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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Cayman Islands.There are the mammal species in the Cayman Islands, of which one is believed to be threatened. [1]The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Fauna (animal species) of the Cayman Islands — a nation in the western Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Islands. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The Fauna of the Cayman Islands include species unique to the islands, including the blue iguana, also known as the Grand Cayman iguana (Cyclura lewisi) . [1]
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.
A unique and diverse albeit phylogenetically restricted mammal fauna [note 1] is known from the Caribbean region. The region—specifically, all islands in the Caribbean Sea (except for small islets close to the continental mainland) and the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados, which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion—has ...
The islands are known for their orchids, of which there are 20 species, 5 endemic. There are 21 endemic species of reptiles and amphibians. OF the 46 breeding bird species on the islands, 17 are endemic. The only native mammals on the islands are the eight species of bats, none of which are endemic. [1]
The Cayman Islands (/ ˈ k eɪ m ən /) is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population.The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
List of mammals of the Cayman Islands This page was last edited on 28 October 2021, at 06:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...