Mexico
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Mexico 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 IN = introduced elsewhere
Tlacuatzin canescens (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Gray Mouse Opossum
Lepus flavigularis (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Tehuantepec Hare
Lepus insularis (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Black Hare
Romerolagus diazi (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Volcano Rabbit
Sylvilagus cunicularius (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Mexican Cottontail
Sylvilagus graysoni (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Tres Marias Cottontail
Sylvilagus insonus (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Omilteme Cottontail
Sylvilagus mansuetus (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) San Jose Brush Rabbit
Cryptotis alticola (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Central Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis goldmani (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Goldman's Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis magna (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Big Mexican Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis mexicana (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Mexican Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis nelsoni (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Nelson's Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis obscura (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Grizzled Mexican Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis peregrina (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Oaxacan Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis phillipsii (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Phillips' Small-eared Shrew
Megasorex gigas (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Mexican Shrew
Notiosorex evotis (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Large-eared Gray Shrew
Notiosorex villai (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Villa's Gray Shrew
Sorex emarginatus (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Zacatecas Shrew
Sorex macrodon (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Large-toothed Shrew
Sorex milleri (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Carmen Mountain Shrew
Sorex oreopolus (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Mexican Long-tailed Shrew
Sorex orizabae (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Orizaba Long-tailed Shrew
Sorex sclateri (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Sclater's Shrew
Sorex stizodon (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) San Cristobal Shrew
Sorex ventralis (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Chestnut-bellied Shrew
Sorex veraecrucis (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Veracruz Shrew
Glossophaga morenoi (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Western Long-tongued Bat
Musonycteris harrisoni (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Banana Bat
Artibeus hirsutus (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Rhoogeessa aeneus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Yucatan Yellow Bat
Rhoogeessa alleni (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Allen's Yellow Bat
Rhoogeessa genowaysi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Genoway's Yellow Bat
Rhoogeessa gracilis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Slender Yellow Bat
Rhoogeessa mira (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Least Yellow Bat
Rhoogeessa parvula (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Little Yellow Bat
Corynorhinus mexicanus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Mexican Big-eared Bat
Myotis findleyi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Findley's Myotis
Myotis peninsularis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) PeninsularMyotis
Myotis planiceps (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Flat-headed Myotis
Myotis vivesi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fish-eating Myotis
Arctocephalus townsendii (breeding) (Carnivora - Otariidae) Guadalupe Fur Seal
Spilogale pygmaea (Carnivora - Mephitidae) Pygmy Spotted Skunk
Procyon pygmaeus (Carnivora - Procyonidae) Cozumel Raccoon
Mazama pandora (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Yucatan Brown Brocket
Phocoena sinus (Cetacea - Phocoenidae) Vaquita
Sciurus alleni (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Allen's Squirrel
Sciurus colliaei (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Collie's Squirrel
Sciurus oculatus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Peters's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus mearnsi (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mearns's Squirrel
Ammospermophilus insularis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Espiritu Santo Island Antelope Squirrel
Cynomys mexicanus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Mexican Prairie Dog
Spermophilus adocetus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Tropical Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus annulatus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus atricapillus (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Baja California Rock Squirrel
Spermophilus madrensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus perotensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Perote Ground Squirrel
Tamias bulleri (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Buller's Chipmunk
Tamias durangae (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Durango Chipmunk
Dipodomys gravipes (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) San Quintin Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys nelsoni (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Nelson's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys phillipsii (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Phillips's Kangaroo Rat
Liomys spectabilis (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Jaliscan Spiny Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus arenarius (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus artus (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Narrow-skulled Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus dalquesti (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Dalquest's Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus goldmani (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Goldman's Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus lineatus (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Lined Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus pernix (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Sinaloan Pocket Mouse
Cratogeomys goldmani (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Goldman's Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys fumosus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Smoky Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys gymnurus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Llano Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys merriami (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Merriam's Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys neglectus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Queretaro Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys tylorhinus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Naked-nosed Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys zinseri (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Zinser's Pocket Gopher
Geomys tropicalis (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Tropical Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys cuniculus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Oaxacan Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys lanius (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Big Pocket Gopher
Pappogeomys alcorni (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Alcorn's Pocket Gopher
Pappogeomys bulleri (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Buller's Pocket Gopher
Zygogeomys trichopus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Michoacan Pocket Gopher
Microtus oaxacensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tarabundi Vole
Microtus quasiater (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Jalapan Vole
Microtus umbrosus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Zempoaltepec Vole
Habromys chinanteco (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chinanteco Deermouse
Habromys delicatulus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Delicate Deermouse
Habromys ixtlani (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Ixtlan Deermouse
Habromys lepturus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Zempoaltepec Deermouse
Habromys simulatus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Jico Deermouse
Hodomys alleni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Allen's Woodrat
Megadontomys cryophilus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Oaxacan Bigtoothed Deermouse
Megadontomys nelsoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nelson's Bigtoothed Deermouse
Megadontomys thomasi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Thomas's Bigtoothed Deermouse
Nelsonia goldmani (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Goldman's Diminutive Woodrat
Nelsonia neotomodon (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Western Diminutive Woodrat
Neotoma angustapalata (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tamaulipan Woodrat
Neotoma anthonyi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anthony's Woodrat
Neotoma bryanti (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bryant's Woodrat
Neotoma bunkeri (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Coronados Island Woodrat
Neotoma goldmani (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Goldman's Woodrat
Neotoma martinensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) San Martin Woodrat
Neotoma nelsoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nelson's Woodrat
Neotoma palatina (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bolanos Woodrat
Neotoma phenax (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sonoran Woodrat
Neotomodon alstoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Volcano Deermouse
Osgoodomys banderanus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Osgood's Deermouse
Peromyscus bullatus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Perote Deermouse
Peromyscus caniceps (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Monserrat Island Deermouse
Peromyscus dickeyi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Dickey's Deermouse
Peromyscus difficilis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Southern Rock Deermouse
Peromyscus eva (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Southern Baja Deermouse
Peromyscus furvus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Blackish Deermouse
Peromyscus guardia (Rodentia - Cricetidae) La Guarda Deermouse
Peromyscus hooperi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Hooper's Deermouse
Peromyscus hylocetes (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Transvolcanic Deermouse
Peromyscus interparietalis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) San Lorenzo Deermouse
Peromyscus levipes (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nimble-footed Deermouse
Peromyscus madrensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tres Marias Deermouse
Peromyscus megalops (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Broad-faced Deermouse
Peromyscus mekisturus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Puebla Deermouse
Peromyscus melanocarpus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Black-wristed Deermouse
Peromyscus melanophrys (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Plateau Deermouse
Peromyscus melanurus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Black-tailed Deermouse
Peromyscus ochraventer (Rodentia - Cricetidae) El Carrizo Deermouse
Peromyscus pembertoni X (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Pemberton's Deermouse
Peromyscus perfulvus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tawny Deermouse
Peromyscus polius (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chihuahuan Deermouse
Peromyscus pseudocrinitus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Coronados Deermouse
Peromyscus sagax (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Michoacan Deermouse
Peromyscus sejugis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Santa Cruz Deermouse
Peromyscus simulus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sinaloan Deermouse
Peromyscus slevini (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Catalina Deermouse
Peromyscus spicilegus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Gleaning Deermouse
Peromyscus stephani (Rodentia - Cricetidae) San Esteban Deermouse
Peromyscus winkelmanni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Coalcoman Deermouse
Peromyscus yucatanicus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Yucatan Deermouse
Peromyscus zarhynchus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chiapan Deermouse
Reithrodontomys burti (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sonoran Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys chrysopsis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Volcano Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys hirsutus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Hairy Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys spectabilis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Cozumel Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys zacatecae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Zacatecan Harvest Mouse
Xenomys nelsoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Magdalena Woodrat
Oryzomys chapmani (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chapman's Oryzomys
Oryzomys melanotis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Black-eared Oryzomys
Oryzomys nelsoni X (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nelson's Oryzomys
Rheomys mexicanus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Mexican Ichthyomyine
Sigmodon alleni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Allen's Cotton Rat
Sigmodon leucotis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) White-eared Cotton Rat
Sigmodon mascotensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) West Mexican Cotton Rat
Sigmodon planifrons (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Miahuatlan Cotton Rat
Tylomys bullaris (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chiapan Climbing Rat
Tylomys tumbalensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tumbala Climbing Rat
Dasyprocta mexicana IN (Rodentia - Dasyproctidae) Mexican Agouti
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 156 endemic mammal species listed above, these additional 4 species total 160 species of mammals known solely from Mexico.
Natalus lanatus (Chiroptera - Natalidae) 2005
Habromys schmidlyi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Schmidly's Deer Mouse 2005
Peromyscus schmidlyi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Schmidly's Deer Mouse 2004
Reithrodontomys bakeri (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Guerrero Harvest Mouse 2004