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.
Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Mystacina robusta
Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Mystacina tuberculata
African White-tailed Rat
Mystromys albicaudatus
Eastern Sucker-footed Bat
Myzopoda aurita
Western Sucker-footed Bat
Myzopoda schliemanni
Red Goral
Naemorhedus baileyi
Long-tailed Goral
Naemorhedus caudatus
Cranbrook's Goral
Naemorhedus cranbrooki
Burmese Goral
Naemorhedus evansi
Himalayan Goral
Naemorhedus goral
Chinese Goral
Naemorhedus griseus
Nagaland Shrew
Nagasorex albidens
African Palm Civet
Nandinia binotata
Dama Gazelle
Nanger dama
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Bright's Gazelle
Nanger notatus
Peters's Gazelle
Nanger petersii
Soemmerring's Gazelle
Nanger soemmerringii
Black-eared Squirrel
Nannosciurus melanotis
Bulgarian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax bulgaricus
Ceyhan Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax ceyhanus
Central Anatolian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax cilicicus
Çolak's Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax colaki
Levantine Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax ehrenbergi
Garzan Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax garzanensis
Hellenic Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax hellenicus
Hungarian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax hungaricus
Limnos Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax insularis
Intermediate Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax intermedius
Kuseyr Plateau Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax karyominor
Lesser Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax leucodon
Central Serbian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax montanoserbicus
North Serbian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax montanosyrmiensis
Montane Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax monticola
Nehring's Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax nehringi
South Serbian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax serbicus
Tunceli Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax tuncelicus
Thracean Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax turcicus
Western Anatolian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax xanthodon
Veldkamp's Epauletted Fruit Bat
Nanonycteris veldkampii
Western Woodland Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus abietorum
Eastern Woodland Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignis
Proboscis Monkey
Nasalis larvatus
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Mountain Coati
Nasua olivacea
Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus jamaicensis
Brazilian Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus macrourus
Hispaniolan Greater Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus major
Mexican Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus mexicanus
Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus primus
Lesser Antillean Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus stramineus
Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus tumidirostris
Upper Juruá Bristly Mouse
Neacomys aletheia
Pleasant Bristly Mouse
Neacomys amoenus
Golden-bellied Bristly Mouse
Neacomys auriventer
Carcelén’s Bristly Mouse
Neacomys carceleni
Dubost's Bristly Mouse
Neacomys dubosti
Eliécer’s Bristly Mouse
Neacomys elieceri
Guianan Bristly Mouse
Neacomys guianae