A systematic catalogue of Indian mammals is given below. 'ACN' represents an alternative common name or a name that is open to taxonomic interpretation (the latter in brackets, '[ ]'). Contact us if you have any questions or comments about this systematic catalogue.
CLASS MAMMALIA
ORDER PRIMATES
Family Hylobatidae — Gibbons
- Hoolock hoolock Harlan , 1834 — Western Hoolock Gibbon
- Hoolock leuconedys Groves, 1967 — Eastern Hoolock Gibbon
Family Lorisidae — Lorises
- Nycticebus bengalensis Lacépède, 1800 — Bengal Slow Loris
- Loris lydekkerianus Cabrera, 1908 — Slender Loris
Family Cercopithecidae — Macaques and Langurs
- Macaca mulatta Zimmermann, 1780 — Rhesus Macaque
- Macaca radiata É. Geoffroy, 1812 — Bonnet Macaque
- Macaca munzala Sinha, Datta, Madhusudhan & Mishra, 2005 — Arunachal Macaque
- Macaca assamensis McClelland, 1840 — Assam Macaque
- Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 — Long-tailed Macaque
- Macaca silenus Linnaeus, 1758 — Lion-tailed Macaque
- Macaca leonina Blyth, 1863 — Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
- Macaca arctoides I. Geoffroy, 1831 — Stump-tailed Macaque
- Macaca leucogenys Li, Zhao, Fan, 2015 — White-cheeked Macaque
- Semnopithecus entellus Dufresne, 1797 — Northern Plains Langur
- Semnopithecus hypoleucos Blyth, 1841 — South-western Langur
- Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844 — Tufted Grey Langur
- Semnopithecus hector Pocock, 1928 — Terai Langur
- Semnopithecus schistaceus Hodgson, 1840 — Himalayan Langur
- Semnopithecus ajax Pocock, 1928 — Kashmir Grey Langur
- Semnopithecus johnii J. Fischer, 1829 — Nilgiri Langur
- Trachypithecus pileatus Blyth, 1843 — Capped Langur
- Trachypithecus geei Khajuria, 1956 — Golden Langur
- Trachypithecus phayrei Blyth, 1847 — Phayre’s Leaf Monkey
ORDER PROBOSCIDEA — ELEPHANTS
Family Elephantidae — Elephants
- Elephas maximas Linnaeus, 1758 — Asiatic Elephant
ORDER PERISSODACTYLA — ODD-TOED UNGULATES
Family Equidae — Horses and Asses
- Equus hemionus Pallas, 1775 — Asiatic Wild Ass
- Equus kiang Moorcroft, 1841 — Tibetan Wild Ass
Family Rhinocerotidae — Rhinoceroses
- Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758 — Indian Rhinoceros
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA EVEN-TOED UNGULATES
Family Tragulidae — Mouse Deers
- Moschiola indica Gray, 1854 — Indian Chevrotain
Family Moschidae — Musk Deers
- Moschus leucogaster Hodgson, 1839 — Himalayan Musk Deer
- Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson, 1839 — Alpine Musk Deer
- Moschus cupreus Grubb, 1982 — Kashmir Musk Deer
- Moschus fuscus Li, 1981 — Black Musk Deer
Family Cervidae — Deer
- Muntiacus muntjak Zimmermann, 1780 — Indian Muntjac
- Rusa unicolor Kerr, 1792 — Sambar
- Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 — Hangul (Kashmir Stag)
- Rucervus eldii M'Clelland, 1842 — Brow-antlered Deer
- Rucervus duvaucelii G. Cuvier, 1823 — Swamp Deer
- Axis axis Erxleben, 1777 — Spotted Deer
- Axis porcinus Zimmermann, 1780 — Hog Deer
Family Bovidae — Wild Cattle, Goat and Sheep
- Bos gaurus C. H. Smith, 1827 — Gaur
- Bos frontalis Lambert, 1804 — Mithun
- Bos mutus Przewalski, 1883 — Wild Yak
- Bubalus arnee Kerr, 1792 — Wild Buffalo
- Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas, 1766 — Nilgai
- Tetracerus quadricornis de Blainville, 1816 — Four-horned Antelope
- Gazella bennettii Sykes, 1830-1831 — Chinkara
- Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus, 1758 — Blackbuck
- Pantholops hodgsonii Abel, 1826 — Tibetan Antelope
- Procopra picticaudata Hodgson, 1846 — Tibetan Gazelle
- Capra sibirica Pallas, 1776 — Asiatic Ibex
- Capra falconeri Wagner, 1839 — Markhor
- Ovis orientalis Gmelin, 1774 — Ladakh Urial
- Ovis ammon Linnaeus, 1758 — Argali
- Pseudois nayaur Hodgson, 1833 — Bharal
- Hemitragus jemlahicus C. H. Smith, 1826 — Himalayan Tahr
- Nilgiritragus hylocrius Ogilby, 1837 — Nilgiri Tahr
- Naemorhedus goral Hardwicke, 1825 — Himalayan Brown Goral
- Naemorhedus caudatus Milne-Edwards, 1867 — Long-tailed Goral
- Naemorhedus baileyi Pocock, 1914 — Red Goral
- Budorcas taxicolor Hodgson, 1850 — Mishmi Takin
- Capricornis thar Hodgson, 1831 — Himalayan Serow
- Capricornis rubidus Blyth, 1863 — Red Serow
Family Suidae — Pigs
- Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 — Indian Wild Pig
- Porcula salvania Hodgson, 1847 — Pygmy Hog
Family Balaenopteridae — Baleen Whales
- Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 — Minke Whale
- Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828 — Sei Whale
- Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879 — Bryde’s Whale
- Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758 — Fin Whale
- Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus, 1758 — Blue Whale
- Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781 — Humpback Whale
Family Delphinidae — Dolphins
- Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828 Long-beaked — Common Dolphin
- Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 — Short-finned Pilot Whale
- Grampus griseus G. Cuvier, 1812 — Risso’s Dolphin
- Orcaella brevirostris Owen in Gray, 1866 — Irrawady Dolphin
- Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 — Killer Whale
- Peponocephala electra Gray, 1846 — Melon-headed Whale
- Pseudorca crassidens Owen, 1846 — False Killer Whale
- Sousa plumbea Gray, 1866 — Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
- Stenella longirostris Gray, 1828 — Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin
- Stenella attenuata Gray, 1846 — Pan-tropical Spotted Dolphin
- Steno bredanensis G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828 — Rough-toothed Dolphin
- Tursiops aduncus Ehrenberg, 1833 — Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Family Kogiidae — Pigmy Sperm Whale
- Kogia breviceps Blainville, 1838 — Pygmy Sperm Whale
- Kogia sima Owen, 1866 — Dwarf Sperm Whale
Family Phocoenidae — Porpoise
- Neophocaena phocaenoides G. Cuvier, 1829 — Finless Porpoise
Family Physeteridae — Sperm Whale
- Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 — Sperm Whale
Family Platanistidae — River Dolphin
- Platanista gangetica Roxburgh, 1801 — Gangetic River Dolphin
Family Ziphiidae — Beaked Whale
- Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville, 1817 — Blainville’s Beaked Whale
- Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823 — Cuvier’s Beaked Whale
ORDER CARNIVORA — CARNIVORES
Family Felidae — Cats
- Panthera tigris Linnaeus, 1758 — Tiger
- Panthera leo Linnaeus, 1758 — Lion
- Panthera pardus Linnaeus, 1758 — Leopard
- Uncia uncia Schreber, 1775 — Snow Leopard
- Neofelis nebulosa Griffith, 1821 — Clouded Leopard
- Catopuma temminckii Vigors and Horsfield, 1827 — Asian Golden Cat
- Pardofelis marmorata Martin, 1836 — Marbled Cat
- Caracal caracal Schreber, 1776 — Caracal
- Lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758 — Lynx
- Otocolobus manul Pallas, 1776 — Pallas’s Cat
- Felis chaus Schreber, 1777 — Jungle Cat
- Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 — Desert Cat
- Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett, 1833 — Fishing Cat
- Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr, 1792 — Leopard Cat
- Prionailurus rubiginosus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831 — Rusty-spotted Cat
Family Prionodontidae — Linsang
- Prionodon pardicolor Hodgson, 1842 — Spotted Linsang
Family Viverridae — Civets
- Paguma larvata C. E. H. Smith, 1827 — Himalayan Palm Civet
- Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Pallas, 1777 — Common Palm Civet
- Paradoxurus jerdoni Blanford, 1885 — Brown Palm Civet
- Arctictis binturong Raffles, 1821 — Binturong
- Arctogalidia trivirgata Gray, 1832 — Small-toothed Palm Civet
- Viverricula indica E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803 — Small Indian Civet
- Viverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758 — Large Indian Civet
- Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862 — Malabar Civet
Family Herpestidae — Mongoose
- Herpestes edwardsii E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818 — Grey Mongoose
- Herpestes smithii Gray, 1837 — Ruddy Mongoose
- Herpestes auropunctatus Hodgson, 1836 — Small Indian Mongoose
- Herpestes urva Hodgson, 1836 — Crab-eating Mongoose
- Herpestes vitticollis Bennett, 1835 — Stripe-necked Mongoose
- Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse, 1838 — Brown Mongoose
Family Hyaenidae — Hyena
- Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1758 — Striped Hyena
Family Canidae — Dogs
- Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 — Grey Wolf
- Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 — Golden Jackal
- Cuon alpinus Pallas, 1811 — Asiatic Wild Dog
- Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842 — Tibetan Sand Fox
- Vulpes bengalensis Shaw, 1800 — Indian Fox
- Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 — Red Fox
- Vulpes pusilla Blyth, 1854 — Desert Fox
Family Ursidae — Bears
- Ursus thibetanus G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1823 — Asiatic Black Bear
- Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 — Himalayan Brown Bear
- Melursus ursinus Shaw, 1791 — Sloth Bear
- Helarctos malayanus Raffles, 1821 — Sun Bear
- Ailurus fulgens F. G. Cuvier, 1825 — Red Panda
Family Mustelidae — Badgers,Martins and Weasels
- Melogale moschata Gray, 1831 — Small-toothed Ferret Badger
- Melogale personata I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831 — Large-toothed Ferret Badger
- Arctonyx collaris F. G. Cuvier, 1825 — Hog Badger
- Mellivora capensis Schreber, 1776 — Honey Badger
- Martes foina Erxleben, 1777 — Stone Marten
- Martes flavigula Boddaert, 1785 — Yellow-throated Marten
- Martes gwatkinsii Horsfield, 1851 — Nilgiri Marten
- Lutrogale perspicillata I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826 — Smooth-coated Otter
- Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758 — Eurasian Otter
- Aonyx cinereus Schinz, 1821 — Small-clawed Otter
- Mustela altaica Pallas, 1811 — Mountain Weasel
- Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 Himalayan Stoat (Ermine)
- Mustela sibirica Pallas, 1773 — Siberian Weasel
- Mustela kathiah Hodgson, 1835 — Yellow-bellied Weasel
- Mustela strigidorsa Gray, 1853 — Back-striped Weasel
ORDER LAGOMORPHA
Family Leporidae — Hare
- Lepus nigricollis F. Cuvier, 1823 — Indian Hare
- Lepus tibetanus Waterhouse, 1841 — Desert Hare
- Lepus oiostolus Hodgson, 1840 — Woolly Hare
- Lepus capensis Linnaeus, 1758 — Cape Hare
- Caprolagus hispidus Pearson, 1838 — Hispid Hare
Family Ochotonidae — Pikas
- Ochotona roylei Ogilby, 1839 — Royle’s Pika
- Ochotona macrotis Günther, 1875 — Large-eared Pika
- Ochotona curzoniae Hodgson, 1857 — Plataeu Pika
- Ochotona ladacensis Günther, 1875 — Ladakh Pika
- Ochotona thibetana Milne-Edwards, 1871 — Moupin’s Pika
- Ochotona forresti Thomas, 1923 — Forrest’s Pika
- Ochotona nubrica Thomas, 1922 — Nubra Pika
- Ochotona sikimaria Thomas, 1922 — Sikkim Pika
ORDER PHOLIDOTA
Family Manidae — Pangolin
- Manis pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758 — Chinese Pangolin
- Manis crassicaudata E. Geoffroy, 1803 — Indian Pangolin
ORDER SCANDENTIA
Family Tupaiidae — Tree shrews
- Anathana ellioti Waterhouse, 1850 — Madras Tree Shrew
- Tupaia belangeri Wagner, 1841 — Malay Tree Shrew
- Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor, 1869 — Nicobar Tree Shrew
ORDER EULIPOTYPHLA
Family Erinaceidae — Hedgehogs
- Hemiechinus collaris Gray, 1830 — Collared (Desert) Hedgehog
- Paraechinus micropus Blyth, 1846 — Indian Hedgehog
- Paraechinus nudiventris Horsfield, 1851 — Madras Hedgehog
Family Soricidae — Shrews
- Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards, 1872 — Assam Mole Shrew
- Chimarrogale himalayica Gray, 1842 — Himalayan Water Shrew
- Crocidura hispida Thomas, 1913 — Andaman Spiny Shrew
- Crocidura andamanensis Miller, 1902 — Andaman White-toothed Shrew
- Crocidura attenuata Milne-Edwards, 1872 — Asian Grey Shrew
- Crocidura pullata Miller, 1911 — Kashmir White-toothed Shrew
- Crocidura suaveolens Pallas, 1811 — Gueldenstaedt’s White-toothed Shrew
- Crocidura horsfieldii Tomes, 1856 — Horsfield’s Shrew
- Crocidura jenkinsi Chakraborty, 1978 — Jenkin’s Andaman Spiny Shrew
- Crocidura nicobarica Miller, 1902 — Nicobar Spiny Shrew
- Crocidura pergrisea Miller, 1913 — Pale Grey Shrew
- Crocidura zarudnyi Ognev,1928 — Zarudny's Rock Shrew
- Crocidura fuliginosa Blyth, 1855 — South-east Asian Shrew
- Episoriculus macrurus Blanford, 1888 — Blanford’s Long-tailed Shrew
- Episoriculus caudatus Horsfield, 1851 — Hodgson’s Brown-toothed Shrew
- Feroculus feroculus Kelaart, 1850 — Kelaart’s Long-clawed Shrew
- Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870 — Elegant Water Shrew
- Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766 — Eurasian Pygmy Shrew
- Sorex planiceps Miller, 1911 — Flat-headed Kashmir Shrew
- Sorex thibetanus Kastschenko, 1905 — Tibetan Shrew
- Soriculus leucops Horsfield, 1855 — Indian Long-tailed Shrew
- Soriculus nigrescens Gray, 1842 — Sikkim Large-clawed Shrew
- Suncus stoliczkanus Anderson, 1877 — Anderson’s Shrew
- Suncus dayi Dodson, 1888 — Day’s Shrew
- Suncus niger Horsfield, 1851 — Hill Shrew
- Suncus murinus Linnaeus, 1766 — Grey Musk Shrew (ACN: House Shrew)
- Suncus etruscus Savi, 1822 — Pygmy White-toothed Shrew
Family Talpidae — Moles
- Euroscaptor micrura Hodgson, 1841 — Short-tailed Mole
- Parascaptor leucura Blyth, 1850 — White-tailed Mole
ORDER CHIROPTERA
Family Emballonuridae — Tomb Bats
- Saccolaimus saccolaimus Temminck, 1838 — Pouch-bearing Bat
- Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841 — Black-bearded Tomb Bat
- Taphozous longimanus Hardwicke, 1825 — Long-winged Tomb Bat
- Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1830 — Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
- Taphozous perforatus E. Geoffroy, 1818 — Egyptian Tomb Bat
- Taphozous theobaldi Dobson, 1872 — Theobald’s Tomb Bat
Family Hipposideridae — Trident Bats and Leaf-nosed Bats
- Asellia tridens E. Geoffroy, 1813 — Geoffrey’s Trident Bat
- Aselliscus stoliczkanus Dobson, 1871 — Stoliczka’s Trident Bat
- Coelops frithii Blyth, 1848 — Tailless Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848 — Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros fulvus Gray, 1838 — Fulvous Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros pomona K. Andersen, 1918 — Andersen’s Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853 — Least Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros durgadasi Khajuria, 1970 — Khajuria’s Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros hypophyllus Kock and Bhat, 1994 — Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros nicobaru'ae Miller, 1902 — Nicobar Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros speoris Schneider, 1800 — Schneider’s Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros galeritus Cantor, 1846 — Cantor’s Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros armiger Hodgson, 1835 — Great Himalayan Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros larvatus Horsfield, 1823 — Horsfield’s Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros lankadiva Kelaart, 1850 — Kelaart’s Leaf-nosed Bat
- Hipposideros diadema E. Geoffroy, 1813 — Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat
Family Megadermatidae — False Vampire Bats
- Megaderma lyra E. Geoffroy, 1810 — Greater False Vampire
- Megaderma spasma Linnaeus, 1758 — Lesser False Vampire
Family Miniopteridae — Bent-winged Bats
- Miniopterus fuliginosus Hodgson, 1835 — Eastern Bent-winged Bat
- Miniopterus pusillus Hollister, 1913 — Nicobar Bent-winged Bat
- Miniopterus magnater Sanborn, 1931 — Sanborn’s Bent-winged Bat
Family Molossidae — Free-tailed bats
- Chaerephon plicatus Buchannan, 1800 — Wrinkle-lipped Bat
- Otomops wroughtonii Thomas, 1913 — Wroughton’s Free-tailed Bat
- Tadarida aegyptiaca E. Geoffroy, 1818 — Egyptian Free-tailed Bat
- Tadarida teniotis Rafinesque, 1814 — European Free-tailed Bat
Family Pteropodidae — Fruit Bats
- Cynopterus sphinx Vahl, 1797 — Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
- Cynopterus brachyotis Müller, 1838 — Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat
- Eonycteris spelaea Dobson, 1871 — Cave Nectar Bat (Dawn Bat)
- Latidens salimalii Thonglongya, 1972 — Salim Ali’s Fruit Bat
- Macroglossus sobrinus K. Andersen, 1911 — Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
- Megaerops niphanae Yenbutra and Felten, 1983 — Ratnaworabhan’s Fruit Bat
- Pteropus giganteus Brünnich, 1782 — Indian Flying Fox
- Pteropus melanotus Blyth, 1863 — Blyth’s Flying Fox
- Pteropus hypomelanus Temminck, 1853 — Island Flying Fox
- Pteropus vampyrus Linnaeus, 1758 — Large Flying Fox
- Pteropus faunulus Miller, 1902 — Nicobar Flying Fox
- Rousettus leschenaultii Desmarest, 1820 — Fulvous Fruit Bat
- Sphaerias blanfordi Thomas, 1891 — Blanford’s Fruit Bat
Family Rhinolophidae — Horseshoe Bats
- Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber, 1774 — Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus rouxii Temminck, 1835 — Rufous Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus affinis Horsfield, 1823 — Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus sinicus K. Andersen, 1905 — Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein, 1800 — Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus lepidus Blyth, 1844 — Blyth’s Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus pusillus Temminck, 1834 — Least Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus subbadius Blyth, 1844 — Little Nepalese Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus shortridgei K. Andersen, 1918 — Shortridge’s Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus cognatus K. Andersen, 1906 — Andaman Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus macrotis Blyth, 1844 — Big-eared Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus siamensis Gyldenstolpe, 1917 — Thai Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus beddomei K. Andersen, 1905 — Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus luctus Temminck, 1834 — Woolly Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus pearsonii Horsfield, 1851 — Pearson’s Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus yunanensis Dobson, 1872 — Dobson’s Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus trifoliatus Temminck, 1834 — Trefoil Horseshoe Bat
- Rhinolophus mitratus Blyth, 1844 — Mitred Horseshoe Bat
Family Rhinopomatidae — Mouse-tailed bats
- Rhinopoma hardwickii Gray, 1831 — Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat
- Rhinopoma microphyllum Brünnich, 1782 — Greater Mouse-tailed Bat
- Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas, 1903 — Small Mouse-tailed Bat
Family Vespertilionidae — Evening bats
- Arielulus circumdatus Temminck, 1840 — Black-gilded Pipistrelle
- Barbastella leucomelas Cretzschmar, 1826 — Eastern Barbastelle
- Eptesicus serotinus Schreber, 1774 — Common Serotine
- Eptesicus gobiensis Bobrinskii, 1926 — Bobrinskii’s Serotine
- Eptesicus tatei Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951 — Sombre Serotine
- Eptesicus bottae (Eydoux and Gervais), 1836 — Botta’s Serotine
- Eptesicus pachyotis Dobson, 1871 — Thick-eared Serotine
- Falsistrellus affinis Dobson, 1871 — Chocolate Pipistrelle
- Harpiocephalus harpia Temminck, 1840 — Hairy-winged Bat
- Harpiola grisea Peters, 1872 — Peter’s Tube-nosed Bat
- Hesperoptenus tickelli Blyth, 1851 — Tickell’s Bat
- Hypsugo savii Bonaparte, 1837 — Savi’s Pipistrelle
- Hypsugo cadornae Thomas, 1916 — Thomas’s Pipistrelle
- Hypsugo joffrei Thomas, 1913 — Joffre's Pipistrelle
- Ia io Thomas, 1902 — Great Evening Bat
- Keirvoula hardwickii Horsfield, 1824 — Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat
- Kerivoula picta Pallas, 1767 — Painted Bat
- Kerivoula papillosa Temminck, 1840 — Papillose Bat
- Kerivoula lenis Thomas, 1916 — Lenis Woolly Bat
- Kerivoula kachinensis Bates, Struebig, Rossiter, Kingston, Sia Sein Lein Oo & Khin Mya Mya, 2004 — Kachin Woolly Bat
- Murina cyclotis Dobson, 1872 — Round-eared Tube-nosed Bat
- Murina tubinaris Scully, 1881 — Scully’s Tube-nosed Bat
- Murina leucogaster Milne-Edwards, 1872 — Greater Tube-nosed Bat
- Murina huttoni Peters, 1872 — Hutton’s Tube-nosed Bat
- Murina aurata Milne-Edwards, 1872 — Little Tube-nosed Bat
- Murina pluvialis Ruedi, Biswas & Csorba, 2012 — Rainforest Tube-nosed Bat
- Murina jaintiana Ruedi, Biswas & Csorba, 2012 — Jaintia Tube-nosed Bat
- Myotis formosus Hodgson, 1835 — Hodgson’s Bat
- Myotis muricola Gray, 1846 — Nepalese Whiskered Bat
- Myotis blythii Tomes, 1857 — Lesser Mouse-eared Bat
- Myotis mystacinus Kuhl, 1817 — Whiskered Bat
- Myotis siligorensis Horsfield, 1855 — Siliguri Bat
- Myotis sicarius Thomas, 1915 — Mandelli’s Mouse-eared Bat
- Myotis longipes Dobson, 187— Kashmir Cave Bat
- Myotis hasseltii Temminck, 1840 — Hasselt’s Bat
- Myotis horsfieldii Temminck, 1840 — Horsfield’s Bat
- Myotis daubentonii Kuhl, 1817 — Daubenton’s Bat
- Myotis annectans Dobson, 1871 — Hairy-faced Bat
- Myotis peytoni Wroughton and Ryley, 1913 — Peyton’s Whiskered Bat
- Nyctalus noctula Schreber, 1774 — Common Noctule
- Nyctalus leisleri Kuhl, 1817 — Lesser Noctule
- Nyctalus montanus Barrett-Hamilton, 1906 — Mountain Noctule
- Otonycteris hemprichii Peters, 1859 — Hemprich’s Long-eared Bat
- Pipistrellus pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 — Common Pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus coromandra Gray, 1838 — Indian Pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus tenuis Temminck, 1840 — Indian Pygmy Bat
- Pipistrellus javanicus Gray, 1838 — Javan Pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus paterculus Thomas, 1915 — Mount Popa Pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus abramus Temminck, 1838 — Japanese Pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus kuhlii Kuhl, 1817 — Kuhl’s Pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus ceylonicus Kelaart, 1852 — Kelaart’s Pipistrelle
- Plecotus homochrous Hodgson, 1847 — Long-eared Bat
- Plecotus wardii Thomas, 1911 — Long-eared Bat
- Scotoecus pallidus Dobson, 1876 — Yellow Desert Bat
- Scotomanes ornatus Blyth, 1851 — Harlequin Bat
- Scotophilus heathii Horsfield, 1831 — Greater Yellow House Bat
- Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 — Lesser Yellow House Bat
- Scotozous dormeri Dobson, 1875 — Dormer’s Bat
- Tylonycteris pachypus Temminck, 1840 — Lesser Flat-headed Bat
- Tylonycteris robustula Thomas, 1915 — Greater Flat-headed Bat
- Tylonycteris malayana Chasen, 1940 — Malayan Flat-headed Bat
- Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 — Parti-coloured Bat
ORDER RODENTIA
Family Cricetidae — Voles and Hamsters
- Alticola argentatus Severtzov, 1879 — Silvery Mountain Vole
- Alticola stoliczkanus Blanford, 1875 — Stoliczka’s Mountain Vole
- Alticola roylei Gray, 1842 — Royle’s Mountain Vole
- Alticola montosa TRUE, 1894 — Kashmir Mountain Vole
- Alticola albicauda TRUE, 1894 — White-tailed Mountain Vole
- Cricetulus migratorius Pallas, 1773 — Grey Hamster
- Cricetulus alticola Thomas, 1917 — Ladakh Hamster
- Eothenomys melanogaster Milne-Edwards, 1871 — Pere David’s Red-backed Vole
- Hyperacrius fertilis TRUE, 1894 — Sub-alpine Kashmir Vole
- Hyperacrius wynnei Blanford, 1881 — Coniferous Kashmir Vole
- Neodon sikimensis Horsfield, 1841 — Sikkim Mountain Vole
- Phaiomys leucurus Blyth, 1863 — Blyth’s Mountain Vole
- Phodopus roborovskii Satunin, 1903 — Desert Hamster
Family Hystricidae — Porcupines
- Atherurus macrourus Linnaeus, 1758 — Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine
- Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792 — Indian Crested Porcupine
- Hystrix brachyuran Linnaeus, 1758 — Himalayan Crestless Porcupine
Family Muridae — Rats and Mice
- Apodemus sylvaticus Linnaeus, 1758 — Long-tailed Field Mouse
- Apodemus draco Barrett-Hamilton, 1900 — South China Field Mouse
- Apodemus rusiges Miller, 1913— Kashmir Wood Mouse
- Apodemus pallipes Barrett-Hamilton, 1900 — Himalayan Wood Mouse
- Bandicota indica Bechstein, 1800 — Greater Bandicoot Rat
- Bandicota bengalensis Gray, 1835 — Lesser Bandicoot Rat
- Berylmys manipulus Thomas, 1916 — Manipur Rat
- Berylmys bowersi Anderson, 1879 — Bower’s Rat
- Berylmys mackenziei Thomas, 1916 — Kenneth’s White-toothed Rat
- Chiropodomys gliroides Blyth, 1856 — Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
- Cremnomys cutchicus Wroughton, 1912 — Kutch Rock Rat
- Cremnomys elvira Ellerman, 1946 — Ellerman’s Rat
- Dacnomys millardi Thomas, 1916 — Millard’s Large-toothed Rat
- Diomys crumpi Thomas, 1917 — Crump’s Mouse
- Gerbillus gleadowi Murray, 1886 — Little Indian Hairy-footed Gerbil
- Gerbillus nanus Blanford, 1875 — Pygmy Gerbil
- Golunda ellioti Gray, 1837 — Indian Bush Rat
- Hadromys humei Thomas, 1886 — Hume’s Manipur Bush Rat
- Leopoldamys edwardsi Thomas, 1882 — Edward’s Noisy Rat
- Madromys blanfordi Thomas, 1881 — White-tailed Wood Rat
- Meriones hurrianae Jordon, 1867 — Indian Desert Jird
- Micromys minutus Pallas, 1771 — Harvest Mouse
- Millardia meltada Gray, 1837 — Soft-furred Field Rat
- Millardia kondana Mishra and Dhanda, 1975 — Kondana Rat
- Millardia gleadowi Murray, 1885 — Sand-coloured Rat
- Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 — House Mouse
- Mus booduga Gray, 1837 — Little Indian Field Mouse
- Mus famulus Bonhote, 1898 — Bonhote’s Mouse
- Mus platythrix Bennett, 1832 — Spiny Field Mouse
- Mus cervicolor Hodgson, 1845 — Fawn-coloured Mouse
- Mus phillipsi Wroughton, 1912 — Wroughton’s Mouse
- Mus pahari Thomas, 1916 — Sikkim Mouse
- Mus saxicola Elliot, 1839 — Elliot’s Brown Spiny Mouse
- Mus terricolor Blyth, 1851 — Pygmy Field Mouse
- Mus cookii Ryley, 1914 — Cooke’s Mouse
- Nesokia indica Gray, 1830-1835 — Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat
- Niviventer fulvescens Gray, 1847 — Chestnut Rat
- Niviventer eha Wroughton, 1916 — Smoke-bellied Rat
- Niviventer brahma Thomas, 1914 — Mishmi Rat
- Niviventer niviventer Hodgson, 1836 — White-bellied Rat
- Niviventer langbianis Robinson and Kloss, 1922 — Lang Bian Rat
- Niviventer tenaster Thomas, 1916 — Tennaserim Rat
- Niviventer confucianus Milne-Edwards, 1871 — Confucian Rat
- Rattus rattus Linnaeus, 1758 — Black Rat
- Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout, 1769 — Brown Rat
- Rattus nitidus Hodgson, 1845 — White-footed Himalayan Rat
- Rattus pyctoris Hodgson, 1845 — Himalayan Rat
- Rattus andamanensis Blyth, 1860 Indo-Chinese Forest Rat
- Rattus ranjiniae Agrawal and Ghosal, 1969 — Ranjini’s Rat
- Rattus satarae Hinton, 1918 — Sahyadri Forest Rat
- Rattus tanezumi Temminck, 1844 —Oriental House Rat
- Rattus burrus Miller, 1902 — Miller’s Nicobar Rat
- Rattus stoicus Miller, 1902 — Andamans Archipelago Rat
- Rattus palmarum Zelebor, 1869 — Car Nicobar Rat
- Tatera indica Hardwicke, 1807— Indian Gerbil
- Vandeleuria oleracea Bennett, 1832 — Indian Long-tailed Tree Mouse
- Vandeleuria nilagirica Jerdon, 1867 — Nilgiri Long-tailed Mouse
Family Platacanthomyidae — Dormouse
- Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth, 1859 — Malabar Spiny Dormouse
Family Sminthidae — Birch mice
- Sicista concolor Büchner, 1892 — Kashmir Birch Mouse
Family Spalacidae — Bamboo rats
- Cannomys badius Hodgson, 1841 — Bay Bamboo Rat
- Rhizomys pruinosus Blyth, 1851 — Hoary Bamboo Rat
Family Sciuridae — Squirrels
- Belomys pearsonii Gray, 1842 — Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel
- Biswamoyopterus biswasi Saha, 1981 — Namdapha Flying Squirrel
- Callosciurus pygerythrus I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1833 — Hoary-bellied Squirrel
- Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas, 1779 — Pallas’s Squirrel
- Dremomys lokriah Hodgson, 1836 — Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel
- Dremomys pernyi Milne-Edwards, 1867 — Perny’s Long-nosed Squirrel
- Dremomys rufigenis Blanford, 1878 — Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel
- Eoglaucomys fimbriatus Gray, 1837 — Kashmir Flying Squirrel
- Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888 — Woolly Flying Squirrel
- Funambulus palmarum Linnaeus, 1766 — Three-striped Palm Squirrel
- Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905 — Five-striped Palm Squirrel
- Funambulus sublineatus Waterhouse, 1838 — Dusky Striped Squirrel
- Funambulus tristriatus Waterhouse, 1837 — Jungle Striped Squirrel
- Hylopetes alboniger Hodgson, 1836 — Particoloured Flying Squirrel
- Marmota himalayana Hodgson, 1841 — Himalayan Marmot
- Marmota caudata Geoffroy, 1844 — Long-tailed Marmot
- Petaurista petaurista Pallas, 1766 — Red Giant Flying Squirrel
- Petaurista philippensis Elliot, 1839 — Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
- Petaurista nobilis Gray, 1842 — Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel
- Petaurista caniceps Gray, 1842 — Grey-headed Flying Squirrel
- Petaurista mishmiensis Choudhury, 2009 — Mishmi Giant Flying Squirrel
- Petinomys fuscocapillus Jerdon, 1847 — Travancore Flying Squirrel
- Ratufa indica Erxleben, 1777 — Indian Giant Squirrel
- Ratufa bicolor Sparrman, 1778 — Malayan Giant Squirrel
- Ratufa macroura Pennant, 1769 — Grizzled Giant Squirrel
- Tamiops macclellandi Horsfield, 1839 — Himalayan Striped Squirrel
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Family Dugongidae — Dugongs
- Dugong dugon Müller, 1776 — Dugong
Contact us if you have any questions or comments about this systematic catalogue.
References:
Burgin, C. J., Colella, J. P., Kahn, P. L., and Upham, N. S. 2018. How many species of mammals are there? Journal of Mammalogy, 99:1-11.
Mammal Diversity Database. 2018. www.mammaldiversity.org. American Society of Mammalogists. Accessed 2018-09-16.
References:
Burgin, C. J., Colella, J. P., Kahn, P. L., and Upham, N. S. 2018. How many species of mammals are there? Journal of Mammalogy, 99:1-11.
Mammal Diversity Database. 2018. www.mammaldiversity.org. American Society of Mammalogists. Accessed 2018-09-16.