Mammals of the WorldMammals of the World: A Photo Database of Every Mammal Species
Mammals are far more diverse than most people realize. Scientists currently recognize roughly 6,871 living species, grouped into about 27 orders and 167 families — from bats (Chiroptera) and rodents (Rodentia), the two largest orders by far, to small, specialized groups like pangolins (Pholidota) and aardvarks (Tubulidentata). Each family shares a distinct evolutionary history, from whales and dolphins (Cetacea) to primates, carnivores, and marsupials, and new species are still being described every year.
This site exists to build a free, open, photo-referenced database of that diversity. We're using it as the reference library for a mammal identification field guide app — the more species that have verified photos attached, the better that app can recognize mammals from a photo in the field. Browse the full species list below, search by common name, scientific name, order, family, or genus, and if you have a photo of a mammal you've encountered, upload it to help fill in the gaps.
Sunda Colugo
Galeopterus variegatus
Lesser Grison
Galictis cuja
Greater Grison
Galictis vittata
Ring-tailed Vontsira
Galidia elegans
Broad-striped Vontsira
Galidictis fasciata
Striped Hairy-nosed Bat
Gardnerycteris crenulata
Keenan's Hairy-nosed Bat
Gardnerycteris keenani
Koepcke's Hairy-nosed Bat
Gardnerycteris koepckeae
Arabian Gazelle
Gazella arabica
Chinkara
Gazella bennettii
Cuvier's Gazelle
Gazella cuvieri
Dorcas Gazelle
Gazella dorcas
Mountain Gazelle
Gazella gazella
Slender-horned Gazelle
Gazella leptoceros
Sand Gazelle
Gazella marica
Speke's Gazelle
Gazella spekei
Goitered Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa
Abyssinian Genet
Genetta abyssinica
Angolan Genet
Genetta angolensis
Bourlon's Genet
Genetta bourloni
Crested Genet
Genetta cristata
Feline Genet
Genetta felina
Rusty-spotted Genet
Genetta fieldiana
Common Genet
Genetta genetta
Johnston's Genet
Genetta johnstoni
Pardine Genet
Genetta pardina
Aquatic Genet
Genetta piscivora
King Genet
Genetta poensis
Servaline Genet
Genetta servalina
Hausa Genet
Genetta thierryi
Cape Genet
Genetta tigrina
Giant Genet
Genetta victoriae
Jamaican Hutia
Geocapromys brownii
Cayman Hutia
Geocapromys caymanensis
Cuban Hutia
Geocapromys columbianus
Ingraham's Hutia
Geocapromys ingrahami
Little Swan Island Hutia
Geocapromys thoracatus
Large-eared Tenrec
Geogale aurita
Desert Pocket Gopher
Geomys arenarius
Attwater's Pocket Gopher
Geomys attwateri
Brazos Pocket Gopher
Geomys brazensis
Baird's Pocket Gopher
Geomys breviceps
Plains Pocket Gopher
Geomys bursarius
Hall's Pocket Gopher
Geomys jugossicularis
Jones's Pocket Gopher
Geomys knoxjonesi
Sand Hills Pocket Gopher
Geomys lutescens
Alabama Pocket Gopher
Geomys mobilensis
Texas Pocket Gopher
Geomys personatus
Southeastern Pocket Gopher
Geomys pinetis
Strecker's Pocket Gopher
Geomys streckeri
Llano Pocket Gopher
Geomys texensis
Tropical Pocket Gopher
Geomys tropicalis
Cape Mole-rat
Georychus capensis
South African Ground Squirrel
Geosciurus inauris
Damara Ground Squirrel
Geosciurus princeps
Large Long-clawed Mouse
Geoxus annectens
Guafo Island Long-clawed Mouse
Geoxus lafkenche
Michaelsen's Long-clawed Mouse
Geoxus michaelseni
Valdivian Long-clawed Mouse
Geoxus valdivianus
Cape Gerbil
Gerbilliscus afer