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This list of the mammals of Pakistan shows the conservation status of the 173 mammal species occurring in
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
, of which 12 are critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 14 are vulnerable, and 10 are near threatened. The largest mammal in Pakistan is the Himalayan brown bear. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the
IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
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Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians ( monkeys and apes, the latter including ...
s

---- The order Primates contains
human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, cultu ...
s and their closest relatives:
lemur Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are endemic to the island of Madagas ...
s, lorisoids, monkeys, and
ape Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its sister g ...
s. *Suborder: Haplorhini **Infraorder:
Simiiformes The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders New World monkeys (Platyrrhini) and Cata ...
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Catarrhini The parvorder Catarrhini , catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys, consisting of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea). In 1812, Geoffroy grouped those two groups together and established the name Catarrhini, "Old ...
****Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea 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 ...
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys) ******Genus: '' Macaca'' *******
Rhesus macaque The rhesus macaque (''Macaca mulatta''), colloquially rhesus monkey, is a species of Old World monkey. There are between six and nine recognised subspecies that are split between two groups, the Chinese-derived and the Indian-derived. Generally ...
, ''M. mulatta'' ******Genus: ''
Semnopithecus Gray langurs, also called Hanuman langurs and Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus ''Semnopithecus''. Traditionally only one species ''Semnopithecus entellus'' was recognized, but since a ...
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Kashmir gray langur The Kashmir gray langur (''Semnopithecus ajax'') is an Old World monkey, one of the langur species. It is a leaf-eating monkey. It has been reported from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in northwestern India but evidence indicates it only ...
, ''S. ajax'' ******* Nepal gray langur, ''S. schistaceus''


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Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
ia (rodents)

---- Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two
incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, wher ...
s 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 The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skull The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, fa ...
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Hystrix'' ****
Indian crested porcupine The Indian crested porcupine (''Hystrix indica'') is a hystricomorph rodent species native to southern Asia and the Middle East. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It belongs to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae. De ...
, ''H. indica'' *Suborder:
Sciurognathi Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...
**Family:
Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
(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 i ...
****Tribe: Pteromyini *****Genus: ''
Eoglaucomys The Kashmir flying squirrel (''Eoglaucomys fimbriatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Eoglaucomys''. It is found in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or trop ...
'' ****** Kashmir flying squirrel, ''E. fimbriatus'' *****Genus: '' Eupetaurus'' ****** Woolly flying squirrel, ''E. cinereus'' ***** 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 abl ...
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Red giant flying squirrel The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista petaurista'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae (squirrels). It is found in a wide variety of forest–types, plantations and more open habitats with scatter ...
, ''P. petaurista'' ***Subfamily:
Callosciurinae The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species (mostly found in South East Asia) named after the genus ''Callosciurus'', which means "beautiful squirrels". Classification *Family SciuridaeThorington, R. W. Jr ...
****Genus: ''
Funambulus ''Funambulus'' is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks a ...
'' ***** Northern palm squirrel, ''F. pennantii'' ***Subfamily:
Xerinae The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), ...
****Tribe: Marmotini *****Genus: '' Marmota'' ****** Long-tailed marmot, ''Marmota caudata'' LC ******
Himalayan marmot The Himalayan marmot (''Marmota himalayana'') is a marmot species that inhabits alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau. It is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern because of its wide range and possibly large population. ...
, ''Marmota himalayana'' LC **Family: Gliridae (dormice) ***Subfamily:
Leithiinae Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice. It is named after the '' Leithia'', an extinct genus of giant dormouse from the Pleistocene of Sicily. Classification Subfamily Leithiinae *Genus '' Chaetocauda'' **Chinese dormouse, ''Chaetocauda sichuanens ...
****Genus: ''
Dryomys ''Dryomys'' is a genus of dormouse. Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse. Species The species within the genus ''Dryomys'' are: *''Dryomys ...
'' ***** Balochistan forest dormouse, ''Dryomys niethammeri'' VU *****
Forest dormouse The forest dormouse (''Dryomys nitedula'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central Asia. It is categorized as being of least concern in the ''IUCN List of Threatened Specie ...
, ''Dryomys nitedula'' LC **Family:
Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts. When chased, jerboas can run at up to . Some species are preyed on b ...
(jerboas) ***Subfamily:
Allactaginae Allactaginae is a subfamily of rodents. Classification Subfamily Allactaginae *Genus ''Allactaga'' **''incertae sedis'' ***''Allactaga toussi'' **Subgenus ''Allactaga'' ***Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater'' *** Iranian jerboa, ''Alla ...
****Genus: '' Allactaga'' ***** Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater'' LC ***** Hotson's jerboa, ''Allactaga hotsoni'' LC ***Subfamily:
Cardiocraniinae Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long. Taxonomy *Genus '' Cardi ...
****Genus: ''
Salpingotus ''Salpingotus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species: * Genus ''Salpingotus'' **Subgenus ''Anguistodontus'' *** Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'') **Subgenus '' Prosalpingotus'' *** ...
'' ***** Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, ''Salpingotus michaelis'' LC ***Subfamily:
Dipodinae Dipodinae is a subfamily of Dipodidae. Classification Subfamily Dipodinae *Tribe Dipodini **Genus '' Dipus'' *** Northern three-toed jerboa, ''Dipus sagitta'' **Genus '' Eremodipus'' *** Lichtenstein's jerboa, ''Eremodipus lichtensteini'' **Gen ...
****Genus: '' Jaculus'' ***** Blanford's jerboa, ''Jaculus blanfordi'' LC ***Subfamily: Sicistinae ****Genus: ''
Sicista Birch mice (genus ''Sicista'') are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long, tufted tails and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. They are the only extant members of the family Sminthidae. They are native to Eurasian for ...
'' ***** Chinese birch mouse, ''Sicista concolor'' LC **Family:
Calomyscidae 200px, right 200px, Mouse-like hamster using its tail for balance while standing on a branch (a feat difficult for hamsters) Mouse-like hamsters are a group of small rodents found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakis ...
***Genus: '' Calomyscus'' **** Baluchi mouse-like hamster, ''Calomyscus baluchi'' LC **** Hotson's mouse-like hamster, ''Calomyscus hotsoni'' EN **Family:
Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...
***Subfamily: Cricetinae ****Genus: '' Cricetulus'' *****
Grey dwarf hamster The grey dwarf hamster, grey hamster or migratory hamster (''Cricetulus migratorius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Its range extends from Eastern Europe through the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia to Mongolia and western ...
, ''Cricetulus migratorius'' LC ***Subfamily:
Arvicolinae The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities place ...
****Genus: ''
Alticola ''Alticola'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Species *Subgenus ''Alticola'' ** White-tailed mountain vole (''Alticola albicauda'') ** Silver mountain vole (''Alticola argentatus'') ** Gobi Altai mountain vole (''Alticola ba ...
'' ***** White-tailed mountain vole, ''Alticola albicauda'' LC ***** Silver mountain vole, ''Alticola argentatus'' LC ****Genus: ''
Ellobius ''Ellobius'' is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It is the only member of the tribe Ellobiusini. It contains two ('' E. lutescens'' and '' E. tancrei'') of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome. Th ...
'' ***** Southern mole vole, ''Ellobius fuscocapillus'' LC ****Genus: ''
Hyperacrius ''Hyperacrius'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * True's vole True's vole (''Hyperacrius fertilis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in India and Pakistan P ...
'' ***** True's vole, ''Hyperacrius fertilis'' LC *****
Murree vole The Murree vole (''Hyperacrius wynnei'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Himalayas in Pakistan and India. It was named by William Thomas Blanford after its collector, geologist Arthur Beavor Wynne. Distribu ...
, ''Hyperacrius wynnei'' LC ****Genus: ''
Microtus ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ea ...
'' ***** Juniper vole, ''Microtus juldaschi'' LC **Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters) ***Subfamily: Deomyinae ****Genus: '' Acomys'' *****
Arabian spiny mouse The eastern spiny mouse or Arabian spiny mouse (''Acomys dimidiatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. They have a wide range, having been found in Middle Eastern deserts, as well as being prevalent in riverine forests in Africa. ...
, ''Acomys dimidiatus'' LC ***Subfamily:
Gerbillinae Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the rodent family Muridae and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats a ...
****Genus: ''
Gerbillus ''Gerbillus'' is a genus that contains most common and the most diverse gerbils. In 2010, after morphological and molecular studies '' Dipodillus'' was ranged as a subgenus of ''Gerbillus'', however some taxonomic authorities continue to separate ...
'' ***** Swarthy gerbil, ''Gerbillus aquilus'' LC *****
Indian hairy-footed gerbil The Indian hairy-footed gerbil (''Gerbillus gleadowi'') is a species of rodent found mainly in Pakistan and northwestern India. They inhabit dry, sandy, and rocky country with sparse vegetation. Their burrows are often closed with sand. They fee ...
, ''Gerbillus gleadowi'' ***** Balochistan gerbil, ''Gerbillus nanus'' LC ****Genus: '' Meriones'' ***** Indian desert jird, ''Meriones hurrianae'' LC *****
Persian jird The Persian jird (''Meriones persicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркмениста ...
, ''Meriones persicus'' LC ***** Libyan jird, ''Meriones libycus'' LC *****
Sundevall's jird Sundevall's jird (''Meriones crassus'') is a species of rodent in the family of Muridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Pakistan, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, ...
, ''Meriones crassus'' LC ****Genus: '' Rhombomys'' *****
Great gerbil The great gerbil (''Rhombomys opimus'') is a large rodent found throughout much of Central Asia. Description The largest of the gerbils, great gerbils have a head and body length of . Their skulls are distinctive by having two grooves in each i ...
, ''Rhombomys opimus'' LC ****Genus: '' Tatera'' *****
Indian gerbil The Indian gerbil (''Tatera indica'') also known as antelope rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in southern Asia from Syria to Bangladesh. It is the only species in the genus ''Tatera''. Members of the genus ''Gerb ...
, ''Tatera indica'' LC ***Subfamily:
Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...
****Genus: ''
Apodemus ''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae (true mice and rats). The name is unrelated to that of the ''Mus'' genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally ''away from home''). Taxonomy Related to the Ryūkyū spiny rats ...
'' ***** Kashmir field mouse, ''Apodemus rusiges'' LC *****
Ward's field mouse Ward's field mouse (''Apodemus pallipes'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Nepal, and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakist ...
, ''Apodemus wardi'' LC ****Genus: ''
Bandicota ''Bandicota'' is a genus of rodents from Asia known as the bandicoot rats. Their common name and genus name are derived from the Telugu language word ''pandikokku'' (పందికొక్కు). DNA studies have found the group to be a mon ...
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Lesser bandicoot rat The lesser bandicoot rat, Sindhi rice rat, bengal rat or Indian mole-rat (''Bandicota bengalensis'') is a giant rat of South Asia, Southern Asia, not related to the true bandicoots which are marsupials. They can be up to 40 cm long (includin ...
, ''Bandicota bengalensis'' LC ****Genus: '' Golunda'' *****
Indian bush rat The Indian bush rat (''Golunda ellioti'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae. It is the only extant member of the genus '' Golunda'', and is the only extant member of the tribe Arvicanthini found outside of Africa. The species is widely ...
, ''Golunda ellioti'' LC ****Genus: '' Millardia'' ***** Sand-colored soft-furred rat, ''Millardia gleadowi'' LC ***** Soft-furred rat, ''Millardia meltada'' LC ****Genus: '' Mus'' ***** Rock-loving mouse, ''M. saxicola'' LC ***** Earth-colored mouse, ''M. terricolor'' ***** House mouse, ''M. musculus'' ***** Rock-loving mouse, ''M. saxicola'' LC ****Genus: '' Nesokia'' ***** Short-tailed bandicoot rat, ''N. indica'' LC ****Genus: '' Niviventer'' ***** Chestnut white-bellied rat, ''N. fulvescens'' LC ****Genus: ''
Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...
'' ***** Turkestan rat, ''R. pyctorius'' ***** Black rat, ''R. rattus'' *****
Brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat and Parisian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown o ...
, ''R. norvegicus'' introduced


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Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
(lagomorphs)

---- The lagomorphs comprise two families,
Leporidae Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...
( hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (
pika A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but wi ...
s). Though they can resemble
rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
s, and were classified as a superfamily 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: Ochotonidae (pikas) **Genus: '' Ochotona'' *** Ladak pika, ''O. ladacensis'' ***
Large-eared pika The large-eared pika (''Ochotona macrotis'') is a species of small mammal in the family Ochotonidae. It is found in mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Tibet, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan where it nests ...
, ''O. macrotis'' *** Royle's pika, ''O. roylei'' *** Afghan pika, ''O. rufescens'' *Family:
Leporidae Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...
(rabbits, hares) **Genus: ''
Lepus 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 gen ...
'' ***
Cape hare The Cape hare (''Lepus capensis''), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. Taxonomy The Cape hare was one of the many mammal species originally described by Carl Linnaeus ...
, ''L. capensis'' ***
Indian hare The Indian hare (''Lepus nigricollis''), also known as the black-naped hare, is a common species of hare native to the Indian subcontinent, and Java. Introductions It has been introduced to Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Andaman Islands, Irian Jay ...
, ''L. nigricollis'' ***
Desert hare The desert hare (''Lepus tibetanus'') is a species of hare found in Central Asia, Northwest China, and the western Indian subcontinent. Little is known about this species except that it inhabits grassland and scrub areas of desert and semi-des ...
, ''L. tibetanus''


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Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyph ...
(hedgehogs and gymnures)

---- The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the
hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introductio ...
s and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. *Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) **Subfamily:
Erinaceinae A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduc ...
***Genus: ''
Hemiechinus ''Hemiechinus'' is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains two species, found in Central and South Asia. Species * Long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus auritus'') * Indian long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus collaris'') References Mammal ge ...
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Long-eared hedgehog The long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus auritus'') is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and some countries of the Middle East. The long-eared hedgehog lives in burrows that it either makes or finds and is distinguished by it ...
, ''H. auritus'' ****
Indian long-eared hedgehog The Indian long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus collaris'') is a small species of mammal native to northern India and Pakistan. It is insectivorous and nocturnal. Description The Indian long-eared hedgehog is a relatively small hedgehog (~17  ...
, ''H. collaris'' ***Genus: ''
Paraechinus ''Paraechinus'' is a genus of hedgehogs. Members are small and nocturnal. The genus contains four species from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia: * Desert hedgehog (''Paraechinus aethiopicus'') * Brandt's hedgehog (''Paraechinus hy ...
'' **** Brandt's hedgehog, ''P. hypomelas'' ****
Indian hedgehog The Indian hedgehog (''Paraechinus micropus'') is a species of hedgehog native to India and Pakistan. It mainly lives in sandy desert areas but can be found in other environments. Description The Indian hedgehog can be compared to the long-ear ...
, ''P. micropus''


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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 ...
(shrews, moles, and solenodons)

---- The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily:
Crocidurinae The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae. The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the red-toothed shrews. These species are typically found in Africa and souther ...
***Genus: ''
Crocidura The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 spec ...
'' **** Gmelin's white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura gmelini'' LC **** Pale gray shrew, ''Crocidura pergrisea'' DD ****
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 suaveolens'' **** Zarudny's shrew, ''Crocidura zarudnyi'' LC ***Genus: ''
Suncus ''Suncus'' is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae. Classification *Genus ''Suncus'' ** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius'' ** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater'' ** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi'' ** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus'' ** Sri L ...
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Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew or the white-toothed pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as the smallest mamma ...
, ''Suncus etruscus'' LC ****
Asian house shrew The Asian house shrew (''Suncus murinus'') is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced i ...
, ''S. murinus'' ****
Anderson's shrew Anderson's shrew (''Suncus stoliczkanus'') is a medium-sized species of shrew. It is light gray in color with yellow fur around the throat and pectoral region, comparatively large ears and a tail that measures about 50 – 70% of body length. Thi ...
, ''Suncus stoliczkanus'' LC **Subfamily:
Soricinae The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...
***Tribe: Soricini ****Genus: ''
Sorex The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the su ...
'' ***** Kashmir shrew, ''Sorex planiceps'' LC


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Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
(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 The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: * Genus ''Acerodon'' ** Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis'' ** Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis'' ** Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus'' ** Palawan fruit ...
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Pteropus ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
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Indian flying fox The Indian flying fox (''Pteropus medius'', formerly ''Pteropus giganteus''), also known as the greater Indian fruit bat, is a species of flying fox native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the largest bats in the world. It is of interest ...
, ''P. giganteus'' ***Genus: ''
Rousettus ''Rousettus'' is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the family Pteropodidae. The genus consists of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands ...
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Egyptian fruit bat The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (''Rousettus aegyptiacus'') is a species of megabat that is found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three '' Rousettus'' species with an African-M ...
, ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' LC ****
Leschenault's rousette Leschenault's rousette (''Rousettus leschenaultii'') is a species of fruit bat. The scientific name of the species was first published by Desmarest in 1820. Description Leschenault's rousette is brown to grey-brown in colour with lighter under ...
, ''Rousettus leschenaultii'' LC *Family:
Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...
**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'', ...
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Myotis The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (me ...
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Lesser mouse-eared bat The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (''Myotis blythii'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Distribution Lesser mouse-eared bats can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, A ...
, ''M. blythii'' **** Whiskered myotis, ''Myotis muricola'' LC **** Geoffroy's bat, ''M. emarginatus'' ****
Kashmir cave bat The Kashmir cave bat (''Myotis longipes'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to the Western Himalayas of South Asia. It is found in the Western Himalayan broadleaf forests ecoregion, within Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. ...
, ''Myotis longipes'' DD **Subfamily: Vespertilioninae ***Genus: ''
Barbastella ''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle ...
'' **** Eastern barbastelle, ''Barbastella leucomelas'' LC ***Genus: ''
Eptesicus ''Eptesicus'' is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ''ptetikos'' 'able to fly' or ''petomai'' 'house flier', although this is not ce ...
'' **** Botta's serotine, ''Eptesicus bottae'' LC ****
Gobi big brown bat The Gobi big brown bat (''Eptesicus gobiensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Russia. Russian zoologist Professor Count Nikolay Alekseyevich Bobrinski first described it in 1926, ...
, ''Eptesicus gobiensis'' LC ****
Serotine bat The serotine bat (''Eptesicus serotinus''), also known as the common serotine bat, big brown bat, or silky bat, is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes roosts ...
, ''Eptesicus serotinus'' LC ***Genus: ''
Nyctalus ''Nyctalus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly known as the noctule bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa. There are eight species within this genus: * Birdlike noctule, ''Ny ...
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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 ...
, ''N. noctula'' ****
Lesser noctule The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (''Nyctalus leisleri''), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler ...
, ''N. leisleri'' **** Mountain noctule, ''Nyctalus montanus'' LC ***Genus:'' Otonycteris'' **** Desert long-eared bat, ''Otonycteris hemprichii'' LC ***Genus: ''
Pipistrellus ''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat"). The size of the genus has been cons ...
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Savi's pipistrelle Savi's pipistrelle (''Hypsugo savii'' sometimes classified as ''Pipistrellus savii'') is a species of vesper bat found across North West Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It feeds at night on flying insects. In the summer it ro ...
, ''H. savii'' **** Kelaart's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'' LC **** Indian pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus coromandra'' LC **** Java pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus javanicus'' LC **** Kuhl's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus kuhlii'' LC ****
Common pipistrelle The common pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'') is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and may extend into Korea. It is one of the most common bat species in the Brit ...
, ''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'' LC **** Least pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus tenuis'' LC ***Genus: ''Rhyneptesicus'' **** Sind bat, ''R. nasutus'' ***Genus: '' Scotoecus'' **** Desert yellow bat, ''Scotoecus pallidus'' NT ***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'' * An ...
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Greater Asiatic yellow bat The greater Asiatic yellow bat (''Scotophilus heathii'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Lik ...
, ''Scotophilus heathi'' LC **** Lesser Asiatic yellow bat, ''Scotophilus kuhlii'' LC ***Genus: ''
Scotozous Dormer's bat or Dormer's pipistrelle (''Scotozous dormeri'') is a species of vesper bat. It is the only species in its genus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests, a ...
'' **** Dormer's pipistrelle, ''Scotozous dormeri'' LC **Subfamily:
Murininae The Murininae are a subfamily of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. They include the tube-nosed bats and hairy-winged bats in the genera ''Murina'', ''Harpiola'', and ''Harpiocephalus''. Subfamily Murininae *Genus ''Murina'' – tube-no ...
***Genus: '' Murina'' **** Hutton's tube-nosed bat, ''Murina huttoni'' LC **** Scully's tube-nosed bat, ''Murina tubinaris'' LC *Family: Rhinopomatidae **Genus: '' Rhinopoma'' *** Lesser mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma hardwickei'' LC ***
Greater mouse-tailed bat The greater mouse-tailed bat (''Rhinopoma microphyllum'') is a species of bat in the Rhinopomatidae family. Range and habitat It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiop ...
, ''Rhinopoma microphyllum'' LC *** Small mouse-tailed bat, ''Rhinopoma muscatellum'' LC *Family:
Emballonuridae Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene. Descr ...
**Genus: ''
Taphozous ''Taphozous'' is a genus of the family Emballonuridae. The wide distribution of the genus includes several regions of Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Africa. ''Taphozous'' comes from the Greek τάφος, meaning "a tomb". The common n ...
'' *** Naked-rumped tomb bat, ''Taphozous nudiventris'' LC *** Egyptian tomb bat, ''Taphozous perforatus'' LC *Family:
Megadermatidae Megadermatidae, or false vampire bats, are a family of bats found from central Africa, eastwards through southern Asia, and into Australia. They are relatively large bats, ranging from 6.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length. They have la ...
**Genus: '' Megaderma'' ***
Greater false vampire bat The greater false vampire bat (''Lyroderma lyra'') is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae, the false vampire bats. It is native to Asia. It is also known as the Indian false vampire bat or greater false-vampire Description This speci ...
, ''Megaderma lyra'' LC *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: '' Rhinolophus'' **** Blasius's horseshoe bat, ''R. blasii'' ****
Greater horseshoe bat The greater horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus ferrumequinum'') is an insectivorous bat of the genus '' Rhinolophus''. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia. It is the largest of the horseshoe bats in Europe an ...
, ''R. ferrumequinum'' **** Lesser horseshoe bat, ''R. hipposideros'' **** Blyth's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus lepidus'' LC **** Big-eared horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus macrotis'' LC **Subfamily: Hipposiderinae ***Genus: '' Asellia'' **** Trident leaf-nosed bat, ''Asellia tridens'' LC ***Genus: ''
Hipposideros ''Hipposideros'' is one of the most diverse genera of bats, with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae. It is divided into s ...
'' **** Ashy roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros cineraceus'' LC **** Fulvus roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros fulvus'' LC *** Genus: ''
Triaenops ''Triaenops'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is classified in the tribe Triaenopini, along with the closely related genus '' Paratriaenops'' and perhaps the poorly known '' Cloeotis''. The species of ''Paratriaenops'', which ...
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Rufous trident bat The rufous trident bat, Persian trident bat, or triple nose-leaf bat (''Triaenops persicus'') is a species of bat in the genus '' Triaenops''. It occurs in southwestern Pakistan, southern Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. In the la ...
, ''Triaenops persicus'' LC * Family: Molossidae ** Genus: ''
Tadarida The genus ''Tadarida'' has 9 or more species of free-tailed bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World (including southern Europe and North Africa, large parts of southern Asia, ...
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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 ...
, ''T. teniotis''


Order:

Pholidota Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (, from Ancient Greek ϕολιδωτός – "clad in scales"). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: ''Manis'', ''Phataginus'', and ''Smutsia'' ...
(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 species. *Family: Manidae **Genus: '' Manis'' ***
Indian pangolin The Indian pangolin (''Manis crassicaudata''), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent. Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. The colou ...
, ''M. crassicaudata''


Order: Cetacea (whales)

---- The order Cetacea includes
whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...
s,
dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...
s 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 ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two afore ...
'' ***** Bryde's whale, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' DD *****
Pygmy blue whale The pygmy blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda'') is a subspecies of the blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') found in the Indian Ocean and the southern Pacific Ocean. Reaching lengths of up to 24 metres (79 ft) it is small ...
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Fin whale The fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus''), also known as finback whale or common rorqual and formerly known as herring whale or razorback whale, is a cetacean belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. It is the second-longest species of ce ...
, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' EN ***Subfamily: Megapterinae ****Genus: ''
Megaptera The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hu ...
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Humpback whale The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hu ...
, ''M. novaeangliae'' *Suborder: Odontoceti **Superfamily:
Platanistoidea River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping of dolphins, which itself is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea. Extant riv ...
***Family: Platanistidae ****Genus: ''Platanista'' *****
Indus river dolphin The Indus river dolphin (''Platanista minor''), also known as the ''bhulan'' in Urdu and Sindhi, is a species of toothed whale in the family Platanistidae. It is endemic to the Indus River Basin of Pakistan and northwestern India. This dolphin ...
, ''P. minor'' ***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 ...
****Genus: '' Neophocaena'' *****
Finless porpoise ''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 China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. ...
, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides'' DD ***Family: Kogiidae ****Genus: ''
Kogia ''Kogia'' is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene *Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' *Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' *†'' Kogia pusilla'', Italy, ...
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Pygmy sperm whale The pygmy sperm whale (''Kogia breviceps'') is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded speci ...
, ''K. breviceps'' *****
Dwarf sperm whale The dwarf sperm whale (''Kogia sima'') is a sperm whale that inhabits temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, in particular continental shelves and slopes. It was first described by biologist Richard Owen in 1866, based on illustrations by n ...
, ''Kogia sima'' LC ***Family: Physeteridae ****Genus: ''
Physeter ''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter an ...
'' ***** Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU ***Family: Ziphidae ****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 ...
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Mesoplodon Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus ''Mesoplodon'', making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described as recently as 1991 (pygmy beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's beaked whale), and marine ...
'' ****** Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ****** Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***Family:
Delphinidae Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...
(marine dolphins) ****Genus: '' Steno'' *****
Rough-toothed dolphin The rough-toothed dolphin (''Steno bredanensis'') is a species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world. The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823. The genus name ''Steno'', of which this spe ...
, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: '' Sousa'' ***** Indo-Pacific humback dolphin, ''Sousa chinensis'' ****Genus: '' Tursiops'' *****
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 ...
, ''Tursiops aduncus'' *****
Common bottlenose dolphin The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops truncatus'') is a wide-ranging marine mammal of the family Delphinidae. The common bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it gets in captiv ...
, ''Tursiops truncatus'' ****Genus: '' Stenella'' *****
Spinner dolphin The spinner dolphin (''Stenella longirostris'') is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it rotates around its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a ...
, ''Stenella longirostris'' LC ****Genus: ''
Delphinus Delphinus (Pronounced or ) is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin (). It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd c ...
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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, wit ...
, ''Delphinus capensis'' LC ****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: ''
Grampus Grampus may refer to: Animals *''Grampus'', the genus and another name for Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' *A synonym of the genus ''Orcinus'' *Another name for ''Orcinus orca'', the killer whale or orca *Another name for the hellbender, a sp ...
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Risso's dolphin Risso's dolphin (''Grampus griseus'') is a dolphin, the only species of the genus ''Grampus''. Some of the closest related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales (''Globicephala'' spp.), pygmy killer whales (''Feresa attenuata''), melon ...
, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: ''Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' LC ****Genus: ''Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: ''Orcinus'' *****Orca, ''O. orca''


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'' *****Jungle cat, ''F. chaus'' *****African wildcat, ''F. lybica'' ******Asiatic wildcat, ''F. l. ornata'' *****Sand cat, ''F. margarita'' possibly extirpated ******Turkestan sand cat, ''F. m. thinobia'' possibly extirpated ****Genus: ''Lynx'' *****Eurasian lynx, ''L. lynx'' ****Genus: ''Otocolobus'' *****Pallas's cat, ''O. manul'' ****Genus: ''Prionailurus'' *****Leopard cat, ''P. bengalensis'' *****Fishing cat, ''P. viverrinus'' ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''Panthera'' *****Leopard ''P. pardus'' ******Indian leopard, ''P. p. fusca'' ******Panthera pardus tulliana, Persian leopard, ''P. p. tulliana'' *****Snow leopard, ''P. uncia'' **Family: Viverridae ***Subfamily: Paradoxurinae ****Genus: ''Paguma'' *****Masked palm civet, ''P. larvata'' ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: ''Viverricula'' *****Small Indian civet, ''V. indica'' **Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) ***Genus: ''Urva (genus), Urva'' ****Indian grey mongoose, ''U. edwardsii'' ****Small Indian mongoose, ''U. auropunctatus'' **Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas) ***Genus: ''Hyaena'' ****Striped hyena, ''H. hyaena'' *Suborder: Caniformia **Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) ***Genus: ''Canis'' ****Golden jackal, ''C. aureus'' *****Persian jackal, ''C. a. aureus'' ****Gray wolf, ''C. lupus'' *****Eurasian wolf, ''C. l. lupus'' *****Indian wolf, ''C. l. pallipes'' ***Genus: ''Cuon'' ****Dhole, ''C. alpinus'' presence uncertain ***Genus: ''Vulpes'' ****Bengal fox, ''V. bengalensis'' ****Blanford's fox, ''V. cana'' ****Rüppell's fox, ''V. rueppellii'' ****Red fox, ''V. vulpes'' **Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''Ursus (biology), Ursus'' ****Brown bear, ''U. arctos'' ***** Himalayan brown bear, ''U. a. isabellinus'' ****Asiatic black bear, ''U. thibetanus'' *****Balochistan black bear, ''U. t. gedrosianus'' *****Himalayan black bear, ''U. t. laniger'' **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: ''Lutra'' ****European otter, ''L. lutra'' ***Genus: ''Lutrogale'' ****Smooth-coated otter, ''L. perspicillata'' ***Genus: ''Martes'' ****Yellow-throated marten, ''M. flavigula'' ****Beech marten, ''M. foina'' ***Genus: ''Mellivora'' ****Honey badger, ''M. capensis'' ***Genus: ''Mustela'' ****Mountain weasel, ''M. altaica'' ****Stoat, ''M. erminea'' ***Genus: ''Vormela'' ****Marbled polecat, ''V. peregusna''


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: Moschidae **Genus: ''Musk deer, Moschus'' *** Kashmir musk deer, ''M. cupreus'' *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Cervinae'' ***Genus: ''Axis (genus), Axis'' ****Chital, ''A. axis'' introduced ****Indian hog deer, ''A. porcinus'' ***Genus: ''Muntjac, Muntiacus'' ****Indian muntjac, ''M. muntjak'' *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Antilopinae ***Genus: ''Gazella'' ****Chinkara, ''G. bennettii'' ****Goitered gazelle, ''G. subgutturosa'' **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''Boselaphus'' **** Nilgai, ''B. tragocamelus'' **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''Capra (genus), Capra'' ****Wild goat, ''C. aegagrus'' ***** Sindh ibex, ''C. a. blythi'' ***** Chiltan ibex, ''C. a. chialtanensis'' ****Markhor, ''C. falconeri'' ****Siberian ibex, ''C. sibrica'' ***Genus: ''Nemorhaedus'' ****Himalayan goral, ''N. goral'' ***Genus: ''Ovis'' ****Argali, ''O. ammon'' ****Urial, ''O. vignei'' ***Genus: ''Pseudois'' ****Bharal, ''P. nayaur'' *Family: Suidae (pigs) **Subfamily: Suinae ***Genus: ''Pig, Sus'' ****Wild boar, ''S. scrofa''


Order: Odd-toed ungulate, Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

* Family: Equidae ** Genus: ''Equus (genus), Equus'' *** Onager, ''E. hemionus'' presence uncertain *** Kiang, ''E. kiang''


Locally extinct

The following species are locally extinct in the country: * Cheetah, ''Acinonyx jubatus'' * Blackbuck, ''Antilope cervicapra'' (extinct in wild) * Central Asian red deer, ''Cervus hanglu'' (possibly locally extinct) * Asian elephant, ''Elephas maximus'' * Indian wild ass ''Equus hemionus khur'' * Lion, ''Panthera leo'' * Tiger, ''Panthera tigris'' * Indian rhinoceros, ''Rhinoceros unicornis'' * Barasingha, ''Rucervus duvaucelii''


See also

*List of endangered species in Pakistan *List of chordate orders *Lists of mammals by region *Mammal classification


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mammals Of Pakistan Mammals of Pakistan, Lists of biota of Pakistan, Mammals Lists of mammals of Asia, Pakistan Mammals of South Asia, Pakistan Lists of mammals by country, Pakistan