This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Saint Martin. Of the mammals of Saint Martin, only bats are native. Apart from bats, many oceanic mammals, exotic mammals and domesticated species can be found within and around the island. Native rodents, such as the blunt-toothed giant hutia and oryzomyines, are known to extirpated from the island due to the impact of humans, where a few oryzomyines can be found around archeological sites.

Table The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: EX Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. CR Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. EN Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species. DD Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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: LR/cd Lower risk/conservation dependent Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. LR/nt Lower risk/near threatened Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. LR/lc Lower risk/least concern Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Subclass: Theria 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, T. manatus extirpated

Order: Chiroptera (bats) Bats comprise 20% of described mammals and are the only true-fliers among them. Saint Martin is home for seven bat species. Family: Noctilionidae Genus: Noctilio Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus ssp. mastivus LR/lc Family: Phyllostomidae Subfamily: Glossophaginae Genus: Monophyllus Antillean fruit-eating bat, Brachyphylla cavernarum LC Genus: Monophyllus Insular single leaf bat, Monophyllus plethodon ssp. luciae LR/nt Subfamily: Stenodermatinae Genus: Ardops Tree bat, Ardops nichollsi LR/nt Genus: Artibeus Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc Family: Natalidae Genus: Natalus Mexican funnel-eared bat, Natalus stramineus ssp. stramineus LR/lc Family: Molossidae Genus: Tadarida Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis ssp. antillularum LR/nt Genus: Molossus Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus ssp. molossus LR/lc

Order: Cetacea (whales)

The order Cetacea which includes whales, dolphins and porpoises, are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life which enable them to survive like fish in the water. They are armored with thick blubber, limbs evolved as fins and also with tail fin.

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)

Well over 250 species of carnivorans, they fill up the top ranks of any food web, and helps to control the population of herbivores. Suborder: Pinnipedia Family: Phocidae (earless seals) Genus: Neomonachus Caribbean monk seal, Neomonachus tropicalis EX

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents are the most successful mammals, comprising more than 40% of described mammal species. They are economically important animals, where most of them are pests and invasive species in human habitations.

Family: Muridae (rats and mice) Subfamily: Murinae Genus: Rattus Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced Genus: Mus House mouse, Mus musculus LC introduced

See also List of chordate orders Lists of mammals by region List of prehistoric mammals Mammal classification List of mammals described in the 2000s

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