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List of mammals of the Dominican Republic

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Dominican Republic. Of the mammal species in the Dominican Republic, one is critically endangered, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and ten are considered to be extinct.

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

	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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 threatened.

Family: Trichechidae
- Genus: Trichechus
  - West Indian manatee, T. manatus

Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents)

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.

Suborder: Hystricomorpha
- Family: Capromyidae
  - Tribe: Plagiodontini
    - Genus: Plagiodontia
      - Hispaniolan hutia, P. aedium
Suborder: Muridae
- Family: Muridae
  - Genus: Rattus
    - Brown rat, R. norvegicus introduced
    - Black rat, R. rattus introduced
  - Genus: Mus
    - House mouse, M. musculus introduced

Order: [[Eulipotyphla]] (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Solenodontidae
- Genus: Solenodon
  - Hispaniolan solenodon, S. paradoxus

Order: [[lagomorpha]] (rabbits and hares)

Lagomorphs can be distinguish by their long ears.

Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Oryctolagus
  - European rabbit, O. cuniculus (I)

Order: [[Chiroptera]] (bats)

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.

Family: Vespertilionidae
- Genus: Eptesicus
  - Big brown bat, E. fuscus
- Genus: Lasiurus
  - Minor red bat, L. minor
Family: Noctilionidae
- Genus: Noctilio
  - Greater bulldog bat, N. leporinus
Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Molossus
  - Velvety free-tailed bat, M. molossus
- Genus: Nyctinomops
  - Big free-tailed bat, N. macrotis
- Genus: Tadarida
  - Mexican free-tailed bat, T. brasiliensis
Family: Mormoopidae
- Genus: Mormoops
  - Antillean ghost-faced bat, M. blainvillei
- Genus: Pteronotus
  - Parnell's mustached bat, P. parnellii
  - Sooty mustached bat, P. quadridens
Family: Phyllostomidae
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  - Genus: Macrotus
    - Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, M. waterhousii
  - Genus: Erophylla
    - Brown flower bat, E. bombifrons
- Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
  - Genus: Brachyphylla
    - Cuban fruit-eating bat, B. nana
- Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
  - Genus: Phyllonycteris
    - Cuban flower bat, P. poeyi
- Subfamily: Glossophaginae
  - Genus: Monophyllus
    - Leach's single leaf bat, M. redmani
- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
  - Genus: Artibeus
    - Jamaican fruit bat, A. jamaicensis
  - Genus: Phyllops
    - Cuban fig-eating bat, P. falcatus
Family: Natalidae
- Genus: Chilonatalus
  - Cuban funnel-eared bat, C. micropus
- Genus: Natalus
  - Hispaniolan greater funnel-eared bat, N. major

Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
  - Genus: Balaenoptera
    - Common minke whale, B. acutorostrata
    - Sei whale, B. borealis
    - Bryde's whale, B. brydei
    - Blue whale, B. musculus
    - Fin whale, B. physalus
  - Genus: Megaptera
    - Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Delphinus
      - Short-beaked common dolphin, D. delphis
    - Genus: Feresa
      - Pygmy killer whale, F. attenuata
    - Genus: Globicephala
      - Short-finned pilot whale, G. macrorhyncus
    - Genus: Grampus
      - Risso's dolphin, G. griseus
    - Genus: Lagenodelphis
      - Fraser's dolphin, L. hosei
    - Genus: Orcinus
      - Killer whale, O. orca
    - Genus: Peponocephala
      - Melon-headed whale, P. electra
    - Genus: Pseudorca
      - False killer whale, P. crassidens
    - Genus: Stenella
      - Pantropical spotted dolphin, S. attenuata
      - Clymene dolphin, S. clymene
      - Striped dolphin, S. coeruleoalba
      - Atlantic spotted dolphin, S. frontalis
      - Spinner dolphin, S. longirostris
    - Genus: Steno
      - Rough-toothed dolphin, S. bredanensis
    - Genus: Tursiops
      - Common bottlenose dolphin, T. truncatus
  - Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
    - Genus: Physeter
      - Sperm whale, P. macrocephalus
  - Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
    - Genus: Kogia
      - Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps
      - Dwarf sperm whale, K. sima
- Superfamily Ziphioidea
  - Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
    - Genus: Mesoplodon
      - Blainville's beaked whale, M. densirostris
      - Gervais' beaked whale, M. europaeus
    - Genus: Ziphius
      - Cuvier's beaked whale, Z. cavirostris

Order: [[Carnivora]] (carnivorans)

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

Family: Procyonidae
- Genus: Procyon
  - Common raccoon, P. lotor introduced
Family: Herpestidae
- Genus: Urva
  - Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata introduced

Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates – hoofed animals – which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing posteriorly.

Family: Cervidae
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Odocoileus
    - White-tailed deer, O. virginianus introduced
Family Suidae (pigs)
- Genus: Sus
  - Wild boar, S. scrofa introduced
  - Creole pig

Globally extinct

The following species are globally extinct:

Hispaniolan edible rat, Brotomys voratus
Wide-toothed hutia, Hyperplagiodontia araeum
Samaná hutia, Plagiodontia ipnaeum
Small Haitian hutia, Plagiodontia spelaeum
Lemke's hutia, Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei
Montane hutia, Isolobodon montanus
Puerto Rican hutia, Isolobodon portoricensis
Imposter hutia, Hexolobodon phenax
Twisted-toothed mouse, Quemisia gravis
Atalaye nesophontes, Nesophontes hypomicrus
Western Cuban nesophontes, Nesophontes micrus
St. Michel nesophontes, Nesophontes paramicrus
Haitian nesophontes, Nesophontes zamicrus
Marcano's solenodon, Solenodon marcanoi
Hispaniola monkey, Antillothrix bernensis
Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis
Dominican flat-nosed sloth, Acratocnus simorhynchus
Parocnus dominicanus

Notes

References

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References

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 the early [[Holocene]]. 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.
Jennings, A.. (2016). "''Herpestes auropunctatus''".
"Plagiodontia spelaeum • Small Haitian Hutia".
Borroto-Páez, R., Mancina, C. A., Woods, C. A., & Kilpatrick, C. W. (2012) ''[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273831338_UPDATED_CHECKLIST_OF_ENDEMIC_TERRESTRIAL_MAMMALS_OF_THE_WEST_INDIES Updated checklist of endemic terrestrial mammals of the West Indies].'' In: Borroto-Páez, R., Woods, C.A., Sergile, F.E. (eds) ''Terrestrial mammals of the West Indies: Contributions.'' Wacahoota Press/ University of Vermont, Burlington.
McAfee, Robert. (2021-08-31). "New species of the ground sloth Parocnus from the late Pleistocene-early Holocene of Hispaniola". Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology.

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