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TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA – EVEN TOED UNGULATES
Antilocapridae – pronghorns
Bovidae – bison, African buffalo, water buffalo, antelopes, sheep, goats, muskoxen, and domestic cattle.
Antelope
- Arabian Oryx – Oryx leucoryx
- Black Wildebeest – Connochaetes gnou
- Blue Wildebeest – Connochaetes taurinus taurinus
- Hartebeest – Alcelaphus buselaphus
- Bontebok – Damaliscus pygargus
- Common Eland – Taurotragus oryx
- Cape Bushbuck – Tragelaphus sylvaticus
- Kob – Kobus kob
- Waterbuck – Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- Mountain Gazelle – Gazella gazella
- Springbok – Antidorcas marsupialis
- Grey Rhebok – Pelea capreolus
- Bohor Reedbuck – Redunca redunca
- Oribi – Ourebia ourebi
- Common Duiker – Sylvicapra grimmia
Bison
Buffalo
- African or Cape buffalo – Syncerus caffer
- Domestic Asian Water Buffalo – Bubalus bubalis
- Wild Water Buffalo – Bubalus arnee
Cattle
Goats
Sheep
Camelidae – dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos.
Cervidae – Deer, Elk, Moose, Muntjac and kin
Chevrotains
Deer
- Chital Deer – Axis axis
- Columbian Black-tailed Deer – Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
- Sambar Deer – Rusa unicolor
Elk
Moose
Didelphidae – Opossums
Giraffidae – Giraffes
Hippopotamidae – Hippopotamuses
Suidae – Pigs, Hogs and Boars
- Wild Boar – Sus scrofa
- Bushpig – Potamochoerus larvatus
- Giant Forest Hog – Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
- Common Warthog – Phacochoerus africanus
Tayassuidae – Peccaries
ORDER CARNIVORA – CARNIVORES
Canidae – Dogs and foxes
Coyotes
Foxes
Jackals
Wolves and Dogs
Felidae – Cats
Herpestidae – Mongooses and Meerkats
- Banded Mongoose – Mungos mungo
- Cape Gray Mongoose – Galerella pulverulenta
- Indian Grey Mongoose – Herpestes edwardsii
- Sri Lankan Ruddy Mongoose – Herpestes smithii zeylanicus
- White-tailed Mongoose – Ichneumia albicauda
Mephitidae – Skunks and Stink Badgers
Procyonidae – Raccoons, Coatis, Kinkajous, Olingos, Olinguitos, Ringtails, and Cacomistles.
Ursidae – Bears
- American Black Bear – Ursus americanus
- Polar Bear – Ursus maritimus
- Spectacled Bear – Tremarctos ornatus
ORDER CHIROPTERA – BATS
Emballonuridae – Sac-Winged Bats
Hipposideridae – Old World Leaf-nosed Bats
Megadermatidae – False Vampire Bats
Phyllostomidae – New World Leaf-nosed Bats
- Buffy Flower Bat – Erophylla sezekorni
- Mexican Fruit Bat – Artibeus jamaicensis yucatanicus
- Waterhouse’s Leaf-nosed Bat – Macrotus waterhousii
- Commissaris Long-tongued Bat – Glossophaga commissarisi
- Hairy-legged Vampire Bat – Diphylla ecaudata
Pteropodidae – Megabats / Flying Foxes
Rhinolophidae – Horseshoe Bats
Vespertilionidae – Vesper or Evening Bats
ORDER HYRACOIDEA – HYRAXES
Procaviidae – Hyraxes and Dassies
ORDER LAGOMORPHA – RABBITS, HARES AND PIKAS
Leporidae – Hares and Rabbits
- Desert Cottontail Rabbit – Sylvilagus audubonii
- Eastern Cottontail Rabbit – Sylvilagus floridanus
- Indian Hare – Lepus nigricollis
PERISSODACTYLA – ODD TOED UNGULATES
Rhinocerotidae – Rhinoceroses
Equidae – Horses, Asses and Zebras
ORDER PROBOSCIDEA – ELEPHANTS
Elephantidae – Elephants
ORDER PRIMATEA – HUMANS, APES, MONKEYS AND PROSIMIANS
Atelidae – Howler and Spider Monkeys
Cercopithecidae – Old World Monkeys
Baboons
Mangabeys
Colobus Monkeys
- Angolan Colobus – Colobus angolensis
- Ashy Red Colobus – Piliocolobus tephrosceles
- Guereza Colobus – Colobus guereza
Guenons
- Red-tailed Monkey – Cercopithecus ascanius
- Sykes Monkey – Cercopithecus albogularis
- Blue Monkey – Cercopithecus mitis
- Virungas Golden Monkey – Cercopithecus kandti
- Patas Monkey – Erythrocebus patas
- Vervet Monkey – Chlorocebus pygerythrus
- Tantalus Monkey – Chlorocebus tantalus
- L’Hoest’s Monkey – Allochrocebus lhoesti.
Langurs
- Dryzone purple-faced leaf-eater monkey – Trachypithecus vetulus philbricki
- Southern Wetzone Purple Faced Leaf Monkey – Trachypithecus vetulus vetulus
- Southern Tufted Grey Langur – Semnopithecus priam thersites
Macaques
Hominidae – Great Apes
Galagidae
Lorisidae – Lorises
ORDER RODENTIA – RODENTS
Cricetidae – Hampsters, Voles, Lemmings, and New World Rats and Mice
Dasyproctidae – agoutis and acouchis
Geomyidae – Pocket Gophers
Heteromyidae – Kangaroo Rats, Kangaroo Mice, Pocket Mice and Spiny Pocket Mice
Muridae – Gerbils, Jirds, and Old World Mice and Rats
Sciuridae – Squirrels, Chipmunks, Prairie Dogs and Marmots
- Cliff Chipmunk – Tamias dorsalis
- Hopi Chipmunk – Neotamias rufus
- Least Chipmunk – Tamias minimus
- Lodgepole Chipmunk – Tamias speciosus
- Uinta Chipmunk – Neotamias umbrinus
- Yellow-Pine Chipmunk – Neotamias amoenus
- Harris antelope squirrel – Ammospermophilus harrisii
- White tailed Antelope Squirrel – Ammospermophilus leucurus
- Indian Palm Squirrel – Funambulus palmarum
- Eastern Grey Squirrel – Sciurus carolinensis
- Red Squirrel – Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Red tailed Squirrel – Sciurus granatensis
- Yucatan Squirrel – Sciurus yucatanensis
- Grizzled Giant Squirrel – Ratufa macroura
- California Ground Squirrel – Otospermophilus beecheyi
- Columbian Ground Squirrel – Urocitellus columbianus
- Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel – Callospermophilus lateralis
- Richardson’s Ground Squirrel – Urocitellus richardsonii
- Rock Squirrel – Otospermophilus variegatus
- Striped Ground Squirrel – Euxerus erythropus
- Gunnisons Prairie Dog – Cynomys gunnisoni
- Utah Prairie Dog – Cynomys parvidens
- Vancouver Island Marmot – Marmota vancouverensis
- Yellow Bellied Marmot – Marmota flaviventris
MARINE MAMMALS
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA – EVEN TOED UNGULATES (CONTINUED)
Balaenopteridae – Rorquals / Baleen Whales
Delphinidae – Ocean Dolphins
- Atlantic Spotted Dolphin – Stenella frontalis
- Common Bottlenose Dolphin – Tursiops truncatus
- Long-beaked common dolphin – Delphinus capensis
- Rough-toothed Dolphin – Steno bredanensis
- Short-beaked Common Dolphin – Delphinus delphis
- Commersons Dolphin – Cephalorhynchus commersonii
- Melon headed whale – Peponocephala electra
- False Killer Whale – Pseudorca crassidens
Monodontidae – Beluga Whales and Narwhals
ORDER CARNIVORA – CARNIVORES (CONTINUED)
Otariidae – Eared Seals
Fur Seals
Sea Lions
- California Sea Lion – Zalophus californianus
- Galapagos Sea Lion – Zalophus wollebaeki
- South American Sea Lion – Otaria flavescens
- Steller Sea Lion – Eumetopias jubatus
Phocidae – True Seals
- Northern Elephant Seal – Mirounga angustirostris
- Pacific Common Harbour Seal – Phoca vitulina richardii
AMPHIBIANS
ANURANS – FROGS AND TOADS
Bufonidae – True Toads
- Cane Toad – Rhinella marina
- Eastern American Toad – Anaxyrus americanus
- Guttural Toad – Sclerophrys gutturalis
Hylidae – Tree Frogs and their allies
Pyxicephalidae – Sub-Saharan Frogs
Ranidae – True Frogs
- Black-spotted Pond Frog – Pelophylax nigromaculatus
- Japanese Wrinkled Frog – Glandirana rugosa
- Wood Frog – Lithobates sylvaticus
Rhacophoridae – Shrub Frogs
URODELANS – SALAMANDERS
Cryptobranchidae – Giant Salamanders
REPTILES
CROCODILIANS
Alligatoridae – Alligators
Crocodylidae – Crocodiles
- American crocodile – Crocodylus acutus
- Mugger Crocodiles – Crocodylus palustris
- Nile Crocodile – Crocodylus niloticus
LIZARDS
Agamidae – Agamas and Dragon Lizards
- Brown-patched Kangaroo lizard – Otocryptis wiegmanni
- Hump-nosed Lizard – Lyriocephalus scutatus
- Finch’s Agama – Agama finchi
- Southern Rock Agama – Agama atra
Anguidae – Alligator and Glass Lizards
Eublepharidae – Lidded Geckos
Iguanidae – Iguanas, Anoles and kin
- Black Spiny-tail Iguana – Ctenosaura similis
- Green iguana – Iguana iguana
- Rhinoceros Iguana – Cyclura cornuta
- Utila Iguana – Ctenosaura bakeri
- Chilean Tree Iguana – Liolaemus chiliensis
- Manyspotted Tree Iguana – Liolaemus nigromaculatus
- Galapagos Land Iguana – Conolophus subcristatus
- Galapagos Lava Lizard – Microlophus albemarlensis
- Marine Iguana – Amblyrhynchus cristatus
- Bark anole – Anolis distichus
- Brown Anole – Anolis sagrei
- Jewel Lizard – Liolaemus tenuis
- Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard – Sceloporus uniformis
Lacertidae – Wall Lizards and True Lizards
Scincidae – Skinks
Teiidae – Whiptail Lizards and Tegus
- Cozumel Whiptail Lizard – Aspidoscelis cozumela
- Cuban Whiptail Lizard – Ameiva auberi
- Great Basin Whiptail – Aspidoscelis tigris tigris
Varanidae – Monitor Lizards
SNAKES
Boidae – Boas
Colubridae – Colubrid Snakes
- Black Racer – Coluber constrictor
- California King Snake – Lampropeltis getula californiae
- Blotched Hooknose Snake – Ficimia publia
- Common Garter Snake – Thamnophis sirtalis
- Northwestern Garter Snake – Thamnophis ordinoides
- Checkered Keelback Snake – Xenochrophis piscator
- Forsten’s Cat Snake – Boiga forsteni
- Green Vine Snake – Ahaetulla nasuta
Elapidae – Elapid Snakes
- Olive Sea Snake – Aipysurus laevis
- Slender-necked Sea Snake – Hydrophis melanocephalus
- Yellow-bellied Sea Snake – Pelamis platura
Viperidae – Vipers
- Aruba Island Rattlesnake – Crotalus durissus unicolor
- Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake – Crotalus adamanteus
- Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake – Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
- Tiger Rattlesnake – Crotalus tigris
- Timber Rattlesnake – Crotalus horridus
- Uracoan Rattlesnake – Crotalus durissus vegrandis
- West African Gaboon Viper – Bitis gabonica rhinoceros
- Puff adder – Bitis arietans
- Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper – Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
- South American Bushmaster – Lachesis muta muta
TURTLES AND TORTOISES
Cheloniidae – Sea Turtles
Geoemydidae – Eurasian Pond Turtles
Testudinidae – Tortoises
- Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise – Chelonoidis porteri
- Indian Star Tortoise – Geochelone elegans
- Leopard Tortoise – Stigmochelys pardalis
Trionychidae – Softshell Turtles
BIRDS
Accipitridae – Raptors
- Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Crested Serpent Eagle – Spilornis cheela
- Grey-Headed Fish Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus
Alcidae – Auks, Murrelets and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin – Fratercula arctica
- Tufted Puffin – Fratercula cirrhata
- Common Guillemot – Uria aalge
- Razorbill – Alca torda
Anatidae – Ducks, Geese and Swans
- American Wigeon – Anas americana
- Lesser Scaup – Aythya affinis
- Northern Pintail Duck – Anas acuta
- Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris
- Canada Goose – Branta Canadensis
- Mute Swan – Sygnus olor
- Trumpeter Swan – Sygnus buccinator
Haematopodidae – Oystercatchers
Pelecanidae – Pelicans
- Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentals
- Peruvian Pelican – Pelecanus thagus
- Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis
Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants and Shags
Spheniscidae – Penguins
- African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus
- Magellanic Penguin – Spheniscus magellanicus
- Southern Rockhopper Penguin – Eudyptes chrysocome
Strigidae – True Owls
- Barred Owl – Strix varia
- Brown Fish Owl – Bubo zeylonensis
- Brown Hawk-Owl – Ninox scutulata
- Brown Wood Owl – Strix leptogrammica
- Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus
Struthionidae – Ostriches