List Of Mammals Of Jamaica - Wild Animals In Jamaica

Kamis, 02 Februari 2017

List Of Mammals Of Jamaica - Wild Animals In Jamaica

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Jamaica. These are the mammal species in Jamaica, of which 0 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 4 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. 2 of the species listed for Jamaica are considered to be extinct.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

Family: Trichechidae
- Genus: Trichechus
  - West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus VU

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45Â kg (100Â lb).

Suborder: Hystricomorpha
- Family: Capromyidae
  - Subfamily: Capromyinae
    - Genus: Geocapromys
      - Jamaican coney Geocapromys brownii VU
Suborder: Myomorpha
- Family: Cricetidae
  - Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
    - Genus: Oryzomys
      - Jamaican rice rat Oryzomys antillarum EX

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Family: Noctilionidae
- Genus: Noctilio
  - Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Lasiurus
    - Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Eumops
  - Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
- Genus: Molossus
  - Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus LR/lc
- Genus: Nyctinomops
  - Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
- Genus: Tadarida
  - Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
Family: Mormoopidae
- Genus: Mormoops
  - Antillean ghost-faced bat Mormoops blainvillii LR/nt
- Genus: Pteronotus
  - Macleay's mustached bat Pteronotus macleayii VU
  - Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
  - Sooty mustached bat Pteronotus quadridens LR/nt
Family: Phyllostomidae
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  - Genus: Macrotus
    - Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat Macrotus waterhousii LR/lc
  - Genus: Vampyrum
    - Spectral bat Vampyrum spectrum LR/nt
- Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
  - Genus: Brachyphylla
    - Cuban fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla nana LR/nt
- Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
  - Genus: Erophylla
    - Buffy flower bat Erophylla sezekorni LR/lc
  - Genus: Phyllonycteris
    - Jamaican flower bat Phyllonycteris aphylla EN
- Subfamily: Glossophaginae
  - Genus: Glossophaga
    - Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
  - Genus: Monophyllus
    - Leach's single leaf bat Monophyllus redmani LR/lc
- Subfamily: Carolliinae
  - Genus: Carollia
    - Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata LR/lc
- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
  - Genus: Ariteus
    - Jamaican fig-eating bat Ariteus flavescens VU
  - Genus: Artibeus
    - Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
  - Genus: Sturnira
    - Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium LR/lc
Family: Natalidae
- Genus: Chilonatalus
  - Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus LR/lc

Order: Cetacea (whales)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

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

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Pinnipedia
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  - Genus: Monachus
    - Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis EX

Notes

References

"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Jamaica". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.Â
"Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.Â
"Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995â€"2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.Â

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