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.
Lion
Panthera leo
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia
Chiru
Pantholops hodgsonii
Armandville's Giant Tree Rat
Papagomys armandvillei
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Yellow Baboon
Papio cynocephalus
Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
Kinda Baboon
Papio kindae
Guinea Baboon
Papio papio
Chacma Baboon
Papio ursinus
Buller's Pocket Gopher
Pappogeomys bulleri
Chinese Short-tailed Shrew
Parablarinella griselda
Anhui Short-tailed Shrew
Parablarinella latimaxillata
Chacoan Peccary
Parachoerus wagneri
Grauer's Large-headed Shrew
Paracrocidura graueri
Greater Large-headed Shrew
Paracrocidura maxima
Lesser Large-headed Shrew
Paracrocidura schoutedeni
Selous's Mongoose
Paracynictis selousi
Comb-toed Jerboa
Paradipus ctenodactylus
Northern Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Brown Palm Civet
Paradoxurus jerdoni
Southern Palm Civet
Paradoxurus musanga
Philippine Palm Civet
Paradoxurus philippinensis
Golden Palm Civet
Paradoxurus zeylonensis
Desert Hedgehog
Paraechinus aethiopicus
Brandt's Hedgehog
Paraechinus hypomelas
Indian Hedgehog
Paraechinus micropus
Bare-bellied Hedgehog
Paraechinus nudiventris
Kenya Coast Dwarf Galago
Paragalago cocos
Mozambique Dwarf Galago
Paragalago granti
Mountain Dwarf Galago
Paragalago orinus
Rondo Dwarf Galago
Paragalago rondoensis
Tanzania Coast Dwarf Galago
Paragalago zanzibaricus
Brown Hyena
Parahyaena brunnea
New Guinea Waterside Rat
Parahydromys asper
Northern Water Rat
Paraleptomys rufilatus
Short-haired Water Rat
Paraleptomys wilhelmina
Gressitt's Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys gressitti
Papuan Lowland Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys levipes
Lorentz's Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys lorentzii
Montane Soft-furred Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys mollis
Monckton's Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys moncktoni
Long-nosed Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys naso
Common Lowland Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys platyops
Mountain Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys rubex
Stein's Mosaic-tailed Rat
Paramelomys steini
Dibbler
Parantechinus apicalis
Unstriped Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Paranyctimene raptor
Steadfast Tube-nosed Fruit Bat
Paranyctimene tenax
Hairy-tailed Mole
Parascalops breweri
White-tailed Mole
Parascaptor leucura
Canyon Bat
Parastrellus hesperus
Grandidier's Trident Bat
Paratriaenops auritus
Trouessart's Trident Bat
Paratriaenops furcula
Paulian's Trident Bat
Paratriaenops pauliani
Alexander's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus alexandri
Boehm's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus boehmi