List of vulnerable mammals


In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed 529 vulnerable mammalian species. Of all evaluated mammalian species, 9.6% are listed as vulnerable.
The IUCN also lists 53 mammalian subspecies as vulnerable.
Of the subpopulations of mammals evaluated by the IUCN, five species subpopulations and one subspecies subpopulation have been assessed as vulnerable.
For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered mammals, List of critically endangered mammals. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.
Additionally 783 mammalian species are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN. While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".
This is a complete list of vulnerable mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have vulnerable subpopulations are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.

Odd-toed ungulates">Perissodactyla">Odd-toed ungulates

Species
'''Subspecies'''

[Primates]

There are 82 species and 33 subspecies of primate assessed as vulnerable.

Gibbons">Hylobatidae">Gibbons

Species
Subspecies

Lemurs">Lemuroidea">Lemurs

Species
Subspecies

Tarsiers">Tarsiidae">Tarsiers

Species
Subspecies
  • Bornean tarsier

Old World monkeys">Cercopithecidae">Old World monkeys

Species
'''Subspecies'''

New World monkeys">Platyrrhini">New World monkeys

Species
'''Subspecies'''

[Lorisoidea]

Cetartiodactyls">Cetartiodactyla">Cetartiodactyls

Cetartiodactyla includes dolphins, whales and even-toed ungulates. There are 57 species, 12 subspecies, four subpopulations of species, and one subpopulations of subspecies of cetartiodactyl assessed as vulnerable.

Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates">Artiodactyla">Non-cetacean even-toed ungulates

There are 51 species and ten subspecies of non-cetacean even-toed ungulate assessed as vulnerable.

Giraffid">Giraffidae">Giraffid species

Bovids">Bovidae">Bovids

Species
'''Subspecies'''

Cetaceans">Cetacea">Cetaceans

Species
Subspecies
Subpopulations of species
Subpopulations of subspecies

Marsupials">Marsupialia">Marsupials

There are 43 marsupial species assessed as vulnerable.

[Diprotodontia]

There are 25 species in the order Diprotodontia assessed as vulnerable.

Potoroids">Potoroidae">Potoroids

Phascolarctids">Phascolarctidae">Phascolarctids

Phalangerids">Phalangeridae">Phalangerids

Shrew opossums">Paucituberculata">Shrew opossums

[Carnivora]

Species
Subspecies
Subpopulations

[Eulipotyphla]

There are 29 species in the order Eulipotyphla assessed as vulnerable.

Erinaceids">Erinaceidae">Erinaceids

Talpids">Talpidae">Talpids

Rodents">Rodentia">Rodents

There are 140 species and one subspecies of rodent assessed as vulnerable.

[Myomorpha]

There are 105 species in Myomorpha assessed as vulnerable.

[Castorimorpha]

Species
Subspecies

[Sciuromorpha]

There are 17 species in Sciuromorpha assessed as vulnerable.

Dormice">Gliridae">Dormice

Bats">Chiroptera">Bats

There are 104 species and one subspecies of bat assessed as vulnerable.

Megabats">Pteropodidae">Megabats

Species
Subspecies

Microbats">Microchiroptera">Microbats

There are 64 microbat species assessed as vulnerable.