List of mammals of Gibraltar explained

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Gibraltar. There are twenty-four mammal species in Gibraltar, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and one is near threatened.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

ExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Extinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
Critically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Near threatenedThe 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.
Least concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
Data deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Primates (monkeys, lemur-relatives, lemurs and apes)

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

Infraorder (Order: Artiodactyla): Cetacea (dolphins and whales)

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mammals. Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. 11 January 2018. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180111035247/https://gonhs.org/wildlife/fauna/mammalia . 11 January 2018.
  2. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum . Piraccini, R. . 2016 . e.T19517A21973253.
  3. C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Strõmberg