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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Taiwan. There are 122 mammal species in Taiwan, of which five are endangered, eight 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: Primates

---- The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids,
monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...
s, and apes. *Suborder:
Haplorhini Haplorhini (), the haplorhines (Greek for "simple-nosed") or the "dry-nosed" primates, is a suborder of primates containing the tarsiers and the simians (Simiiformes or anthropoids), as sister of the Strepsirrhini ("moist-nosed"). The name is some ...
**Infraorder: Simiiformes ***Parvorder: Catarrhini ****Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea *****Family:
Cercopithecidae Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...
(Old World monkeys) ******Genus: '' Macaca'' *******
Formosan rock macaque The Formosan rock macaque (''Macaca cyclopis''), also known as the Formosan rock monkey or Taiwanese macaque, is a macaque endemic to the island of Taiwan, which has also been introduced to Japan. Besides humans, Formosan rock macaques are the on ...
, ''M. cyclopis''


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 The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...
can weigh up to . *Suborder: Sciurognathi **Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) ***Subfamily:
Sciurinae Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into ...
****Tribe: Pteromyini *****Genus: ''
Belomys ''Belomys'' is a genus of squirrels that contains a single extant species, the hairy-footed flying squirrel ''(Belomys pearsonii)''. Fossil species include the Pleistocene '' Belomys thamkaewi'' and the Late Pliocene ''Belomys parapearsoni'', b ...
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Hairy-footed flying squirrel The hairy-footed flying squirrel (''Belomys pearsonii'') is a flying squirrel found in the mountains of the eastern Himalaya, Southeast Asia, southern China, and the island of Taiwan. It lives at elevations of above sea level. The fur is red ...
, ''Belomys pearsonii'' *****Genus: ''
Petaurista ''Petaurista'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. They are large to very large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats in southern and eastern Asia. Like other flying squirrels, they are mostly nocturnal and able ...
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Red and white giant flying squirrel The red and white giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista alborufus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is a very large, dark rufous-red, buff and white flying squirrel found in forests at altitudes of in mainland China and in T ...
, ''Petaurista alborufus'' ******
Indian giant flying squirrel The Indian giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista philippensis''), also called the large brown flying squirrel or the common giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is capable of gliding flight using a skin membrane ...
, ''Petaurista philippensis'' ***Subfamily: Callosciurinae ****Genus: ''
Callosciurus ''Callosciurus'' is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "''beautiful squirrels''". They are found mainly in Southeast Asia, though a few species also occur in Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh and southern China. Several of t ...
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Pallas's squirrel Pallas's squirrel (''Callosciurus erythraeus''), also known as the red-bellied tree squirrel, is a species of squirrel native to Greater China, India, and Southeast Asia. Description Pallas's squirrel is a medium-sized tree squirrel, with ...
, ''Callosciurus erythraeus'' ****Genus: '' Dremomys'' *****
Perny's long-nosed squirrel Perny's long-nosed squirrel (''Dremomys pernyi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Northeast India , native_name_lang = mni , settlement_type = , image_skyline = , image_alt ...
, ''Dremomys pernyi'' ****Genus: '' Tamiops'' *****
Maritime striped squirrel The maritime striped squirrel or eastern striped squirrel (''Tamiops maritimus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, and Laos and Vietnam east of Mekong. It is di ...
, ''Tamiops maritimus'' **Family: Cricetidae ***Subfamily: Arvicolinae ****Genus: ''
Eothenomys ''Eothenomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Kachin red-backed vole (''Eothenomys cachinus'') * Pratt's vole (''Eothenomys chinensis'') * Southwest China vole (''Eothenomys custos'') * Père D ...
'' ***** Père David's vole, ''Eothenomys melanogaster'' ****Genus: ''
Volemys ''Volemys'' is a small genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species, both of which are endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, ...
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Taiwan vole The Taiwan vole (''Microtus kikuchii'', now ''Alexandromys kikuchii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, It is an endemic species of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the ...
, ''Volemys kikuchii'' VU **Family:
Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...
(mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.) ***Subfamily: Murinae ****Genus: '' Apodemus'' *****
Striped field mouse The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia. Synonyms Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apode ...
, ''Apodemus agrarius'' *****
Taiwan field mouse The Taiwan field mouse, also called Formosan wood mouse (''Apodemus semotus''), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the jun ...
, ''Apodemus semotus'' ****Genus: '' Bandicota'' *****
Greater bandicoot rat The greater bandicoot rat or Indian bandicoot rat (''Bandicota indica'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam akist ...
, ''Bandicota indica'' ****Genus: ''
Micromys ''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ...
'' ***** Harvest mouse, ''Micromys minutus'' ****Genus: ''
Mus Mus or MUS may refer to: Abbreviations * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius * MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport * MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Neth ...
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Ryukyu mouse The Ryukyu mouse ('Mus caroli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the So ...
, ''Mus caroli'' ****Genus: ''
Niviventer ''Niviventer'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Anderson's white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer andersoni'' * Brahma white-bellied rat, ''Niviventer brahma'' * '' Niviventer ...
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Coxing's white-bellied rat Coxing's white-bellied rat or spiny Taiwan niviventer (''Niviventer coninga'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. It is endemic to Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China ...
, ''Niviventer coxingi'' *****
Oldfield white-bellied rat The Oldfield white-bellied rat or soft-furred Taiwan niviventer (''Niviventer culturatus'') is a species of phat rat in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan. It has also been considered a subspecies of '' Niviventer niviventer'' and ...
, ''Niviventer culturatus'' ****Genus: '' Rattus'' *****
Lesser ricefield rat The lesser ricefield rat (''Rattus losea'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is found in China, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam ...
, ''Rattus losea'' ***** Tanezumi rat, ''Rattus tanezumi'' ***** Brown rat, ''Rattus norvegicus'' LC


Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

---- The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (
hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...
s and
rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
s), and Ochotonidae ( pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a
superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two. *Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares) **Genus: '' Lepus'' ***
Chinese hare The Chinese hare (''Lepus sinensis'') is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Taxonomy The Chinese hare was first described by John Edward Gray in 1832. The Korean hare (''Lepus coreanus'') was ...
, ''Lepus sinensis''


Order:

Soricomorpha Soricomorpha (from Greek "shrew-form") is a formerly used taxon within the class of mammals. In the past it formed a significant group within the former order Insectivora. However, Insectivora was shown to be polyphyletic and various new orders w ...
(shrews, moles, and solenodons)

---- The soricomorphs are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Crocidurinae ***Genus: '' Crocidura'' ****
Asian gray shrew The Asian gray shrew (''Crocidura attenuata'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of the comm ...
, ''Crocidura attenuata'' ****
Taiwanese gray shrew The Taiwanese gray shrew (''Crocidura tanakae'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for ...
, ''Crocidura tanakae'' **** Gueldenstaedt's shrew, ''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii'' **** Horsfield's shrew, ''Crocidura horsfieldii'' ****
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew The Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura shantungensis'') is a species of mammal Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females ...
, ''Crocidura shantungensis'' ***Genus: '' Suncus'' **** Asian house shrew, ''Suncus murinus'' **Subfamily: Soricinae ***Tribe:
Anourosoricini Asian mole shrews (''Anourosorex'') are a genus of shrews that resemble moles, from China, Taiwan, India, and Indochina. They are the only known genus of the Anourosoricini tribe of red-toothed shrews. The four known species are:Anourosorex Asian mole shrews (''Anourosorex'') are a genus of shrews that resemble moles, from China, Taiwan, India, and Indochina. They are the only known genus of the Anourosoricini tribe of red-toothed shrews. The four known species are:Taiwanese mole shrew, ''Anourosorex yamashinai'' ***Tribe: Nectogalini ****Genus: ''
Chimarrogale The Asiatic water shrews are the members of the genus ''Chimarrogale''. They are mammals in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. They are aquatic, with some species inhabiting streams. The genus contains the following species: * Mala ...
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Himalayan water shrew The Himalayan water shrew (''Chimarrogale himalayica'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socia ...
, ''Chimarrogale himalayica'' ****Genus: '' Soriculus'' *****
Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew The Taiwanese brown-toothed shrew (''Episoriculus fumidus'') is a species of shrew in the tribe Nectogalini. It is found only in Taiwan.Talpidae (moles) **Subfamily: Talpinae ***Tribe:
Talpini Talpini is a tribe of mammals known as Old World Moles. It is a division of the subfamily Talpinae. This tribe contains the following genera and species: * Tribe Talpini ** Genus '' Euroscaptor'' *** Greater Chinese mole, ''E. grandis'' ** ...
****Genus: ''
Mogera ''Mogera'' is a genus of mammals in the family Talpidae. Moles in this genus differ from Old World moles in the genus ''Talpa'' in having one fewer pairs of lower incisors and in having larger hind premolars in the lower jaw. Species The gen ...
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Insular mole The insular mole (''Mogera insularis'') is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is restricted to Hainan Island and Taiwan, where it is also known as the Formosan blind mole. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1863. ...
, ''Mogera insularis'' *****
Kano's mole Kano's mole (''Mogera kanoana'') is a species of mole endemic to Taiwan. The specific name ''kanoana'' is derived from Tadao Kano, a Japanese naturalist who made the first record of these animals in 1940s. It is found in the mountainous center ...
, ''Mogera kanoana'' NE *****
Senkaku mole The Senkaku mole (''Mogera uchidai''), also known as the Ryukyu mole, is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It was formerly classified as being the only species in the genus '' Nesoscaptor''. It is endemic to the Uotsuri-jima ( ja, 魚 ...
, ''Mogera uchidai''


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: '' Pteropus'' **** Ryukyu flying fox, ''Pteropus dasymallus'' EN *Family: Vespertilionidae **Subfamily:
Myotinae Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...
***Genus: '' Myotis'' ****
Large-footed bat The large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat, or large-footed myotis (''Myotis adversus'') is a species of vesper bat (family Vespertilionidae). It can be found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea ...
, ''Myotis adversus'' ****
Fringed long-footed myotis The fringed long-footed myotis (''Myotis fimbriatus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The fringed long-footed myotis is described as having short, thick, brown fur with p ...
, ''Myotis fimbriatus'' ****
Hodgson's bat Hodgson's bat (''Myotis formosus''), also called the copper-winged bat or black-and-orange myotis, is a species of vesper bat in the genus ''Myotis'', the mouse-eared bats. Favouring mountain forests, it is found throughout Central, Southeast, an ...
, ''Myotis formosus'' ****
Fraternal myotis The fraternal myotis (''Myotis frater'') is a species of vesper bat native to East Asia. Taxonomy The long-tailed myotis (''M. longicaudatus'') was split as a distinct species by a 2015 study based on molecular evidence. This has also been fo ...
, ''Myotis frater'' ****
Long-toed myotis The long-toed myotis or Taiwan long-toed myotis (''Myotis secundus'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Taiwan. It was first discovered to science in 2003, and described in a 2015 study of the phylogenetics of ''Myotis'' bats of Taiwan and e ...
, ''Myotis secundus'' ****
Reddish myotis The reddish myotis (''Myotis soror'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Taiwan. It was first discovered to science in 2003, and described in a 2015 study of the phylogenetics of ''Myotis'' bats of Taiwan and eastern China. It is thoug ...
, ''Myotis soror'' DD **Subfamily:
Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Geld ...
***Genus: '' Eptesicus'' **** Serotine bat, ''Eptesicus serotinus'' **** Oriental serotine, ''Eptesicus pachyomus'' ***Genus: '' Nyctalus'' ****
Common noctule The common noctule (''Nyctalus noctula'') is a species of insectivorous bat common throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Description The common noctule's short fur is dark brown after moulting in June (males) or July/August (females); lat ...
, ''Nyctalus noctula'' ***Genus: ''
Plecotus ''Plecotus'' is a genus of vesper bat, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years. Species Genus ''Plecotus'' – lon ...
'' **** Taiwan big-eared bat, ''Plecotus taivanus'' ***Genus: ''
Scotophilus ''Scotophilus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the tribe Scotophilini. Species * East African yellow bat, ''Scotophilus altilis'' * And ...
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Lesser Asiatic yellow bat The lesser Asiatic yellow bat (''Scotophilus kuhlii'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China ...
, ''Scotophilus kuhlii'' ***Genus: ''
Thainycteris ''Thainycteris'' is a genus of vesper bat with two species, one found in Indochina and the other found in Taiwan. Its members were previously classified within ''Arielulus'', but more recent studies support ''Thainycteris'' as being a distinct ge ...
'' **** Necklace pipistrelle, ''Thainycteris torquatus'' DD ***Genus: '' Vespertilio'' **** Asian parti-colored bat, ''Vespertilio superans'' **Subfamily: Murininae ***Genus: ''
Harpiocephalus The lesser hairy-winged bat (''Harpiocephalus harpia'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a cou ...
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Hairy-winged bat The lesser hairy-winged bat (''Harpiocephalus harpia'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a cou ...
, ''Harpiocephalus harpia'' ***Genus: ''
Murina ''Murina'' is a genus of vesper bats. They are found throughout temperate and tropical regions of Asia. Taxonomy Species list based on American Society of Mammalogists and ITIS The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an Am ...
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Bicolored tube-nosed bat The bicolored tube-nosed bat (''Murina bicolor'') is a species of vesper bat endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 2009 by Kuo et al. The holotype was collected in 2002 in Taroko National Park. Its spe ...
, ''Murina bicolor'' ****
Slender tube-nosed bat The slender tube-nosed bat (''Murina gracilis'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae found only in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and So ...
, ''Murina gracilis'' ****
Taiwan tube-nosed bat The Taiwan tube-nosed bat (''Murina puta'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and ...
, ''Murina puta'' **** Faint-colored tube-nosed bat, ''Murina recondita'' **Subfamily:
Miniopterinae ''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...
***Genus: '' Miniopterus'' ****
Schreibers' long-fingered bat The common bent-wing bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii''), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout ...
, ''Miniopterus schreibersii'' *Family: Molossidae **Genus: '' Tadarida'' ***
European free-tailed bat The European free-tailed bat (''Tadarida teniotis'', sometimes given as ''Tadarida insignis'') is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Old World. Other common names include the bulldog bat and the mastiff bat because of the presence of wrin ...
, ''Tadarida teniotis'' *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: '' Rhinolophus'' ****
Formosan lesser horseshoe bat The little Japanese horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus cornutus'') is a species of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mam ...
, ''Rhinolophus monoceros'' **Subfamily:
Hipposiderinae The Hipposideridae are a family of bats commonly known as the Old World leaf-nosed bats. While it has often been seen as a subfamily, Hipposiderinae, of the family Rhinolophidae, it is now more generally classified as its own family.Simmons, 20 ...
***Genus: ''
Coelops ''Coelops'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It contains the following species: * East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops frithii'') * Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops robinson ...
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East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat The East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat or tail-less leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops frithii'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam ...
, ''Coelops frithii'' ***Genus: '' Hipposideros'' ****
Great roundleaf bat The great roundleaf bat, also known as the great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat (''Hipposideros armiger'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. It gives birth to two young a year. It has bee ...
, ''Hipposideros armiger''


Order: Pholidota (pangolins)

---- The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated
anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with ...
species. *Family:
Manidae Manidae is the only extant family of pangolins from superfamily Manoidea. This family comprises three genera ('' Manis'' from subfamily Maninae, ''Phataginus'' from subfamily Phatagininae, and ''Smutsia'' from subfamily Smutsiinae), as well as ex ...
**Genus: ''
Manis ''Manis'' is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins, the Asiatic pangolins, from subfamily Maninae, within family Manidae. Etymology Carl Linnaeus (1758) invented the Neo-Latin generic name ''Manis'' apparently as a feminine singular ...
'' *** Chinese pangolin, ''M. pentadactyla''


Order:

Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
(whales)

---- The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and
porpoise Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...
s. 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 Baleen whales (systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their ...
**Family:
Balaenidae Balaenidae () is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti that contains two living genera: the right whales (genus ''Eubalaena''), and in a separate genus, the closely related bowhead whale (genus ''Balaena''). Evolutionary history Bale ...
***Genus: '' Eubalaena'' **** North Pacific right whale, ''Eubalaena japonica'' CR **Family:
Balaenopteridae Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...
***Subfamily:
Megapterinae The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the monotypic taxon, only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh u ...
****Genus: '' Megaptera'' ***** Northern humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' VU ***Subfamily:
Balaenopterinae Rorquals () are the largest clade, group of baleen whales, which comprise the family (biology), family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant taxon, extant species in three genus, genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the b ...
****Genus: '' Balaenoptera'' ***** Common minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' (Coastal Asia) EN ****
Northern sei whale The sei whale ( , ; ''Balaenoptera borealis'') is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale. It inhabits most oceans and adjoining seas, and prefers deep offshore waters. It avoids polar and tropical w ...
, ''Balaenoptera borealis'' (Coastal Asia) CR *****
Eden's whale Bryde's whale ( Brooder's), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and maybe four. The "complex" means the number and classification remains unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research. ...
, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' (
East China Sea The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ...
) LC ***** Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' ****** Northern blue whale, ''B. m. musculus'' (Coastal Asia) CR ***** Omura's whale, ''Balaenoptera omurai'' DD ***** Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' ******
Northern fin whale The northern fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus physalus'') is a subspecies of fin whale that lives in the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It ...
, ''B. p. physalus'' (Coastal Asia) CR *Suborder:
Odontoceti The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of ...
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea ***Family:
Phocoenidae Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...
****Genus: ''
Neophocaena ''Neophocaena'' is a genus of porpoise native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the freshwater habitats of the Yangtze River basin in China. They are commonly known as finless porpoises. Genetic studies indicate that ''Neophocaena'' is ...
'' (finless porpoise) ***** Finless porpoise, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides'' VU ***Family:
Ziphidae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-k ...
****Genus: '' Ziphius'' ***** Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD ****Subfamily:
Hyperoodontinae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-k ...
*****Genus: '' Indopacetus'' ******
Tropical bottlenose whale The tropical bottlenose whale (''Indopacetus pacificus''), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, was considered to be the world's rarest cetacean until recently, but the spade-toothed whale now holds that positio ...
, ''Indopacetus pacificus'' DD *****Genus: '' Mesoplodon'' ******
Blainville's beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale (''Mesoplodon densirostris''), or the dense-beaked whale, is believed to be the widest ranging mesoplodont whale. The French zoologist Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw ...
, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ******
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'') is a poorly known species of whale even for a beaked whale, and was named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth. It is a fairly typical-looking species, but is notable for the males no ...
, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: '' Sousa'' *****
Chinese white dolphin The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (''Sousa chinensis'') is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans. This species is often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland Chi ...
, ''Sousa chinensis'' DD ****Genus: ''
Tursiops Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
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Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops aduncus'') is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to long, and weighs up to . It lives in the waters around India, northern Australia, South China, the Red Sea, and the eastern co ...
, ''Tursiops aduncus'' DD ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' DD ****Genus: ''
Stenella ''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species Currently, five species are recognised in this genus: The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...
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Pantropical spotted dolphin The pantropical spotted dolphin (''Stenella attenuata'') is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse s ...
, ''Stenella attenuata'' ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' ****Genus: '' Delphinus'' *****
Long-beaked common dolphin The common dolphin (''Delphinus delphis'') is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million. Despite this fact and its vernacular name, the common dolphin is not thought of as the archetypal dolphin, with ...
, ''Delphinus capensis'' DD ***** Short-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus delphis'' ****Genus: '' Lagenodelphis'' *****
Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (''Lagenodelphis hosei'') is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' is spe ...
, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: '' Lagenorhynchus'' ***** Pacific white-sided dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus obliquidens'' ****Genus: '' Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: '' Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' ****Genus: '' Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' ****Genus: '' Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' ****Genus: '' Orcinus'' ***** Orca, ''Orcinus orca''


Order:

Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
(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 Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the ...
(cats) ***Subfamily: Felinae ****Genus: '' Prionailurus'' ***** Leopard cat, ''P. bengalensis'' **Family: Viverridae (civets, genets etc.) ***Subfamily: Paradoxurinae ****Genus: '' Paguma'' ***** Masked palm civet, ''P. larvata'' ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: '' Viverricula'' ***** Small Indian civet, ''V. indica'' **Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) ***Genus: '' Urva'' **** Crab-eating mongoose, ''U. urva'' *Suborder:
Caniformia Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. ...
**Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''
Ursus Ursus is Latin for bear. It may also refer to: Animals * ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears People * Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist * Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop * Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr * Ursus (''praefectus ...
'' **** Asiatic black bear, ''U. thibetanus'' ***** Formosan black bear, ''U. t. formosanus'' **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: '' Aonyx'' ****
Asian small-clawed otter The Asian small-clawed otter (''Aonyx cinereus''), also known as the oriental small-clawed otter and the small-clawed otter, is an otter species native to South and Southeast Asia. It has short claws that do not extend beyond the pads of its web ...
, ''A. cinereus'' ***Genus: '' Lutra'' **** European otter, ''L. lutra'' ***Genus: '' Martes'' **** Yellow-throated marten, ''M. flavigula'' ***Genus: '' Melogale'' ****
Formosan ferret-badger The Formosan ferret-badger (''Melogale subaurantiaca'') is a mustelid species endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy It was formerly thought to be conspecific with the Chinese ferret-badger (''M. moschata''), but a 2019 genetic study found it to represent ...
, ''M. subaurantiaca'' ***Genus: '' Mustela'' ****
Least weasel The least weasel (''Mustela nivalis''), little weasel, common weasel, or simply weasel is the smallest member of the genus '' Mustela,'' family Mustelidae and order Carnivora. It is native to Eurasia, North America and North Africa, and has bee ...
, ''M. nivalis'' **** Siberian weasel, ''M. sibirica''


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:
Suidae Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into ...
(pigs) **Subfamily: Suinae ***Genus: '' Sus'' **** Wild boar, ''S. scrofa'' *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Cervinae ***Genus: '' Cervus'' **** Sika deer, ''C. nippon'' ***** Formosan sika deer, ''C. n. taiouanus'' ***Genus: '' Rusa'' ****
Sambar deer The sambar (''Rusa unicolor'') is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, local ins ...
, ''R. unicolor'' **Subfamily:
Muntiacinae Muntiacini is a tribe of deer, containing two genera: * ''Elaphodus'' * '' Muntiacus'' Muntiacini was considered to be a subfamily, Muntiacinae, but is now considered a tribe in Cervinae The Cervinae or the Old World deer, are a subfamily ...
***Genus: ''
Muntiacus Muntjacs ( ), also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, (URL is Google Books) are small deer of the genus ''Muntiacus'' native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, ...
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Reeves's muntjac Reeves's muntjac (''Muntiacus reevesi''; ), also known as the Chinese muntjac, is a muntjac species found widely in southeastern China (from Gansu to Yunnan) and Taiwan. It has also been introduced in Europe, western United States and Japan. It ...
, ''M. reevesi'' *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: '' Nemorhaedus'' **** Taiwan serow, ''N. swinhoei''


Extirpated

The following species are locally extinct in the country: * Dugong, ''Dugong dugon'' * Water deer, ''Hydropotes inermis'' *
Formosan clouded leopard The Formosan clouded leopard is an extinct clouded leopard (''Neofelis nebulosa'') population that was endemic to Taiwan. Camera trapping studies carried out in several protected areas in Taiwan between 1997 and 2012 did not record any clouded le ...
, ''Neofelis nebulosa''


See also

*
List of chordate orders This article contains a list of all of the classes and orders that are located in the Phylum Chordata. Subphylum Cephalochordata Class Leptocardii: Lancelets * Order Amphioxiformes Family Pikaiidae † * Genus Pikaia † Olfactores (unr ...
*
Lists of mammals by region Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbe ...
*
List of prehistoric mammals This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv Mammaliaformes ' *Genus †''Adelobasileus' ...
* List of mammals described in the 2000s


Notes


References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:List of mammals of Taiwan Mammals Taiwan Taiwan