Vietnam

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Vietnam 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.

Muntiacus puhoatensis (Artiodactyla - Cervidae) Puhoat Muntjac

Tragulus versicolor (Artiodactyla - Tragulidae) Silver-backed Chevrotain

Aselliscus dongbacanus (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Dong Bac Trident Bat

Hipposideros alongensis (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

Hipposideros griffini (Chiroptera - Hipposideridae) Griffin's Leaf-nosed Bat

Murina beelzebub (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Beelzebub Tube-nosed Bat

Murina harpioloides (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Vietnamese Tube-nosed Bat

Murina kontumensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Kon Tum Tube-nosed Bat

Myotis phanluongi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Phan Luong's Myotis

Crocidura annamitensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Annamite White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura guy (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Vietnamese White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura kegoensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Ke Go White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura phuquocensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Phu Quoc White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura sapaensis (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Sa Pa White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura sokolovi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Sokolov White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura zaitsevi (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Zaitsev's White-toothed Shrew

Euroscaptor ngoclinhensis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Ngoc Linh Mole

Euroscaptor parvidens (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Small-toothed Mole

Euroscaptor subanura (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Vietnamese Mole

Rhinopithecus avunculus (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey

Trachypithecus delacouri (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Delacour's Langur

Trachypithecus poliocephalus (Primates - Cercopithecidae) Cat Ba Langur

Hapalomys suntsovi (Rodentia - Muridae) Suntsov's Marmoset Rat

Leopoldamys milleti (Rodentia - Muridae) Millet's Long-tailed Giant Rat

Rattus osgoodi (Rodentia - Muridae) Osgood's Vietnamese Rat

Tonkinomys daovantieni (Rodentia - Muridae) Daovantien's Limestone Rat

Callosciurus honkhoaiensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Hon Khoai Squirrel

The following additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 3 species added to the 27 listed above total 30 endemic mammal species for Vietnam.

Hylomys macarong (Eulipotyphla - Erinaceidae) Dalat Gymnure

Chimarrogale varennei (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Vietnamese Water Shrew

Uropsilus fansipanensis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Fansipan Shrew Mole