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.
Dalton's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys daltoni
De Graaff's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys degraaffi
Hartwig's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys hartwigi
Jackson's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys jacksoni
Least Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys minor
Misonne's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys misonnei
Cameroon Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys morio
Riverine Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys mutoni
Gotel Mountain Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys obscurus
Petter's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys petteri
West African Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys rostratus
Tullberg's Soft-furred Mouse
Praomys tullbergi
Black-and-white Langur
Presbytis bicolor
Miller's Langur
Presbytis canicrus
Cross-marked Langur
Presbytis chrysomelas
Javan Grizzled Langur
Presbytis comata
Raffles's Banded Langur
Presbytis femoralis
Javan Fuscous Langur
Presbytis fredericae
White-fronted Langur
Presbytis frontata
Hose's Langur
Presbytis hosei
Black-crested Sumatran Langur
Presbytis melalophos
Mitered Langur
Presbytis mitrata
Natuna Islands Langur
Presbytis natunae
East Sumatran Banded Langur
Presbytis percura
Mentawai Langur
Presbytis potenziani
Robinson's Banded Langur
Presbytis robinsoni
Maroon Langur
Presbytis rubicunda
Sabah Grizzled Langur
Presbytis sabana
Pale-thighed Langur
Presbytis siamensis
Siberut Langur
Presbytis siberu
Black Sumatran Langur
Presbytis sumatrana
Thomas's Langur
Presbytis thomasi
Himalayan Large-eared Flying Squirrel
Priapomys leonardi
Giant Armadillo
Priodontes maximus
Mainland Leopard Cat
Prionailurus bengalensis
Sunda Leopard Cat
Prionailurus javanensis
Flat-headed Cat
Prionailurus planiceps
Rusty-spotted Cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Fishing Cat
Prionailurus viverrinus
Banded Linsang
Prionodon linsang
Spotted Linsang
Prionodon pardicolor
Bates's African Climbing Mouse
Prionomys batesi
Mongolian Gazelle
Procapra gutturosa
Tibetan Gazelle
Procapra picticaudata
Przewalski's Gazelle
Procapra przewalskii
Rock Hyrax
Procavia capensis
Olive Colobus
Procolobus verus
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Northern Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Cozumel Raccoon
Procyon pygmaeus
Short-tailed Spiny-rat
Proechimys brevicauda
Colombian Spiny-rat
Proechimys canicollis
Boyaca Spiny-rat
Proechimys chrysaeolus
Cuvier's Spiny-rat
Proechimys cuvieri
Pacific Spiny-rat
Proechimys decumanus
Stiff-spined Spiny-rat
Proechimys echinothrix
Gardner's Spiny-rat
Proechimys gardneri
Goeldi's Spiny-rat
Proechimys goeldii
Guaira Spiny-rat
Proechimys guairae
Cayenne Spiny-rat
Proechimys guyannensis