List of mammals of Saudi Arabia

List of mammals of Saudi Arabia
This is a list of the mammal species present in Saudi Arabia. There are 78 mammal species in Saudi Arabia, of which three are critically endangered, three are endangered, nine are vulnerable, and two are near threatened.
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 any of 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 porcupine, H. indica
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Gliridae (dormice)
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Eliomys
Asian garden dormouse, E. melanurus
Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
Subfamily: Allactaginae
Genus: Allactaga
Euphrates jerboa, Allactaga euphratica LC
Subfamily: Dipodinae
Genus: Jaculus
Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus LC
Greater Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus orientalis LC
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Deomyinae
Genus: Acomys
Cairo spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus LC
Golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus LC
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Cheesman's gerbil, Gerbillus cheesmani LC
Wagner's gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus LC
Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi LC
Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
Large Aden gerbil, Gerbillus poecilops LC
Genus: Meriones
Arabian jird, Meriones arimalius EN
Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus LC
Libyan jird, Meriones libycus LC
King jird, Meriones rex LC
Genus: Psammomys
Sand rat, Psammomys obesus LC
Genus: Sekeetamys
Bushy-tailed jird, Sekeetamys calurus LC
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Apodemus
Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus LC
Genus: Arvicanthis
African grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus LC
Genus: Myomyscus
Yemeni mouse, Myomys yemeni LC
Genus: Nesokia
Short-tailed bandicoot rat, Nesokia indica LC
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: 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, E. helvum NT
Genus: Rousettus
Egyptian fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus LC
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Eptesicus
Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae LC
Genus: Hypsugo
Bodenheimer's pipistrelle, Hypsugo bodenheimeri LC
Genus: Nycticeinops
Schlieffen's twilight bat, Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
Genus: Otonycteris
Desert long-eared bat, Otonycteris hemprichii LC
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
Genus: Plecotus
Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus 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
Nigerian free-tailed bat, Chaerephon nigeriae LC
Genus: Mops
Midas free-tailed bat, Mops midas LC
Genus: Tadarida
Egyptian free-tailed bat, Tadarida aegyptiaca LC
European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LC
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Taphozous
Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus LC
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus clivosus LC
Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum
Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros
Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Genus: Asellia
Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia patrizii VU
Trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens LC
Genus: Hipposideros
Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat, Hipposideros megalotis 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
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata nt
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae CR (Arabian Sea population)
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Neophocaena
Finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides DD
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: Kogia
Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima LR/lc
Family: Ziphiidae
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Indopacetus
Longman's beaked whale, Indopacetus pacificus DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis LR/lc
Genus: Tursiops
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus DD
Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LR/lc
Genus: Sousa
Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis DD
Genus: Stenella
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata LR/cd
Striped dolphin, Stenella cueruleoalba LR/lc
Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris LR/cd
Genus: Delphinus
Common dolphin, Delphinus capensis LR/lc
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. 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
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Leopard, P. pardus
Arabian leopard, P. p. nimr
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Genetta
Common genet, G. genetta
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Subfamily: Herpestinae
Genus: Urva
Indian grey mongoose, U. edwardsii
Genus: Ichneumia
White-tailed mongoose, I. albacauda
Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena, H. hyaena
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Canis
Golden jackal, C. aureus
Gray wolf, C. lupus
Arabian wolf, C. l. arabs
Genus: Vulpes
Blanford's fox, V. cana
Rüppell's fox, V. rueppellii
Red fox, V. vulpes
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
Arabian sand gazelle, G. marica
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Nubian ibex, C. nubiana
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Oryx
Arabian oryx, O. leucoryx reintroduced
Locally extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
Onager, Equus hemionus
Saudi gazelle, Gazella saudiya
Lion, Panthera leo
See also
List of chordate orders
Lists of mammals by region
Mammal classification
Wildlife of Saudi Arabia
References
External links
Lists of mammals by country
Lists of mammals of the Middle East
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