This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Taiwan. There are 122 mammal species in Taiwan, of which 0 are critically endangered, 5 are endangered, 8 are vulnerable and 2 are near-threatened. There are currently 81 endemic mammals in Taiwan. 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: Dugongidae
Genus: Dugong
Dugong Dugong dugon VU (critically endangered in Chinese waters)
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
Genus: Macaca
Formosan rock macaque Macaca cyclopis 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: Sciurognathi
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe: Pteromyini
Genus: Belomys
Hairy-footed flying squirrel Belomys pearsonii LR/nt
Genus: Petaurista
Red and white giant flying squirrel Petaurista alborufus LR/lc
Indian giant flying squirrel Petaurista philippensis LR/lc
Subfamily: Callosciurinae
Genus: Callosciurus
Pallas's squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus LR/lc
Genus: Dremomys
Perny's long-nosed squirrel Dremomys pernyi LR/lc
Genus: Tamiops
Maritime striped squirrel Tamiops maritimus LR/lc
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Eothenomys
Père David's vole Eothenomys melanogaster LR/lc
Genus: Volemys
Taiwan vole Volemys kikuchii VU
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Apodemus
Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius LR/lc
Taiwan field mouse Apodemus semotus LR/nt
Genus: Bandicota
Greater bandicoot rat Bandicota indica LR/lc
Genus: Micromys
Harvest mouse Micromys minutus LR/nt
Genus: Mus
Ryukyu mouse Mus caroli LR/lc
Genus: Niviventer
Coxing's white-bellied rat Niviventer coxingi LR/nt
Oldfield white-bellied rat Niviventer culturatus LR/nt
Genus: Rattus
Lesser ricefield rat Rattus losea LR/lc
Tanezumi rat Rattus tanezumi LR/lc
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus LC
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
Chinese hare Lepus sinensis LR/lc
The soricomorphs are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Asian gray shrew Crocidura attenuata LR/lc
Dsinezumi shrew Crocidura dsinezumi LR/lc
Gueldenstaedt's shrew Crocidura gueldenstaedtii LR/lc
Horsfield's shrew Crocidura horsfieldii LR/lc
Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens LR/lc
Genus: Suncus
Asian house shrew Suncus murinus LR/lc
Subfamily: Soricinae
Tribe: Nectogalini
Genus: Chimarrogale
Himalayan water shrew Chimarrogale himalayica LR/lc
Genus: Soriculus
Red-toothed shrew Soriculus fumidus LR/lc
Family: Talpidae (moles)
Subfamily: Talpinae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Mogera
Insular mole Mogera insularis 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: Pteropus
Ryukyu flying fox Pteropus dasymallus EN
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Large-footed bat Myotis adversus LR/lc
Hodgson's bat Myotis formosus LR/lc
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Arielulus
Necklace pipistrelle Arielulus torquatus DD
Genus: Eptesicus
Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus LR/lc
Genus: Nyctalus
Common noctule Nyctalus noctula LR/lc
Genus: Plecotus
Taiwan big-eared bat Plecotus taivanus VU
Genus: Scotophilus
Lesser Asiatic yellow bat Scotophilus kuhlii LR/lc
Genus: Vespertilio
Asian parti-colored bat Vespertilio superans LR/lc
Subfamily: Murininae
Genus: Harpiocephalus
Hairy-winged bat Harpiocephalus harpia LR/lc
Genus: Murina
Taiwan tube-nosed bat Murina puta VU
Subfamily: Miniopterinae
Genus: Miniopterus
Schreibers' long-fingered bat Miniopterus schreibersii LC
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
European free-tailed bat Tadarida teniotis LR/lc
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Formosan lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus monoceros LR/nt
Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Genus: Coelops
East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat Coelops frithii LR/lc
Genus: Hipposideros
Great roundleaf bat Hipposideros armiger LR/lc
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
Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla 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: Balaenidae
Genus: Eubalaena
North Pacific right whale Eubalaena japonica CR
Family: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
Western gray whale Eschrichtius robustus CR
Family: Balaenopteridae
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Northern humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae VU (Still rare in Tawian)
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Coastal Asia) EN
Omura's whale Balaenoptera omurai DD
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni DD
Eden's whale Balaenoptera edeni (East China Sea) CR
Northern sei whale Balaenoptera borealis (Coastal Asia)CR
Northern fin whale Balaenoptera physalus physalus (Coastal Asia) CR
Northern blue whale Balaenoptera musculus musculus (Coastal Asia) CR
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Neophocaena (finless porpoise)
Sunameri Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides VU
Sunameri Neophocaena phocaenoides sunameri VU
Family: Ziphidae
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris DD
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Indopacetus
Tropical bottlenose whale Indopacetus pacificus DD
Genus: Mesoplodon
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris DD
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Sousa
Chinese white dolphin Sousa chinensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus DD
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus DD
Genus: Stenella
Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata LR/cd
Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris LR/cd
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba LR/lc
Genus: Delphinus
Long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis DD
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis LR/lc
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DD
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens LR/lc
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus DD (one of the most common cetacean of Taiwan)
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Peponocephala
Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra LR/lc
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens LR/lc
Genus: Globicephala
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus LR/cd
Genus: Orcinus
Orca Orcinus orca LR/cd
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: Prionailurus
Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis LC
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Neofelis
Formosan clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa brachyura EX
Family: Viverridae (civets, genets etc.)
Subfamily: Paradoxurinae
Genus: Paguma
Masked palm civet Paguma larvata LR/lc
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Viverricula
Small Indian civet Viverricula indica LR/lc
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Herpestes
Crab-eating mongoose Herpestes urva LR/lc
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ursidae (bears)
Genus: Ursus
Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus VU
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Martes
Yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula LC
Genus: Mustela
Least weasel Mustela nivalis LC
Siberian weasel Mustela sibirica LR/lc
Genus: Melogale
Chinese ferret badger Melogale moschata LR/lc
Genus: Lutra
European otter Lutra lutra NT
Genus: Aonyx
Oriental small-clawed otter Aonyx cinereus NT
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
Wild boar Sus scrofa LR/lc
Family: Cervidae (deer)
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Sika deer Cervus nippon LR/lc
Sambar deer Cervus unicolor LR/lc
Subfamily: Muntiacinae
Genus: Muntiacus
Reeves's muntjac Muntiacus reevesi LR/lc
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Nemorhaedus
Taiwan serow Nemorhaedus swinhoei VU
