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Mammals of Somalia: all 191 species on record (part 2 of 2)
GBIF, the global open database of species records, holds records of 191 wild mammal species from Somalia. Rodents (45 species) and bats (44) are the largest groups, followed by hoofed mammals (34) and carnivores (28). Of the 191, the IUCN Red List places 2 in Critically Endangered, 6 in Endangered and 11 in Vulnerable.
Part 2 of 2 of Mammals of Somalia: all 191 species on record. Sources are listed on part 1.
This list is in 2 parts: 1 · 2
Full list (191 species)
| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat | Epomophorus wahlbergi | Pteropodidae | LC | 145 |
| black rhinoceros | Diceros bicornis | Rhinocerotidae | CR | 7 |
| Blasius's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus blasii | Rhinolophidae | LC | 1 |
| Rhinolophus brockmani | Rhinolophus brockmani | Rhinolophidae | NE | 1 |
| Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus clivosus | Rhinolophidae | LC | 2 |
| Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus fumigatus | Rhinolophidae | LC | 6 |
| Lesser Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus hipposideros | Rhinolophidae | LC | 1 |
| African Trident Bat | Triaenops afer | Rhinonycteridae | LC | 16 |
| Persian Trident Bat | Triaenops persicus | Rhinonycteridae | LC | 2 |
| Ochre Bush Squirrel | Paraxerus ochraceus | Sciuridae | LC | 10 |
| Unstriped Ground Squirrel | Xerus rutilus | Sciuridae | LC | 53 |
| Greenwood's Shrew | Crocidura greenwoodi | Soricidae | LC | 35 |
| Lesser Red Musk Shrew | Crocidura hirta | Soricidae | LC | 1 |
| MacArthur's Shrew | Crocidura macarthuri | Soricidae | LC | 1 |
| Dwarf White-toothed Shrew | Crocidura nana | Soricidae | DD | 5 |
| Desert Musk Shrew | Crocidura smithii | Soricidae | LC | 2 |
| Somali Shrew | Crocidura somalica | Soricidae | LC | 5 |
| Yankari Shrew | Crocidura yankariensis | Soricidae | LC | 6 |
| Northeast african mole rat | Tachyoryctes splendens | Spalacidae | LC | 1 |
| desert warthog | Phacochoerus aethiopicus | Suidae | LC | 22 |
| Heller's Serotine | Afronycteris helios | Vespertilionidae | DD | 8 |
| Butterfly Bat | Glauconycteris variegata | Vespertilionidae | LC | 8 |
| Rufous Mouse-eared Bat | Myotis bocagii | Vespertilionidae | LC | 1 |
| Somali Serotine | Neoromicia somalica | Vespertilionidae | LC | 4 |
| Eisentraut's Pipistrelle | Nycticeinops eisentrauti | Vespertilionidae | NE | 6 |
| Schlieffen's Bat | Nycticeinops schlieffenii | Vespertilionidae | LC | 45 |
| Rendall's Serotine | Pseudoromicia rendalli | Vespertilionidae | LC | 13 |
| White-bellied Lesser House Bat | Scotoecus albigula | Vespertilionidae | LC | 1 |
| Dark-winged Lesser House Bat | Scotoecus hirundo | Vespertilionidae | LC | 16 |
| Eritrean House Bat | Scotophilus colias | Vespertilionidae | NE | 1 |
| Yellow-bellied house bat | Scotophilus dinganii | Vespertilionidae | LC | 111 |
| White-bellied house bat | Scotophilus leucogaster | Vespertilionidae | LC | 3 |
| Giant house bat | Scotophilus nigrita | Vespertilionidae | LC | 1 |
| civet cat | Civettictis civetta | Viverridae | LC | 2 |
| common genet | Genetta genetta | Viverridae | LC | 5 |
| Rusty-spotted genet | Genetta maculata | Viverridae | NE | 9 |
| Cape genet | Genetta tigrina | Viverridae | LC | 5 |
This list is in 2 parts: 1 · 2
Sources
- Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat · gbif.org
- black rhinoceros · gbif.org
- Blasius's Horseshoe Bat · gbif.org
- Rhinolophus brockmani · gbif.org
- Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat · gbif.org
- Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat · gbif.org
- Lesser Horseshoe Bat · gbif.org
- African Trident Bat · gbif.org
- Persian Trident Bat · gbif.org
- Ochre Bush Squirrel · gbif.org
- Unstriped Ground Squirrel · gbif.org
- Greenwood's Shrew · gbif.org
- Lesser Red Musk Shrew · gbif.org
- MacArthur's Shrew · gbif.org
- Desert Musk Shrew · gbif.org
- Yankari Shrew · gbif.org
- Northeast african mole rat · gbif.org
- Heller's Serotine · gbif.org
- Butterfly Bat · gbif.org
- Rufous Mouse-eared Bat · gbif.org
- Eisentraut's Pipistrelle · gbif.org
- Schlieffen's Bat · gbif.org
- Rendall's Serotine · gbif.org
- White-bellied Lesser House Bat · gbif.org
- Dark-winged Lesser House Bat · gbif.org
- Eritrean House Bat · gbif.org
- Yellow-bellied house bat · gbif.org
- White-bellied house bat · gbif.org
- Giant house bat · gbif.org
- civet cat · gbif.org
- common genet · gbif.org
- Rusty-spotted genet · gbif.org
- Cape genet · gbif.org
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