This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Brunei Darussalam.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
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:
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.
Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
Genus: Elephas
Asian elephant Elephas maximus EN
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: Dugongidae
Genus: Dugong
Dugong Dugong dugon VU
The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all arboreal.
Family: Tupaiidae (tree shrews)
Genus: Tupaia
Long-footed treeshrew Tupaia longipes EN
Painted treeshrew Tupaia picta LR/lc
Large treeshrew Tupaia tana LR/lc
The two species of colugos make up the order Dermoptera. They are arboreal gliding mammals found in Southeast Asia.
Family: Cynocephalidae (flying lemurs)
Genus: Cynocephalus
Sunda flying lemur Cynocephalus variegatus LR/lc
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: Lemuriformes
Superfamily: Lorisoidea
Family: Lorisidae
Genus: Nycticebus
Sunda slow loris Nycticebus coucang LR/lc
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Tarsiiformes
Family: Tarsiidae (tarsiers)
Genus: Cephalopachus
Horsfield's tarsier Cephalopachus bancanus LR/lc
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
Genus: Macaca
Crab-eating macaque Macaca fascicularis LR/nt
Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina VU
Subfamily: Colobinae
Genus: Presbytis
Banded surili Presbytis femoralis LR/nt
White-fronted surili Presbytis frontata DD
Hose's langur Presbytis hosei DD
Maroon leaf monkey Presbytis rubicunda LR/lc
Genus: Nasalis
Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus EN
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hylobatidae (gibbons)
Genus: Hylobates
Müller's bornean gibbon Hylobates muelleri LR/nt
Family: Hominidae (humans)
Subfamily: Ponginae
Genus: Pongo
Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus EN
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent 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 (100 lb).
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
Genus: Hystrix
Thick-spined porcupine Hystrix crassispinis LR/nt
Genus: Trichys
Long-tailed porcupine Trichys fasciculata LR/lc
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Ratufinae
Genus: Ratufa
Cream-coloured giant squirrel Ratufa affinis LR/lc
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Genus: Aeromys
Black flying squirrel Aeromys tephromelas LR/lc
Genus: Pteromyscus
Smoky flying squirrel Pteromyscus pulverulentus LR/nt
Subfamily: Callosciurinae
Genus: Exilisciurus
Least pygmy squirrel Exilisciurus exilis LR/lc
Genus: Rhinosciurus
Shrew-faced squirrel Rhinosciurus laticaudatus LR/lc
Genus: Sundasciurus
Horse-tailed squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus LR/lc
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: Galericinae
Genus: Hylomys
Short-tailed gymnure Hylomys suillus LR/lc
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
Southeast Asian shrew Crocidura fuliginosa LR/lc
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
Subfamily: Pteropodinae
Genus: Aethalops
Pygmy fruit bat Aethalops alecto LR/nt
Genus: Balionycteris
Spotted-winged fruit bat Balionycteris maculata LR/lc
Genus: Dyacopterus
Dayak fruit bat Dyacopterus spadiceus LR/nt
Genus: Megaerops
White-collared fruit bat Megaerops wetmorei LR/lc
Genus: Pteropus
Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus LR/lc
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Eonycteris
Greater dawn bat Eonycteris major LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Kerivoulinae
Genus: Kerivoula
Papillose woolly bat Kerivoula papillosa LR/lc
Clear-winged woolly bat Kerivoula pellucida LR/lc
Painted Bat Kerivoula picta LR/lc
Whitehead's woolly bat Kerivoula whiteheadi LR/lc
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Glischropus
Common thick-thumbed bat Glischropus tylopus LR/lc
Genus: Hesperoptenus
Blanford's bat Hesperoptenus blanfordi LR/lc
Genus: Hypsugo
Big-eared pipistrelle Hypsugo macrotis LR/nt
Genus: Philetor
Rohu's bat Philetor brachypterus LR/lc
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kelaart's pipistrelle Pipistrellus ceylonicus LR/lc
Narrow-winged pipistrelle Pipistrellus stenopterus LR/lc
Subfamily: Murininae
Genus: Murina
Brown tube-nosed bat Murina suilla LR/lc
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Emballonura
Small Asian sheath-tailed bat Emballonura alecto LR/lc
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Acuminate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus LR/lc
Intermediate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus affinis LR/lc
Bornean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus borneensis LR/lc
Woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus luctus LR/lc
Lesser woolly horseshoe bat Rhinolophus sedulus LR/lc
Trefoil horseshoe bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus LR/lc
The order Philodota 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
Sunda pangolin Manis javanica LR/nt
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
Suborder:Mysticeti
Superfamily:Balaenopteroidea
Family:Balaenopteridae
Genus:Balaenoptera
Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis DD
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis EN
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei DD
Omura's whale Balaenoptera omurai DD
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus EN
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus EN
Genus:Megaptera
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae LC
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Neophocaena
Finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Globicephala
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
Genus: Sousa
Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin Sousa chinensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus LC
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus DD
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Orcaella
Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris 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 LC
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba LC
Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris DD
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis LC
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps DD
Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima DD
Superfamily:Physeteroidea
Family: Physeteridae (Sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
Superfamily Ziphioidea
Family: Ziphidae (Beaked whales)
Genus: Indopacetus
Tropical bottlenose whale Indopacetus pacificus DD
Genus: Mesoplodon
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris DD
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD
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: Catopuma
Bay cat Catopuma badia EN
Genus: Pardofelis
Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata VU
Genus: Prionailurus
Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis LC
Flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps VU
Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus VU
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Neofelis
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa VU
Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
Subfamily: Paradoxurinae
Genus: Arctictis
Binturong Arctictis binturong LR/lc
Genus: Arctogalidia
Small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata LR/lc
Genus: Paradoxurus
Asian palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus LR/lc
Subfamily: Hemigalinae
Genus: Cynogale
Otter civet Cynogale bennettii EN
Genus: Hemigalus
Banded palm civet Hemigalus derbyanus LR/lc
Subfamily: Prionodontinae
Genus: Prionodon
Banded linsang Prionodon linsang LR/lc
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Viverra
Malayan civet Viverra tangalunga LR/lc
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Herpestes
Collared mongoose Herpestes semitorquatus LR/lc
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ursidae (bears)
Genus: Helarctos
Sun bear Helarctos malayanus DD
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Mustela
Malayan weasel Mustela nudipes LR/lc
Genus: Martes
Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula LR/lc
Genus: Mydaus
Javan stink badger Mydaus javanensis LR/lc
Genus: Lutrogale
Smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata VU
Genus: Aonyx
Oriental small-clawed otter Aonyx cinereus NT
The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Dicerorhinus
Bornean rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni CR
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: Suinae
Genus: Sus
Bornean bearded pig Sus barbatus LR/lc
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: Tragulus
Lesser mouse deer Tragulus javanicus LR/lc
Napu Tragulus napu LR/lc
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: Bos
Banteng Bos javanicus EN
