List of mammals of Bahrain

List of mammals of Bahrain
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Bahrain. Of the seven mammal species in Bahrain, two are considered vulnerable.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
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.
Family: Dugongidae
Genus: Dugong
Dugong, D. dugon
Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)
While they may appear to be rodents, rabbits and hares belong in their own family, the lagomorphs.
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
Cape hare, L. capensis
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: Rhyneptesicus
Sind bat, R. nasutus
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 .
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, gerbils, etc.)
Genus: Gerbillus
Cheesman's gerbil, G. cheesmani
Wagner's gerbil, G. dasyurus
Dwarf gerbil, G. nanus
Genus: Meriones
Sundevall's jird, M. crassus
Genus: Mus
House mouse, M. musculus
Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews and hedgehogs)
Eulipotyphla comprises the hedgehogs and gymnures (family Erinaceidae, formerly also the order Erinaceomorpha) and true shrews (family Soricidae).
Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Paraechinus
Desert hedgehog, P. aethiopicus
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Genus: Suncus
Etruscan shrew, S. etruscus
House shrew, S. murinus
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
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Bryde's whale, B. edeni
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Neophocaena
Finless porpoise, N. phocaenoides
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, G. griseus
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin, L. hosei
Genus: Orcinus
Orca, O. orca
Genus: Sousa
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, S. chinensis
Indian Ocean humpbacked dolphin, S. plumbea
Genus: Stenella
Pantropical spotted dolphin, S. attenuata
Spinner dolphin, S. longirostris
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, S. bredanensis
Genus: Tursiops
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, T. aduncus
Common bottlenose dolphin, T. truncatus
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: Feliformia
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Urva
Indian grey mongoose, U. edwardsii
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
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.
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Gazella
Arabian sand gazelle, G. marica
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Oryx
Arabian oryx, O. leucoryx introduced
See also
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
Mammal classification
Notes
References
Lists of mammals by country
Lists of mammals of the Middle East
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