This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the United Arab Emirates. There are 23 mammal species in the United Arab Emirates, of which 0 are critically endangered, 3 are endangered, 4 are vulnerable, and 1 is near-threatened.
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
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: Myomorpha
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
Genus: Gerbillus
Wagner's gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus LR/lc
Gerbillus nanus 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 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: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii 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
Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei DD
Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata nt
Subfamily: Megapterinae
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae CR (Arabian Sea population)
Suborder: Odontoceti
Family Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale Physeter catodon
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Neophocaena
Finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides DD
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Delphinus
Long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis LR/lc
Genus: Sousa
Sousa chinensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus DD
Genus: Stenella
Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens DD
Genus: Orcinus
Killer whale Orcinus orcaDD
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae (cats)
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Acinonyx
Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus CR
Sudan cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii VU - Introduced in Sir Bani Yas
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
Asiatic lion, Panthera leo persica EN
Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Vulpes
Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana VU
Genus: Canis
Golden jackal, Canis aureus LC
Gray wolf, Canis lupus LC
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Mellivora
Ratel, Mellivora capensis LR/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
Mountain gazelle, Gazella gazella VU
Goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa VU
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Hemitragus
Arabian tahr, Hemitragus jayakari EN
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Oryx
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx EN
