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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Jamaica. Of the mammal species in Jamaica, one is endangered, four are vulnerable, and two are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Pages in category "Mammals of Jamaica" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... This page was last edited on 2 April 2017, at 01:48 (UTC).
Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbean have links to more specific species lists.
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides), a member of a rodent family known only from the Caribbean.. The Caribbean region is home to a diverse and largely endemic rodent fauna. . This includes the endemic family Capromyidae (hutias), which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles, and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths, the heteropsomyines and giant hutias, including the extinct bear ...
Mammals of Jamaica (14 P) R. Reptiles of Jamaica (34 P) Pages in category "Fauna of Jamaica" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Jamaican coney is generally about the size of a cottontail rabbit, and mature adults usually weigh between 1 and 2 kg. [2] It is reddish brown/yellowish brown in colour, and ranges in size from about 330 to 445 mm in length. It has the smallest tail of all the species in the genus (approximately 45mm).
At its greatest extent, Jamaica is 235 km (146 mi) long, and its width varies between 34 and 84 km (21 and 52 mi). [1] Jamaica has a small area of 10,992 km 2 (4,244 sq mi). [1] However, Jamaica is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. [1]
The Jamaican iguana is the second-largest land animal native to Jamaica, with only the Jamaican boa weighing more. Males can grow to over 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) and 428 millimetres (16.9 in) in length whereas females are slightly smaller, growing to 378 millimetres (14.9 in) in length. [1]