# List of mammals of the Dominican Republic

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 eight 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:
| 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: 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 VU

## Order: Rodentia (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 (99 lb).
* Suborder: Hystricomorpha
** Family: Echimyidae
*** Subfamily: Heteropsomyinae
**** Genus: Brotomys
***** Hispaniolan edible rat, B. voratus EX
** Family: Capromyidae
*** Tribe: Plagiodontini
**** Genus: Hyperplagiodontia
***** Wide-toothed hutia, H. araeum EX
**** Genus: Plagiodontia
***** Hispaniolan hutia, P. aedium EN
***** Samaná hutia, P. ipnaeum EX
***** Small Haitian hutia, P. spelaeum EX
**** Genus: Rhizoplagiodontia
***** Lemke's hutia, R. lemkei EX
*** Subfamily: Isolobodontinae
**** Genus: Isolobodon
***** Montane hutia, I. montanus EX
***** Puerto Rican hutia, I. portoricensis EX
*** Subfamily: Hexolobodontinae
**** Genus: Hexolobodon
***** Imposter hutia, H. phenax EX
** Family: Heptaxodontidae
*** Subfamily: Heptaxodontinae
**** Genus: Quemisia
***** Twisted-toothed mouse, Q. gravis EX
* Suborder: Muridae
** Family: Muridae
*** Genus: Rattus
**** Brown rat, R. norvegicus LC introduced
**** Black rat, R. rattus LC introduced
*** Genus: Mus
**** House mouse, M. musculus LC 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: Nesophontidae
** Genus: Nesophontes
*** Atalaye nesophontes, N. hypomicrus EX
*** Western Cuban nesophontes, N. micrus EX
*** St. Michel nesophontes, N. paramicrus EX
*** Haitian nesophontes, N. zamicrus EX
* Family: Solenodontidae
** Genus: Solenodon
*** Marcano's solenodon, S. marcanoi EX
*** Hispaniolan solenodon, S. paradoxus LC

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

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

## Order: Primates (primates)

There are 190 – 448 species of living primates, depending on which classification is used. They have an opposable thumb for grasping objects.
* Suborder: Haplorhini
** Infraorder: Simiiformes
*** Family: Pitheciidae
**** Subfamily: Callicebinae
***** Tribe: Xenotrichini
****** Genus: Antillothrix
******* Hispaniola monkey, A. bernensis EX

## 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.
* Suborder: Pinnipedia
** Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
*** Genus: Neomonachus
**** Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalis EX
* Family: Procyonidae
** Genus: Procyon
*** Common raccoon, P. lotor LC introduced
* Family: Herpestidae
** Genus: Urva
*** Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata LC 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 LC introduced
* Family Suidae (pigs)
** Genus: Sus
*** Wild boar, S. scrofa LC introduced
*** Creole pig
Status:   Extant