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List of mammals of Haiti

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Haiti. Of the mammal species in Haiti, one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable, and sixteen are considered to be extinct.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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: Trichechidae
- Genus: Trichechus
  - West Indian manatee, T. manatus presence uncertain

Order: [[Rodent]]ia (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 45 kg.

Suborder: Hystricognathi
- Family: Capromyidae
  - Tribe: Plagiodontini
    - Genus: Plagiodontia
      - Hispaniolan hutia, Plagiodontia aedium

Order: [[Eulipotyphla]] (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Solenodontidae
- Genus: Solenodon
  - Hispaniolan solenodon, S. paradoxus

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: Noctilionidae
- Genus: Noctilio
  - Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Lasiurus
    - Minor red bat, Lasiurus minor
Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Molossus
  - Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus
- Genus: Nyctinomops
  - Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Genus: Tadarida
  - Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Family: Mormoopidae
- Genus: Mormoops
  - Antillean ghost-faced bat, Mormoops blainvillii
- Genus: Pteronotus
  - Parnell's mustached bat, Pteronotus parnellii
  - Sooty mustached bat, Pteronotus quadridens
Family: Phyllostomidae
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  - Genus: Macrotus
    - Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus waterhousii
- Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
  - Genus: Brachyphylla
    - Cuban fruit-eating bat, Brachyphylla nana
- Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
  - Genus: Phyllonycteris
    - Cuban flower bat, Phyllonycteris poeyi
- Subfamily: Glossophaginae
  - Genus: Monophyllus
    - Leach's single leaf bat, Monophyllus redmani
- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
  - Genus: Artibeus
    - Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis
  - Genus: Phyllops
    - Cuban fig-eating bat, Phyllops falcatus
Family: Natalidae
- Genus: Chilonatalus
  - Cuban funnel-eared bat, Chilonatalus micropus

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 (baleen whales)
  - Genus: Balaenoptera
    - Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    - Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
    - Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei
    - Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
  - Genus: Megaptera
    - Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Delphinus
      - Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
    - Genus: Feresa
      - Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata
    - Genus: Globicephala
      - Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus
    - Genus: Lagenodelphis
      - Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei
    - Genus: Grampus
      - Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
    - Genus: Orcinus
      - Killer whale, Orcinus orca
    - Genus: Peponocephala
      - Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
    - Genus: Pseudorca
      - False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
    - Genus: Stenella
      - Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata
      - Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene
      - Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
      - Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
      - Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris
    - Genus: Steno
      - Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis
    - Genus: Tursiops
      - Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
  - Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
    - Genus: Physeter
      - Sperm whale, Physeter macrocaphalus
  - Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
    - Genus: Kogia
      - Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps
      - Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
- Superfamily Ziphioidea
  - Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
    - Genus: Mesoplodon
      - Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus
      - Blainville's beaked whale, Mesplodon densirostris
    - Genus: Ziphius
      - Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates)

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 Suidae (pigs)
- Genus: Sus
  - Wild boar, S. scrofa introduced
  - Creole pig

Globally extinct

The following species are globally extinct:

Wide-toothed hutia, Hyperplagiodontia araeum
Samaná hutia, Plagiodontia ipnaeum
Small Haitian hutia, Plagiodontia spelaeum
Lemke's hutia, Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei
Montane hutia, Isolobodon montanus
Puerto Rican hutia, Isolobodon portoricensis
Imposter hutia, Hexolobodon phenax
Twisted-toothed mouse, Quemisia gravis
Atalaye nesophontes, Nesophontes hypomicrus
Western Cuban nesophontes, Nesophontes micrus
St. Michel nesophontes, Nesophontes paramicrus
Haitian nesophontes, Nesophontes zamicrus
Marcano's solenodon, Solenodon marcanoi
Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis
Haitian Macaya sloth, Acratocnus ye
Lesser Haitian ground sloth, Neocnus comes
Haitian pine forest sloth, Neocnus dousman
Haitian rak bwa sloth, Neocnus toupiti
Greater Haitian ground sloth, Parocnus serus

Notes

References

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References

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 the early [[Holocene]]. 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.
"Plagiodontia spelaeum • Small Haitian Hutia".
Borroto-Páez, R., Mancina, C. A., Woods, C. A., & Kilpatrick, C. W. (2012) ''[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273831338_UPDATED_CHECKLIST_OF_ENDEMIC_TERRESTRIAL_MAMMALS_OF_THE_WEST_INDIES Updated checklist of endemic terrestrial mammals of the West Indies].'' In: Borroto-Páez, R., Woods, C.A., Sergile, F.E. (eds) ''Terrestrial mammals of the West Indies: Contributions.'' Wacahoota Press/ University of Vermont, Burlington.

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