This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Bahamas. These are the mammal species in the Bahamas, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 3 are vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. 1 of the species listed for the Bahamas is 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:
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 kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Capromyidae
Subfamily: Capromyinae
Genus: Geocapromys
Bahamian hutia Geocapromys ingrahami VU
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: Eptesicus
Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
Genus: Lasiurus
Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis 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
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Glossophaga
Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
Genus: Monophyllus
Leach's single leaf bat Monophyllus redmani LR/lc
Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
Genus: Artibeus
Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
Family: Natalidae
Genus: Natalus
Bahaman funnel-eared bat Natalus tumidifrons VU
Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat Natalus tumidirostris 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)
Genus: Eubalaena
North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis (Endangered)
Genus: Balaenoptera
Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
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 carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
Genus: Procyon
Bahaman raccoon Procyon lotor (I)
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Cystophora
Hooded seal Cystophora cristata VU vagrant
Genus: Monachus
Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis EX
