List of mammals of Mali
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Mali. There are 146 mammal species in Mali, of which two are critically endangered, three are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species listed for Mali can no longer be found in the wild.[1]
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
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Tubulidentata (aardvarks)
The order Tubulidentata consists of a single species, the aardvark. Tubulidentata are characterised by their teeth which lack a pulp cavity and form thin tubes which are continuously worn down and replaced.
- Family: Orycteropodidae
- Genus: Orycteropus
- Aardvark, Orycteropus afer LC
- Genus: Orycteropus
Order: Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
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The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
- Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes)
- Genus: Procavia
- Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis LC
- Genus: Procavia
Order: Proboscidea (elephants)
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
- Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
- Genus: Loxodonta
- African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana VU
- Genus: Loxodonta
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
- African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis VU
- Genus: Trichechus
Order: Primates
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The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.
- Suborder: Strepsirrhini
- Infraorder: Lemuriformes
- Superfamily: Lorisoidea
- Family: Galagidae
- Genus: Galagoides
- Prince Demidoff's bushbaby, Galagoides demidovi LR/lc
- Genus: Galago
- Senegal bushbaby, Galago senegalensis LR/lc
- Genus: Galagoides
- Family: Galagidae
- Superfamily: Lorisoidea
- Infraorder: Lemuriformes
- Suborder: Haplorhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
- Parvorder: Catarrhini
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Genus: Erythrocebus
- Patas monkey, Erythrocebus patas LR/lc
- Genus: Chlorocebus
- Green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus LR/lc
- Tantalus monkey, Chlorocebus tantalus LR/lc
- Genus: Papio
- Olive baboon, Papio anubis LR/lc
- Guinea baboon, Papio papio LR/nt
- Genus: Erythrocebus
- Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
- Superfamily: Hominoidea
- Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
- Parvorder: Catarrhini
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
- Suborder: Hystricognathi
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Genus: Hystrix
- Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata LC
- Genus: Hystrix
- Family: Thryonomyidae (cane rats)
- Genus: Thryonomys
- Greater cane rat, Thryonomys swinderianus LC
- Genus: Thryonomys
- Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
- Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Tribe: Xerini
- Genus: Xerus
- Striped ground squirrel, Xerus erythropus LC
- Genus: Xerus
- Tribe: Xerini
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
- Subfamily: Graphiurinae
- Genus: Graphiurus
- Kellen's dormouse, Graphiurus kelleni LC
- Genus: Graphiurus
- Subfamily: Graphiurinae
- Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
- Subfamily: Dipodinae
- Genus: Jaculus
- Lesser Egyptian jerboa, Jaculus jaculus LC
- Genus: Jaculus
- Subfamily: Dipodinae
- Family: Nesomyidae
- Subfamily: Dendromurinae
- Genus: Steatomys
- Northwestern fat mouse, Steatomys caurinus LC
- Dainty fat mouse, Steatomys cuppedius LC
- Genus: Steatomys
- Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
- Genus: Cricetomys
- Gambian pouched rat, Cricetomys gambianus LC
- Genus: Cricetomys
- Subfamily: Dendromurinae
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Genus: Acomys
- Western Saharan spiny mouse, Acomys airensis LC
- Johan's spiny mouse, Acomys johannis LC
- Genus: Acomys
- Subfamily: Gerbillinae
- Genus: Desmodilliscus
- Pouched gerbil, Desmodilliscus braueri LC
- Genus: Dipodillus
- North African gerbil, Dipodillus campestris LC
- Genus: Gerbillus
- Lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus LC
- Pygmy gerbil, Gerbillus henleyi LC
- Sudan gerbil, Gerbillus nancillus DD
- Balochistan gerbil, Gerbillus nanus LC
- Nigerian gerbil, Gerbillus nigeriae LC
- Greater Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum LC
- Rupicolous gerbil, Gerbillus rupicola DD
- Tarabul's gerbil, Gerbillus tarabuli LC
- Genus: Meriones
- Sundevall's jird, Meriones crassus LC
- Genus: Tatera
- Guinean gerbil, Tatera guineae LC
- Kemp's gerbil, Tatera kempi LC
- Savanna gerbil, Tatera valida LC
- Genus: Taterillus
- Gracile tateril, Taterillus gracilis LC
- Petter's gerbil, Taterillus petteri LC
- Senegal gerbil, Taterillus pygargus LC
- Tranieri's tateril, Taterillus tranieri DD
- Genus: Desmodilliscus
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Genus: Arvicanthis
- Sudanian grass rat, Arvicanthis ansorgei LC
- Genus: Dasymys
- West African shaggy rat, Dasymys rufulus LC
- Genus: Lemniscomys
- Senegal one-striped grass mouse, Lemniscomys linulus DD
- Heuglin's striped grass mouse, Lemniscomys zebra LC
- Genus: Mastomys
- Guinea multimammate mouse, Mastomys erythroleucus LC
- Hubert's multimammate mouse, Mastomys huberti LC
- Natal multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis LC
- Genus: Mus
- Hausa mouse, Mus haussa LC
- Matthey's mouse, Mus mattheyi LC
- African pygmy mouse, Mus minutoides LC
- Genus: Praomys
- Dalton's mouse, Praomys daltoni LC
- Tullberg's soft-furred mouse, Praomys tullbergi LC
- Genus: Arvicanthis
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Family: Ctenodactylidae
- Genus: Felovia
- Felou gundi, Felovia vae DD
- Genus: Massoutiera
- Mzab gundi, Massoutiera mzabi LC
- Genus: Felovia
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
- Genus: Lepus
- Cape hare, Lepus capensis LR/lc
- African savanna hare, Lepus microtis LR/lc
- Genus: Lepus
Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)
The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
- Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
- Genus: Atelerix
- Four-toed hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris LR/lc
- Genus: Hemiechinus
- Desert hedgehog, Hemiechinus aethiopicus LR/lc
- Genus: Atelerix
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
- Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
- Genus: Crocidura
- Cinderella shrew, Crocidura cinderella LC
- Fox's shrew, Crocidura foxi LC
- Savanna shrew, Crocidura fulvastra LC
- Bicolored musk shrew, Crocidura fuscomurina LC
- Lamotte's shrew, Crocidura lamottei LC
- Mauritanian shrew, Crocidura lusitania LC
- Somali shrew, Crocidura somalica LC
- Savanna path shrew, Crocidura viaria LC
- Voi shrew, Crocidura voi LC
- Genus: Crocidura
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
- Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Genus: Eidolon
- Straw-coloured fruit bat, Eidolon helvum LC
- Genus: Epomophorus
- Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus gambianus LC
- Genus: Lissonycteris
- Smith's fruit bat, Lissonycteris smithi LC
- Genus: Micropteropus
- Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat, Micropteropus pusillus LC
- Genus: Eidolon
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Horn-skinned bat, Eptesicus floweri VU
- Genus: Neoromicia
- Banana pipistrelle, Neoromicia nanus LC
- Rendall's serotine, Neoromicia rendalli LC
- Genus: Nycticeinops
- Schlieffen's bat, Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
- Genus: Scotophilus
- African yellow bat, Scotophilus dinganii LC
- White-bellied yellow bat, Scotophilus leucogaster LC
- Greenish yellow bat, Scotophilus viridis LC
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Family: Rhinopomatidae
- Genus: Rhinopoma
- Lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
- Greater mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
- Genus: Rhinopoma
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Chaerephon
- Gland-tailed free-tailed bat, Chaerephon bemmeleni LC
- Lappet-eared free-tailed bat, Chaerephon major LC
- Little free-tailed bat, Chaerephon pumila LC
- Genus: Mops
- Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus LC
- Mongalla free-tailed bat, Mops demonstrator NT
- Midas free-tailed bat, Mops midas LC
- Genus: Chaerephon
- Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Taphozous
- Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus LC
- Genus: Taphozous
- Family: Nycteridae
- Genus: Nycteris
- Gambian slit-faced bat, Nycteris gambiensis LC
- Hairy slit-faced bat, Nycteris hispida LC
- Large-eared slit-faced bat, Nycteris macrotis LC
- Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica LC
- Genus: Nycteris
- Family: Megadermatidae
- Genus: Lavia
- Yellow-winged bat, Lavia frons LC
- Genus: Lavia
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Rüppell's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus fumigatus LC
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
- Genus: Asellia
- Trident leaf-nosed bat, Asellia tridens LC
- Genus: Hipposideros
- Sundevall's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros caffer LC
- Giant roundleaf bat, Hipposideros gigas LC
- Jones's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros jonesi NT
- Noack's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros ruber LC
- Genus: Asellia
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Order: Pholidota (pangolins)
The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.
- Family: Manidae
- Genus: Manis
- Giant pangolin, Manis gigantea LR/lc
- Long-tailed pangolin, Manis tetradactyla LR/lc
- Genus: Manis
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: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Genus: Acinonyx
- Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, northwest African cheetah, A. j. hecki CR[2]
- Genus: Caracal
- Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
- African golden cat, Caracal aurata VU
- Genus: Felis
- Sand cat, Felis margarita NT
- African wildcat, Felis lybica LC
- Genus: Leptailurus
- Serval, Leptailurus serval LC
- Genus: Acinonyx
- Subfamily: Pantherinae
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Family: Viverridae
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Genus: Genetta
- Common genet, Genetta genetta LC
- Haussa genet, Genetta thierryi LC
- Genus: Genetta
- Subfamily: Viverrinae
- Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
- Genus: Crocuta
- Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta LC
- Genus: Hyaena
- Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena NT
- Genus: Crocuta
- Family: Felidae (cats)
- Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
- Genus: Vulpes
- Pale fox, Vulpes pallida LC
- Rüppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli LC
- Fennec, Vulpes zerda LC
- Genus: Canis
- Side-striped jackal, Canis adustus LC
- African golden wolf, Canis anthus
- Genus: Lycaon
- African wild dog, Lycaon pictus EN
- Genus: Vulpes
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
- Genus: Ictonyx
- Saharan striped polecat, Ictonyx libyca LC
- Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus LC
- Genus: Mellivora
- Ratel, Mellivora capensis LC
- Genus: Lutra
- Speckle-throated otter, Lutra maculicollis LC
- Genus: Ictonyx
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
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: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
- Genus: Phacochoerus
- Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus LR/lc
- Genus: Phacochoerus
- Subfamily: Suinae
- Genus: Potamochoerus
- Red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus LR/lc
- Genus: Potamochoerus
- Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
- Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
- Genus: Hippopotamus
- Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius VU
- Genus: Hippopotamus
- Family: Giraffidae (giraffe, okapi)
- Genus: Giraffa
- West African giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis peralta EN
- Genus: Giraffa
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
- Genus: Alcelaphus
- Hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus LR/cd
- Genus: Damaliscus
- Topi, Damaliscus lunatus LR/cd
- Genus: Alcelaphus
- Subfamily: Antilopinae
- Genus: Gazella
- Dama gazelle, Gazella dama CR
- Dorcas gazelle, Gazella dorcas VU
- Rhim gazelle, Gazella leptoceros EN
- Red-fronted gazelle, Gazella rufifrons VU
- Genus: Ourebia
- Oribi, Ourebia ourebi LR/cd
- Genus: Gazella
- Subfamily: Bovinae
- Genus: Syncerus
- African buffalo, Syncerus caffer LR/cd
- Genus: Tragelaphus
- Giant eland, Tragelaphus derbianus LR/nt
- Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus LR/nt
- Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus LR/lc
- Genus: Syncerus
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Genus: Ammotragus
- Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia VU
- Genus: Ammotragus
- Subfamily: Cephalophinae
- Genus: Cephalophus
- Red-flanked duiker, Cephalophus rufilatus LR/cd
- Genus: Sylvicapra
- Common duiker, Sylvicapra grimmia LR/lc
- Genus: Cephalophus
- Subfamily: Hippotraginae
- Genus: Addax
- Addax, Addax nasomaculatus CR
- Genus: Hippotragus
- Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus LR/cd
- Genus: Oryx
- Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah EW
- Genus: Addax
- Subfamily: Reduncinae
- Genus: Kobus
- Genus: Redunca
- Bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca LR/cd
- Subfamily: Alcelaphinae
See also
Notes
- This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
- Belbachir, F. (2008). "Acinonyx jubatus ssp. hecki". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T221A13035738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T221A13035738.en.
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Mali". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.