List of MAMMALIA species in Papua New Guinea



This is a list of MAMMALIA in Papua New Guinea according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Hydromys neobritannicus New Britain Water Rat 10313 DD
Baiyankamys shawmayeri Shaw Mayer's Water Rat 10314 LC
Dactylopsila tatei Tate's Triok 6224 EN
Pseudohydromys murinus 48265359 LC
Pteropus rayneri Solomons Flying Fox 18754 NT
Spilocuscus kraemeri Admiralty Cuscus 20637 NT
Petaurus abidi Northern Glider 16726 CR
Pseudohydromys fuscus Mottled-tailed Shrew Mouse 14528 LC
Pteralopex anceps Bougainville Monkey-faced Bat 18656 EN
Uromys neobritannicus Bismarck Giant Rat 22804 NT
Rattus niobe Moss-forest Rat 20758 LC
Rattus vandeuseni Van Deusen's Rat 20760 EN
Pteropus admiralitatum Admiralty Flying Fox 18713 LC
Dendrolagus dorianus Doria's Tree Kangaroo 6427 VU
Dendrolagus matschiei Matschie's Tree-kangaroo 6433 EN
Dendrolagus scottae Scott's Tree-kangaroo 6435 CR
Dendrolagus spadix Lowlands Tree Kangaroo 6436 VU
Pteropus gilliardorum Gilliard's Flying Fox 18726 DD
Pteropus mahaganus Sanborn's Flying Fox 18736 LC
Peroryctes broadbenti Giant Bandicoot 16710 EN
Pseudohydromys eleanorae Laurie’s Moss-mouse 48265607 DD
Hyomys goliath Eastern White-eared Giant Rat 10633 LC
Phalanger lullulae Woodlark Cuscus 16846 EN
Phalanger matanim Telefomin Cuscus 16851 CR
Leptomys paulus Small Leptomys 47989221 DD
Pharotis imogene Thomas's Big-eared Bat 16887 CR
Mallomys aroaensis De Vis's Woolly Rat 12721 LC
Chiruromys forbesi Greater Tree Mouse 4691 LC
Chiruromys lamia Broad-headed Tree Mouse 4692 LC
Chiruromys vates Lesser Tree Mouse 4693 LC
Mirzamys norahae Mirza’s Eastern Moss-rat 48265836 DD
Nyctimene masalai Demonic Tube-nosed Bat 14959 DD
Nyctimene major Dobson's Tube-nosed Bat 14965 LC
Nyctimene vizcaccia Umboi Tube-nosed Bat 14967 LC
Dobsonia pannietensis De Vis's Bare-backed Fruit Bat 6776 NT
Dobsonia praedatrix Bismarck Bare-backed Fruit Bat 6777 LC
Dobsonia inermis Solomon's Naked-backed Fruit Bat 6778 LC
Dorcopsis atrata Black Dorcopsis 6794 CR
Dorcopsulus macleayi Macleay's Dorcopsis 6801 LC
Nyctophilus microdon Small-toothed Long-eared Bat 15007 DD
Kerivoula agnella St. Aignan's Trumpet-eared Bat 10968 DD
Kerivoula muscina Fly River Woolly Bat 10979 LC
Kerivoula myrella Bismarck's Trumpet-eared Bat 10980 DD
Rhinolophus mcintyrei 84372245 DD
Melomys bougainville Bougainville Melomys 13115 DD
Protochromys fellowsi Red-bellied Protochromys 13119 LC
Paramelomys levipes Papuan Lowland Paramelomys 13124 LC
Paramelomys moncktoni Moncton's Paramelomys 13127 LC
Phalanger intercastellanus Eastern Common Cuscus 16857 LC
Melonycteris melanops Black-bellied Blossom Bat 13139 LC
Melonycteris woodfordi Woodford's Blossom Bat 13140 LC
Echymipera echinista Menzies' Echymipera 7016 DD
Echymipera davidi David's Echymipera 7017 EN
Rattus giluwensis Giluwe Rat 19318 LC
Nyctophilus shirleyae Shirley's Long-eared Bat 85289876 DD
Rattus mordax Eastern Rat 19349 LC
Rattus novaeguineae New Guinea Rat 19354 LC
Pipistrellus wattsi Watts's Pipistrelle 17369 LC
Mirzamys louiseae Mirza’s Western Moss-rat 48266217 LC
Thylogale lanatus Mountain Pademelon 136255 EN
Microperoryctes papuensis Papuan Bandicoot 13390 LC
Dobsonia anderseni Andersen's Bare-backed Fruit Bat 136374 LC
Pteropus capistratus Bismarck Flying Fox 136373 NT
Pseudohydromys pumehanae Southern Small-toothed Moss-mouse 48020705 DD
Coccymys shawmayeri Shawmayer’s Coccymys 112393452 LC
Melomys arcium Rossel Island Melomys 136431 DD
Myoictis leucura Woolley’s Three-striped Dasyure 136449 DD
Pseudohydromys carlae Huon Small-toothed Moss-mouse 48020754 DD
Hydromys ziegleri Ziegler's Water Rat 136476 DD
Otomops papuensis Papuan Free-tailed Bat 15649 DD
Otomops secundus Mantled Free-tailed Bat 15650 DD
Melomys matambuai Manus Melomys 136522 EN
Pseudohydromys germani German's One-toothed Moss Mouse 136523 DD
Ozimops loriae Loria's Mastiff Bat 82345325 DD
Thylogale calabyi Calaby's Pademelon 21873 EN
Pteralopex flanneryi Greater Monkey-faced Bat 136587 CR
Leptomys elegans Large Leptomys 11691 LC
Leptomys signatus Fly River Leptomys 11693 LC
Abeomelomys sevia Menzies' Mouse 17879 LC
Pogonomys championi Champion's Tree Mouse 17882 DD
Emballonura dianae Large-eared Sheath-tailed Bat 7673 LC
Paramelomys gressitti Gressitt’s Paramelomys 136701 EN
Coccymys kirrhos Tawny Coccymys 112391705 DD
Dendrolagus notatus 136732 EN
Pseudohydromys berniceae Bishop’s Moss-Mouse 45958680 LC
Pseudohydromys sandrae White-bellied Moss-Mouse 45958686 DD
Rattus detentus Manus Island Spiny Rat 112139816 DD
Pogonomys fergussoniensis D’entrecasteaux Archipelago Pogonomys 136763 EN
Anthops ornatus Solomons Leaf-nosed Bat 1620 DD
Murexia rothschildi Broad-striped Dasyure 13931 NT
Melomys dollmani Dollman’s Melomys 136818 LC
Myoictis wavicus Tate’s Three-striped Dasyure 136829 DD
Pseudohydromys musseri Musser's Shrew Mouse 42646 DD
Pseudochirulus forbesi Painted Ringtail 40639 LC
Microhydromys argenteus southern groovetoothed moss-mouse 48004865 DD
Solomys ponceleti Poncelet's Giant Rat 20333 CR
Solomys salebrosus Bougainville Giant Rat 20335 EN
Aproteles bulmerae Bulmer's Fruit Bat 1933 CR
Hipposideros dinops Fierce Leaf-nosed Bat 10129 DD
Hipposideros edwardshilli Hill's Leaf-nosed Bat 10133 VU

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)