In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 529 vulnerable mammalian species. Of all evaluated mammalian species, 9.6% are listed as vulnerable. The IUCN also lists 53 mammalian subspecies as vulnerable.
Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, five species subpopulations and one subspecies subpopulation have been assessed as vulnerable.
For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered mammals, List of critically endangered mammals. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.
Additionally 783 mammalian species (14% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN. While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".
This is a complete list of vulnerable mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have vulnerable subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.
Pangolins
Sirenia
Odd-toed ungulates
Species
Subspecies
Primates There are 82 species and 33 subspecies of primate assessed as vulnerable.
Gibbons Species Eastern hoolock gibbon Subspecies Central lar
Lemurs Species
Subspecies Grey lesser bamboo lemur Ranomafana bamboo lemur
Cheirogaleids
Tarsiers Species
Subspecies Bornean tarsier
Old World monkeys Species
Subspecies
New World monkeys Species
Subspecies
Lorisoidea Philippine slow loris
Cetartiodactyls Cetartiodactyla includes dolphins, whales and even-toed ungulates. There are 57 species, 12 subspecies, four subpopulations of species, and one subpopulations of subspecies of cetartiodactyl assessed as vulnerable.
Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates There are 51 species and ten subspecies of non-cetacean even-toed ungulate assessed as vulnerable.
Suids
Giraffids Northern giraffe Southern giraffe
Cervids
Bovids Species
Subspecies
Other non-cetacean even-toed ungulate species
Cetaceans Species
Subspecies Black Sea common dolphin Eastern spinner dolphin Subpopulations of species
Subpopulations of subspecies Northern blue whale (1 subpopulation)
Marsupials There are 45 marsupial species assessed as vulnerable.
Peramelemorphia
Diprotodontia There are 25 species in the order Diprotodontia assessed as vulnerable.
Potoroids Long-footed potoroo
Petaurids Yellow-bellied glider
Phascolarctids Koala
Macropodids
Phalangerids Sulawesi bear cuscus Blue-eyed cuscus Waigeou cuscus
Pseudocheirids
Shrew opossums Andean caenolestid Northern caenolestid
Dasyuromorphia
Opossums
Carnivora Species
Subspecies
Subpopulations South American fur seal (1 subpopulation)
Afrosoricida
Eulipotyphla There are 29 species in the order Eulipotyphla assessed as vulnerable.
Shrews
Erinaceids Dwarf gymnure
Talpids Senkaku mole
Lagomorpha
Rodents There are 140 species and one subspecies of rodent assessed as vulnerable.
Hystricomorpha
Myomorpha There are 105 species in Myomorpha assessed as vulnerable.
Murids
Cricetids
Nesomyids
Other Myomorpha species
Castorimorpha
Species
Subspecies Dalquest's pocket mouse
Sciuromorpha There are 17 species in Sciuromorpha assessed as vulnerable.
Sciurids
Dormice Balochistan forest dormouse Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse
Bats There are 104 species and one subspecies of bat assessed as vulnerable.
Megabats Species
Subspecies Yap flying fox
Microbats There are 64 microbat species assessed as vulnerable.
Old World leaf-nosed bats
Horseshoe bats
Vesper bats
Free-tailed bats
Leaf-nosed bats
Other microbat species
Other mammal species
See also Lists of IUCN Red List vulnerable species List of least concern mammals List of near threatened mammals List of endangered mammals List of critically endangered mammals List of recently extinct mammals List of data deficient mammals
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