Mammalian species (IUCN, 2020-1)
- 5850 extant species have been evaluated
- 4978 of those are fully assessed[a]
- 3651 are not threatened at present[b]
- 1244 to 2116 are threatened[c]
- 81 to 83 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 81 extinct (EX) species[d]
- 2 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 0 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT and LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 3117 least concern mammalian species.[1] 56% of all evaluated mammalian species are listed as least concern.
The IUCN also lists 127 mammalian subspecies as least concern.
Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, one species subpopulation has been assessed as least concern.
This is a complete list of least concern mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have least concern subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.
Primates
There are 115 species and 96 subspecies of primate assessed as least concern.
Lemurs
Old World monkeys
Species
Subspecies
- Schmidt's red-tailed monkey
- Red-tailed moustached monkey
- Zanzibar Sykes's monkey
- Doggett's blue monkey
- Stairs's white-collared monkey
- Kolb's white-collared monkey
- Moloney's white-collared monkey
- Tanzania Sykes' monkey
- Rump-spotted blue monkey
- Stuhlmann's blue monkey
- Eastern putty-nosed monkey
- Western lesser spot-nosed monkey
- Eastern lesser spot-nosed monkey
- Gray's crowned monkey
- Black-footed crowned monkey
- Congo basin wolf's monkey
- Mt. Kilimanjaro guereza
- Omo river guereza
- Mt. Kenya guereza
- Western guereza
- Long-tailed macaque
- Macaca fuscata fuscata
- Yakushima macaque
- Pale-bellied bonnet macaque
- Dark-bellied bonnet macaque
- Central yellow baboon
- Northern yellow baboon
- Grey-footed chacma baboon
- Southern chacma baboon
- Dollman's maroon langur
- Muller's maroon langur
- Presbytis rubicunda rubida
- Southern gelada
- Ko Tarutao dusky langur
- Blond-tailed langur
- Cantor's dusky leaf monkey[2]
- Reid's dusky langur
New World monkeys
There are 60 species and 39 subspecies of New World monkey assessed as least concern.
Species
Subspecies
Species
Subspecies
Includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris.
Species
Subspecies
- Eastern pygmy marmoset
- Western pygmy marmoset
- Ávila Pires' saddle-back tamarin
- Cruz Lima's saddle-back tamarin
- Spix's saddle-back tamarin
- Lesson's saddle-back tamarin
- Illiger's saddle-back tamarin
- Red-mantle saddle-back tamarin
- Saguinus fuscicollis leucogenys
- Geoffroy's saddle-back tamarin
- Weddell's saddle-back tamarin
- Saguinus imperator imperator
- Bearded emperor tamarin
- Geoffroy's red-bellied tamarin
- Gray's red-bellied tamarin
- Thomas' red-bellied tamarin
- Saguinus martinsi martinsi
- Ochraceous bare-face tamarin
- White saddleback tamarin
- Saguinus mystax mystax
- Red-cap moustached tamarin
- White-rump moustached tamarin
- Saguinus nigricollis hernandezi
- Spix's black mantle tamarin
Species
Subspecies
- Aotus azarae azarae
- Bolivian night monkey
Lorisoidea
There are 21 species and 15 subspecies in Lorisoidea assessed as least concern.
Species
Subspecies
Species
Subspecies
- Nigeria needle-clawed galago
- Kenya lesser galago
- Ethiopia lesser galago
- Galago senegalensis senegalensis
- Uganda lesser galago
- Udzungwa galago
- South African large-eared galago
- Tanganyika large-eared galago
- Miombo silver galago
- Zanzibar small-eared galago
- Kikuyu small-eared galago
- White-tailed small-eared galago
- Pangani small-eared galago
- Cross river squirrel galago
Hominidae
Species
Cetartiodactyls
Cetartiodactyla includes dolphins, whales and even-toed ungulates. There are 118 species and 15 subspecies of cetartiodactyl assessed as least concern.
Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates
There are 96 species and 15 subspecies of non-cetacean even-toed ungulate assessed as least concern.
Deer species
Subspecies
Species
Subspecies
Other non-cetacean even-toed ungulate species
Cetaceans
Marsupials
There are 192 marsupial species assessed as least concern.
Peramelemorphia
Diprotodontia
There are 65 species in the order Diprotodontia assessed as least concern.
Other Diprotodontia species
Shrew opossums
Dasyuromorphia
Opossums
Marsupial moles
Carnivora
There are 175 species, 14 subspecies, and one subpopulation in the order Carnivora assessed as least concern.
Felids
Eared seals
Species
Subspecies
Viverrids
Earless seals
Species
Subspecies
Subpopulations
Canids
Subspecies
Mustelids
Procyonids
Skunks
Mongooses
Other Carnivora species
Subspecies
Afrosoricida
Afrosoricida includes tenrecs and golden moles. There are 32 species in the order Afrosoricida assessed as least concern.
Golden moles
Tenrecs
Pilosa
Anteaters and sloths
Eulipotyphla
There are 271 species in the order Eulipotyphla assessed as least concern.
Shrews
Erinaceids
Talpids
Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha comprises rabbits and relatives. There are 59 species in the order Lagomorpha assessed as least concern.
Leporids
Pikas
Rodents
There are 1399 species and two subspecies of rodent assessed as least concern.
Hystricomorpha
There are 132 species in Hystricomorpha assessed as least concern.
Other Hystricomorpha species
Myomorpha
There are 981 species in Myomorpha assessed as least concern.
Includes mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives.
Includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice.
Castorimorpha
There are 79 species and two subspecies in Castorimorpha assessed as least concern.
Species
Subspecies
- Nicaraguan pocket gopher
- Thaeler's pocket gopher
Sciuromorpha
There are 199 species in Sciuromorpha assessed as least concern.
Squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, susliks and prairie dogs
Anomaluromorpha
("Anomalure-like")
Cingulata
Bats
There are 695 bat species assessed as least concern.
Megabats
Microbats
There are 609 microbat species assessed as least concern.
Includes ghost-faced bats, moustached bats, and naked-backed bats.
Other microbat species
Elephant shrews
Treeshrews
Hyraxes
Other mammal species
See also
Notes
- ^ Listed by IUCN as Triaenops rufus.
References
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8018-9533-3. Retrieved 8 June 2019.