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List of mammals of Saint Lucia

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Saint Lucia. Of the mammal species in Saint Lucia, two are vulnerable and two 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:

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

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/lc**Lower risk/least concern**Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Subclass: [[Theria]]

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 extirpated

Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents)

Rodentia is an order of mammals characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing.

  • Suborder: Myomorpha
    • Family: Cricetidae
      • Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
        • Genus: Megalomys
          • Saint Lucia giant rice rat, M. luciae
  • Family: Muridae (Old World rats and mice)
    • Genus: Mus
      • House mouse, M. musculus LC introduced
    • Genus: Rattus
      • Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC introduced

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 LR/lc
  • Family: Molossidae
    • Genus: Tadarida
      • Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
  • Family: Phyllostomidae
    • Subfamily: Glossophaginae
      • Genus: Monophyllus
        • Insular single leaf bat, Monophyllus plethodon LR/nt
    • Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
      • Genus: Ardops
        • Tree bat, Ardops nichollsi LR/nt
      • Genus: Artibeus
        • Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
      • Genus: Sturnira
        • Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium LR/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 (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 DD
        • Genus: Feresa
          • Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
        • Genus: Globicephala
          • Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus DD
        • Genus: Lagenodelphis
          • Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
        • Genus: Grampus
          • Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
        • Genus: Orcinus
          • Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
        • Genus: Peponocephala
          • Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra DD
        • Genus: Pseudorca
          • False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
        • Genus: Stenella
          • Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata DD
          • Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD
          • Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba DD
          • Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD
          • Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
        • Genus: Steno
          • Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
        • Genus: Tursiops
          • Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
      • Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
        • Genus: Physeter
          • Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD
      • Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
        • Genus: Kogia
          • Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
          • Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
    • Superfamily Ziphioidea
      • Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
        • Genus: Mesoplodon
          • Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD)
        • Genus: Ziphius
          • Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD

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: Herpestes
        • Small Asian mongoose, Herpestes javanicus LR/lc
  • Suborder: Pinnipedia
    • Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
      • Genus: Neomonachus
        • Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX

Notes

References

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References

  1. 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.
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