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This is a list of the '''mammal species recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis'''. There are 9 mammal species in [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], of which 0 are critically endangered, 0 are endangered, 1 is vulnerable, and 1 is near-threatened.<ref>This list is derived from the [[IUCN Red List]] which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
This is a list of the '''mammal species recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis'''. Of the mammal species in [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], one is vulnerable, one is near threatened, and one is classified as extinct.<ref>This list is derived from the [[IUCN Red List]] which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.</ref>
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The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the [[World Conservation Union|IUCN]]:
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]]:
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| EW ||'''Extinct in the wild'''|| Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
| EW ||'''Extinct in the wild'''|| Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
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| CR ||'''Critically Endangered'''|| The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
| CR ||'''Critically endangered'''|| The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
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| EN ||'''Endangered'''|| The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
| EN ||'''Endangered'''|| The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
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| VU ||'''Vulnerable'''|| The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
| VU ||'''Vulnerable'''|| The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
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| NT ||'''Near Threatened'''|| The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
| NT ||'''Near threatened'''|| The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
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| LC ||'''Least Concern'''|| There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
| LC ||'''Least concern'''|| There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
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| DD ||'''Data Deficient'''|| There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
| DD ||'''Data deficient'''|| There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
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Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
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| LR/cd || '''Lower Risk/conservation dependent''' || Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
| LR/cd || '''Lower risk/conservation dependent''' || Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
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| LR/nt || '''Lower Risk/near threatened''' || Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
| LR/nt || '''Lower risk/near threatened''' || Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
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| LR/lc || '''Lower Risk/least concern''' || Species for which there are no identifiable risks.
| LR/lc || '''Lower risk/least concern''' || Species for which there are no identifiable risks.
|}
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==Subclass: [[Theria]]==
==Subclass: [[Theria]]==

===Infraclass: [[Eutheria]]===
===Infraclass: [[Eutheria]]===

====Order: [[Sirenia]] (manatees and dugongs)====
====Order: [[Sirenia]] (manatees and dugongs)====
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[[Image:Manatee.jpg|thumb|[[West Indian Manatee]]]]
[[Image:Manatee.jpg|thumb|[[West Indian manatee]]s]]
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.


**Family: [[Trichechidae]]
*Family: [[Trichechidae]]
***Genus: [[Trichechus]]
**Genus: ''[[Trichechus]]''
**** [[West Indian Manatee]] ''Trichechus manatus'' VU
*** [[West Indian manatee]], ''T. manatus'' {{IUCN status|VU}} extirpated

====Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents)====
====Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents)====
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[[Image:Ab_sciurus_vulgaris.jpg|thumb|[[Red Squirrel]]]]
[[Image:Ab sciurus vulgaris.jpg|thumb|[[Red squirrel]]]]
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two [[incisor]]s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the [[capybara]] can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two [[incisor]]s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the [[capybara]] can weigh up to {{convert|45|kg|abbr=on}}.


*Family: [[Cricetidae]]
**Subfamily: [[Sigmodontinae]]
***Genus: ''[[Pennatomys]]''
****[[Pennatomys nivalis|Nevis rice rat]], ''P. nivalis'' {{IUCN status|EX}}
*Suborder: [[Sciuromorpha]]
*Suborder: [[Sciuromorpha]]
**Family: [[Sciuridae]] (squirrels)
**Family: [[Sciuridae]] (squirrels)
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****Tribe: [[Sciurini]]
****Tribe: [[Sciurini]]
*****Genus: ''[[Sciurus]]''
*****Genus: ''[[Sciurus]]''
****** [[Red Squirrel]] ''Sciurus vulgaris'' NT
****** [[Red squirrel]], ''S. vulgaris'' {{IUCN status|LC}} introduced

====Order: [[Primates]]====
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The order Primates includes the [[lemur]]s, [[monkey]]s, and [[ape]]s, with the latter category including [[humans]].

*Family: [[Cercopithecidae]]
**Genus: ''[[Chlorocebus]]''
*** [[Green monkey]], ''C. sabaeus'' {{IUCN status|LC}} introduced<ref>{{Cite iucn | author = Kingdon, J. | author2 = Gippoliti, S. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Chlorocebus sabaeus'' | volume = 2008 | page = e.T136265A4267012 | date = 2008 }}</ref>


====Order: [[Chiroptera]] (bats)====
====Order: [[Chiroptera]] (bats)====
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[[Image:Tadarida_brasiensis_-_Bahamas_-_Long_Island_%28sic%29_-_Cartwright_Cave_-_March_2006_-_2.jpg|thumb|[[Mexican Free-tailed Bat]]]]
[[Image:Tadarida brasiliensis - Bahamas - Long Island (sic) - Cartwright Cave - March 2006 - 2.jpg|thumb|[[Mexican free-tailed bat]]s]]
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.


*Family: [[Noctilionidae]]
*Family: [[Noctilionidae]]
**Genus: [[Noctilio]]
**Genus: ''[[Noctilio]]''
*** [[Greater Bulldog Bat]] ''Noctilio leporinus'' LR/lc
*** [[Greater bulldog bat]], ''N. leporinus'' LC
*Family: [[Molossidae]]
*Family: [[Molossidae]]
**Genus: [[Tadarida]]
**Genus: ''[[Tadarida]]''
*** [[Mexican Free-tailed Bat]] ''Tadarida brasiliensis'' LR/nt
*** [[Mexican free-tailed bat]], ''Tadarida brasiliensis'' LR/nt
*Family: [[Phyllostomidae]]
*Family: [[Phyllostomidae]]
**Subfamily: [[Brachyphyllinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Brachyphyllinae]]
***Genus: [[Brachyphylla]]
***Genus: ''[[Brachyphylla]]''
**** [[Antillean Fruit-eating Bat]] ''Brachyphylla cavernarum'' LR/lc
**** [[Antillean fruit-eating bat]], ''Brachyphylla cavernarum'' LR/lc
**Subfamily: [[Carolliinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Carolliinae]]
***Genus: [[Carollia]]
***Genus: ''[[Carollia]]''
**** [[Seba's Short-tailed Bat]] ''Carollia perspicillata'' LR/lc
**** [[Seba's short-tailed bat]], ''Carollia perspicillata'' LR/lc
**Subfamily: [[Stenodermatinae]]
**Subfamily: [[Stenodermatinae]]
***Genus: [[Artibeus]]
***Genus: ''[[Artibeus]]''
**** [[Jamaican fruit bat]] ''Artibeus jamaicensis'' LR/lc
**** [[Jamaican fruit bat]], ''Artibeus jamaicensis'' LR/lc

====Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales)====
====Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales)====
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The order Cetacea includes [[whale]]s, [[dolphin]]s and [[porpoise]]s. They are the mammals most fully [[aquatic adaptation|adapted to aquatic]] life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
The order Cetacea includes [[whale]]s, [[dolphin]]s and [[porpoise]]s. They are the mammals most fully [[aquatic adaptation|adapted to aquatic]] life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.


*Suborder: [[Mysticeti]]
**Family: [[Balaenopteridae]] (baleen whales)
***Genus: ''[[Balaenoptera]]''
**** [[Common minke whale]], ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata''
**** [[Sei whale]], ''Balaenoptera borealis''
**** [[Bryde's whale]], ''Balaenoptera brydei''
**** [[Blue whale]], ''Balaenoptera musculus''
***Genus: ''[[Megaptera]]''
**** [[Humpback whale]], ''Megaptera novaeangliae''
*Suborder: [[Odontoceti]]
*Suborder: [[Odontoceti]]
**Superfamily: [[Platanistoidea]]
**Superfamily: [[Platanistoidea]]
***Family: [[Delphinidae]] (marine dolphins)
***Family: [[Delphinidae]] (marine dolphins)
****Genus: [[Lagenodelphis]]
****Genus: ''[[Delphinus (genus)|Delphinus]]''
***** [[Fraser's Dolphin]] ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD
***** [[Short-beaked common dolphin]], ''Delphinus delphis'' DD
****Genus: [[Grampus]]
****Genus: ''[[Feresa]]''
***** [[Risso's Dolphin]] ''Grampus griseus'' DD
***** [[Pygmy killer whale]], ''Feresa attenuata'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Globicephala]]''
***** [[Short-finned pilot whale]], ''Globicephala macrorhyncus'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Lagenodelphis]]''
***** [[Fraser's dolphin]], ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Grampus (genus)|Grampus]]''
***** [[Risso's dolphin]], ''Grampus griseus'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Orcinus]]''
***** [[Killer whale]], ''Orcinus orca'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Peponocephala]]''
***** [[Melon-headed whale]], ''Peponocephala electra'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Pseudorca]]''
***** [[False killer whale]], ''Pseudorca crassidens'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Stenella]]''
***** [[Pantropical spotted dolphin]], ''Stenella attenuata'' DD
***** [[Clymene dolphin]], ''Stenella clymene'' DD
***** [[Striped dolphin]], ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' DD
***** [[Atlantic spotted dolphin]], ''Stenella frontalis'' DD
***** [[Spinner dolphin]], ''Stenella longirostris'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Steno (genus)|Steno]]''
***** [[Rough-toothed dolphin]], ''Steno bredanensis'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Tursiops]]''
***** [[Common bottlenose dolphin]], ''Tursiops truncatus''
***Family: [[Physeteridae]] (sperm whales)
****Genus: ''[[Physeter]]''
***** [[Sperm whale]], ''Physeter catodon'' DD
***Family: [[Kogiidae]] (dwarf sperm whales)
****Genus: ''[[Kogia]]''
***** [[Pygmy sperm whale]], ''Kogia breviceps'' DD
***** [[Dwarf sperm whale]], ''Kogia sima'' DD
**Superfamily [[Ziphioidea]]
***Family: [[Ziphidae]] (beaked whales)
****Genus: ''[[Mesoplodon]]''
***** [[Gervais' beaked whale]], ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' DD
***** [[Blainville's beaked whale]], ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD
***** [[True's beaked whale]], ''Mesoplodon mirus'' DD
****Genus: ''[[Ziphius]]''
***** [[Cuvier's beaked whale]], ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD


====Order: [[Carnivora]] (carnivorans)====
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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
*Suborder: [[Pinnipedia]]
**Family: [[Phocidae]] (earless seals)
***Genus: ''[[Neomonachus]]''
****[[Caribbean monk seal]], ''Neomonachus tropicalis'' EX


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==References==
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|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Saint Kitts and Nevis
|title=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Saint Kitts and Nevis
|publisher=IUCN
|publisher=IUCN
|date=2001
|year=2001
|accessdate = [[22 May]] [[2007]]
|accessdate = 22 May 2007
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
|dateformat=dmy}}
*{{cite web
*{{cite web
|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|url=http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|title=Mammal Species of the World
|title=Mammal Species of the World
|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
|date=2005
|year=2005
|accessdate = [[22 May]] [[2007]]
|accessdate=22 May 2007
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427043030/http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
|dateformat=dmy}}
|archivedate=27 April 2007
|url-status=dead
}}
*{{cite web
*{{cite web
|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
|url=http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
|title=Animal Diversity Web
|title=Animal Diversity Web
|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
|publisher=University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
|date=1995-2006
|date=1995–2006
|accessdate = [[22 May]] [[2007]]
|accessdate = 22 May 2007
}}
|dateformat=dmy}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of chordate orders]]
*[[List of chordate orders]]
*[[List of regional mammals lists]]
*[[Lists of mammals by region]]
*[[List of prehistoric mammals]]
*[[List of prehistoric mammals]]
*[[Mammal classification]]
*[[Mammal classification]]
*[[List of mammals described in the 2000s]]
*[[New mammal species]]
{{Carib mammals}}

{{North America topic|List of mammals of}}
{{North America topic|List of mammals of}}

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Of the mammal species in Saint Kitts and Nevis, one is vulnerable, one is near threatened, and one is classified as extinct.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT Near threatened The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/cd Lower risk/conservation dependent Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt Lower risk/near threatened Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc Lower risk/least concern Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Subclass: Theria

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Infraclass: Eutheria

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Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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West Indian manatees

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Red squirrel

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).

Order: Primates

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The order Primates includes the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans.

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Mexican free-tailed bats

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Notes

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  1. ^ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  2. ^ Kingdon, J. & Gippoliti, S. (2008). "Chlorocebus sabaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136265A4267012.

References

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See also

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