List of mammals of Somalia

This is a list of mammal species registered in Somalia . In Somalia, there are 192 identified species or subspecies of mammals , of which 2 are at risk of extinction , 1 is at risk of extinction , 12 are vulnerable and 4 are close to vulnerable. ^[one]

The following tags are used to highlight the conservation status of each species as estimated by IUCN :

- extinct species in the wild
- extinct in the wild, whose representatives survived only in captivity
- endangered species (in critical condition)
- endangered species
- vulnerable species
- species close to vulnerable situations
- species at least risk
- species for which a threat assessment is lacking data

Some species have been evaluated using earlier criteria. Species evaluated using this system have the following categories instead of threatened and least dangerous:

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

Content

1 Subclass: Beasts
- 1.1 Infraclass: Eutheria
  - 1.1.1 Order: Afrosoricides (tenreks and gold moles)
  - 1.1.2 Squad: Jumpers (jumpers)
  - 1.1.3 Order: Aardvark (aardvark)
  - 1.1.4 Order: Damans (Damans)
  - 1.1.5 Order: Proboscis (elephants)
  - 1.1.6 Order: Sirens (manatees and dugongs)
  - 1.1.7 Order: Primates
  - 1.1.8 Order: Rodents (rodents)
  - 1.1.9 Order: Hare (hare)
  - 1.1.10 Order: Insectivores
  - 1.1.11 Order: Bats (bats)
  - 1.1.12 Order: Pangolins (pangolins)
  - 1.1.13 Order: Cetaceans (whales)
  - 1.1.14 Order: Predatory (predators)
  - 1.1.15 Order: Oryxes (Oryxes)
  - 1.1.16 Order: Artiodactyls (artiodactyls)
2 See also
3 notes
4 References

Subclass: Beasts

Infraclass: Eutheria

Squad: Afrosoricides (Tenreks and Golden Moles)

Family: Goldilocks
- Subfamily: Amblysominae
  - Genus: Calcochloris
    - Somali gold mole , Calcochloris tytonis DD

Order: Jumpers ( Jumpers )

Family: Jumpers
- Rod: Long-eared Jumpers
  - Revival Jumper , Elephantulus revoili DD
  - Red Header , Elephantulus rufescens LC

Order: Aardvark (Aardvark)

Family: Aardvark
- Genus: Aardvark
  - Aardvark , Orycteropus afer LC

Order: Damans (Damans)

Family: Daman
- Genus: Mountain Damans
  - Daman Bruce , Heterohyrax brucei LC
- Rod: Rocky Damans
  - Cape Daman , Procavia capensis LC

Order: Proboscis (elephants)

Savannah elephant

Family: Elephant
- Genus: African elephants
  - Savannah , Loxodonta africana VU

Order: Sirens (manatees and dugongs)

Family: Dugongs
- Genus: Dugong
  - Dugong , Dugong dugon VU

Order: Primates

Spider

Hamadryad

Suborder: Wet primates
- Infrastructure: Loriform
  - Family: Galagovy
    - Genus: Galago
      - Somali Galago , Galago gallarum LR / nt
      - Zanzibar Galago , Galagoides zanzibaricus LR / nt
    - Genus: Thick-tailed Galago
      - Galago Garnett , Otolemur garnettii LR / lc
Suborder: Dry apes
- Infrastructure: Monkey
  - Parvotryad: Narrow-nosed monkeys
    - Superfamily: Dog-headed
      - Family: Monkey (Monkeys of the Old World)
        Genus: Hussars
        Hussar monkey , Erythrocebus patas LR / lc
        Genus: Green Monkeys
        Vervetka , Chlorocebus pygerythrus LR / lc
        Genus: Monkeys
        Blue Monkey , Cercopithecus mitis LR / lc
        Genus: Baboons
        Baboon Anubis , Papio anubis LR / lc
        Baboon , Papio cynocephalus LR / lc
        Hamadryl , Papio hamadryas LR / nt

Order: Rodents (rodents)

Acacia rat

Suborder: Porcupine
- Family: Diggers
  - Genus: Naked Diggers
    - Naked digger , Heterocephalus glaber LC
- Family: Porcupines (Porcupines of the Old World)
  - Genus: Porcupines
    - Crested porcupine , Hystrix cristata LC
Suborder: Proteinaceous
- Family: Squirrel (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Xerinae
    - Tribe: Xerini
      - Genus: Ground Squirrels
        Red Ground Squirrel , Xerus rutilus LC
    - Tribe: Protoxerini
      - Genus: Shrub Squirrel
        Squirrel , Paraxerus ochraceus LC
        Red shrub squirrel , Paraxerus palliatus LC
Suborder: Mice
- Family: jerboa (jerboa)
  - Subfamily: Dipodinae
    - Genus: Desert Jerboa
      - Egyptian jerboa , Jaculus jaculus LC
- Family: Flemish
  - Subfamily: Tachyoryctinae
    - Genus: Mole rats
      - East African Mole Rat , Tachyoryctes splendens LC
- Family: Nezomyids
  - Subfamily: Cricetomyinae
    - Genus: Scapular Rats
      - Mirnas saccoon rat , Saccostomus mearns LC
- Family: Mouse (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Deomiin
    - Genus: Needle Mice
      - Fire Needle Mouse , Acomys ignitus LC
      - Kemp's Sparkling Mouse , Acomys kempi LC
      - Somali Spiky Mouse , Acomys louisae LC
      - Sparkling Mullah Mouse , Acomys mullah LC
      - Percival Sparkling Mouse , Acomys percivali LC
      - Wilson's Sparkling Mouse , Acomys wilsoni LC
  - Subfamily: Gerbil
    - Genus: Ammodillus
      - Somali gerbil , Ammodillus imbellis DD
    - Genus: Dwarf gerbils
      - Barbary gerbil , Gerbillus acticola DD
      - Brockman's gerbil , Gerbillus brockmani DD
      - Djiboutian gerbil , Gerbillus dunni DD
      - Gerbillus juliani LC
      - Rosalind gerbil , Gerbillus rosalinda DD
      - Gerbillus ruberrimus LC
      - Gerbillus somalicus DD
    - Genus: Microdillus
      - Dwarf Somali gerbil , Microdillus peeli LC
    - Genus: Tatera
      - Tatera nigricauda LC
      - Tatera phillipsi LC
      - Tatera robusta lc
    - Genus: Taterillus
      - Harrington gerbil , Taterillus harringtoni LC
  - Subfamily: Lophiomyinae
    - Genus: Shaggy Hamsters
      - Shaggy Hamster , Lophiomys imhausi LC
  - Subfamily: Mouse
    - Genus: Herbal Mice
      - Newmann Herbal Mouse , Arvicanthis neumanni DD
    - Genus: Shrub Rats
      - Gray-headed rat , Grammomys caniceps DD
    - Genus: Multi-Nipple Mice
      - Natal Mouse , Mastomys natalensis LC
    - Genus: House Mice
      - Graceful Mouse , Mus tenellus LC
    - Genus: Myomyscus
      - Myomyscus brockmani lc
    - Genus: Tallomis
      - Acacia Rat , Thallomys paedulcus LC
- Family: Crested
  - Genus: Pectinator
    - Pistinator Gundi , Pectinator spekei DD

Order: Hare ( Hare )

Family: Hare (rabbits, hares)
- Genus: Hares
  - Cape Hare , Lepus capensis LR / lc
  - Abyssinian Hare , Lepus habessinicus LR / lc

Order: Insectivores

Suborder: Hedgehogs
- Family: Hedgehogs
  - Subfamily: Real Hedgehogs
    - Genus: African Hedgehogs
      - White-bellied Hedgehog , Atelerix albiventris LR / lc
      - Somali hedgehog , Atelerix sclateri LR / lc
  - Genus: Long-needle hedgehogs
    - Ethiopian Hedgehog , Paraechinus aethiopicus LR / lc
Suborder: Shrew
- Family: Shrews (shrews)
  - Subfamily: White-toothed
    - Genus: Shrew
      - Greenwood Shrew , Crocidura greenwoodi LC
      - Shrew MacArthur , Crocidura macarthuri LC
      - Dwarf Shrew , Crocidura nana DD
      - Smith Shrew , Crocidura smithii LC
      - Somali shrew , Crocidura somalica LC
      - Senegalese Shrew , Crocidura viaria LC
      - Shrew Vaud , Crocidura voi LC
      - Yankaria shrew , Crocidura yankariensis LC

Order: Bats (bats)

Family: Winged (flying foxes, bats of the Old World)
- Subfamily: Eidolinae
  - Genus: Palm Birds
    - Palm Wing , Eidolon helvum LC
- Subfamily: Rousettinae
  - Genus: Epaulettes
    - East African Epaulette Wing , Epomophorus minimus LC
    - Krylan Valberg , Epomophorus wahlbergi LC
Family: Smooth-nosed bats
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Gender: Leather
    - Desert Leather , Eptesicus bottae LC
  - Genus: Smooth-nosed butterfly
    - Butterflygrow Glauconycteris variegata LC
  - Genus: Leather-like bat
    - Hypsugo eisentrauti DD
  - Gender: African leather
    - Cape Bat , Neoromicia capensis LC
    - Neoromicia helios DD
    - Banana Bat , Neoromicia nanus LC
    - Rendall Leather , Neoromicia rendalli LC
    - Somali leather , Neoromicia somalicus LC
  - Genus: Nycticeinops
    - Schlieffen Gladkonos , Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
  - Genus: Bat
    - Desert Bat , Pipistrellus deserti LC
    - Mediterranean Bat , Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
  - Genus: Pied peltaceae
    - Scotoecus albigula DD
    - Scotoecus hindei DD
    - Ghanaian leather , Scotoecus hirundo DD
  - Genus: House Smooth-nosed
    - African smoothbill , Scotophilus dinganii LC
Family: Mouse Tails
- Genus: Mouse Tails
  - Hardwick Mouse Tail , Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
  - Rhinopoma macinnesi vu
Family: Bulldog Bats
- Gender: Small Folded Lips
  - Dwarf folded lip , Chaerephon pumila LC
- Gender: Large Folded Lips
  - Angolan folded lip , Mops condylurus LC
Family: Tufted-tailed
- Genus: African Bagwing
  - African Sackwing , Coleura afra LC
- Genus: Grave Sackwing
  - Taphozous hamiltoni nt
  - South African Burlap Wing , Taphozous mauritianus LC
  - Taphozous nudiventris lc
  - Grave Sackwing , Taphozous perforatus LC
Family: Schelmordy
- Genus: Schellemords
  - Nycteris aurita dd
  - Shaggy Shermord , Nycteris hispida LC
  - Somali Schelord , Nycteris parisii DD
  - Egyptian Schelord , Nycteris thebaica LC
Family: Lance
- Genus: Cardioderma
  - African False Vampire , Cardioderma cor LC
- Genus: Lavia
  - Yellow-winged False Vampire , Lavia frons LC
Family: Horseshoe
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  - Genus: Horseshoes
    - Mediterranean Horseshoe Rhinolophus blasii NT
    - Horseshoe Geoffrey , Rhinolophus clivosus LC
    - Uganda horseshoe , Rhinolophus eloquens DD
    - Damara horseshoe , Rhinolophus fumigatus LC
    - Hildebrandt Horseshoe , Rhinolophus hildebrandti LC
    - Lander Horseshoe , Rhinolophus landeri LC
- Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
  - Genus: Trident
    - Common Trident , Asellia tridens LC
  - Genus: Horseshoe Lips
    - Kaffir Leafbill , Hipposideros caffer LC
    - Hipposideros marungensis NT
    - Ethiopian leaf-bearing , Hipposideros megalotis NT
  - Genus: Trefoils
    - Persian trefoil , Triaenops persicus LC

Order: Pangolins (pangolins)

Family: Pangolin
- Genus: Lizards
  - Steppe Raptor , Manis temminckii LR / nt

Order: Cetaceans (whales)

Suborder: Baleen Whales
- Family: Striped
  - Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
    - Genus: Stripes
      - Minke whale , Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
      - Seyval , Balaenoptera borealis EN
      - Stripes Bryde , Balaenoptera edeni DD
      - Blue whale , Balaenoptera musculus en
      - Finwal , Balaenoptera physalus EN
  - Subfamily: Megapterinae
    - Rod: Humpback Whales
      - Humpback Whale , Megaptera novaeangliae CR (Arabian Sea Population)
Suborder: Toothed whales
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Sperm Whale
    - Gender: Sperm Whales
      - Sperm Whale , Physeter macrocephalus VU
  - Family: Dwarf sperm whales
    - Genus: Dwarf Sperm Whales
      - Dwarf Sperm Whale , Kogia breviceps LR / lc
      - Small Dwarf Sperm Whale , Kogia sima LR / lc
  - Family: Beaks
    - Genus: Australian Lentes
      - Australian Lancet , Indopacetus pacificus DD
    - Genus: Beaks
      - Beak , Ziphius cavirostris DD
    - Gender: Lanyards
      - Coggy Mothsaw , Mesoplodon densirostris DD
      - Japanese Lancet , Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
  - Family: Dolphins (sea dolphins)
    - Genus: Coarse Tooth Dolphins
      - Coarse Dolphin , Steno bredanensis DD
    - Rod: Humpbacked Dolphins
      - Chinese Dolphin , Sousa chinensis DD
    - Genus: Bottlenose dolphins
      - Indian Bottlenose Dolphin , Tursiops aduncus DD
      - Bottlenose dolphin , Tursiops truncatus DD
    - Genus: Prodelphins
      - Narrow-necked dolphin , Stenella attenuata LR / cd
      - Striped dolphin , Stenella coeruleoalba LR / cd
      - Long-snouted dolphin , Stenella longirostris LR / cd
    - Genus: Malaysian Dolphins
      - Malaysian Dolphin , Lagenodelphis hosei DD
    - Genus: Gray Dolphins
      - Gray Dolphin , Grampus griseus DD
    - Genus: Dwarf Orcas
      - Dwarf killer whale , Feresa attenuata DD
    - Genus: Small killer whales
      - Killer Whale , Pseudorca crassidens LR / lc
    - Genus: Orcas
      - Orca Orcinus orca LR / cd
    - Genus: Grinds
      - Shorthair Grind , Globicephala macrorhynchus LR / cd
    - Genus: Beakless Dolphins
      - Broad-headed dolphin , Peponocephala electra DD

Order: Predatory (predators)

Cheetah

Forest cat

Dwarf mongoose

Black jackal

Big Eared Fox

Suborder: Feline
- Family: Feline (cats)
  - Subfamily: Small cats
    - Genus: Cheetahs
      - Cheetah , Acinonyx jubatus VU
    - Rod: Caracal
      - Caracal , Caracal caracal LC
    - Gender: Cats
      - Steppe cat , Felis lybica LC
    - Genus: Serval
      - Serval , Leptailurus serval LC
  - Subfamily: Big cats
    - Rod: Panthers
      - Lion , Panthera leo VU
      - Leopard , Panthera pardus NT
      - African Leopard , Panthera pardus pardus
- Family: Viverrae (civet, mongoose, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Viverrinae
    - Genus: African civet
      - African civet , Civettictis civetta LC
    - Genus: Genetta
      - Ethiopian Genetta , Genetta abyssinica DD
      - Geneta Genetta genetta LC
- Family: Mongoose (Mongoose)
  - Genus: Water Mongoose
    - Water Mongoose , Atilax paludinosus LC
  - Genus: African Mongoose
    - Slender Mongoose , Galerella sanguinea LC
  - Genus: Dwarf Mongoose
    - Tiny Mongoose , Helogale hirtula LC
    - Dwarf Mongoose , Helogale parvula LC
  - Genus: White-Tailed Mongoose
    - White- Tailed Mongoose , Ichneumia albicauda LC
  - Genus: Striped Mongoose
    - Striped Mongoose , Mungos mungo LC
- Family: Hyenas (Hyenas)
  - Genus: Spotted Hyenas
    - Spotted Hyena , Crocuta crocuta LC
  - Genus: Hyaena
    - Striped Hyena , Hyaena hyaena NT
  - Genus: Earth Wolves
    - Earth Wolf , Proteles cristatus LC
Suborder: Dog
- Family: Dogs (dogs, foxes)
  - Gender: Foxes
    - Sand Fox , Vulpes rueppellii
  - Genus: Wolves
    - Striped Jackal , Canis adustus LC
    - African Golden Wolf , Canis anthus NE
    - Black Jackal , Canis mesomelas LC
  - Genus: Larger Foxes
    - Big Fox , Otocyon megalotis LC
  - Genus: Hyenoid Dogs
    - Hyena-shaped dog , Lycaon pictus en
- Family: Kunyi ( Kunyi )
  - Genus: African Ferrets
    - African Ferret , Ictonyx striatus LC
  - Genus: Mellivora
    - Honey badger , Mellivora capensis LC

Order: Oryxes (Oryxes)

Grant's Zebra

Family: Equine (horses, etc.)
- Gender: Horses
  - Somali donkey , Equus africanus somaliensis CR
  - Grant's Zebra , Equus quagga boehmi NT

Order: Artiodactyls (Artiodactyls).

Reticulated Giraffe

Jumper antelope

African buffalo

Big kudu

Oryx

Family: Pigs (pigs)
- Subfamily: Phacochoerinae
  - Genus: Warthogs
    - Desert Warthog , Phacochoerus aethiopicus LR / lc
    - Warthog , Phacochoerus africanus LR / lc
- Subfamily: Suinae
  - Genus: Pistachio pigs
    - Shrub pig , Potamochoerus larvatus LR / lc
Family: Hippos (hippos)
- Genus: Hippos
  - Hippopotamus hippopotamus amphibius vu
Family: Giraffe (giraffe, okapi)
- Genus: Giraffes
  - Reticulated Giraffe , Giraffa reticulata VU
Family: Cattle (cattle, antelopes, sheep, goats)
- - Genus: Lyrohii Bubaly
    - Swamp , Damaliscus lunatus LR / cd
  - Genus: Chirols
    - Bubal Hunter , Beatragus hunteri CR
- Subfamily: Real Antelopes
  - Genus: Dibatagi
    - Dibatag , Ammodorcas clarkei VU
  - Rod: Beira
    - Beira , Dorcatragus megalotis VU
  - Genus: Gazelles
    - Gazelle dorcas , Gazella dorcas VU
    - Gazelle Grant , Gazella granti LR / cd
    - Somali gazelle , Gazella soemmerringii VU
    - Gazelle Speika , Gazella spekei VU
  - Genus: Gerenuki
    - Gerenuk , Litocranius walleri LR / cd
  - Genus: Dikdi
    - Common Dikdick , Madoqua Kirkii LR / lc
    - Somali dikdik , Madoqua piacentinii VU
    - Mountain Dikdik , Madoqua saltiana LR / lc
  - Genus: Jumping Antelopes
    - Jumping antelope , Oreotragus oreotragus LR / cd
  - Rod: Oribi
    - Oribi , Ourebia ourebi LR / cd
- Subfamily: Bull
  - Genus: African Buffalo
    - African Buffalo , Syncerus caffer LR / cd
  - Genus: Forest Antelopes
    - Lesser Kudu , Tragelaphus imberbis LR / cd
    - Bushbock , Tragelaphus scriptus LR / lc
    - Greater Kudu , Tragelaphus strepsiceros LR / cd
- Subfamily: Dukers
  - Genus: Forest Dukers
    - Cephalophus harveyi LR / cd
  - Genus: Sylvicapra
    - Shrub Ducker , Sylvicapra grimmia LR / lc
- Subfamily: Saberhorn Antelopes
  - Genus: Oriks
    - Baize , Oryx beisa LR / cd
- Subfamily: Water goats
  - Rod: Water goats
    - Common Water Goat , Kobus ellipsiprymnus LR / cd

Notes

↑ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List , which lists mammalian species and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 C.E.). The taxonomy and names of individual species are based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of August 20, 2018 and supplemented by generic names and taxonomy from IUCN, the Smithsonian Institution or the University of Michigan, where there was no Wikipedia article.

Links

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Somalia (Neopr.) . IUCN.
Mammal Species of the World (Neopr.) (Link unavailable) . Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Date of treatment August 20, 2018. Archived on April 27, 2007.
Animal Diversity Web (Neopr.) . University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

[1] This list is derived from the IUCN Red List , which lists mammalian species and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 C.E.). The taxonomy and names of individual species are based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of August 20, 2018 and supplemented by generic names and taxonomy from IUCN, the Smithsonian Institution or the University of Michigan, where there was no Wikipedia article.