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)
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- male
- female with calf
Genus: Nilgiritragus
Species: Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Nilgiri tahr)
- male (left)
- female
- habitat
Genus: Tetracerus
Species: Tetracerus quadricornis (Four-horned antelope)
- male
- male
- female
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Axis
Species: Axis axis (Chital)
- male
- female
- male
Genus: Muntiacus
Species: Muntiacus muntjak (Indian muntjac)
Genus: Rusa
Species: Rusa unicolor (Sambar deer)
- male
- female
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)
- male
- female
- calf
Order : Rodentia
Family: Hystricidae
Genus: Hystrix
Species: Hystrix indica (Indian crested porcupine)
Family: Muridae
Genus: Bandicota
Species: Bandicota bengalensis (Lesser bandicoot rat)
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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)
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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)
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Order : Sirenia
Family: Dugongidae
Genus: Dugong
Species: Dugong dugon (Dugong)
References
- P.O. Nameer (2015). A checklist of mammals of Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 7971–7982 doi:10.11609/JoTT.2000.7.13.7971-7982
- P.O. Nameer (2016). Checklist of Marine Mammals of Kerala. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(1): 8417–8420 doi:10.11609/jott.2497.8.1.8417-8420
- R.P. Kumarran (2012). Cetaceans and cetacean research in India. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 12(2):159–172, 2012
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