Indonesia
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Indonesia is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (Eds.)(2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
X = extinct
Zaglossus attenboroughi (Monotremata - Tachyglossidae) Sir David's Long-beaked Echidna
Zaglossus bruijni (Monotremata - Tachyglossidae) Western Long-beaked Echidna
Phascolosorex doriae (Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae) Red-bellied Marsupial Shrew
Microperoryctes murina (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Mouse Bandicoot
Rhynchomeles prattorum (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Seram Bandicoot
Ailurops melanotis (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Talaud Bear Cuscus
Ailurops ursinus (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Sulawesi Bear Cuscus
Phalanger alexandrae (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Gebe Cuscus
Phalanger matabiru (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Blue-eyed Cuscus
Phalanger ornatus (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Ornate Cuscus
Phalanger rothschildi (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Rothschild's Cuscus
Spilocuscus papuensis (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Waigeou Cuscus
Strigocuscus celebensis (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus
Strigocuscus pelengensis (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Banggai Cuscus
Pseudochirulus caroli (Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae) Weyland Ringtail
Pseudochirulus schlegeli (Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae) Vogelkop Ringtail
Pseudochirops coronatus (Diprotodontia - Pseudocheiridae) Reclusive Ringtail
Petaurus biacensis (Diprotodontia - Petauridae) Biak Glider
Dendrolagus mbaiso (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Dingiso
Dendrolagus ursinus (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Ursine Tree-kangaroo
Dorcopsis muelleri (Diprotodontia - Macropodidae) Brown Dorcopsis
Tupaia chrysogaster (Scandentia - Tupaiidae) Golden-bellied Treeshrew
Tupaia javanica (Scandentia - Tupaiidae) Horsfield's Treeshrew
Tarsius dentatus (Primates - Tarsiidae) Dian's Tarsier
Tarsius pelengensis (Primates - Tarsiidae) Peleng Tarsier
Tarsius pumilus (Primates - Tarsiidae) Pygmy Tarsier
Tarsius sangirensis (Primates - Tarsiidae) Sangihe Tarsier
Tarsius tarsier (Primates - Tarsiidae) Spectral Tarsier
Macaca hecki (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Heck's Macaque
Macaca maura (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Moor Macaque
Macaca nigra (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Celebes Crested Macaque
Macaca nigrescens (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Gorontalo Macaque
Macaca ochreata (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Booted Macaque
Macaca pagensis (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Pagai Island Macaque
Macaca siberu (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Siberut Macaque
Macaca tonkeana (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Tonkean Macaque
Presbytis comata (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Javan Surili
Presbytis melalophos (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Sumatran Surili
Presbytis natunae (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Natuna Islana Surili
Presbytis potenziani (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Mentawai Langur
Presbytis thomasi (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Thomas's Langur
Simias concolor (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Simakobou
Trachypithecus auratus (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Javan Lutung
Hylobates albibarbis (Primates - Hylobatidae) Bornean White-bearded Gibbon
Hylobates klossi (Primates - Hylobatidae) Kloss's Gibbon
Hylobates moloch (Primates - Hylobatidae) Silvery Javan Gibbon
Pongo abeli (Primates - Hominidae) Sumatran Orangutan
Nesolagus netscheri (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Sumatran Striped Rabbit
Hylomys parvus (Erinaceomorpha - Erinaceidae) Dwarf Gymnure
Crocidura brunnea (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Thick-tailed Shrew
Crocidura elongata (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Elongated Shrew
Crocidura hutanis (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Hutan Shrew
Crocidura lea (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sulawesi Shrew
Crocidura lepidura (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sumatran Giant Shrew
Crocidura levicula (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sulawesi Tiny Shrew
Crocidura musseri (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Mossy Forest Shrew
Crocidura nigripes (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Black-footed Shrew
Crocidura orientalis (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Oriental Shrew
Crocidura paradoxura (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sumatran Long-tailed Shrew
Crocidura rhoditis (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sulawesi White-handed Shrew
Crocidura vosmaeri (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Banka Shrew
Suncus mertensi (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Flores Shrew
Chimarrogale sumatrana (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sumatran Water Shrew
Acerodon celebensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Sulawesi Fruit Bat
Acerodon humilis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Talaud Fruit Bat
Cynopterus nusatenggara (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Nusatenggara Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia beauforti (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Beaufort's Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia crenulata (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Halmahera Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia emersa (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Biak Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia exoleta (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Sulawesi Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia moluccensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Moluccan Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dobsonia viridis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Greenish Naked-backed Fruit Bat
Dyacopterus brooksi (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Brooks's Dyak Fruit Bat
Harpyionycteris celebensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Sulawesi Harpy Fruit Bat
Megaerops kusnotoi (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Javan Tailless Fruit Bat
Neopteryx frosti (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Small-toothed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene keasti (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Keast's Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Nyctimene minutus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Lesser Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Pteropus aruensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Aru Flying Fox
Pteropus caniceps (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) North Moluccan Flying Fox
Pteropus chrysoproctus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Moluccan Flying Fox
Pteropus keyensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Kei Flying Fox
Pteropus melanopogon (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Black-bearded Flying Fox
Pteropus ocularis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Seram Flying Fox
Pteropus personatus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Pteropus pohlei (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Geelvink Bay Flying Fox
Pteropus temminckii (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Temminck's Flying Fox
Rousettus bidens (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Manado Rousette
Rousettus celebensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Sulawesi Rousette
Rousettus linduensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Linduan Rousette
Styloctenium wallacei (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Stripe-faced Fruit Bat
Syconycteris carolinae (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Halmaheran Blossom Bat
Thoopterus nigrescens (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Swift Fruit Bat
Rhinolophus keyensis (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Kai Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus madurensis (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Madura Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus nereis (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Anamban Horseshoe Bat
Hipposideros breviceps (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Short-headed Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros inexpectatus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Crested Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros macrobullatus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Big-eared Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros madurae (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Maduran Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros papua (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Biak Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros pelingensis (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Peleng Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros sorenseni (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Sorensen's Leaf-nosed Bat
Hipposideros sumbae (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Sumban Leaf-nosed Bat
Taphozous achates (Chiroptera - Emballonuridae) Indonesian Tomb Bat
Nycteris javanica (Chiroptera - Nycteridae) Javan Slit-faced Bat
Mormopterus doriae (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Sumatran Mastiff Bat
Otomops formosus (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Java Giant Mastiff Bat
Otomops johnstonei (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Johnstone's Giant Mastiff Bat
Hesperoptenus gaskelli (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Gaskell's False Serotine
Scotophilus celebensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sulawesi Yellow House Bat
Nyctophilus heran (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sundan Long-eared Bat
Glischropus javanus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Javan Thick-thumbed Bat
Pipistrellus minahassae (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Minahassa Pipistrelle
Falsistrellus mordax (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Pungent Pipistrelle
Myotis hermani (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Herman's Myotis
Myotis stalkeri (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Kei Myotis
Macrogalidia musschenbroekii (Carnivora - Viverridae) Sulawesi Palm Civet
Melogale orientalis (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Javan Ferret-Badger
Mustela lutreolina (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Babyrousa babyrussa (Artiodactyla - Suidae) Buru Babirusa
Babyrousa bolabutuensis (Artiodactyla - Suidae) Bola Batu Babirusa
Babyrousa celebensis (Artiodactyla - Suidae) North Sulawesi Babirusa
Babyrousa togeanensis (Artiodactyla - Suidae) Malenge Babirusa
Sus verrucosus (Artiodactyla - Suidae) Java Warty Pig
Tragulus javanicus (Artiodactyla - Tragulidae) Java Mouse-deer
Axis kuhlii (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Bawean Deer
Rusa timorensis IN (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Javan Rusa
Bubalus depressicornis (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Anoa
Bubalus quarlesi (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Mountain Anoa
Hylopetes bartelsi (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Bartel's Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes sipora (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Sipora Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes winstoni (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Sumatran Flying Squirrel
Iomys sipora (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mentawai Flying Squirrel
Petinomys hageni (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Hagen's Flying Squirrel
Petinomys lugens (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Sipora Flying Squirrel
Petinomys sagitta (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Arrow Flying Squirrel
Callosciurus albescens (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Kloss's Squirrel
Callosciurus melanogaster (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mentawai Squirrel
Hyosciurus ileile (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel
Hyosciurus heinrichi (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Montane Long-nosed Squirrel
Lariscus niobe (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Niobe Ground Squirrel
Lariscus obscurus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mentawai Three-striped Squirrel
Prosciurillus abstrusus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Secretive Squirrel
Prosciurillus leucomus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Whitish Dwarf Squirrel
Prosciurillus murinus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Celebes Dwarf Squirrel
Prosciurillus rosenbergii (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Sanghir Squirrel
Prosciurillus weberi (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Weber's Dwarf Squirrel
Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Sulawesi Giant Squirrel
Sundasciurus fraterculus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Fraternal Squirrel
Bunomys andrewsi (Rodentia - Muridae) Andrew's Bunomys
Bunomys chrysocomus (Rodentia - Muridae) Common Bunomys
Bunomys coelestis (Rodentia - Muridae) Lampobatang Bunomys
Bunomys fratrorum (Rodentia - Muridae) Northeastern Peninsula Bunomys
Bunomys penitus (Rodentia - Muridae) Montane Bunomys
Bunomys prolatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Tambusisi Bunomys
Chiropodomys karlkoopmani (Rodentia - Muridae) Koopman's Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Coccymys albidens (Rodentia - Muridae) White-toothed Coccymys
Crunomys celebensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Sulawesi Shrew Mouse
Echiothrix centrosa (Rodentia - Muridae) Central Sulawesi Echiothrix
Echiothrix leucura (Rodentia - Muridae) Northern Sulawesi Echiothrix
Eropeplus canus (Rodentia - Muridae) Sulawesi Soft-furred Rat
Haeromys minahassae (Rodentia - Muridae) Lowland Sulawesi Haeromys
Hydromys hussoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Husson's Water Rat
Kadarsanomys sodyi (Rodentia - Muridae) Javan Bamboo Rat
Komodomys rintjanus (Rodentia - Muridae) Nusa Tenggara Komodomys
Lenomys meyeri (Rodentia - Muridae) Meyer's Lenomys
Macruromys elegans (Rodentia - Muridae) Lesser Macruromys
Mallomys gunung (Rodentia - Muridae) Alpine Mallomys
Margaretamys beccarii (Rodentia - Muridae) Spiny Lowland Margaretamys
Margaretamys elegans (Rodentia - Muridae) Elegant Margaretamys
Margaretamys parvus (Rodentia - Muridae) Lesser Margaretamys
Maxomys bartelsii (Rodentia - Muridae) Bartels's Javan Maxomys
Maxomys dollmani (Rodentia - Muridae) Dollman's Sulawesi Maxomys
Maxomys hellwaldii (Rodentia - Muridae) Hellwald's Sulawesi Maxomys
Maxomys hylomyoides (Rodentia - Muridae) Sumatran Mountain Maxomys
Maxomys inflatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Broad-nosed Sumatran Maxomys
Maxomys musschenbroekii (Rodentia - Muridae) Musschenbroek's Sulawesi Maxomys
Maxomys pagensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Mentawai Archipelago Maxomys
Maxomys wattsi (Rodentia - Muridae) Watts's Sulawesi Maxomys
Melasmothrix naso (Rodentia - Muridae) Diurnal Sulawesi Shrew Rat
Melomys aerosus (Rodentia - Muridae) Dusky Seram Melomys
Melomys bannisteri (Rodentia - Muridae) Great Key Island Melomys
Melomys caurinus (Rodentia - Muridae) Short-tailed Talaud Melomys
Melomys cooperae (Rodentia - Muridae) Yamdena Island Melomys
Melomys fraterculus (Rodentia - Muridae) Manusela Melomys
Melomys frigicola (Rodentia - Muridae) Snow Mountains Grassland Melomys
Melomys fulgens (Rodentia - Muridae) Seram Long-tailed Melomys
Melomys howi (Rodentia - Muridae) Riama Island Melomys
Melomys obiensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Obi Island Melomys
Melomys paveli (Rodentia - Muridae) Pavel's Seram Melomys
Melomys talaudium (Rodentia - Muridae) Long-tailed Talaud Melomys
Mus crociduroides (Rodentia - Muridae) Sumatran Shrew-like Mouse
Mus vulcani (Rodentia - Muridae) Javan Shrew-like Mouse
Nesoromys ceramicus (Rodentia - Muridae) Seram Island Mountain Rat
Niviventer fraternus (Rodentia - Muridae) Montane Sumatran Niviventer
Niviventer lepturus (Rodentia - Muridae) Montane Javan Niviventer
Papagomys armandvillei (Rodentia - Muridae) Armandville's Papagomys
Papagomys theodorverhoeveni X (Rodentia - Muridae) Theodore Verhoeven's Papagomys
Paramelomys naso (Rodentia - Muridae) Long-nosed Paramelomys
Paramelomys steini (Rodentia - Muridae) Stein's Paramelomys
Paruromys dominator (Rodentia - Muridae) Giant Sulawesi Rat
Paulamys naso (Rodentia - Muridae) Paula's Long-nosed Rat
Pithecheir melanurus (Rodentia - Muridae) Javan Pithecheir
Pseudohydromys occidentalis (Rodentia - Muridae) Western New Guinea Shrew Mouse
Rattus adustus (Rodentia - Muridae) Burnished Enggano Rat
Rattus arfakiensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Vogelkop Mountain Rat
Rattus blangorum (Rodentia - Muridae) Aceh Rat
Rattus bontanus (Rodentia - Muridae) Southwestern Xanthurus Rat
Rattus elaphinus (Rodentia - Muridae) Sula Archipelago Rat
Rattus enganus (Rodentia - Muridae) Enggano Island Rat
Rattus feliceus (Rodentia - Muridae) Spiny Seram Island Rat
Rattus hainaldi (Rodentia - Muridae) Hainald's Flores Island Rat
Rattus hoffmanni (Rodentia - Muridae) Hoffmann's Sulawesi Rat
Rattus hoogerwerfi (Rodentia - Muridae) Hoogerwerf's Sumatran Rat
Rattus jobiensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Yapen Island Rat
Rattus koopmani (Rodentia - Muridae) Koopman's Peleng Island Rat
Rattus korinchi (Rodentia - Muridae) Sumatran Mountain Rat
Rattus lugens (Rodentia - Muridae) Mentawai Archipelago Rat
Rattus marmosurus (Rodentia - Muridae) Marmoset Xanthurus Rat
Rattus mollicomulus (Rodentia - Muridae) Lampobatang Sulawesi Rat
Rattus morotaiensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Halmahara Rat
Rattus omichlodes (Rodentia - Muridae) Arianus' New Guinea Mountain Rat
Rattus pelurus (Rodentia - Muridae) Peleng Island Xanthurus Rat
Rattus pococki (Rodentia - Muridae) Pocock's New Guinea Highland Rat
Rattus richardsoni (Rodentia - Muridae) Richardson's New Guinea Mountain Rat
Rattus salocco (Rodentia - Muridae) Southeastern Xanthurus Rat
Rattus simalurensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Simalur Archipelago Rat
Rattus timorensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Timor Forest Rat
Rattus xanthurus (Rodentia - Muridae) Northeastern Xanthurus Rat
Sommeromys macrorhinos (Rodentia - Muridae) Sommer's Sulawesi Rat
Spelaeomys florensis X (Rodentia - Muridae) Flores Island Spelaeomys
Sundamys maxi (Rodentia - Muridae) Javan Sundamys
Taeromys arcuatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Southeastern Mountain Taeromys
Taeromys callitrichus (Rodentia - Muridae) Greater Taeromys
Taeromys celebensis (Rodentia - Muridae) Long-tailed Taeromys
Taeromys hamatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Central Mountain Taeromys
Taeromys microbullatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Small-eared Taeromys
Taeromys punicans (Rodentia - Muridae) Reddish-furred Taeromys
Taeromys taerae (Rodentia - Muridae) Northeastern Mountain Taeromys
Tateomys macrocercus (Rodentia - Muridae) Long-tailed Sulawesian Shrew Rat
Tateomys rhinogradoides (Rodentia - Muridae) Tate's Sulawesian Shrew Rat
Uromys boeadii (Rodentia - Muridae) Biak Island Uromys
Uromys emmae (Rodentia - Muridae) Emma's Uromys
Uromys siebersi (Rodentia - Muridae) Great Key Island Uromys
Hystrix javanica (Rodentia - Hystricidae) Sunda Porcupine
Hystrix sumatrae (Rodentia - Hystricidae) Sumatran Porcupine
Additional endemic mammal species described too recently to be included in Wilson & Reeder (2005) are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the Dutch Wikipedia for 2008 (here), 2007 (here), 2006 (here), 2005 (here), and 2004 (here). In addition to the 247 endemic mammal species listed above, these additional 6 species total 253 species of mammals known solely from Indonesia.
Microperoryctes aplini (Peramelemorphia - Peramelidae) Arfak Pygmy Bandicoot 2004
Spilocuscus wilsoni (Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae) Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus 2004
Tarsius lariang (Primates - Tarsiidae) Lariang Tarsier 2006
Tarsius tumpara (Primates - Tarsiidae) Siau Island Tarsier 2008
Hipposideros boeadii (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Boeadi's Roundleaf Bat 2007
Leptomys arfakensis (Rodentia - Muridae) 2008