List of Singapore mammals

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Plantain Squirrel, Callosciurus notatus
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Plantain Squirrel, Callosciurus notatus
Long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis
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Long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis

Mammals in Singapore currently account for about 50 species. Since the founding of modern Singapore in 1819, over 90 species has been recorded, including large-sized species such as tigers, leopards, deer and Asian elephants. Most of these have since become extinct largely due to rapid urban development, with the occasional large mammal such as Asian elephants swimming across the Straits of Johor from Johor, Malaysia.

Many surviving species have critically low population numbers, the most serious being the cream-coloured giant squirrel which may be possibly extinct, with the last sighting in 1987. The banded leaf monkey is also down to about 20. However, some species may be rediscovered in more remote parts of the country, such as the Malaysian porcupine which was found on Pulau Tekong in 2005.

The most commonly seen mammals are the long-tailed macaque and the plantain squirrel. The largest terrestrial mammal that can still be found is the wild pig, which is common on the offshore islands of Pulau Ubin and Pulau Tekong, but also found on the mainland. The largest mammals in Singapore, however, are the marine creatures, such as the dugongs and dolphins. The colugo is also doing well, but are rarely seen due to their elusiveness and camouflage.

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[edit] List of mammals

[edit] Order Insectivora (Insectivores)

Family Soricidae (Shrews)

[edit] Order Pholidota (Pangolins)

Family Manidae (Pangolins)

  • Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) - Bukit Timah/Central Catchment/Pulau Tekong

[edit] Order Carnivora (Carnivores)

Family Herpestidae (Mongooses)

Family Viverridae (Civets)

Family Mustelidae (Weasels, otters and relatives)

Family Felidae (Cats)

[edit] Order Cetacea (Cetaceans)

Family Delphinidae (Marine dolphins)

Family Phocoenidae (Porpoises)

Family Balaenopteridae (Whales)

[edit] Order Sirenia (Sea cows)

Family Dugongidae (Dugong)

[edit] Order Proboscidea (Elephants)

Family Elephantidae (Elephants)

[edit] Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates)

Family Suidae (Pigs)

Family Cervidae (Deer)

Family Tragulidae (Mousedeer)

  • Lesser Mousedeer (Tragulus javanicus) - Bukit Timah/Central Catchment
  • Large Mousedeer (Tragulus napu) (extinct)

[edit] Order Rodentia (Rodents)

Family Muridae (Mice and rats)

Family Sciuridae (Squirrels)

  • Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) - gardens/forests
  • Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis) - Bukit Timah/Central Catchment
  • Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel (Ratufa affinis)
  • Finlayson's or Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysoni) (introduced) - Woodleigh/Bidadari
  • Shrew-faced Ground Squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus)
  • Tufted Ground Squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) (extinct)

Family Pteromyidae (Flying squirrels)

  • Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel (Hylopetes spadiceus)
  • Horsfield's Flying Squirrel (Lomys horsfieldii)

Family Hystricidae

  • Malaysian Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura) - Pulau Tekong

[edit] Order Dermoptera (Flying lemurs)

Family Cynocephalidae (Flying lemurs)

  • Colugo or Malayan Flying Lemur (Cynocephalus variegatus) - Bukit Timah/Central Catchment

[edit] Order Chiroptera (Bats)

Family Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats)

  • Island Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)
  • Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
  • Geoffroy's Rousette (Pteropus amplexicaudatus) (extinct)
  • Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) - urban
  • Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx)
  • Dusky Fruit Bat (Penthetor lucasi) - Bukit Timah/Central Catchment
  • Common Long-tongued Fruit Bat (Macroglossus minimus)
  • Cave Nectar Bat (Eonycteris spelaea)

Family Emballonuridae (Sheath-tailed bats)

  • Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat (Emballonura monticola)
  • Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon)
  • Pouched Tomb Bat (Taphozous saccolaimus)

Family Nycteridae (Hollow-faced bats)

  • Southeast Asian Hollow-faced Bat (Nycteris tragata)

Family Megadermatidae (False vampires)

  • Lesser False Vampire (Megaderma spasma)

Family Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats)

  • Glossy Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus lepidus refulgens)
  • Lesser Woolly Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sedulus)
  • Trefoil Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus trifoliatus)
  • Woolly Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus luctus)

Family Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bats)

  • Fawn Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros cervinus) (extinct)
  • Ridley's Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros ridleyi) (extinct)

Family Vespertilionidae (Evening bats)

  • Whiskered Myotis (Myotis muricola)
  • Singapore Whiskered Bat (Myotis oreias) - endemic to Singapore but possibly globally extinct
  • Grey Large-footed Myotis (Myotis adversus)
  • Asiatic Lesser Yellow Bat (Scotophilus kuhlii)
  • Lesser Bamboo Bat (Tylonycteris pachypus)
  • Greater Bamboo Bat (Tylonycteris robustula)
  • Javan Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus javanicus)
  • Brown Tube-nosed Bat (Murina suilla)

Family Molossidae (Free-tailed bats)

[edit] Order Scandentia (Treeshrews)

Family Tupaiidae (Treeshrews)

  • Common Treeshrew (Tupaia glis) - Bukit Timah/Central Catchment

[edit] Order Primates (Primates)

Family Lorisidae (Lorises)

Family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)

Note: (extinct) means locally extinct in Singapore.

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