List of mammals of El Salvador

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in El Salvador. Of the mammal species in El Salvador, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and two are near threatened.[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[]

Infraclass: Metatheria[]

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)[]

Water opossum
Common opossum

Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

  • Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
    • Subfamily: Didelphinae
      • Genus: Chironectes
      • Genus: Didelphis
        • Common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis LR/lc
        • Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana LR/lc
      • Genus: Marmosa
        • Mexican mouse opossum, Marmosa mexicana LR/lc
      • Genus: Philander
        • Gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum LR/lc

Infraclass: Eutheria[]

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)[]

Nine-banded armadillo

The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armoured shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species.

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)[]

The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas.

  • Suborder: Vermilingua
    • Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters)
      • Genus: Myrmecophaga
        • Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla VU possibly extirpated
      • Genus: Tamandua

Order: Primates[]

Geoffroy's spider monkey

The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.

  • Suborder: Haplorhini

Order: Rodentia (rodents)[]

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: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)[]

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

    • Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
      • Genus: Sylvilagus
        • Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus LR/lc
        • , Sylvilagus gabbi LC

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)[]

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Order: Chiroptera (bats)[]

Tomes's sword-nosed bat
Pale spear-nosed bat

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)[]

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.

  • 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
    • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
      • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
        • Genus: Delphinus
          • Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis DD
        • Genus: Feresa
        • Genus: Globicephala
        • Genus: Lagenodelphis
        • Genus: Grampus
        • Genus: Orcinus
          • Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
        • Genus: Peponocephala
        • Genus: Pseudorca
          • False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
        • Genus: Stenella
          • Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata DD
          • Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
        • 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

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)[]

Ocelot
Jaguarundi

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

  • Suborder: Feliformia
    • Family: Felidae (cats)
      • Subfamily: Felinae
        • Genus:Herpailurus
          • Jaguarundi, H. yagouaroundi LC
        • Genus: Leopardus
          • Ocelot, L. pardalis LC
          • Margay, L. wiedii LC
        • Genus: Puma
          • Cougar, P. concolor LC
      • Subfamily: Pantherinae
        • Genus: Panthera
          • Jaguar, P. onca NT extirpated
  • Suborder: Caniformia
    • Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
      • Genus: Canis
        • Coyote, Canis latrans LC
      • Genus: Urocyon
        • Gray fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus LC
    • Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
      • Genus: Bassariscus
        • Cacomistle, Bassariscus sumichrasti LR/nt
      • Genus: Nasua
        • White-nosed coati, Nasua narica LR/lc
      • Genus: Potos
        • Kinkajou, Potos flavus LR/lc
      • Genus: Procyon
        • Common raccoon, Procyon lotor LR/lc
    • Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
      • Genus: Eira
        • Tayra, Eira barbara LR/lc
      • Genus: Galictis
      • Genus: Lontra
        • Neotropical river otter, Lontra longicaudis NT
      • Genus: Neogale
        • Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata LR/lc
    • Family: Mephitidae
      • Genus: Conepatus
        • American hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconotus LR/lc
      • Genus: Mephitis
        • Hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura LR/lc
      • Genus: Spilogale
        • Eastern spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius LR/lc
    • Family: Otariidae (eared seals)
      • Genus: Zalophus
        • California sea lion, Zalophus californianus LR/lc vagrant[2]

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)[]

Baird's tapir

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)[]

Collared peccary

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

  • Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
    • Genus: Dicotyles
      • Collared peccary, D. tajacu LC
    • Genus: Tayassu
      • White-lipped peccary, T. pecari VU extirpated
  • Family: Cervidae (deer)

Notes[]

  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. ^ Aurioles-Gamboa, D.; Hernández-Camacho, J. (2015). "Zalophus californianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41666A45230310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41666A45230310.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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