Taiwan

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Taiwan 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 heree.

For an alternative list of endemic species and subspecies of mammals see (TaiBNET)

Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database are listed at the bottom of the page.

Capricornis swinhoei (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Formosan Serow

Melogale subaurantiaca (Carnivora - Mustelidae) Formosan Ferret-badger

Rhinolophus formosae (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Formosan Woolly Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus monoceros (Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae) Formosan Horseshoe Bat

Murina bicolor (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Bicolored Tube-nosed Bat

Murina gracilis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Gracile Tube-nosed Bat

Murina puta (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Taiwan Tube-nosed Bat

Murina recondita (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Hidden Tube-nosed Bat

Myotis secundus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Long-toed Myotis

Myotis soror (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Reddish Myotis

Plecotus taivanus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Taiwan Long-eared Bat

Submyotodon latirostris (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Taiwan Broad-muzzled Bat

Thainycteris torquata (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Necklace Sprite

Anourosorex yamashinai (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Taiwan Mole Shrew

Chodsigoa sodalis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Lesser Taiwan Brown-toothed Shrew

Crocidura tadae (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Kuroda's White-toothed Shrew

Pseudosoriculus fumidus (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Taiwan Brown-toothed Shrew

Mogera kanoana (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Kano's Mole

Macaca cyclopis (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Formosan Rock Macaque

Alexandromys kikuchii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Taiwan Vole

Apodemus semotus (Rodentia - Muridae) Taiwan Field Mouse

Niviventer coninga (Rodentia - Muridae) Spiny Taiwan White-bellied Rat

Niviventer culturatus (Rodentia - Muridae) Soft-furred Taiwan White-bellied Rat

Petaurista grandis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Formosan Giant Flying Squirrel

Petaurista lena (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel

The following additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. This single species added to the 25 listed above total 26 endemic mammal species for Taiwan.

Mogera insularis # (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Insular Mole