List of mammals of Kerala

This is a list of mammal species found in the Kerala, India.

Order : Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Genus: Bos

Species: Bos gaurus (Gaur)

Genus: Nilgiritragus

Species: Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Nilgiri tahr)

Genus: Tetracerus

Species: Tetracerus quadricornis (Four-horned antelope)

Family: Cervidae

Genus: Axis

Species: Axis axis (Chital)

Genus: Muntiacus

Species: Muntiacus muntjak (Indian muntjac)

Genus: Rusa

Species: Rusa unicolor (Sambar deer)

Family: Suidae

Genus: Sus

Species: Sus scrofa cristatus (Indian boar)

Family: Tragulidae

Genus: Moschiola

Species: Moschiola indica (Indian spotted chevrotain)

Order : Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genus: Canis

Species: Canis aureus naria (Sri Lankan jackal)

Genus: Cuon

Species: Cuon alpinus (Ussuri dhole)

Genus: Vulpes

Species: Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal fox)

Family: Felidae

Genus: Felis

Species: Felis chaus (Jungle cat)

Genus: Panthera

Species: Panthera pardus fusca (Indian leopard)
Species: Panthera tigris tigris (Bengal tiger)

Genus: Prionailurus

Species: Prionailurus bengalensis (Leopard cat)
Species: Prionailurus rubiginosus (Rusty-spotted cat)

Family: Herpestidae

Genus: Herpestes

Species: Herpestes edwardsii (Indian grey mongoose)
Species: Herpestes fuscus (Indian brown mongoose)
Species: Herpestes smithii (Ruddy mongoose)
Species: Herpestes vitticollis (Stripe-necked mongoose)

Family: Mustelidae

Genus: Aonyx

Species: Aonyx cinerea (Asian small-clawed otter)

Genus: Lutrogale

Species: Lutrogale perspicillata (Smooth-coated otter)

Genus: Martes

Species: Martes gwatkinsii (Nilgiri marten)

Family: Ursidae

Genus: Melursus

Species: Melursus ursinus (Sloth bear)

Family: Viverridae

Genus: Paradoxurus

Species: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Asian palm civet)
Species: Paradoxurus jerdoni (Brown palm civet)

Genus: Viverricula

Species: Viverricula indica (Small Indian civet)

Order : Cetacea

Family: Balaenopteridae

Genus: Balaenoptera

Species: Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Common minke whale / ചെറുതിമിംഗലം)
Species: Balaenoptera borealis (Sei whale)
Species: Balaenoptera brydei/edeni (Bryde's whale)
Species: Balaenoptera musculus (Blue whale)
Species: Balaenoptera physalus (Fin whale)

Genus: Megaptera

Species: Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale)

Family: Delphinidae

Genus: Delphinus

Species: Delphinus capensis (Long-beaked common dolphin)

Genus: Feresa

Species: Feresa attenuata (Pygmy killer whale)

Genus: Globicephala

Species: Globicephala macrorhynchus (Short-finned pilot whale)

Genus: Grampus

Species: Grampus griseus (Risso's dolphin)

Genus: Lagenodelphis

Species: Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser's dolphin)

Genus: Orcinus

Species: Orcinus orca (Killer whale)

Genus: Peponocephala

Species: Peponocephala electra (Melon-headed whale)

Genus: Pseudorca

Species: Pseudorca crassidens (False killer whale)

Genus: Sousa

Species: Sousa chinensis (Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin)

Genus: Stenella

Species: Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin)
Species: Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped dolphin)
Species: Stenella longirostris (Spinner dolphin)

Genus: Steno

Species: Steno bredanensis (Rough-toothed dolphin)

Genus: Tursiops

Species: Tursiops aduncus (Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin)
Species: Tursiops truncatus (Common bottlenose dolphin)

Family: Kogiidae

Genus: Kogia

Species: Kogia breviceps (Pygmy sperm whale)
Species: Kogia sima (Dwarf sperm whale)

Family: Phocoenidae

Genus: Neophocaena

Species: Neophocaena phocaenoides (Finless porpoise)

Family: Physeteridae

Genus: Physeter

Species: Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale)

Family: Ziphiidae

Genus: Indopacetus

Genus: Mesoplodon

Species: Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville's beaked whale)

Genus: Ziphius

Species: Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier's beaked whale)

Order : Chiroptera

Family: Emballonuridae

Genus: Saccolaimus

Species: Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Naked-rumped pouched bat)

Genus: Taphozous

Species: Taphozous melanopogon (Black-bearded tomb bat)
Species: Taphozous longimanus (Long-winged tomb bat)

Family: Hipposideridae

Genus: Hipposideros

Species: Hipposideros ater (Dusky leaf-nosed bat)
Species: Hipposideros fulvus (Fulvus roundleaf bat)
Species: Hipposideros speoris (Schneider's leaf-nosed bat)

Family: Megadermatidae

Genus: Megaderma

Species: Megaderma lyra (Greater false vampire bat)
Species: Megaderma spasma (Lesser false vampire bat)

Family: Molossidae

Genus: Tadarida

Species: Tadarida aegyptiaca (Egyptian free-tailed bat)

Family: Pteropodidae

Genus: Cynopterus

Species: Cynopterus brachyotis (Lesser short-nosed fruit bat)
Species: Cynopterus sphinx (Greater short-nosed fruit bat)

Genus: Eonycteris

Species: Eonycteris spelaea (Cave nectar bat)

Genus: Pteropus

Species: Pteropus giganteus (Indian flying fox)

Genus: Rousettus

Species: Rousettus leschenaultii (Leschenault's rousette)

Family: Rhinolophidae

Genus: Rhinolophus

Species: Rhinolophus beddomei (Lesser woolly horseshoe bat)
Species: Rhinolophus lepidus (Blyth's horseshoe bat)
Species: Rhinolophus pusillus (Least horseshoe bat)
Species: Rhinolophus rouxii (Rufous horseshoe bat)

Family: Vespertilionidae

Genus: Falsistrellus

Genus: Harpiocephalus

Genus: Kerivoula

Species: Kerivoula picta (Painted bat)

Genus: Myotis

Species: Myotis horsfieldii (Horsfield's bat)
Species: Myotis montivagus (Burmese whiskered bat)

Genus: Pipistrellus

Species: Pipistrellus tenuis (Least pipistrelle)

Genus: Scotozous

Genus: Scotophilus

Species: Scotophilus heathii (Greater Asiatic yellow bat)
Species: Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat)

Genus: Tylonycteris

Species: Tylonycteris pachypus (Lesser bamboo bat)

Order : Eulipotyphla

Family: Erinaceidae

Genus: Paraechinus

Family: Soricidae

Genus: Feroculus

Genus: Suncus

Species: Suncus dayi (Etruscan shrew)
Species: Suncus murinus (Asian house shrew)

Order : Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Genus: Lepus

Species: Lepus nigricollis (Indian hare)

Order : Pholidota

Family: Manidae

Genus: Manis

Species: Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin)

Order : Primates

Family: Cercopithecidae

Genus: Macaca

Species: Macaca radiata (Bonnet macaque)
Species: Macaca silenus (Lion-tailed macaque)

Genus: Semnopithecus

Species: Semnopithecus hypoleucos (Black-footed gray langur)
Species: Semnopithecus priam (Tufted gray langur)

Genus: Trachypithecus

Species: Trachypithecus johnii (Nilgiri langur)

Family: Lorisidae

Genus: Loris

Species: Loris lydekkerianus (Gray slender loris)

Order : Proboscidea

Family: Elephantidae

Genus: Elephas

Species: Elephas maximus indicus (Indian elephant)

Order : Rodentia

Family: Hystricidae

Genus: Hystrix

Species: Hystrix indica (Indian crested porcupine)

Family: Muridae

Genus: Bandicota

Species: Bandicota bengalensis (Lesser bandicoot rat)
Species: Bandicota indica (Greater bandicoot rat)

Genus: Golunda

Species: Golunda ellioti (Indian bush rat)

Genus: Madromys

Species: Madromys blanfordi (Blanford's rat)

Genus: Mus

Species: Mus musculus (House mouse)

Genus: Rattus

Species: Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)
Species: Rattus rattus (Black rat)
Species: Rattus satarae (Sahyadris forest rat)

Genus: Tatera

Species: Tatera indica (Indian gerbil)

Genus: Vandeleuria

Species: Vandeleuria nilagirica (Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse)

Family: Platacanthomyidae

Genus: Platacanthomys

Species: Platacanthomys lasiurus (Malabar spiny dormouse)

Family: Sciuridae

Genus: Funambulus

Species: Funambulus palmarum (Indian palm squirrel)
Species: Funambulus sublineatus (Nilgiri palm squirrel)
Species: Funambulus tristriatus (Jungle palm squirrel)

Genus: Petaurista

Species: Petaurista philippensis (Indian giant flying squirrel)

Genus: Petinomys

Genus: Ratufa

Species: Ratufa indica (Indian giant squirrel)
Species: Ratufa macroura (Grizzled giant squirrel)

Order : Scandentia

Family: Tupaiidae

Genus: Anathana

Species: Anathana ellioti (Madras treeshrew)

Order : Sirenia

Family: Dugongidae

Genus: Dugong

Species: Dugong dugon (Dugong)

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