PUERTO RICO

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Puerto Rico 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

Phyllonycteris major X (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Puerto Rican Flower Bat

Heteropsomys antillensis X (Rodentia - Echimyidae) Antillean Cave Rat

Heteropsomys insulans X (Rodentia - Echimyidae) Puerto Rican Cave Rat

Elasmodontomys obliquus X (Rodentia - Heptaxodontidae) Plate-toothed Giant Hutia