List of mammals of the Comoros

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Comoros. Of the mammal species in the Comoros, one is critically endangered, two are vulnerable, and one is near threatened.^[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/cd	Lower risk/conservation dependent	Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt	Lower risk/near threatened	Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc	Lower risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Dugongs

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

• Family: Dugongidae
  • Genus: Dugong
    • Dugong, Dugong dugon VU

Order: Primates

Mongoose lemur

The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.

• Suborder: Strepsirrhini
  • Infraorder: Lemuriformes
    • Superfamily: Lemuroidea
      • Family: Lemuridae
        • Genus: Eulemur
          • Mongoose lemur, E. mongoz CR introduced

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

• Family: Soricidae (shrews)
  • Subfamily: Crocidurinae
    • Genus: Suncus
      • Madagascan pygmy shrew, Suncus madagascariensis LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

• Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
  • Subfamily: Pteropodinae
    • Genus: Pteropus
      • Livingstone's fruit bat, Pteropus livingstonii CR
      • Seychelles fruit bat, Pteropus seychellensis LC
    • Genus: Rousettus
      • Comoro rousette, Rousettus obliviosus NT
• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Subfamily: Myotinae
    • Genus: Myotis
      • Anjouan myotis, Myotis anjouanensis DD
  • Subfamily: Miniopterinae
    • Genus: Miniopterus
      • Manavi long-fingered bat, Miniopterus manavi DD

Order: Cetacea (whales)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

• Suborder: Mysticeti
  • Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
    • Genus: Eubalaena
      • Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis
  • Family: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
    • Genus: Balaenoptera
      • Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
      • Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
      • Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
      • Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei
      • Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
    • Genus: Megaptera
      • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
• Suborder: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Feresa
        • Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
      • Genus: Globicephala
        • Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus DD
      • Genus: Lagenodelphis
        • Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
      • Genus: Grampus
        • Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
      • Genus: Orcinus
        • Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
      • Genus: Peponocephala
        • Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra DD
      • Genus: Sousa
        • Indian humpback dolphin, Sousa plumbea DD
      • Genus: Stenella
        • Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba DD
        • Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
      • Genus: Steno
        • Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
      • Genus: Tursiops
        • Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
        • Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus
    • Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
      • Genus: Physeter
        • Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD
    • Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
      • Genus: Kogia
        • Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
        • Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
  • Superfamily Ziphioidea
    • Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
      • Genus: Indopacetus
        • Tropical bottlenose whale, Indopacetus pacificus DD
      • Genus: Mesoplodon
        • Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi DD
        • Hector's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hectori DD
        • True's beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus DD
        • Pygmy beaked whale, Mesoplodon peruvianus DD
        • Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
      • Genus: Ziphius
        • Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

• Suborder: Caniformia
  • Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
    • Genus: Arctophoca
      • Subantarctic fur seal, Arctophoca tropicalis LR/lc

See also

• List of chordate orders
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
• List of mammals described in the 2000s