Mammals of Kerala

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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758

This is a gallery list of the Mammals found in Kerala.

Main category: Mammals of Kerala

Order : Artiodactyla[edit]

Family: Bovidae[edit]

Genus: Bos[edit]

Species: Bos gaurus (Gaur / കാട്ടുപോത്ത്)[edit]
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    male
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    male
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    female with calf

Genus: Nilgiritragus[edit]

Species: Nilgiritragus hylocrius (Nilgiri tahr / വരയാട്)[edit]
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    male (left)
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    female
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    habitat

Genus: Tetracerus[edit]

Species: Tetracerus quadricornis (Four-horned antelope / ഉല്ലമാൻ)[edit]
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    male
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    female

Family: Cervidae[edit]

Genus: Axis[edit]

Species: Axis axis (Chital / പുള്ളിമാൻ)[edit]
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    female
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    male

Genus: Muntiacus[edit]

Species: Muntiacus muntjak (Indian muntjac / ഇന്ത്യൻ കേഴമാൻ)[edit]

Genus: Rusa[edit]

Species: Rusa unicolor (Sambar deer / മ്ലാവ്)[edit]
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    male
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    female
  • Female and yearling
    Female and yearling

Family: Suidae[edit]

Genus: Sus[edit]

Species: Sus scrofa cristatus (Indian boar / കാട്ടുപന്നി)[edit]

Family: Tragulidae[edit]

Genus: Moschiola[edit]

Species: Moschiola indica (Indian spotted chevrotain / കൂരമാൻ)[edit]

Order : Carnivora[edit]

Family: Canidae[edit]

Genus: Canis[edit]

Species: Canis aureus naria (Sri Lankan jackal / ദക്ഷിണേന്ത്യൻ കുറുനരി)[edit]

Genus: Cuon[edit]

Species: Cuon alpinus (Ussuri dhole / ഇന്ത്യൻ കാട്ടുനായ)[edit]

Genus: Vulpes[edit]

Species: Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal fox / കുറുക്കൻ)[edit]

Family: Felidae[edit]

Genus: Felis[edit]

Species: Felis chaus (Jungle cat / കാട്ടുപൂച്ച)[edit]

Genus: Panthera[edit]

Species: Panthera pardus fusca (Indian leopard / ഇന്ത്യൻ പുള്ളിപ്പുലി)[edit]
Species: Panthera tigris tigris (Bengal tiger / ബംഗാൾ കടുവ)[edit]

Genus: Prionailurus[edit]

Species: Prionailurus bengalensis (Leopard cat / പുലിപ്പൂച്ച)[edit]
Species: Prionailurus rubiginosus (Rusty-spotted cat / തുരുമ്പൻപൂച്ച)[edit]

Family: Herpestidae[edit]

Genus: Herpestes[edit]

Species: Herpestes edwardsii (Indian grey mongoose / നാടൻ കീരി)[edit]
Species: Herpestes fuscus (Indian brown mongoose / തവിടൻ കീരി)[edit]
Species: Herpestes smithii (Ruddy mongoose / ചുണയൻ കീരി)[edit]
Species: Herpestes vitticollis (Stripe-necked mongoose / ചെങ്കീരി)[edit]

Family: Mustelidae[edit]

Genus: Aonyx[edit]

Species: Aonyx cinerea (Asian small-clawed otter / മല നീർനായ)[edit]

Genus: Lutrogale[edit]

Species: Lutrogale perspicillata (Smooth-coated otter / സ്മൂത്ത്-കോട്ടഡ് നീർനായ)[edit]

Genus: Martes[edit]

Species: Martes gwatkinsii (Nilgiri marten / മരനായ)[edit]

Family: Ursidae[edit]

Genus: Melursus[edit]

Species: Melursus ursinus (Sloth bear / തേൻകരടി)[edit]

Family: Viverridae[edit]

Genus: Paradoxurus[edit]

Species: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Asian palm civet / മരപ്പട്ടി)[edit]
Species: Paradoxurus jerdoni (Brown palm civet / തവിടൻ വെരുക്)[edit]

Genus: Viverricula[edit]

Species: Viverricula indica (Small Indian civet / പൂവെരുക്)[edit]

Order : Cetacea[edit]

Family: Balaenopteridae[edit]

Genus: Balaenoptera[edit]

Species: Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Common minke whale / ചെറുതിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Balaenoptera borealis (Sei whale / കടൽപ്പരപ്പൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Balaenoptera brydei/edeni (Bryde's whale / ബ്രൈഡൻറെ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Balaenoptera musculus (Blue whale / നീലത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Balaenoptera physalus (Fin whale / ചിറകൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Megaptera[edit]

Species: Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale / കൂനൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Family: Delphinidae[edit]

Genus: Delphinus[edit]

Species: Delphinus capensis (Long-beaked common dolphin / കടൽപ്പന്നി)[edit]

Genus: Feresa[edit]

Species: Feresa attenuata (Pygmy killer whale / ചിന്ന കൊലയാളിത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Globicephala[edit]

Species: Globicephala macrorhynchus (Short-finned pilot whale / ചെറുചിറകൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Grampus[edit]

Species: Grampus griseus (Risso's dolphin / ചാര ഡോൾഫിൻ)[edit]

Genus: Lagenodelphis[edit]

Species: Lagenodelphis hosei (Fraser's dolphin / ആഴക്കടൽ ഡോൾഫിൻ)[edit]

Genus: Orcinus[edit]

Species: Orcinus orca (Killer whale / കൊലയാളിത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Peponocephala[edit]

Species: Peponocephala electra (Melon-headed whale / മത്തങ്ങാത്തലയൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Pseudorca[edit]

Species: Pseudorca crassidens (False killer whale / കപട കൊലയാളിത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Sousa[edit]

Species: Sousa chinensis (Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin / പുന്നനേടി)[edit]

Genus: Stenella[edit]

Species: Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin / പുള്ളി ഡോൾഫിൻ)[edit]
Species: Stenella coeruleoalba (Striped dolphin / വരയൻ ഡോൾഫിൻ)[edit]
Species: Stenella longirostris (Spinner dolphin / മെലിയനേടി)[edit]

Genus: Steno[edit]

Species: Steno bredanensis (Rough-toothed dolphin / പരുക്കൻപല്ലൻ)[edit]

Genus: Tursiops[edit]

Species: Tursiops aduncus (Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin / ഇൻഡോ-പസിഫിക് കുപ്പിമൂക്കൻ ഡോൾഫിൻ)[edit]
Species: Tursiops truncatus (Common bottlenose dolphin / കുപ്പിമൂക്കൻ ഡോൾഫിൻ)[edit]

Family: Kogiidae[edit]

Genus: Kogia[edit]

Species: Kogia breviceps (Pygmy sperm whale / കുഞ്ഞിത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Kogia sima (Dwarf sperm whale / കുറിയ എണ്ണത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Family: Phocoenidae[edit]

Genus: Neophocaena[edit]

Species: Neophocaena phocaenoides (Finless porpoise / എലിയനേടി)[edit]

Family: Physeteridae[edit]

Genus: Physeter[edit]

Species: Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale / എണ്ണത്തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Family: Ziphiidae[edit]

Genus: Indopacetus[edit]

Species: Indopacetus pacificus (Tropical bottlenose whale / ലോങ്ങ്മാന്റെ ചുണ്ടൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Mesoplodon[edit]

Species: Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville's beaked whale / കൊമ്പൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Mesoplodon ginkgodens (Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale / ജിങ്കോ ചുണ്ടൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]
Species: Mesoplodon hotaula (Deraniyagala's beaked whale / ഡെരനിയഗലയുടെ ചുണ്ടൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Genus: Ziphius[edit]

Species: Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier's beaked whale / കുവിയറുടെ ചുണ്ടൻ തിമിംഗലം)[edit]

Order : Chiroptera[edit]

Family: Emballonuridae[edit]

Genus: Saccolaimus[edit]

Species: Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Naked-rumped pouched bat / സഞ്ചിവാഹി ഉറവാലൻവാവൽ)[edit]

Genus: Taphozous[edit]

Species: Taphozous melanopogon (Black-bearded tomb bat / കരിന്താടി ഉറവാലൻവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Taphozous longimanus (Long-winged tomb bat / നീൾക്കൈയ്യൻ ഉറവാലൻവാവൽ)[edit]

Family: Hipposideridae[edit]

Genus: Hipposideros[edit]

Species: Hipposideros ater (Dusky leaf-nosed bat / ഇരുളൻ ഇലമൂക്കൻവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Hipposideros fulvus (Fulvus roundleaf bat / തവിടൻ ഇലമൂക്കൻവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Hipposideros speoris (Schneider's leaf-nosed bat / ഇന്ത്യൻ ഇലമൂക്കൻവാവൽ)[edit]

Family: Megadermatidae[edit]

Genus: Megaderma[edit]

Species: Megaderma lyra (Greater false vampire bat / വലിയ നരിച്ചീർ)[edit]
Species: Megaderma spasma (Lesser false vampire bat / ചെറിയ നരിച്ചീർ)[edit]

Family: Molossidae[edit]

Genus: Tadarida[edit]

Species: Tadarida aegyptiaca (Egyptian free-tailed bat / ഈജിപ്‌ഷ്യൻ വാലൻവാവൽ)[edit]

Family: Pteropodidae[edit]

Genus: Cynopterus[edit]

Species: Cynopterus brachyotis (Lesser short-nosed fruit bat / ശ്വാനമുഖൻ വവ്വാൽ)[edit]
Species: Cynopterus sphinx (Greater short-nosed fruit bat / കുറുമൂക്കൻ വവ്വാൽ)[edit]

Genus: Eonycteris[edit]

Species: Eonycteris spelaea (Cave nectar bat / പ്രഭാത വവ്വാൽ)[edit]

Genus: Pteropus[edit]

Species: Pteropus giganteus (Indian flying fox / ഇന്ത്യൻ പഴവവ്വാൽ)[edit]

Genus: Rousettus[edit]

Species: Rousettus leschenaultii (Leschenault's rousette / മഞ്ഞച്ചുവപ്പൻ പഴവവ്വാൽ)[edit]

Family: Rhinolophidae[edit]

Genus: Rhinolophus[edit]

Species: Rhinolophus beddomei (Lesser woolly horseshoe bat / ചിന്ന കുതിരലാടംവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Rhinolophus lepidus (Blyth's horseshoe bat / ചെറു കുതിരലാടംവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Rhinolophus pusillus (Least horseshoe bat / കുന്നൻ കുതിരലാടംവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Rhinolophus rouxii (Rufous horseshoe bat / ചെമ്പൻ കുതിരലാടംവാവൽ)[edit]

Family: Vespertilionidae[edit]

Genus: Falsistrellus[edit]

Species: Falsistrellus affinis (Chocolate pipistrelle / തവിടൻ അടക്കവാവൽ)[edit]

Genus: Harpiocephalus[edit]

Species: Harpiocephalus harpia (Lesser hairy-winged bat / രോമച്ചിറകൻ വാവൽ)[edit]

Genus: Kerivoula[edit]

Species: Kerivoula picta (Painted bat / ചിത്രവാവ്വൽ)[edit]

Genus: Myotis[edit]

Species: Myotis horsfieldii (Horsfield's bat / ചെവിയൻ വാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Myotis montivagus (Burmese whiskered bat / മീശവാവൽ)[edit]

Genus: Pipistrellus[edit]

Species: Pipistrellus ceylonicus (Kelaart's pipistrelle / സിലോൺ അടക്കവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Pipistrellus tenuis (Least pipistrelle / കുന്നൻ അടക്കവാവൽ)[edit]

Genus: Scotozous[edit]

Species: Scotozous dormeri (Dormer's bat / ഡോർമറുടെ അടക്കവാവൽ)[edit]

Genus: Scotophilus[edit]

Species: Scotophilus heathii (Greater Asiatic yellow bat / മഞ്ഞവാവൽ)[edit]
Species: Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat / ചെറു മഞ്ഞവവ്വാൽ)[edit]

Genus: Tylonycteris[edit]

Species: Tylonycteris pachypus (Lesser bamboo bat / മുളവാവൽ)[edit]

Order : Eulipotyphla[edit]

Family: Erinaceidae[edit]

Genus: Paraechinus[edit]

Species: Paraechinus nudiventris (Bare-bellied hedgehog / ഇത്തിൾപന്നി)[edit]

Family: Soricidae[edit]

Genus: Feroculus[edit]

Species: Feroculus feroculus (Kelaart's long-clawed shrew / സിലോൺ നച്ചെലി)[edit]

Genus: Suncus[edit]

Species: Suncus dayi (Day's shrew / കാട്ടു നച്ചെലി)[edit]
Species: Suncus dayi (Etruscan shrew / കുന്നൻ നച്ചെലി)[edit]
Species: Suncus murinus (Asian house shrew / വീട്ടു നച്ചെലി)[edit]
Species: Suncus niger (Indian highland shrew / മല നച്ചെലി)[edit]

Order : Lagomorpha[edit]

Family: Leporidae[edit]

Genus: Lepus[edit]

Species: Lepus nigricollis (Indian hare / കാട്ടുമുയൽ)[edit]

Order : Pholidota[edit]

Family: Manidae[edit]

Genus: Manis[edit]

Species: Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin / ഇൻഡ്യൻ ഈനാമ്പേച്ചി)[edit]

Order : Primates[edit]

Family: Cercopithecidae[edit]

Genus: Macaca[edit]

Species: Macaca radiata (Bonnet macaque / തൊപ്പിക്കുരങ്ങ്)[edit]
Species: Macaca silenus (Lion-tailed macaque / സിംഹവാലൻ കുരങ്ങ്‌)[edit]

Genus: Semnopithecus[edit]

Species: Semnopithecus hypoleucos (Black-footed gray langur / കരിംകയ്യൻ കുരങ്ങ്)[edit]
Species: Semnopithecus priam (Tufted gray langur / തൊപ്പിഹനുമാൻ കുരങ്ങ്)[edit]

Genus: Trachypithecus[edit]

Species: Trachypithecus johnii (Nilgiri langur / കരിങ്കുരങ്ങ്)[edit]

Family: Lorisidae[edit]

Genus: Loris[edit]

Species: Loris lydekkerianus (Gray slender loris / കുട്ടിത്തേവാങ്ക്)[edit]

Order : Proboscidea[edit]

Family: Elephantidae[edit]

Genus: Elephas[edit]

Species: Elephas maximus indicus (Indian elephant / ഇന്ത്യൻ ആന)[edit]
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    calf

Order : Rodentia[edit]

Family: Hystricidae[edit]

Genus: Hystrix[edit]

Species: Hystrix indica (Indian crested porcupine / മുള്ളൻ പന്നി)[edit]

Family: Muridae[edit]

Genus: Bandicota[edit]

Species: Bandicota bengalensis (Lesser bandicoot rat / തുരപ്പനെലി)[edit]
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Species: Bandicota indica (Greater bandicoot rat / പെരുച്ചാഴി)[edit]

Genus: Golunda[edit]

Species: Golunda ellioti (Indian bush rat / ഗോളുണ്ട എലി)[edit]

Genus: Madromys[edit]

Species: Madromys blanfordi (Blanford's rat / വെള്ളവാലൻ എലി)[edit]

Genus: Mus[edit]

Species: Mus booduga (Little Indian field mouse / ചെറുചുണ്ടെലി)[edit]
Species: Mus famulus (Servant mouse / കാട്ടുചുണ്ടെലി)[edit]
Species: Mus musculus (House mouse / ചുണ്ടെലി)[edit]
Species: Mus platythrix (Flat-haired mouse / മുള്ളൻ ചുണ്ടെലി)[edit]

Genus: Rattus[edit]

Species: Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat / തവിടൻ എലി)[edit]
Species: Rattus ranjiniae (Kerala rat / കേരള എലി)[edit]
Species: Rattus rattus (Black rat / കറുത്ത എലി)[edit]
Species: Rattus satarae (Sahyadris forest rat / സഹ്യാദ്രി കാട്ടെലി)[edit]

Genus: Tatera[edit]

Species: Tatera indica (Indian gerbil / കംഗാരു എലി)[edit]

Genus: Vandeleuria[edit]

Species: Vandeleuria nilagirica (Nilgiri long-tailed tree mouse / വാലൻ ചുണ്ടെലി)[edit]

Family: Platacanthomyidae[edit]

Genus: Platacanthomys[edit]

Species: Platacanthomys lasiurus (Malabar spiny dormouse / മുള്ളെലി)[edit]

Family: Sciuridae[edit]

Genus: Funambulus[edit]

Species: Funambulus palmarum (Indian palm squirrel / അണ്ണാറക്കണ്ണൻ)[edit]
Species: Funambulus sublineatus (Nilgiri palm squirrel / കുന്നൻ അണ്ണാൻ)[edit]
Species: Funambulus tristriatus (Jungle palm squirrel / കാട്ടുവരയണ്ണാൻ)[edit]

Genus: Petaurista[edit]

Species: Petaurista philippensis (Indian giant flying squirrel / പാറാൻ)[edit]
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Genus: Petinomys[edit]

Species: Petinomys fuscocapillus (Travancore flying squirrel / കുന്നൻ പാറാൻ)[edit]

Genus: Ratufa[edit]

Species: Ratufa indica (Indian giant squirrel / മലയണ്ണാൻ)[edit]
Species: Ratufa macroura (Grizzled giant squirrel / ചാമ്പൽ മലയണ്ണാൻ)[edit]

Order : Scandentia[edit]

Family: Tupaiidae[edit]

Genus: Anathana[edit]

Species: Anathana ellioti (Madras treeshrew / മരനച്ചെലി)[edit]
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Order : Sirenia[edit]

Family: Dugongidae[edit]

Genus: Dugong[edit]

Species: Dugong dugon (Dugong / കടൽപ്പശു)[edit]

References[edit]

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