This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Yemen. There are 69 mammal species in Yemen, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 7 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. 2 of the species listed for Yemen is 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:
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East.
Family: Procaviidae (hylaxes)
Genus: Procavia
Cape hyrax Procavia capensis LC
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 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: Papio
Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas LR/nt
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: Dipodidae (jerboas)
Subfamily: Dipodinae
Genus: jaculus
Lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus LC
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Deomyinae
Genus: Acomys
Cairo spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus LC
Golden spiny mouse Acomys russatus LR/lc
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Cheesman's gerbil Gerbillus cheesmani LR/lc
Wagner's gerbil Gerbillus dasyurus LR/lc
Black-tufted gerbil Gerbillus famulus LR/lc
Pygmy gerbil Gerbillus henleyi LC
Gerbillus nanus LC
Large Aden gerbil Gerbillus poecilops LR/nt
Genus: Meriones
King jird Meriones rex LR/lc
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Myomyscus
Yemeni mouse Myomys Yemeni 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: Erinaceinae
Genus: Hemiechinus
Desert hedgehog Hemiechinus aethiopicus 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
Arabian shrew Crocidura arabica 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: Eidolon
Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum LC
Genus: Rousettus
Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus LC
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Rufous mouse-eared bat Myotis bocagii LC
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Eptesicus
Botta's serotine Eptesicus bottae LC
Sind bat Eptesicus nasutus VU
Genus: Hypsugo
Bodenheimer's pipistrelle Hypsugo bodenheimeri LR/nt
Genus: Nycticeinops
Schlieffen's twilight bat Nycticeinops schlieffeni LC
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
Subfamily: Miniopterinae
Genus: Miniopterus
Schreibers' long-fingered bat Miniopterus schreibersii LC
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Genus: Rhinopoma
Lesser mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma hardwickei LC
Greater mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma microphyllum LC
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Chaerephon
Little free-tailed bat Chaerephon pumila LC
Genus: Otomops
Large-eared free-tailed bat Otomops martiensseni NT
Genus: Tadarida
Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca LC
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Coleura
African sheath-tailed bat Coleura afra LC
Family: Nycteridae
Genus: Nycteris
Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica LC
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii NT
Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus clivosus LC
Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
Genus: Asellia
Trident leaf-nosed bat Asellia tridens LC
Genus: Hipposideros
Sundevall's roundleaf bat Hipposideros caffer LC
Genus: Triaenops
Persian trident bat Triaenops persicus LC
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
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni♠ DD
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae♠ VU
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus♠ VU
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps♠ LR/lc
Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima♠ LR/lc
Family: Ziphidae
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Indopacetus
Longman's beaked whale Indopacetus pacificus♠ DD
Genus: Mesoplodon
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris♠ DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis♠ DD
Genus: Sousa
Sousa chinensis♠ DD
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus♠ DD
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus♠ DD
Genus: Stenella
Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris♠ DD
Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata♠ LR/cd
Genus: Delphinus
Common dolphin Delphinus capensis♠ LR/lc
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei♠ DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus♠ DD
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata♠ DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens♠ EN
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: Caracal
Caracal Caracal caracal LC
Genus: Felis
Sand cat Felis margarita NT
Wildcat Felis silvestris LC
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr CR
Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Common genet Genetta genetta LR/lc
Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus: Ichneumia
White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda LR/lc
Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena NT
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Vulpes
Blanford's fox Vulpes cana LC
Rueppell's fox Vulpes rueppelli LC
Genus: Canis
Golden jackal Canis aureus LC
Gray wolf Canis lupus LC
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Mellivora
Ratel Mellivora capensis LC
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: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Gazella
Queen of Sheba's gazelle Gazella bilkis EX
Dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas VU
Mountain gazelle Gazella gazella VU
Saudi gazelle Gazella saudiya EX
Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa VU
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Nubian ibex Capra nubiana VU
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Oryx
Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx VU - regionally extinct
