This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Montserrat. These are the mammal species in Montserrat, of which 0 are critically endangered, 1 is endangered, 1 is vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. One species is considered 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:
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: TrichechidaeGenus: TrichechusWest Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus VUThe 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: NoctilionidaeGenus: NoctilioGreater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus LR/lcFamily: MolossidaeGenus: TadaridaMexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis LR/ntFamily: PhyllostomidaeSubfamily: BrachyphyllinaeGenus: BrachyphyllaAntillean fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla cavernarum LR/lcSubfamily: GlossophaginaeGenus: MonophyllusInsular single leaf bat Monophyllus plethodon LR/ntSubfamily: StenodermatinaeGenus: ArdopsTree bat Ardops nichollsi LR/ntGenus: ArtibeusJamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lcGenus: ChirodermaGuadeloupe big-eyed bat Chiroderma improvisum ENFamily: NatalidaeGenus: NatalusMexican funnel-eared bat Natalus stramineus LR/lcThe 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: MysticetiFamily: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)Genus: BalaenopteraCommon minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrataSei whale Balaenoptera borealisBryde's whale Balaenoptera brydeiBlue whale Balaenoptera musculusGenus: MegapteraHumpback whale Megaptera novaeangliaeSuborder: OdontocetiSuperfamily: PlatanistoideaFamily: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)Genus: DelphinusShort-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis DDGenus: FeresaPygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata DDGenus: GlobicephalaShort-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhyncus DDGenus: LagenodelphisFraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DDGenus: GrampusRisso's dolphin Grampus griseus DDGenus: OrcinusKiller whale Orcinus orca DDGenus: PeponocephalaMelon-headed whale Peponocephala electra DDGenus: PseudorcaFalse killer whale Pseudorca crassidens DDGenus: StenellaPantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata DDClymene dolphin Stenella clymene DDStriped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba DDAtlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis DDSpinner dolphin Stenella longirostris DDGenus: StenoRough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis DDGenus: TursiopsCommon bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatusFamily: Physeteridae (sperm whales)Genus: PhyseterSperm whale Physeter catodon (DD)Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)Genus: KogiaPygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps (DD)Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima (DD)Superfamily ZiphioideaFamily: Ziphidae (beaked whales)Genus: MesoplodonGervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus (DD)Genus: ZiphiusCuvier'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: PinnipediaFamily: Phocidae (earless seals)Genus: MonachusCaribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis EX
