[[Anomalurops]]''
***** [[Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel]] ''Anomalurops beecrofti'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Beecroft's scaly-tailed squirrel]], ''Anomalurops beecrofti'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Subfamily: [[Zenkerellinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Zenkerellinae]]
****Genus: [[Idiurus]]
****Genus: ''[[Idiurus]]''
***** [[Long-eared flying mouse]] ''Idiurus macrotis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Long-eared flying mouse]], ''Idiurus macrotis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Family: [[Sciuridae]] (squirrels)
**Family: [[Sciuridae]] (squirrels)
***Subfamily: [[Xerinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Xerinae]]
****Tribe: [[Protoxerini]]
****Tribe: [[Protoxerini]]
*****Genus: [[Epixerus]]
*****Genus: ''[[Epixerus]]''
****** [[Epixerus|Western palm squirrel]] ''Epixerus ebii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Epixerus|Western palm squirrel]], ''Epixerus ebii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*****Genus: [[Funisciurus]]
*****Genus: ''[[Funisciurus]]''
****** [[Fire-footed rope squirrel]] ''Funisciurus pyrropus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Fire-footed rope squirrel]], ''Funisciurus pyrropus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*****Genus: [[Heliosciurus]]
*****Genus: ''[[Heliosciurus]]''
****** [[Gambian sun squirrel]] ''Heliosciurus gambianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Gambian sun squirrel]], ''Heliosciurus gambianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Small sun squirrel]] ''Heliosciurus punctatus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****** [[Small sun squirrel]], ''Heliosciurus punctatus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****** [[Red-legged sun squirrel]] ''Heliosciurus rufobrachium'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Red-legged sun squirrel]], ''Heliosciurus rufobrachium'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*****Genus: [[Paraxerus]]
*****Genus: ''[[Paraxerus]]''
****** [[Green bush squirrel]] ''Paraxerus poensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Green bush squirrel]], ''Paraxerus poensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*****Genus: [[Protoxerus]]
*****Genus: ''[[Protoxerus]]''
****** [[Slender-tailed squirrel]] ''Protoxerus aubinnii'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****** [[Slender-tailed squirrel]], ''Protoxerus aubinnii'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****** [[Forest giant squirrel]] ''Protoxerus stangeri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****** [[Forest giant squirrel]], ''Protoxerus stangeri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Family: [[Gliridae]] (dormice)
**Family: [[Gliridae]] (dormice)
***Subfamily: [[Graphiurinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Graphiurinae]]
****Genus: [[Graphiurus]]
****Genus: ''[[Graphiurus]]''
***** [[Jentink's dormouse]] ''Graphiurus crassicaudatus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Jentink's dormouse]], ''Graphiurus crassicaudatus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Lorrain dormouse]] ''Graphiurus lorraineus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Lorrain dormouse]], ''Graphiurus lorraineus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Nagtglas's African dormouse]] ''Graphiurus nagtglasii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Nagtglas's African dormouse]], ''Graphiurus nagtglasii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Family: [[Nesomyidae]]
**Family: [[Nesomyidae]]
***Subfamily: [[Dendromurinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Dendromurinae]]
****Genus: [[Dendromus]]
****Genus: ''[[Dendromus]]''
***** [[Gray climbing mouse]] ''Dendromus melanotis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Gray climbing mouse]], ''Dendromus melanotis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Subfamily: [[Cricetomyinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Cricetomyinae]]
****Genus: [[Cricetomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Cricetomys]]''
***** [[Emin's pouched rat]] ''Cricetomys emini'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Emin's pouched rat]], ''Cricetomys emini'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Family: [[Muridae]] (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
**Family: [[Muridae]] (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily: [[Deomyinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Deomyinae]]
****Genus: [[Lophuromys]]
****Genus: ''[[Lophuromys]]''
***** [[Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat]] ''Lophuromys sikapusi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat]], ''Lophuromys sikapusi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Uranomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Uranomys]]''
***** [[Rudd's mouse]] ''Uranomys ruddi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Rudd's mouse]], ''Uranomys ruddi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Subfamily: [[Murinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Murinae]]
****Genus: [[Colomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Colomys]]''
***** [[African wading rat]] ''Colomys goslingi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[African wading rat]], ''Colomys goslingi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Dasymys]]
****Genus: ''[[Dasymys]]''
***** [[West African shaggy rat]] ''Dasymys rufulus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[West African shaggy rat]], ''Dasymys rufulus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Dephomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Dephomys]]''
***** [[Defua rat]] ''Dephomys defua'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Defua rat]], ''Dephomys defua'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Ivory Coast rat]] ''Dephomys eburnea'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Ivory Coast rat]], ''Dephomys eburnea'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Grammomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Grammomys]]''
***** [[Bunting's thicket rat]] ''Grammomys buntingi'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Bunting's thicket rat]], ''Grammomys buntingi'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Shining thicket rat]] ''Grammomys rutilans'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Shining thicket rat]], ''Grammomys rutilans'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Hybomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Hybomys]]''
***** [[Miller's striped mouse]] ''Hybomys planifrons'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Miller's striped mouse]], ''Hybomys planifrons'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Temminck's striped mouse]] ''Hybomys trivirgatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Temminck's striped mouse]], ''Hybomys trivirgatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Hylomyscus]]
****Genus: ''[[Hylomyscus]]''
***** [[Allen's wood mouse]] ''Hylomyscus alleni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Allen's wood mouse]], ''Hylomyscus alleni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Lemniscomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Lemniscomys]]''
***** [[Typical striped grass mouse]] ''Lemniscomys striatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Typical striped grass mouse]], ''Lemniscomys striatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Malacomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Malacomys]]''
***** [[Edward's swamp rat]] ''Malacomys edwardsi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Edward's swamp rat]], ''Malacomys edwardsi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Mastomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Mastomys]]''
***** [[Guinea multimammate mouse]] ''Mastomys erythroleucus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Guinea multimammate mouse]], ''Mastomys erythroleucus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Mus (genus)|Mus]]
****Genus: ''[[Mus (genus)|Mus]]''
***** [[Peters's mouse]] ''Mus setulosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Peters's mouse]], ''Mus setulosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Oenomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Oenomys]]''
***** [[Ghana rufous-nosed rat]] ''Oenomys ornatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Ghana rufous-nosed rat]], ''Oenomys ornatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Praomys]]
****Genus: ''[[Praomys]]''
***** [[Dalton's mouse]] ''Praomys daltoni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Dalton's mouse]], ''Praomys daltoni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Forest soft-furred mouse]] ''Praomys rostratus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Forest soft-furred mouse]], ''Praomys rostratus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Tullberg's soft-furred mouse]] ''Praomys tullbergi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Tullberg's soft-furred mouse]], ''Praomys tullbergi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}


====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.


*Family: [[Soricidae]] (shrews)
*Family: [[Soricidae]] (shrews)
**Subfamily: [[Crocidurinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Crocidurinae]]
***Genus: [[Crocidura]]
***Genus: ''[[Crocidura]]''
**** [[Buettikofer's shrew]] ''Crocidura buettikoferi'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Buettikofer's shrew]], ''Crocidura buettikoferi'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Crosse's shrew]] ''Crocidura crossei'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Crosse's shrew]], ''Crocidura crossei'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Doucet's musk shrew]] ''Crocidura douceti'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Doucet's musk shrew]], ''Crocidura douceti'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Crocidura grandiceps|Large-headed shrew]] ''Crocidura grandiceps'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Crocidura grandiceps|Large-headed shrew]], ''Crocidura grandiceps'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Lamotte's shrew]] ''Crocidura lamottei'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Lamotte's shrew]], ''Crocidura lamottei'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[West African long-tailed shrew]] ''Crocidura muricauda'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[West African long-tailed shrew]], ''Crocidura muricauda'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Nimba shrew]] ''Crocidura nimbae'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Nimba shrew]], ''Crocidura nimbae'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[African giant shrew]] ''Crocidura olivieri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[African giant shrew]], ''Crocidura olivieri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Fraser's musk shrew]] ''Crocidura poensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Fraser's musk shrew]], ''Crocidura poensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Therese's shrew]] ''Crocidura theresae'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Therese's shrew]], ''Crocidura theresae'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Sylvisorex]]
***Genus: ''[[Sylvisorex]]''
**** [[Climbing shrew]] ''Sylvisorex megalura'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Climbing shrew]], ''Sylvisorex megalura'' {{IUCN status|LC}}


====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.
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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: [[Pteropodidae]] (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
*Family: [[Pteropodidae]] (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
**Subfamily: [[Pteropodinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Pteropodinae]]
***Genus: [[Eidolon (genus)|Eidolon]]
***Genus: ''[[Eidolon (genus)|Eidolon]]''
**** [[Straw-coloured fruit bat]] ''Eidolon helvum'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Straw-coloured fruit bat]], ''Eidolon helvum'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
***Genus: [[Epomophorus]]
***Genus: ''[[Epomophorus]]''
**** [[Gambian epauletted fruit bat]] ''Epomophorus gambianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Gambian epauletted fruit bat]], ''Epomophorus gambianus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Epomops]]
***Genus: ''[[Epomops]]''
**** [[Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat]] ''Epomops buettikoferi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat]], ''Epomops buettikoferi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Hypsignathus]]
***Genus: ''[[Hypsignathus]]''
**** [[Hammer-headed bat]] ''Hypsignathus monstrosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Hammer-headed bat]], ''Hypsignathus monstrosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Lissonycteris]]
***Genus: ''[[Lissonycteris]]''
**** [[Smith's fruit bat]] ''Lissonycteris smithi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Smith's fruit bat]], ''Lissonycteris smithi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Micropteropus]]
***Genus: ''[[Micropteropus]]''
**** [[Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat]] ''Micropteropus pusillus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat]], ''Micropteropus pusillus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Myonycteris]]
***Genus: ''[[Myonycteris]]''
**** [[Little collared fruit bat]] ''Myonycteris torquata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Little collared fruit bat]], ''Myonycteris torquata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Nanonycteris]]
***Genus: ''[[Nanonycteris]]''
**** [[Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat]] ''Nanonycteris veldkampi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat]], ''Nanonycteris veldkampi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Rousettus]]
***Genus: ''[[Rousettus]]''
**** [[Egyptian fruit bat]] ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Egyptian fruit bat]], ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Scotonycteris]]
***Genus: ''[[Scotonycteris]]''
**** [[Pohle's fruit bat]] ''Scotonycteris ophiodon'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Pohle's fruit bat]], ''Scotonycteris ophiodon'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Zenker's fruit bat]] ''Scotonycteris zenkeri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Zenker's fruit bat]], ''Scotonycteris zenkeri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)|Macroglossinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Macroglossinae (Chiroptera)|Macroglossinae]]
***Genus: [[Megaloglossus]]
***Genus: ''[[Megaloglossus]]''
**** [[Woermann's bat]] ''Megaloglossus woermanni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Woermann's bat]], ''Megaloglossus woermanni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Family: [[Vespertilionidae]]
*Family: [[Vespertilionidae]]
**Subfamily: [[Kerivoulinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Kerivoulinae]]
***Genus: [[Kerivoula]]
***Genus: ''[[Kerivoula]]''
**** [[Lesser woolly bat]] ''Kerivoula lanosa'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Lesser woolly bat]], ''Kerivoula lanosa'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Spurrell's woolly bat]] ''Kerivoula phalaena'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Spurrell's woolly bat]], ''Kerivoula phalaena'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Myotinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Myotinae]]
***Genus: [[Myotis]]
***Genus: ''[[Myotis]]''
**** [[Rufous mouse-eared bat]] ''Myotis bocagii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Rufous mouse-eared bat]], ''Myotis bocagii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Cape hairy bat]] ''Myotis tricolor'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Cape hairy bat]], ''Myotis tricolor'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Vespertilioninae]]
**Subfamily: [[Vespertilioninae]]
***Genus: [[Glauconycteris]]
***Genus: ''[[Glauconycteris]]''
**** [[Abo bat]] ''Glauconycteris poensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Abo bat]], ''Glauconycteris poensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Mimetillus]]
***Genus: ''[[Mimetillus]]''
**** [[Moloney's mimic bat]] ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Moloney's mimic bat]], ''Mimetillus moloneyi'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Neoromicia]]
***Genus: ''[[Neoromicia]]''
**** [[Dark-brown serotine]] ''Neoromicia brunneus'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Dark-brown serotine]], ''Neoromicia brunneus'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Cape serotine]] ''Neoromicia capensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Cape serotine]], ''Neoromicia capensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Banana pipistrelle]] ''Neoromicia nanus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Banana pipistrelle]], ''Neoromicia nanus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Somali serotine]] ''Neoromicia somalicus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Somali serotine]], ''Neoromicia somalicus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[White-winged serotine]] ''Neoromicia tenuipinnis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[White-winged serotine]], ''Neoromicia tenuipinnis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Pipistrellus]]
***Genus: ''[[Pipistrellus]]''
**** [[Tiny pipistrelle]] ''Pipistrellus nanulus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Tiny pipistrelle]], ''Pipistrellus nanulus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Scotophilus]]
***Genus: ''[[Scotophilus]]''
**** [[African yellow bat]] ''Scotophilus dinganii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[African yellow bat]], ''Scotophilus dinganii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Nut-colored yellow bat]] ''Scotophilus nux'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Nut-colored yellow bat]], ''Scotophilus nux'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Miniopterinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Miniopterinae]]
***Genus: [[Miniopterus]]
***Genus: ''[[Miniopterus]]''
**** [[Greater long-fingered bat]] ''Miniopterus inflatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Greater long-fingered bat]], ''Miniopterus inflatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Common bent-wing bat]] ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Common bent-wing bat]], ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
*Family: [[Molossidae]]
*Family: [[Molossidae]]
**Genus: [[Chaerephon (bat)|Chaerephon]]
**Genus: ''[[Chaerephon (bat)|Chaerephon]]''
*** [[Gland-tailed free-tailed bat]] ''Chaerephon bemmeleni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Gland-tailed free-tailed bat]], ''Chaerephon bemmeleni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Lappet-eared free-tailed bat]] ''Chaerephon major'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Lappet-eared free-tailed bat]], ''Chaerephon major'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Genus: [[Mops (genus)|Mops]]
**Genus: ''[[Mops (bat)|Mops]]''
*** [[Sierra Leone free-tailed bat]] ''Mops brachypterus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Sierra Leone free-tailed bat]], ''Mops brachypterus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Spurrell's free-tailed bat]] ''Mops spurrelli'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Spurrell's free-tailed bat]], ''Mops spurrelli'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Railer bat]] ''Mops thersites'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Railer bat]], ''Mops thersites'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Family: [[Emballonuridae]]
*Family: [[Emballonuridae]]
**Genus: [[Saccolaimus]]
**Genus: ''[[Saccolaimus]]''
*** [[Pel's pouched bat]] ''Saccolaimus peli'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Pel's pouched bat]], ''Saccolaimus peli'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Family: [[Nycteridae]]
*Family: [[Nycteridae]]
**Genus: [[Nycteris]]
**Genus: ''[[Nycteris]]''
*** [[Bate's slit-faced bat]] ''Nycteris arge'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Bate's slit-faced bat]], ''Nycteris arge'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Large slit-faced bat]] ''Nycteris grandis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Large slit-faced bat]], ''Nycteris grandis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Hairy slit-faced bat]] ''Nycteris hispida'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Hairy slit-faced bat]], ''Nycteris hispida'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Large-eared slit-faced bat]] ''Nycteris macrotis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Large-eared slit-faced bat]], ''Nycteris macrotis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Ja slit-faced bat]] ''Nycteris major'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
*** [[Ja slit-faced bat]], ''Nycteris major'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
*Family: [[Rhinolophidae]]
*Family: [[Rhinolophidae]]
**Subfamily: [[Rhinolophinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Rhinolophinae]]
***Genus: [[Rhinolophus]]
***Genus: ''[[Rhinolophus]]''
**** [[Halcyon horseshoe bat]] ''Rhinolophus alcyone'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
**** [[Halcyon horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus alcyone'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
**** [[Rüppell's horseshoe bat]] ''Rhinolophus fumigatus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
**** [[Rüppell's horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus fumigatus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
**** [[Guinean horseshoe bat]] ''Rhinolophus guineensis'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Guinean horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus guineensis'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Rhinolophus hillorum|Hill's horseshoe bat]] ''Rhinolophus hillorum'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Rhinolophus hillorum|Hill's horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus hillorum'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Lander's horseshoe bat]] ''Rhinolophus landeri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Lander's horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus landeri'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Bushveld horseshoe bat]] ''Rhinolophus simulator'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Bushveld horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus simulator'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** ''[[Rhinolophus ziama]]'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
**** [[Ziama horseshoe bat]], ''Rhinolophus ziama'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
**Subfamily: [[Hipposiderinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Hipposiderinae]]
***Genus: [[Hipposideros]]
***Genus: ''[[Hipposideros]]''
**** [[Benito roundleaf bat]] ''Hipposideros beatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Benito roundleaf bat]], ''Hipposideros beatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Cyclops roundleaf bat]] ''Hipposideros cyclops'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Cyclops roundleaf bat]], ''Hipposideros cyclops'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Sooty roundleaf bat]] ''Hipposideros fuliginosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Sooty roundleaf bat]], ''Hipposideros fuliginosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Jones's roundleaf bat]] ''Hipposideros jonesi'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Jones's roundleaf bat]], ''Hipposideros jonesi'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Aellen's roundleaf bat]] ''Hipposideros marisae'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Aellen's roundleaf bat]], ''Hipposideros marisae'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Noack's roundleaf bat]] ''Hipposideros ruber'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Noack's roundleaf bat]], ''Hipposideros ruber'' {{IUCN status|LC}}


====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.
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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]]
*Family: [[Manidae]]
**Genus: [[Manis]]
**Genus: ''[[Manis]]''
*** [[Giant pangolin]] ''Manis gigantea'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*** [[Giant pangolin]], ''Manis gigantea'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*** [[Long-tailed pangolin]] ''Manis tetradactyla'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*** [[Long-tailed pangolin]], ''Manis tetradactyla'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*** [[Tree pangolin]] ''Manis tricuspis'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*** [[Tree pangolin]], ''Manis tricuspis'' {{IUCN status|VU}}

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====Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales)====
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== Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales) ==
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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**Family: [[Balaenopteridae]]
**Family: [[Balaenopteridae]]
***Subfamily: [[Balaenopterinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Balaenopterinae]]
****Genus: [[Balaenoptera]]
****Genus: ''[[Balaenoptera]]''
***** [[Common minke whale]] ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Common minke whale]], ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Sei whale]] ''Balaenoptera borealis'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
***** [[Sei whale]], ''Balaenoptera borealis'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
***** [[Bryde's whale]] ''Balaenoptera brydei'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Bryde's whale]], ''Balaenoptera brydei'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Blue whale]] ''Balaenoptera musculus'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
***** [[Blue whale]], ''Balaenoptera musculus'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
***** [[Fin whale]] ''Balaenoptera physalus'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
***** [[Fin whale]], ''Balaenoptera physalus'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
***Subfamily: [[Megapterinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Megapterinae]]
****Genus: [[Megaptera]]
****Genus: ''[[Megaptera]]''
***** [[Humpback whale]] ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Humpback whale]], ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Suborder: [[Odontoceti]]
*Suborder: [[Odontoceti]]
**Superfamily: [[Platanistoidea]]
**Superfamily: [[Platanistoidea]]
***Family: [[Phocoenidae]]
***Family: [[Phocoenidae]]
****Genus: [[Phocoena]]
****Genus: ''[[Phocoena]]''
***** [[Harbour porpoise]] ''Phocoena phocoena'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Harbour porpoise]], ''Phocoena phocoena'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Family: [[Physeteridae]]
***Family: [[Physeteridae]]
****Genus: [[Physeter]]
****Genus: ''[[Physeter]]''
***** [[Sperm whale]] ''Physeter macrocephalus'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
***** [[Sperm whale]], ''Physeter macrocephalus'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
***Family: [[Kogiidae]]
***Family: [[Kogiidae]]
****Genus: [[Kogia]]
****Genus: ''[[Kogia]]''
***** [[Pygmy sperm whale]] ''Kogia breviceps'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Pygmy sperm whale]], ''Kogia breviceps'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Dwarf sperm whale]] ''Kogia sima'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Dwarf sperm whale]], ''Kogia sima'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***Family: [[Ziphidae]]
***Family: [[Ziphidae]]
****Genus: [[Mesoplodon]]
****Genus: ''[[Mesoplodon]]''
***** [[Blainville's beaked whale]] ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Blainville's beaked whale]], ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Gervais' beaked whale]] ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Gervais' beaked whale]], ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Ziphius]]
****Genus: ''[[Ziphius]]''
***** [[Cuvier's beaked whale]] ''Ziphius cavirostris'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Cuvier's beaked whale]], ''Ziphius cavirostris'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Family: [[Delphinidae]] (marine dolphins)
***Family: [[Delphinidae]] (marine dolphins)
****Genus: [[Orca]]
****Genus: ''[[Orcinus]]''
***** [[Killer whale]] ''Orcinus orca'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Killer whale]], ''Orcinus orca'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Feresa]]
****Genus: ''[[Feresa]]''
***** [[Pygmy killer whale]] ''Feresa attenuata'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Pygmy killer whale]], ''Feresa attenuata'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Pseudorca]]
****Genus: ''[[Pseudorca]]''
***** [[False killer whale]] ''Pseudorca crassidens'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[False killer whale]], ''Pseudorca crassidens'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Delphinus]]
****Genus: ''[[Common dolphin|Delphinus]]''
***** [[Short-beaked common dolphin]] ''Delphinus delphis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Short-beaked common dolphin]], ''Delphinus delphis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Lagenodelphis]]
****Genus: ''[[Lagenodelphis]]''
***** [[Fraser's dolphin]] ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Fraser's dolphin]], ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Stenella]]
****Genus: ''[[Stenella]]''
***** [[Pantropical spotted dolphin]] ''Stenella attenuata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Pantropical spotted dolphin]], ''Stenella attenuata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Clymene dolphin]] ''Stenella clymene'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Clymene dolphin]], ''Stenella clymene'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Striped dolphin]] ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Striped dolphin]], ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Atlantic spotted dolphin]] ''Stenella frontalis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Atlantic spotted dolphin]], ''Stenella frontalis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Spinner dolphin]] ''Stenella longirostris'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Spinner dolphin]], ''Stenella longirostris'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Steno (genus)|Steno]]
****Genus: ''[[Rough-toothed dolphin|Steno]]''
***** [[Rough-toothed dolphin]] ''Steno bredanensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Rough-toothed dolphin]], ''Steno bredanensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Tursiops]]
****Genus: ''[[Tursiops]]''
***** [[Common bottlenose dolphin]] ''Tursiops truncatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Common bottlenose dolphin]], ''Tursiops truncatus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Globicephala]]
****Genus: ''[[Globicephala]]''
***** [[Short-finned pilot whale]] ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
***** [[Short-finned pilot whale]], ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' {{IUCN status|DD}}
****Genus: [[Grampus (genus)|Grampus]]
****Genus: ''[[Risso's dolphin|Grampus]]''
***** [[Risso's dolphin]] ''Grampus griseus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Risso's dolphin]], ''Grampus griseus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Peponocephala]]
****Genus: ''[[Peponocephala]]''
***** [[Melon-headed whale]] ''Peponocephala electra'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Melon-headed whale]], ''Peponocephala electra'' {{IUCN status|LC}}


====Order: [[Carnivora]] (carnivorans)====
== Order: [[Carnivora]] (carnivorans) ==
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[[File:Genette-drawing.jpg|thumb|Common genet]]

[[File:Genette-drawing.jpg|thumb|[[Common genet]]]]
[[File:Cusimanse.jpg|thumb|Common kusimanse]]
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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.
[[File:Cusimanse.jpg|thumb|[[Common kusimanse]]]]
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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: [[Feliformia]]
*Suborder: [[Feliformia]]
**Family: [[Felidae]] (cats)
**Family: [[Felidae]] (cats)
***Subfamily: [[Felinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Felinae]]
****Genus: [[Leptailurus]]
****Genus: ''[[Leptailurus]]''
***** [[Serval]] ''Leptailurus serval'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[Serval]], ''L. serval'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Caracal (genus)|Caracal]]
****Genus: ''[[Caracal (genus)|Caracal]]''
***** [[African golden cat]] ''Caracal aurata'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*****[[African golden cat]], ''C. aurata'' {{IUCN status|VU}}<ref>{{cite iucn |title=''Caracal aurata'' |author=Bahaa-el-din, L. |author2=Mills, D. |author3=Hunter, L. |author4=Henschel, P. |name-list-style=amp |page=e.T18306A50663128 |date=2015}}</ref>
***Subfamily: [[Pantherinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Pantherinae]]
****Genus: [[Panthera]]
****Genus: ''[[Panthera]]''
***** [[Leopard]] ''Panthera pardus'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
***** [[Leopard]], ''P. pardus'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**Family: [[Viverridae]] (civets, mongooses, etc.)
**Family: [[Viverridae]] (civets, mongooses, etc.)
***Subfamily: [[Viverrinae]]
***Subfamily: [[Viverrinae]]
****Genus: [[Civettictis]]
****Genus: ''[[Civettictis]]''
***** [[African civet]] ''Civettictis civetta'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***** [[African civet]], ''Civettictis civetta'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
****Genus: [[Genetta]]
****Genus: ''[[Genetta]]''
***** [[Johnston's genet]] ''Genetta johnstoni'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
***** [[Johnston's genet]], ''Genetta johnstoni'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
****Genus: Poiana
****Genus: ''[[Poiana (genus)|Poiana]]''
***** [[Leighton's linsang]] ''Poiana leightoni'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
***** [[Leighton's linsang]], ''Poiana leightoni'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**Family: [[Nandiniidae]]
**Family: [[Nandiniidae]]
***Genus: [[Nandinia]]
***Genus: ''[[Nandinia]]''
**** [[African palm civet]] ''Nandinia binotata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[African palm civet]], ''Nandinia binotata'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Family: [[Herpestidae]] (mongooses)
**Family: [[Herpestidae]] (mongooses)
***Genus: [[Atilax]]
***Genus: ''[[Atilax]]''
**** [[Marsh mongoose]] ''Atilax paludinosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Marsh mongoose]], ''Atilax paludinosus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Crossarchus]]
***Genus: ''[[Crossarchus]]''
**** [[Common kusimanse]] ''Crossarchus obscurus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Common kusimanse]], ''Crossarchus obscurus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Galerella]]
***Genus: ''[[Herpestes]]''
**** [[Slender mongoose]] ''Galerella sanguinea'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Egyptian mongoose]], ''Herpestes ichneumon'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
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****[[Common slender mongoose]], ''Herpestes sanguineus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Herpestes]]
***Genus: ''[[Liberiictis]]''
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**** [[Egyptian mongoose]] ''Herpestes ichneumon'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
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**** [[Liberian mongoose]], ''Liberiictis kuhni'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
***Genus: [[Liberiictis]]
**** [[Liberian mongoose]] ''Liberiictis kuhni'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
*Suborder: [[Caniformia]]
*Suborder: [[Caniformia]]
**Family: [[Mustelidae]] (mustelids)
**Family: [[Mustelidae]] (mustelids)
***Genus: [[Mellivora]]
***Genus: ''[[Mellivora]]''
**** [[Ratel]] ''Mellivora capensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Honey badger]], ''Mellivora capensis'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Lutra]]
***Genus: ''[[Hydrictis]]''
**** [[Speckle-throated otter]] ''Lutra maculicollis'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Speckle-throated otter]], ''H. maculicollis'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
***Genus: [[Aonyx]]
***Genus: ''[[Aonyx]]''
**** [[African clawless otter]] ''Aonyx capensis'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[African clawless otter]], ''Aonyx capensis'' {{IUCN status|NT}}


====Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates)====
== Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates) ==
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[[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]]
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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.
[[File:Cephalophus sylvicultor sylvicultor2.jpg|thumb|[[Yellow-backed duiker]]]]
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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 [[human]]s.


*Family: [[Suidae]] (pigs)
*Family: [[Suidae]] (pigs)
**Subfamily: [[Phacochoerinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Phacochoerinae]]
***Genus: [[Phacochoerus]]
***Genus: ''[[Phacochoerus]]''
**** [[Common warthog]] ''Phacochoerus africanus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Common warthog]], ''Phacochoerus africanus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Suinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Suinae]]
***Genus: [[Hylochoerus]]
***Genus: ''[[Hylochoerus]]''
**** [[Giant forest hog]] ''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Giant forest hog]], ''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Potamochoerus]]
***Genus: ''[[Potamochoerus]]''
**** [[Red river hog]] ''Potamochoerus porcus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Red river hog]], ''Potamochoerus porcus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Family: [[Hippopotamidae]] (hippopotamuses)
*Family: [[Hippopotamidae]] (hippopotamuses)
**Genus: [[Choeropsis]]
**Genus: ''[[Choeropsis]]''
*** [[Pygmy hippopotamus]] ''Choeropsis liberiensis'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
*** [[Pygmy hippopotamus]], ''Choeropsis liberiensis'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
**Genus: [[Hippopotamus]]
**Genus: ''[[Hippopotamus (genus)|Hippopotamus]]''
*** [[Hippopotamus]], ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' {{IUCN status|VU}} extirpated<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Lewison, R. |author2=Pluháček, J. |date=2017 |title=''Hippopotamus amphibius'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T10103A18567364 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T10103A18567364.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
*** [[Common hippopotamus]] ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' {{IUCN status|EX}}
*Family: [[Tragulidae]]
*Family: [[Tragulidae]]
**Genus: [[Hyemoschus]]
**Genus: ''[[Hyemoschus]]''
*** [[Water chevrotain]] ''Hyemoschus aquaticus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*** [[Water chevrotain]], ''Hyemoschus aquaticus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
*Family: [[Bovidae]] (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
*Family: [[Bovidae]] (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: [[Antilopinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Antilopinae]]
***Genus: [[Neotragus]]
***Genus: ''[[Neotragus]]''
**** [[Royal antelope]] ''Neotragus pygmaeus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Royal antelope]], ''Neotragus pygmaeus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Bovinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Bovinae]]
***Genus: [[Syncerus]]
***Genus: ''[[Syncerus]]''
**** [[African buffalo]] ''Syncerus caffer'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[African buffalo]], ''Syncerus caffer'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
***Genus: [[Tragelaphus]]
***Genus: ''[[Tragelaphus]]''
**** [[Bongo (antelope)|Bongo]] ''Tragelaphus eurycerus'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Bongo (antelope)|Bongo]], ''Tragelaphus eurycerus'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Bushbuck]] ''Tragelaphus scriptus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Bushbuck]], ''Tragelaphus scriptus'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**Subfamily: [[Cephalophinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Cephalophinae]]
***Genus: [[Cephalophus]]
***Genus: ''[[Cephalophus]]''
**** [[Bay duiker]] ''Cephalophus dorsalis'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Bay duiker]], ''Cephalophus dorsalis'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Jentink's duiker]] ''Cephalophus jentinki'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
**** [[Jentink's duiker]], ''Cephalophus jentinki'' {{IUCN status|EN}}
**** [[Maxwell's duiker]] ''Cephalophus maxwellii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Maxwell's duiker]], ''Cephalophus maxwellii'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Black duiker]] ''Cephalophus niger'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Black duiker]], ''Cephalophus niger'' {{IUCN status|LC}}
**** [[Ogilby's duiker]] ''Cephalophus ogilbyi'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Ogilby's duiker]], ''Cephalophus ogilbyi'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Yellow-backed duiker]] ''Cephalophus silvicultor'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Yellow-backed duiker]], ''Cephalophus silvicultor'' {{IUCN status|NT}}
**** [[Zebra duiker]] ''Cephalophus zebra'' {{IUCN status|VU}}
**** [[Zebra duiker]], ''Cephalophus zebra'' {{IUCN status|VU}}


==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}}
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*{{cite web
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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|*]]

Latest revision as of 05:36, 4 September 2024

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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