Sao Tome and Principe

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Sao Tome and Principe 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.

Macronycteris thomensis (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Sao Tome Leaf-nosed Bat

Miniopterus newtoni (Chiroptera - Miniopteridae) Newton's Long-fingered Bat

Chaerephon tomensis (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Sao Tome Free-tailed Bat

Myonycteris brachycephala (Chiroptera - Pteropodidae) Sao Tome Collared Fruit Bat

Crocidura fingui (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Principe White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura thomensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Sao Tome White-toothed Shrew

The following additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above:

Pseudoromicia principis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Principe Pipistrelle