Mexico
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Mexico 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 and additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.
X = extinct
Odocoileus pandora (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Yucatan Brown Brocket
Phocoena
sinus (Artiodactyla -
Phocoenidae) Vaquita
Spilogale
pygmaea (Carnivora - Mephitidae) Pygmy
Spotted Skunk
Arctophoca
townsendi (Carnivora
- Otariidae) Guadalupe Fur Seal
Procyon
pygmaeus (Carnivora
- Procyonidae) Cozumel Raccoon
Cynomops
mexicanus (Chiroptera
- Molossidae) Mexican Dog-faced Bat
Molossus
sinaloae (Chiroptera
- Molossidae) Sinaloan Mastiff Bat
Pteronotus
mexicanus (Chiroptera
- Mormoopidae) Mexican Common Mustached Bat
Artibeus
hirsutus (Chiroptera
- Phyllostomidae) Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Chiroderma
scopaeum (Chiroptera
- Phyllostomidae) Mexican Big-eyed Bat
Glossophaga
morenoi (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Western Long-tongued Bat
Musonycteris
harrisoni (Chiroptera
- Phyllostomidae) Banana Bat
Corynorhinus
mexicanus (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Mexican Big-eared Bat
Myotis
carteri (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Carter's Myotis
Myotis findleyi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Findley's Myotis
Myotis peninsularis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Peninsular Myotis
Myotis
planiceps (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Flat-headed Myotis
Myotis
vivesi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Fish-eating Myotis
Rhogeessa
alleni (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Allen's Yellow Bat
Rhogeessa
genowaysi (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Genoway's Yellow Bat
Rhogeessa
gracilis (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Slender Yellow Bat
Rhogeessa
mira (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Least Yellow Bat
Rhogeessa
parvula (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Northern Little Yellow Bat
Rhogeessa
tumida (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Black-winged Little Yellow Bat
Tlacuatzin
balsasensis (Didelphimorphia
- Didelphidae) Balsas Gray Mouse Opossum
Tlacuatzin
canescens (Didelphimorphia
- Didelphidae) Tehuantepec Gray Mouse Opossum
Tlacuatzin
gaumeri (Didelphimorphia
- Didelphidae) Yucatan Gray Mouse Opossum
Tlacuatzin
insularis (Didelphimorphia
- Didelphidae) Tres Marias Gray Mouse Opossum
Tlacuatzin
sinaloae (Didelphimorphia
- Didelphidae) Northern Gray Mouse Opossum
Cryptotis
alticola (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Popocatepetl Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
goldmani (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Goldman's Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
griseoventris (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Dark Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
lacandonensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Lacandona Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis
magnus (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Big Mexican Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis
mexicanus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Small Mexican Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis
nelsoni (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Nelson's Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis
obscurus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Grizzled Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis
peregrinus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Oaxacan Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
phillipsii (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Phillips's Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis
pueblensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Puebla Least Shrew
Cryptotis
soricinus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Mexican Least Shrew
Megasorex
gigas (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Mexican Shrew
Notiosorex
evotis (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Large-eared Gray Shrew
Notiosorex
villai (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Villa's Gray Shrew
Sorex
altoensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Alto Shrew
Sorex
cristobalensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) San Cristobal Shrew
Sorex
emarginatus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Zacatecas Shrew
Sorex
ixtlanensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Ixtlan Shrew
Sorex
macrodon (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Mexican Large-toothed Shrew
Sorex
mediopua (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Jalisco Shrew
Sorex
milleri (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Carmen Mountain Shrew
Sorex
mutabilis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Mutable Shrew
Sorex
oreopolus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Mexican Long-tailed Shrew
Sorex
orizabae (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Orizaba Long-tailed Shrew
Sorex
saussurei (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Saussure's Shrew
Sorex
sclateri (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Sclater's Shrew
Sorex
stizodon (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Pale-toothed Shrew
Sorex
ventralis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Chestnut-bellied Shrew
Sorex
veraecrucis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Veracruz Shrew
Scapanus
anthonyi (Eulipotyphla
- Talpidae) Mexican Mole
Lepus
altamirae (Lagomorpha
- Leporidae) Tamaulipas Jackrabbit
Lepus
flavigularis (Lagomorpha
- Leporidae) Tehuantepec Jackrabbit
Lepus
insularis (Lagomorpha
- Leporidae) Black Jackrabbit
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
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
schmidlyi (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Schmidly's Deermouse
Habromys
simulatus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Xico Deermouse
Handleyomys
chapmani (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Chapman's Rice Rat
Handleyomys
guerrerensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Guerrero Rice Rat
Handleyomys
melanotis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Black-eared Rice Rat
Hodomys
alleni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Allen's
Woodrat
Megadontomys
cryophilus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Oaxacan Giant Deermouse
Megadontomys
nelsoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nelson's
Big-toothed Deermouse
Megadontomys
thomasi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Thomas'
Big-toothed Deermouse
Microtus
mexicanus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Mexican Vole
Microtus
oaxacensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Tarabundi Vole
Microtus
quasiater (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Jalapan Vole
Microtus
umbrosus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Zempoaltepec Vole
Nelsonia
goldmani (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Goldman's Diminutive Woodrat
Nelsonia
neotomodon (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Western Diminutive Woodrat
Neotoma
angustapalata (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Tamaulipan Woodrat
Neotoma
goldmani (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Goldman's Woodrat
Neotoma
insularis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Angel de la Guarda Woodrat
Neotoma
melanura (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Black-tailed Woodrat
Neotoma
nelsoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Nelson's
Woodrat
Neotoma
palatina (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Bolanos Woodrat
Neotoma
phenax (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sonoran
Woodrat
Neotoma
picta (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Painted
Woodrat
Neotomodon
alstoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Volcano
Deermouse
Oryzomys
albiventer (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) White-bellied Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys
nelsoni X (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Tres Marias Rice Rat
Osgoodomys
banderanus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Osgood's Deermouse
Ototylomys
chiapensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) La Pera Climbing Rat
Peromyscus
aztecus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Aztec
Deermouse
Peromyscus
bullatus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Perote Deermouse
Peromyscus
caniceps (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Monserrat Island Deermouse
Peromyscus
carletoni (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Carleton's Deermouse
Peromyscus
chrysopus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Jalisco 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
kilpatricki (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Kilpatrick's Deermouse
Peromyscus
latirostris (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Wide-rostrum Deermouse
Peromyscus
leucurus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Tehuantepec 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
micropus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Small-footed Deermouse
Peromyscus
ochraventer (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) El Carrizo Deermouse
Peromyscus
pectoralis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Southern White-ankled 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
purepechus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Purepechus Deermouse
Peromyscus
sagax (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Michoacan
Deermouse
Peromyscus
schmidlyi (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Durango 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
zamorae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Zamora
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
Rheomys
mexicanus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Mexican Water Mouse
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
Xenomys
nelsoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Magdalena
Woodrat
Dasyprocta
mexicana (Rodentia
- Dasyproctidae) Mexican Agouti
Cratogeomys
fulvescens (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Oriental Basin Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys
fumosus (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Smoky
Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys
goldmani (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Goldman's Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys
merriami (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Merriam's Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys
perotensis (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Cofre de Perote Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys
planiceps (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Volcan de Toluca Pocket Gopher
Geomys
tropicalis (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Tropical Pocket Gopher
Heterogeomys
lanius (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Big
Pocket Gopher
Pappogeomys
bulleri (Rodentia - Geomyidae) Buller's
Pocket Gopher
Thomomys
atrovarius (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Black-and-Brown Pocket Gopher
Thomomys
nayarensis (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Nayar Pocket Gopher
Thomomys
sheldoni (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Sierra Madre Occidental Pocket Gopher
Zygogeomys
trichopus (Rodentia
- Geomyidae) Michoacan Pocket Gopher
Chaetodipus
ammophilus (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Dalquest's Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
arenarius (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
artus (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Narrow-skulled Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
durangae (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Durango Coarse-haired Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
goldmani (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Goldman's Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
lineatus (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Lined Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
nelsoni (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Nelson's Course-haired Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
pernix (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Southern Sinaloan Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus
siccus (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Cerralvo Island Pocket Mouse
Dipodomys
gravipes (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) San Quintin Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys
nelsoni (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Nelson's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys
ornatus (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Plateau Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys
phillipsii (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Phillips' Kangaroo Rat
Heteromys
spectabilis (Rodentia
- Heteromyidae) Jaliscan Spiny Pocket Mouse
Callospermophilus
madrensis (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel
Cynomys
mexicanus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Mexican Prairie Dog
Ictidomys
mexicanus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Mexican Ground Squirrel
Neotamias
bulleri (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Buller's
Chipmunk
Neotamias
durangae (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Durango Chipmunk
Neotamias
solivagus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Sierra del Carmen Chipmunk
Notocitellus
adocetus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Tropical Ground Squirrel
Notocitellus
annulatus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus
atricapillus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Baja California Rock Squirrel
Sciurus
alleni (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Allen's
Squirrel
Sciurus
colliaei (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Collie's Squirrel
Sciurus
oculatus (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Peters' Squirrel
The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 22 species added to the 194 listed above total 216 endemic mammal species for Mexico.
(# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the 2020 ASM Mammal Diversity Database)
Spilogale yucatanensis (Carnivora - Mephitidae) Yucatan Spotted Skunk
Vampyressa villai (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Villa's Little Yellow-eared Bat
Corynorhinus leonpaniaguae (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Paniagua's Big-eared Bat
Cryptotis woodmani (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) El Triunfo Small-eared ShrewSylvilagus yucatanicus (Lagomorpha - Leporidae) Yucatan Cottontail
Baiomys musculus # (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Mexican Pygmy Mouse
Oryzomys fulgens (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Xochimilco Marsh Rice Rat
Oryzomys peninsulae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Lower California Rice Rat
Peromyscus amplus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Oaxacan Rock DeermousePeromyscus angelensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Puerto Angel Deermouse
Peromyscus avius (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Cerralvo Island Deermouse
Peromyscus collinus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tamaulipas White-ankled DeermousePeromyscus ensinki (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Ensink's Deermouse
Peromyscus felipensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Felipe's Rock Deermouse
Peromyscus greenbaumi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Greenbaum's Deermouse
Peromyscus totontepecus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Totontepec Deermouse
Reithrodontomys albilabris (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Oaxacan Highlands Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys nerterus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Jalisco Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys sumichrasti # (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sumichrast's Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys wagneri (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Wagner's Harvest MouseChaetodipus rostratus (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Northern Sinaloan Pocket Mouse
Heteromys bulleri (Rodentia - Heteromyidae) Buller's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Additional species recognized by the Handbook of Mammals of the World Vols. 1-9:Cynomops mexicanus # (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Mexican Dog-faced Bat
Rhogeesa tumida # (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Black-winged Little Yellow Bat
Sorex altoensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Alto Shrew
Sorex
mutabilis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Mutable Shrew
Ototylomys
chiapensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Le Pera Climbing Rat
Peromyscus
oaxacensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Oaxacan Deermouse