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.
Schwartz's Myotis
Myotis martiniquensis
Golden Myotis
Myotis midastactus
Maluku Myotis
Myotis moluccarum
Burmese Whiskered Myotis
Myotis montivagus
Moratelli's Myotis
Myotis moratellii
Morris's Myotis
Myotis morrisi
Nepalese Whiskered Myotis
Myotis muricola
Greater Myotis
Myotis myotis
Common Whiskered Myotis
Myotis mystacinus
Natterer's Myotis
Myotis nattereri
Curaçao Myotis
Myotis nesopolus
Common Black Myotis
Myotis nigricans
Nimba Myotis
Myotis nimbaensis
Nepal Myotis
Myotis nipalensis
Corsican Myotis
Myotis nustrale
Barbados Myotis
Myotis nyctor
Arizona Myotis
Myotis occultus
Montane Myotis
Myotis oxyotus
Pampas Myotis
Myotis pampa
Peking Myotis
Myotis pequinius
Russian Myotis
Myotis petax
Peyton's Myotis
Myotis peytoni
Phan Luong's Myotis
Myotis phanluongi
Northern Hairy-legged Myotis
Myotis pilosatibialis
Rickett's Big-footed Myotis
Myotis pilosus
Flat-headed Myotis
Myotis planiceps
Frosted Myotis
Myotis pruinosus
Maghreb Myotis
Myotis punicus
Ridley's Myotis
Myotis ridleyi
Riparian Myotis
Myotis riparius
Thick-thumbed Myotis
Myotis rosseti
Red Myotis
Myotis ruber
Reddish-black Myotis
Myotis rufoniger
Orange-fingered Myotis
Myotis rufopictus
Schaub's Myotis
Myotis schaubi
Scott's Myotis
Myotis scotti
Long-toed Myotis
Myotis secundus
Northern Myotis
Myotis septentrionalis
Siberian Whiskered Myotis
Myotis sibiricus
Mandelli's Myotis
Myotis sicarius
Himalayan Whiskered Myotis
Myotis siligorensis
Velvety Myotis
Myotis simus
Indiana Myotis
Myotis sodalis
Reddish Myotis
Myotis soror
Sowerby's Whiskered Myotis
Myotis sowerbyi
Stalker's Myotis
Myotis stalkeri
Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
Temminck's Myotis
Myotis tricolor
Tschuli Myotis
Myotis tschuliensis
Cave Myotis
Myotis velifer
Fish-eating Myotis
Myotis vivesi
Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
Weber's Myotis
Myotis weberi
Welwitsch's Myotis
Myotis welwitschii
Yanbaru Whiskered Myotis
Myotis yanbarensis
Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
Zenati Myotis
Myotis zenatius
Numbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Prehensile-tailed Hutia
Mysateles prehensilis