Madagascar
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Madagascar 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.
Geogale aurita (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Large-eared Tenrec
Limnogale mergulus (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Web-footed Tenrec
Microgale brevicaudata (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec
Microgale cowani (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Cowan's Shrew Tenrec
Microgale dobsoni (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Dobson's Shrew Tenrec
Microgale drouhardi (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Drouhard's Shrew Tenrec
Microgale dryas (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Dryad Shrew Tenrec
Microgale fotsifotsy (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Pale Shrew Tenrec
Microgale gracilis (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Gracile Shrew Tenrec
Microgale gymnorhyncha (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Naked-nosed Shrew Tenrec
Microgale longicaudata (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Lesser Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec
Microgale monticola (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Montane Shrew Tenrec
Microgale nasoloi (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec
Microgale parvula (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Pygmy Shrew Tenrec
Microgale principula (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Greater Long-tailed Shrew Tenrec
Microgale pusilla (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Least Shrew Tenrec
Microgale soricoides (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Shrew-toothed Shrew Tenrec
Microgale taiva (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Taiva Shrew Tenrec
Microgale talazaci (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Talazac's Shrew Tenrec
Microgale thomasi (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Thomas's Shrew Tenrec
Oryzorictes hova (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Mole-like Rice Tenrec
Oryzorictes tetradactylus (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Four-toed Rice Tenrec
Echinops telfairi (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Hemicentetes nigriceps (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Highland Streaked Tenrec
Hemicentetes semispinosus (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Lowland Streaked Tenrec
Setifer setosus (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Greater Hedgehog Tenrec
Allocebus trichotis (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Spiny Desert Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus crossleyi (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Crossley's Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus major (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Greater Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus medius (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Lesser Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus minusculus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Small Iron-gray Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus ravus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Large Iron-gray Dwarf Lemur
Cheirogaleus sibreei (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Sibree's Dwarf Lemur
Microcebus berthae (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Berthe's Mouse Lemur
Microcebus griseorufus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Red-and-Gray Mouse Lemur
Microcebus murinus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Gray Mouse Lemur
Microcebus myoxinus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Peters's Mouse Lemur
Microcebus ravelobensis (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Ravelobe Mouse Lemur
Microcebus rufus (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Eastern Rufous Mouse Lemur
Microcebus sambiranensis (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Sambirano Mouse Lemur
Microcebus tavaratra (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Northern Rufous Mouse Lemur
Mirza coquereli (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Giant Mouse Lemur
Phaner electromontis (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Mt. d'Ambre Fork-crowned Lemur
Phaner furcifer (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Masaola Fork-crowned Lemur
Phaner pallescens (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Pale Fork-crowned Lemur
Phaner parienti (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Pariente's Fork-crowned Lemur
Eulemur albocollaris (Primates - Lemuridae) White-collared Lemur
Eulemur cinereiceps (Primates - Lemuridae) Gray-headedLemur
Eulemur collaris (Primates - Lemuridae) Red-collared Lemur
Eulemur coronatus (Primates - Lemuridae) Crowned Lemur
Eulemur macaco (Primates - Lemuridae) Black Lemur
Eulemur rubriventer (Primates - Lemuridae) Red-bellied Lemur
Eulemur rufus (Primates - Lemuridae) Red-fronted Lemur
Eulemur sanfordi (Primates - Lemuridae) Sanford's Lemur
Hapalemur alaotrensis (Primates - Lemuridae) Bandro
Hapalemur aureus (Primates - Lemuridae) Golden Bamboo Lemur
Hapalemur griseus (Primates - Lemuridae) Gray Bamboo Lemur
Hapalemur occidentalis (Primates - Lemuridae) Sambirano Bamboo Lemur
Lemur catta (Primates - Lemuridae) Ring-tailed Lemur
Prolemur simus (Primates - Lemuridae) Greater Bamboo Lemur
Varecia rubra (Primates - Lemuridae) Red Ruffed Lemur
Varecia variegata (Primates - Lemuridae) Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Lepilemur ankaranensis (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Ankarana Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur dorsalis (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Black-striped Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur edwardsi (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Milne-Edwards's Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur leucopus (Primates - Lepilemuridae) White-footed Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur microdon (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Small-toothed Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur mustelinus (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Weasel Lemur
Lepilemur ruficaudatus (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Red-tailed Sportive Lemur
Lepilemur septentrionalis (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Northern Sportive Lemur
Avahi laniger (Primates - Indriidae) Eastern Woolly Lemur
Avahi occidentalis (Primates - Indriidae) Western Woolly Lemur
Avahi unicolor (Primates - Indriidae) Sambirano Woolly Lemur
Indri indri (Primates - Indriidae) Indri
Propithecus coquereli (Primates - Indriidae) Coquerel's Sifaka
Propithecus deckenii (Primates - Indriidae) Van der Decken's Sifaka
Propithecus diadema (Primates - Indriidae) Diademed Sifaka
Propithecus edwardsi (Primates - Indriidae) Milne-Edwards's Sifaka
Propithecus perrieri (Primates - Indriidae) Perrier's Sifaka
Propithecus tattersalli (Primates - Indriidae) Golden-crowned Sifaka
Propithecus verreauxi (Primates - Indriidae) Verraux's Sifaka
Daubentonia madagascariensis (Primates - Daubentoniidae) Aye-aye
Eidolon dupreanum (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Malagasy Straw-colored Fruit Bat
Pteropus rufus (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Malagasy Flying Fox
Rousettus madagascariensis (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Malagasy Rousette
Hipposideros commersoni (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Commerson's Leaf-nosed Bat
Triaenops auritus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Grandidier's Trident Bat
Triaenops rufus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Rufous Trident Bat
Emballonura atrata (Chiroptera - Emballonuridae) Peters's Sheath-tailed Bat
Nycteris madagascariensis (Chiroptera - Nycteridae) Malagasy Slit-faced Bat
Myzopoda aurita (Chiroptera - Myzopodidae) Sucker-footed Bat
Mops leucostigma (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Malagasy White-bellied Free-tailed Bat
Mormopterus jugularis (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat
Otomops madagascariensis (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Malagasy Giant Mastiff Bat
Eptesicus matroka (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Malagasy Serotine
Scotophilus robustus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Robust House Bat
Myotis goudoti (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Malagasy Myotis
Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Glen's Long-fingered Bat
Cryptoprocta ferox (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Fossa
Eupleres goudotii (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Falanouc
Fossa fossana (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Malagasy Civet
Galidia elegans (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Ring-tailed Mongoose
Galidictis fasciata (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose
Galidictis grandidieri (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Grandidier's Mongoose
Mungotictis decemlineata (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Narrow-striped Mongoose
Salanoia concolor (Carnivora - Eupleridae) Brown-tailed Mongoose
Brachytarsomys albicauda (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) White-tailed Antsangy
Brachytarsomys villosa (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Hairy-tailed Antsangy
Brachyuromys betsileoensis (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Brachyuromys ramirohitra (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Greater Short-tailed Rat
Eliurus antsingy (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Tsingy Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus ellermani (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Ellerman's Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus grandidieri (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Grandidier's Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus majori (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Major's Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus minor (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Lesser Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus myoxinus (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Western Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus penicillatus (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) White-tipped Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus petteri (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Petter's Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus tanala (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Tanala Tufted-tailed Rat
Eliurus webbi (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Webb's Tufted-tailed Rat
Gymnuromys roberti (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Voalavoanala
Hypogeomys antimena (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Votsovotsa
Macrotarsomys bastardi (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Lesser Big-footed Mouse
Macrotarsomys ingens (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Greater Big-footed Mouse
Monticolomys koopmani (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Koopman's Montane Voalavo
Nesomys audeberti (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) White-bellied Nesomys
Nesomys lambertoni (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Western Nesomys
Nesomys rufus (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Rufous Nesomys
Voalavo gymnocaudus (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Naked-tailed Voalavo
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 130 endemic mammal species listed above, these additional 48 species total 178 species of mammals known solely from Madagascar.
Microgale jenkinsae (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Jenkins' Shrew Tenrec 2004
Microgale jobihely (Afrosoricida - Tenrecidae) Northern Shrew Tenrec 2006
Microcebus arnholdi (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Montagne d'Ambre Mouse Lemur 2008
Microcebus bongolavensis (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Bongolava Mouse Lemur 2007
Microcebus danfossi (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Danfoss' Mouse Lemur 2007
Microcebus jollyae (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Jolly's Mouse Lemur 2006
Microcebus lehilahytsara (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Goodman's Mouse Lemur 2005
Microcebus lokobensis (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Lakobe Mouse Lemur 2007
Microcebus macarthurii (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) MacArthur's Mouse Lemur 2008
Microcebus mamiratra (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Claire's Mouse Lemur 2006
Microcebus margotmarshae (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Antafondro Mouse Lemur 2008
Microcebus mittermeieri (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Mittermeier's Mouse Lemur 2006
Microcebus simmonsi (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Simmons' Mouse Lemur 2006
Mirza zaza (Primates - Cheirogaleidae) Northern Giant Mouse Lemur 2005
Avahi betsileo (Primates - Indriidae) Betsileo Woolly Lemur 2007
Avahi cleesei (Primates - Indriidae) Bemaraha Woolly Lemur 2005
Avahi meridionalis (Primates - Indriidae) Southern Woolly Lemur 2006
Avahi mooreorum (Primates - Indriidae) Moore's Woolly Lemur 2008
Avahi peyrierasi (Primates - Indriidae) Peyrieras' Woolly Lemur 2006
Lepilemur aeeclis (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Antafia Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur ahmansoni (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Ahmanson's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur betsileo (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Betsileo Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur fleuretae (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Fleurete's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur grewcocki (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Grewcock's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur hubbardi (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Hubbard's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur jamesi (Primates - Lepilemuridae) James' Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur manasamody (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Manasamody Sportive Lemur 2007
Lepilemur milanoii (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Daraina Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur mittermeieri (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Mittermeier's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur otto (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Otto's Sportive Lemur 2007
Lepilemur petteri (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Petter's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur randrianasoli (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Randrianasolo's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur sahamalazensis (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Sahamalaza Peninsula Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur scottorum (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Scott's Sportive Lemur 2008
Lepilemur seali (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Seal's Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur tymerlachsoni (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Nosy Be Sportive Lemur 2006
Lepilemur wrighti (Primates - Lepilemuridae) Wright's Sportive Lemur 2006
Emballonura tiavato (Chiroptera - Emballonuridae) Western Sheath-tailed Bat 2006
Chaerephon jobimena (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Red Free-tailed Bat 2004
Myzopoda schliemanni (Chiroptera - Myzopodidae) Western Sucker-footed Bat 2007
Miniopterus petersoni (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Peterson's Long-fingered Bat 2008
Miniopterus sororculus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sororcula Long-fingered Bat 2007
Pipistrellus raceyi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Racey's Pipistrelle 2006
Scotophilus marovaza (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Marovaza House Bat 2006
Scotophilus tandrefana (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Western Yellow Bat 2005
Eliurus danieli (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Daniel's Tuft-tailed Rat 2007
Macrotarsomys petteri (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) Petter's Big-footed Mouse 2005
Voalavo antsahabensis (Rodentia - Nesomyidae) 2005