This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Gibraltar by the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. There are twenty-four wild mammal species in Gibraltar, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is near threatened.
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
Suborder: Microchiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Myotis Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis extirpated Genus: Pipistrellus Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus Genus: Miniopterus Schreibers' long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schreibersii Family: Molossidae Genus: Tadarida European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis Family: Rhinolophidae Subfamily: Rhinolophinae Genus: Rhinolophus Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum extirpated Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros extirpated
Order: Primates (monkeys, lemur-relatives, lemurs and apes) Family: Cercopithecidae Genus: Macaca Barbary macaque, M. sylvanus introducedC. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Strõmberg
Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
Family: Canidae (dogs and foxes) Genus: Vulpes Red fox, Vulpes vulpes extirpated
Infraorder (Order: Artiodactyla): Cetacea (dolphins and whales)
Suborder: Mysticeti Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals) Genus: Balaenoptera Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales) Genus: Physeter Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales) Genus: Ziphius Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) Genus: Tursiops Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Genus: Steno Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis Genus: Stenella Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba Genus: Delphinus Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis Genus: Grampus Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Genus: Globicephala Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas Genus: Orcinus Orca, Orcinus orca
Order: Rodentia (rodents) Family: Muridae (rats and mice) Genus: Rattus Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced Genus: Mus House mouse, Mus musculus
Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)
Family: Leporidae Genus: Oryctolagus European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
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: Bovidae (bovids) Subfamily: Caprinae Iberian ibex, C. pyrenaica extirpated Southeastern Spanish ibex, C. p. pyrenaica extirpated
See also
Barbary macaques in Gibraltar List of birds of Gibraltar List of chordate orders Lists of mammals by region Mammal classification List of mammals described in the 2000s
References