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.
African Forest Elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
Southern Big-eared Mouse
Loxodontomys micropus
Lund's Water Rat
Lundomys molitor
Side-striped Jackal
Lupulella adusta
Black-backed Jackal
Lupulella mesomelas
African Clawless Otter
Lutra capensis
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Lutra cinerea
Congo Clawless Otter
Lutra congica
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
Japanese Otter
Lutra nippon
Smooth-coated Otter
Lutra perspicillata
Hairy-nosed Otter
Lutra sumatrana
Big Lutrine Opossum
Lutreolina crassicaudata
Massoia's Lutrine Opossum
Lutreolina massoia
Culpeo
Lycalopex culpaeus
Darwin's Fox
Lycalopex fulvipes
South American Gray Fox
Lycalopex grisea
Pampas Fox
Lycalopex gymnocerca
Sechuran Fox
Lycalopex sechurae
Hoary Fox
Lycalopex vetula
African Wild Dog
Lycaon pictus
Patagonian Weasel
Lyncodon patagonicus
Canadian Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Eurasian Lynx
Lynx lynx
Iberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
Indian Greater False-vampire
Lyroderma lyra
Eastern Greater False-vampire
Lyroderma sinense
Stump-tailed Macaque
Macaca arctoides
Assamese Macaque
Macaca assamensis
Buton Macaque
Macaca brunnescens
Taiwanese Macaque
Macaca cyclopis
Long-tailed Macaque
Macaca fascicularis
Japanese Macaque
Macaca fuscata
Heck's Macaque
Macaca hecki
Northern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca leonina
White-cheeked Macaque
Macaca leucogenys
Moor Macaque
Macaca maura
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
Arunachal Macaque
Macaca munzala
Southern Pig-tailed Macaque
Macaca nemestrina
Crested Macaque
Macaca nigra
Gorontalo Macaque
Macaca nigrescens
Booted Macaque
Macaca ochreata
Pagai Macaque
Macaca pagensis
Bonnet Macaque
Macaca radiata
Sela Macaque
Macaca selai
Siberut Macaque
Macaca siberu
Lion-tailed Macaque
Macaca silenus
Toque Macaque
Macaca sinica
Barbary Macaque
Macaca sylvanus
Tibetan Macaque
Macaca thibetana
Tonkean Macaque
Macaca tonkeana
Ghost False-vampire
Macroderma gigas
Sulawesi Palm Civet
Macrogalidia musschenbroekii
Lesser Long-tongued Blossom Bat
Macroglossus minimus
Greater Long-tongued Blossom Bat
Macroglossus sobrinus
Commerson's Roundleaf Bat
Macronycteris commersonii
Madagascar Cryptic Roundleaf Bat
Macronycteris cryptovalorona
Giant Roundleaf Bat
Macronycteris gigas