Cuba
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Cuba is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.
Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
X = extinct
Mormopterus
minutus (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Little Goblin Bat
Chilonatalus
macer (Chiroptera - Natalidae) Cuban
Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus
primus (Chiroptera - Natalidae) Cuban
Greater Funnel-eared Bat
Lasiurus
insularis (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Cuban Yellow Bat
Lasiurus
pfeifferi (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Pfeiffer's Red Bat
Nycticeius
cubanus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Cuban Evening Bat
Nesophontes
major X (Eulipotyphla -
Nesophontidae) Greater Cuban Nesophontes
Atopogale
cubana (Eulipotyphla -
Solenodontidae) Cuban Solenodon
Solenodon
arredondoi X (Eulipotyphla
- Solenodontidae) Giant Solenodon
Boromys
offella X (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Oriente Cave Rat
Boromys
torrei X (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Torre's Cave Rat
Capromys
pilorides (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Desmarest's Hutia
Geocapromys
columbianus X (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Cuban Hutia
Mesocapromys
angelcabrerai (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Cabrera's Hutia
Mesocapromys
auritus (Rodentia - Echimyidae) Eared
Hutia
Mesocapromys
melanurus (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Black-tailed Hutia
Mesocapromys
nana (Rodentia - Echimyidae) Dwarf
Hutia
Mesocapromys
sanfelipensis (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) San Felipe Hutia
Mysateles
prehensilis (Rodentia
- Echimyidae) Prehensile-tailed Hutia
Nesophontes longirostris X (Eulipotyphla - Nesophontidae) Slender Cuban Nesophontes
Capromys garridoi (Rodentia - Echimyidae) Garrido's Hutia