List of mammals of Yemen

List of mammals of Yemen
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Yemen. There are sixty-nine mammal species in Yemen, of which two are endangered, seven are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. Two of the species listed for Yemen are extinct.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
The hyraxes are four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat, they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes)
Genus: Procavia
Cape hyrax, P. capensis
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: Primates
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
Genus: Papio
Hamadryas baboon, P. hamadryas
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: Hystricognathi
Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
Genus: Hystrix
Indian crested porcupine, H. indica
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
Subfamily: Dipodinae
Genus: Jaculus
Lesser Egyptian jerboa, J. jaculus LC
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters)
Subfamily: Deomyinae
Genus: Acomys
Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus LC
Golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Cheesman's gerbil, Gerbillus cheesmani
Wagner's gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus
Black-tufted gerbil, Gerbillus famulus
Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi LC
Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
Large Aden gerbil, Gerbillus poecilops
Genus: Meriones
King jird, Meriones rex
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Arvicanthis
African grass rat, A. niloticus
Genus: Myomyscus
Yemeni mouse, Myomys Yemeni
Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)
The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Genus: Paraechinus
Desert hedgehog, P. aethiopicus
Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Arabian shrew, Crocidura arabica
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: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Genus: Eidolon
Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum LC
Genus: Rousettus
Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus LC
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Rufous mouse-eared bat, Myotis bocagii LC
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Eptesicus
Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae LC
Genus: Hypsugo
Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, Hypsugo bodenheimeri
Genus: Nycticeinops
Schlieffen's twilight bat, Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
Genus: Rhyneptesicus
Sind bat, R. nasutus
Subfamily: Miniopterinae
Genus: Miniopterus
Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Genus: Rhinopoma
Egyptian mouse-tailed bat, R. cystops
Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Little free-tailed bat, Chaerephon pumila LC
Genus: Otomops
Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat, Otomops harrisoni VU
Genus: Tadarida
Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca LC
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Coleura
African sheath-tailed bat, Coleura afra LC
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Egyptian tomb bat, T. perforatus
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus clivosus LC
Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Genus: Asellia
Trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens LC
Genus: Hipposideros
Sundevall's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros caffer LC
Genus: Triaenops
Persian trident bat, Triaenops persicus 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: Balaenopteridae
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps
Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
Family: Ziphidae
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Indopacetus
Longman's beaked whale, I. pacificus DD
Genus: Mesoplodon
Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
Genus: Sousa
Chinese white dolphin, Sousa chinensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus DD
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus DD
Genus: Stenella
Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
Genus: Delphinus
Common dolphin, Delphinus capensis
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
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: Felidae (cats)
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Caracal
Caracal, C. caracal
Genus: Felis
African wildcat, F. lybica
Sand cat, F. margarita possibly extirpated
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Leopard, P. pardus
Arabian leopard, P. p. nimr
Family: Viverridae
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Common genet, G. genetta
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Bdeogale
Bushy-tailed mongoose, B. crassicauda presence uncertain, introduced
Genus: Ichneumia
White-tailed mongoose, I. albicauda
Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena, H. hyaena
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Vulpes
Blanford's fox, V. cana
Rüppell's fox, V. rueppellii
Red fox, V. vulpes
Genus: Canis
Golden jackal, C. aureus
Gray wolf, C. lupus
Arabian wolf, C. l. arabs
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Mellivora
Honey badger, M. capensis
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 gazelle, G. arabica
Queen of Sheba's gazelle, G. bilkis
Arabian sand gazelle, G. marica
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Nubian ibex, C. nubiana
Locally extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
Saudi gazelle, Gazella saudiya
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx
See also
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
List of prehistoric mammals
Mammal classification
List of mammals described in the 2000s
References
External links
Lists of mammals by country
Lists of mammals of the Middle East
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