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.This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
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) ==
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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: Trichechidae
**Genus: Trichechus
*** West Indian manatee, T. manatus 
== Order: Rodentia (rodents) ==
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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: Hystricomorpha
**Family: Echimyidae
***Subfamily: Heteropsomyinae
****Genus: Brotomys
***** Hispaniolan edible rat, B. voratus 
**Family: Capromyidae
***Tribe: Plagiodontini
****Genus: Hyperplagiodontia
***** Wide-toothed hutia, H. araeum 
****Genus: Plagiodontia
***** Hispaniolan hutia, P. aedium 
***** Samaná hutia, P. ipnaeum 
***** Small Haitian hutia, P. spelaeum Fabre, P.-H., Upham, N. S., Emmons, L. H., Justy, F., Leite, Y. L. R., Loss, A. C., Orlando, L., Tilak, M.-K., Patterson, B. D., and Douzery, E. J. P. (2017). Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34 (3): 613–633. Retrieved from https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1001393.
****Genus: Rhizoplagiodontia
***** Lemke's hutia, R. lemkei 
***Subfamily: Isolobodontinae
****Genus: Isolobodon
***** Montane hutia, I. montanus 
***** Puerto Rican hutia, I. portoricensis 
***Subfamily: Hexolobodontinae
****Genus: Hexolobodon
***** Imposter hutia, H. phenax 
**Family: Heptaxodontidae
***Subfamily: Heptaxodontinae
****Genus: Quemisia
***** Twisted-toothed mouse, Q. gravis 
*Suborder: Muridae
**Family: Muridae
***Genus: Rattus
**** Brown rat, R. norvegicus introduced
**** Black rat, R. rattus introduced
***Genus: Mus
**** House mouse, M. musculus introduced
== Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons) ==
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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 
*** Western Cuban nesophontes, N. micrus 
*** St. Michel nesophontes, N. paramicrus 
*** Haitian nesophontes, N. zamicrus 
*Family: Solenodontidae
**Genus: Solenodon
*** Marcano's solenodon, S. marcanoi 
*** Hispaniolan solenodon, S. paradoxus 
== Order: Chiroptera (bats) ==
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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 
**Genus: Lasiurus
*** Minor red bat, L. minor 
*Family: Noctilionidae
**Genus: Noctilio
*** Greater bulldog bat, N. leporinus 
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Molossus
*** Velvety free-tailed bat, M. molossus 
**Genus: Nyctinomops
*** Big free-tailed bat, N. macrotis 
**Genus: Tadarida
*** Mexican free-tailed bat, T. brasiliensis 
*Family: Mormoopidae
**Genus: Mormoops
*** Antillean ghost-faced bat, M. blainvillei 
**Genus: Pteronotus
*** Parnell's mustached bat, P. parnellii 
*** Sooty mustached bat, P. quadridens 
*Family: Phyllostomidae
**Subfamily: Phyllostominae
***Genus: Macrotus
**** Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, M. waterhousii 
***Genus: Erophylla
**** Brown flower bat, E. bombifrons 
**Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
***Genus: Brachyphylla
**** Cuban fruit-eating bat, B. nana 
**Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
***Genus: Phyllonycteris
**** Cuban flower bat, P. poeyi 
**Subfamily: Glossophaginae
***Genus: Monophyllus
**** Leach's single leaf bat, M. redmani 
**Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
***Genus: Artibeus
**** Jamaican fruit bat, A. jamaicensis 
***Genus: Phyllops
**** Cuban fig-eating bat, P. falcatus 
*Family: Natalidae
**Genus: Chilonatalus
*** Cuban funnel-eared bat, C. micropus 
**Genus: Natalus
*** Hispaniolan greater funnel-eared bat, N. major 
*** Mexican funnel-eared bat, N. stramineus 
== Order: Cetacea (whales) ==
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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 
**** Sei whale, B. borealis 
**** Bryde's whale, B. brydei 
**** Blue whale, B. musculus 
**** Fin whale, B. physalus 
***Genus: Megaptera
**** Humpback whale, M. novaeangliae 
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Short-beaked common dolphin, D. delphis 
****Genus: Feresa
***** Pygmy killer whale, F. attenuata 
****Genus: Globicephala
***** Short-finned pilot whale, G. macrorhyncus 
****Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's dolphin, G. griseus 
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's dolphin, L. hosei 
****Genus: Orcinus
***** Killer whale, O. orca 
****Genus: Peponocephala
***** Melon-headed whale, P. electra 
****Genus: Pseudorca
***** False killer whale, P. crassidens 
****Genus: Stenella
***** Pantropical spotted dolphin, S. attenuata 
***** Clymene dolphin, S. clymene 
***** Striped dolphin, S. coeruleoalba 
***** Atlantic spotted dolphin, S. frontalis 
***** Spinner dolphin, S. longirostris 
****Genus: Steno
***** Rough-toothed dolphin, S. bredanensis 
****Genus: Tursiops
***** Common bottlenose dolphin, T. truncatus
***Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
****Genus: Physeter
***** Sperm whale, P. macrocephalus 
***Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
****Genus: Kogia
***** Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps 
***** Dwarf sperm whale, K. sima 
**Superfamily Ziphioidea
***Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
****Genus: Mesoplodon
***** Blainville's beaked whale, M. densirostris 
***** Gervais' beaked whale, M. europaeus 
****Genus: Ziphius
***** Cuvier's beaked whale, Z. cavirostris 
== Order: Primates (primates) ==
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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 
== Order: Carnivora (carnivorans) ==
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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 
*Family: Procyonidae
**Genus: Procyon
*** Common raccoon, P. lotor introduced, extirpated
*Family: Herpestidae
**Genus: Urva
*** Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata Jennings, A. & Veron, G. 2016. Herpestes auropunctatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T70204120A70204139. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T70204120A70204139.en. Downloaded on 27 March 2021. introduced
== Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) ==
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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 introduced
*Family Suidae (pigs)
**Genus: Sus
***Wild boar, S. scrofa introduced
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==See also==
*List of chordate orders
*Lists of mammals by region
*Mammal classification
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