Nigeria

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Nigeria 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 by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.

Crocidura longipes (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Savanna White-toothed Swamp Shrew

Sylvisorex corbeti (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Corbet's Forest Shrew

Cercopithecus sclateri (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Sclater's Monkey

Piliocolobus epieni (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Niger Delta Red Colobus

Dasymys foxi (Rodentia - Muridae) Fox's Shaggy Rat

Praomys obscurus (Rodentia - Muridae) Gotel Mountain Soft-furred Mouse

Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:

Oreotragus porteousi (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Nigerian Klipspringer