This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Cuba. These are the mammal species in Cuba. 5 of the species listed for Cuba are considered to be extinct.
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:
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 Trichechus manatus VU
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 keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Heteropsomyinae
Genus: Boromys
Oriente cave rat Boromys offella EX
Torre's cave rat Boromys torrei EX
Family: Capromyidae
Subfamily: Capromyinae
Genus: Capromys
Desmarest's hutia Capromys pilorides LR/lc
Genus: Mesocapromys
Cabrera's hutia Mesocapromys angelcabrerai CR
Eared hutia Mesocapromys auritus CR
Dwarf hutia Mesocapromys nanus CR
San Felipe hutia Mesocapromys sanfelipensis CR
Genus: Mysateles
Garrido's hutia Mysateles garridoi CR
Gundlach's hutia Mysateles gundlachi VU
Black-tailed hutia Mysateles melanurus LR/nt
Southern hutia Mysateles meridionalis LR/nt
Prehensile-tailed hutia Mysateles prehensilis LR/lc
Genus: Geocapromys
Cuban coney Geocapromys columbianus EX
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Nesophontidae
Genus: Nesophontes
Western Cuban nesophontes Nesophontes micrus EX
Family: Solenodontidae
Genus: Solenodon
Cuban solenodon Solenodon cubanus EN
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: Noctilionidae
Genus: Noctilio
Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Antrozous
Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus LR/lc
Genus: Eptesicus
Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
Genus: Lasiurus
Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
Northern yellow bat Lasiurus intermedius LR/lc
Genus: Nycticeius
Vesper bat Nycticeius humeralis LR/lc
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Eumops
Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
Western mastiff bat Eumops perotis LR/lc
Genus: Molossus
Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus LR/lc
Genus: Mormopterus
Little goblin bat Mormopterus minutus VU
Genus: Nyctinomops
Broad-eared bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus LR/lc
Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
Genus: Tadarida
Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
Family: Mormoopidae
Genus: Mormoops
Antillean ghost-faced bat Mormoops blainvillii LR/nt
Genus: Pteronotus
Macleay's mustached bat Pteronotus macleayii VU
Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
Sooty mustached bat Pteronotus quadridens LR/nt
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Phyllostominae
Genus: Macrotus
Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat Macrotus waterhousii LR/lc
Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
Genus: Brachyphylla
Cuban fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla nana LR/nt
Subfamily: Phyllonycterinae
Genus: Erophylla
Buffy flower bat Erophylla sezekorni LR/lc
Genus: Phyllonycteris
Cuban flower bat Phyllonycteris poeyi LR/nt
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Monophyllus
Leach's single leaf bat Monophyllus redmani LR/lc
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
Genus: Artibeus
Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
Genus: Phyllops
Cuban fig-eating bat Phyllops falcatus LR/nt
Family: Natalidae
Genus: Chilonatalus
Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus LR/lc
Genus: Nyctiellus
Gervais's funnel-eared bat Nyctiellus lepidus 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
Family: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: Eubalaena
North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis EN (possible)
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)
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris (DD)
True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus (DD)
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris (DD)
There are over 260 species of carnivores, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Monachus
Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis EX
