List of endangered mammals

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Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 474 endangered mammalian species.[1] Of all evaluated mammalian species, 8.6% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 86 mammalian subspecies as endangered.

Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, five species subpopulations have been assessed as endangered.

For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered mammals are listed separately. There are 679 mammalian species which are endangered or critically endangered.

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.[2] 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."[3]

This is a complete list of endangered mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

## Contents

* 1 Odd-toed ungulates
* 2 Primates
* 2.1 Gibbons
* 2.2 Great apes
* 2.3 Lemurs
* 2.3.1 Indriids
* 2.3.2 Daubentoniidae species
* 2.3.3 Sportive lemurs
* 2.3.4 Lemurids
* 2.3.5 Cheirogaleids
* 2.4 Tarsiers
* 2.5 Old World monkeys
* 2.6 New World monkeys
* 2.7 Lorisoidea
* 3 Cetartiodactyls
* 3.1 Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates
* 3.1.1 Musk deer species
* 3.1.2 Deer species
* 3.1.3 Bovids
* 3.1.4 Other non-cetacean even-toed ungulates
* 3.2 Cetaceans
* 4 Marsupials
* 5 Carnivora
* 6 Afrosoricida
* 7 Eulipotyphla
* 7.1 Shrews
* 7.2 Other Eulipotyphla species
* 8 Lagomorpha
* 9 Rodents
* 9.1 Hystricomorpha
* 9.2 Myomorpha
* 9.2.1 Murids
* 9.2.2 Cricetids
* 9.2.3 Nesomyids
* 9.2.4 Spalacids
* 9.2.5 Dipodids
* 9.3 Castorimorpha
* 9.4 Sciuromorpha
* 10 Bats
* 10.1 Megabats
* 10.2 Microbats
* 11 Other mammals
* 12 See also
* 13 References

## Odd-toed ungulates

Species

Subspecies

## Primates

There are 121 species and 56 subspecies of primate assessed as endangered.

### Gibbons

Species

Subspecies

### Great apes

Species

* Bonobo
* Chimpanzee

Subspecies

### Lemurs

There are 48 species and one subspecies of lemur assessed as endangered.

#### Indriids

#### Daubentoniidae species

* Aye-aye

#### Sportive lemurs

#### Lemurids

Species

Subspecies

* Gilbert's bamboo lemur

#### Cheirogaleids

### Tarsiers

Species

* Peleng tarsier
* Sangihe tarsier

Subspecies

* Tarsius bancanus bancanus
* Belitung Island tarsier

### Old World monkeys

Species

Subspecies

### New World monkeys

Species

Subspecies

### Lorisoidea

Species

* Red slender loris

Subspecies

## Cetartiodactyls

Cetartiodactyla includes dolphins, whales and even-toed ungulates. There are 40 species, 14 subspecies, and four subpopulations of cetartiodactyl assessed as endangered.

### Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates

There are 33 species and ten subspecies of non-cetacean even-toed ungulate assessed as endangered.

#### Musk deer species

#### Deer species

#### Bovids

Species

Subspecies

#### Other non-cetacean even-toed ungulates

Species

Subspecies

### Cetaceans

Species

Subspecies

Subpopulations

## Marsupials

## Carnivora

Species

Subspecies

## Afrosoricida

Includes tenrecs and golden moles.

## Eulipotyphla

There are 43 species in the order Eulipotyphla assessed as endangered.

### Shrews

### Other Eulipotyphla species

## Lagomorpha

Rabbits and relatives

## Rodents

There are 142 species and one subspecies of rodent assessed as endangered.

### Hystricomorpha

("Porcupine-like")

### Myomorpha

There are 103 species in Myomorpha assessed as endangered.

#### Murids

Includes mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives.

#### Cricetids

Includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice.

#### Nesomyids

#### Spalacids

* Sandy mole-rat
* Big-headed mole-rat

#### Dipodids

* Armenian birch mouse
* Kazbeg birch mouse

### Castorimorpha

("Beaver-like")

### Sciuromorpha

("Squirrel-like")

Species

Subspecies

* Baja California rock squirrel

## Bats

There are 46 bat species assessed as endangered.

### Megabats

### Microbats

## Other mammals

Species

Subspecies

* Borneo elephant
* Indian elephant
* Sri Lankan elephant
* Florida manatee
* Antillean manatee

## See also

* Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species
* List of least concern mammals
* List of near threatened mammals
* List of vulnerable mammals
* List of critically endangered mammals
* List of recently extinct mammals
* List of data deficient mammals

## References

1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. ↑ "Limitations of the Data". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
3. ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

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