title: List of mammals of Antigua and Barbuda
text: # List of mammals of Antigua and Barbuda
  
  This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Antigua and Barbuda. Of the mammal species in Antigua and Barbuda, one is vulnerable.
  
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  
  | EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
  | - | - | - |
  | EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
  | CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
  | EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
  | VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
  | NT | Near threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
  | LC | Least concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
  | DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
  
  ## Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
  
  Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
  
  * Family: Trichechidae
     * Genus: Trichechus
        * West Indian manatee, T. manatus VU extirpated
  
  ## Order: Chiroptera (bats)
  
  The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
  
  * Family: Noctilionidae
     * Genus: Noctilio
        * Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus LC
  * Family: Molossidae
     * Genus: Tadarida
        * Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis NT
  * Family: Phyllostomidae
     * Subfamily: Brachyphyllinae
        * Genus: Brachyphylla
           * Antillean fruit-eating bat, Brachyphylla cavernarum LC
     * Subfamily: Glossophaginae
        * Genus: Monophyllus
           * Insular single leaf bat, Monophyllus plethodon NT
  * Family: Natalidae
     * Genus: Natalus
        * Mexican funnel-eared bat, Natalus stramineus LC
  
  ## Order: Cetacea (whales)
  
  The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
  
  * Suborder: Mysticeti
     * Family: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
        * Genus: Balaenoptera
           * Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
           * Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
           * Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera brydei
           * Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
        * Genus: Megaptera
           * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
  * Suborder: Odontoceti
     * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
        * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
           * Genus: Delphinus
              * Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis DD
           * Genus: Feresa
              * Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
           * Genus: Globicephala
              * Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhyncus DD
           * Genus: Lagenodelphis
              * Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
           * Genus: Grampus
              * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
           * Genus: Orcinus
              * Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD
           * Genus: Peponocephala
              * Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra DD
           * Genus: Pseudorca
              * False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens DD
           * Genus: Stenella
              * Pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata DD
              * Clymene dolphin, Stenella clymene DD
              * Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba DD
              * Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis DD
              * Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris DD
           * Genus: Steno
              * Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
           * Genus: Tursiops
              * Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
        * Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
           * Genus: Physeter
              * Sperm whale, Physeter catodon DD
        * Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
           * Genus: Kogia
              * Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD
              * Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD
     * Superfamily Ziphioidea
        * Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
           * Genus: Mesoplodon
              * Gervais' beaked whale, Mesoplodon europaeus DD
           * Genus: Ziphius
              * Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris DD
  
  ## Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
  
  There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  
  * Suborder: Pinnipedia
     * Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
        * Genus: Cystophora
           * Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata VU vagrant
        * Genus: Neomonachus
           * Caribbean monk seal, N. tropicalis EX
  