# List of mammals of Bermuda

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Bermuda. Of the mammal species in Bermuda, one is endangered and one is vulnerable.
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: 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
** Subfamily: Myotinae
*** Genus: Lasionycteris
**** Silver-haired bat, L. noctivagans LC
** Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
*** Genus: Lasiurus
**** Eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
**** Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus LR/lc

## 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: Balaenidae
*** Genus: Eubalaena
**** North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis EN
** Family: Balaenopteridae
*** Genus: Balaenoptera
**** Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
**** Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
**** Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei DD
**** Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
**** Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
*** Subfamily: Megapterinae
**** Genus: Megaptera
***** Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae VU
* Suborder: Odontoceti
** Superfamily: Platanistoidea
*** Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
**** Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
**** Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
**** Genus: Globicephala
***** Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
***** Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD
**** Genus: Orcinus
***** Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
**** Genus: Feresa
***** Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
**** Genus: Stenella
***** Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata LC
***** Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD
***** Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba LC
***** Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD
***** Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
**** Genus: Tursiops
***** Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LC
*** Family: Physeteridae
**** Genus: Physeter
***** Sperm whale, Physeter catodon VU
*** Family: Kogiidae
**** Genus: Kogia
***** Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
***** Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
*** Family: Ziphiidae
**** Genus: Mesoplodon
***** Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens DD
***** Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD
***** True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus DD
**** Genus: Ziphius
***** Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD