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.
Black Field Mouse
Apodemus nigrus
Himalayan Field Mouse
Apodemus pallipes
Korean Field Mouse
Apodemus peninsulae
Caucasus Field Mouse
Apodemus ponticus
Kashmir Field Mouse
Apodemus rusiges
Taiwan Field Mouse
Apodemus semotus
Large Japanese Field Mouse
Apodemus speciosus
Long-tailed Field Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Herb Field Mouse
Apodemus uralensis
Steppe Field Mouse
Apodemus witherbyi
Luzon Cordillera Forest Mouse
Apomys abrae
Aurora Forest Mouse
Apomys aurorae
Banahaw Forest Mouse
Apomys banahao
Browns' Forest Mouse
Apomys brownorum
Camiguin Forest Mouse
Apomys camiguinensis
Fringe-eared Mindoro Forest Mouse
Apomys crinitus
Northern Luzon Forest Mouse
Apomys datae
Large Mindoro Forest Mouse
Apomys gracilirostris
Mindanao Mossy Forest Mouse
Apomys hylocoetes
Mindanao Montane Forest Mouse
Apomys insignis
Mount Irid Forest Mouse
Apomys iridensis
Mindanao Lowland Forest Mouse
Apomys littoralis
Lubang Forest Mouse
Apomys lubangensis
Large Forest Mouse
Apomys magnus
Small Luzon Forest Mouse
Apomys microdon
Mount Mingan Forest Mouse
Apomys minganensis
Small Mindoro Forest Mouse
Apomys minor
Least Philippine Forest Mouse
Apomys musculus
Long-nosed Luzon Forest Mouse
Apomys sacobianus
Sierra Madre Forest Mouse
Apomys sierrae
Veluz's Mindoro Forest Mouse
Apomys veluzi
Zambales Forest Mouse
Apomys zambalensis
Bulmer's Fruit Bat
Aproteles bulmerae
Arabian Tahr
Arabitragus jayakari
White-footed Vole
Arborimus albipes
Red Tree Vole
Arborimus longicaudus
Sonoma Tree Vole
Arborimus pomo
Edwards's Monkey Lemur
Archaeolemur edwardsi
Isarog Shrew Mouse
Archboldomys luzonensis
Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Archboldomys maximus
Binturong
Arctictis binturong
Golden Angwantibo
Arctocebus aureus
Calabar Angwantibo
Arctocebus calabarensis
South American Fur Seal
Arctocephalus australis
New Zealand Fur Seal
Arctocephalus forsteri
Galapagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Antarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazella
Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
Arctocephalus philippii
Afro-Australian Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus
Guadalupe Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendi
Subantarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Small-toothed Palm Civet
Arctogalidia trivirgata
Northern Hog Badger
Arctonyx albogularis
Greater Hog Badger
Arctonyx collaris
Sumatran Hog Badger
Arctonyx hoevenii
Tree Bat
Ardops nichollsi
Collared Sprite
Arielulus aureocollaris
Bronze Sprite
Arielulus circumdatus
Southern Coppery Sprite
Arielulus cuprosus
Northern Coppery Sprite
Arielulus drungicus