Mammals of Singapore

Every mammals in the Wildlife of Singapore guide: 74 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Cynocephalidae

• Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus

Manidae

• Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica

Sciuridae

• Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus
• Variable Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii
• Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel Hylopetes spadiceus
• Horsfield’s Flying Squirrel Iomys horsfieldii
• Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista
• Shrew-faced Ground Squirrel Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
• Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis

Muridae

• Brown Spiny Rat Maxomys rajah
• Asian House Mouse Mus musculus
• Pacific Rat Rattus exulans
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
• Asian House Rat Rattus tanezumi
• Malaysian Wood Rat Rattus tiomanicus
• Annandale’s Rat Sundamys annandalei

Hystricidae

• Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura

Felidae

• Mainland Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis

Viverridae

• Small-toothed Palm Civet Arctogalidia trivirgata
• Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata
• Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga
• Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha

Mustelidae

• Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
• Smooth Otter Lutrogale perspicillata

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Boar Sus scrofa

Tragulidae

• Lesser Mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil
• Greater Mouse-deer Tragulus napu

Cervidae

• Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
• Sambar Deer Rusa unicolor

Lorisidae

• Sunda Slow Loris Nycticebus coucang

Cercopithecidae

• Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis
• Raffles’s Banded Langur Presbytis femoralis
• Dusky Langur Trachypithecus obscurus

Tupaiidae

• Common Treeshrew Tupaia glis

Soricidae

• Malayan Shrew Crocidura malayana
• House Shrew Suncus murinus

Pteropodidae

• Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis
• Cave Nectar Bat Eonycteris spelaea
• Lesser Long-tongued Nectar Bat Macroglossus minimus
• Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus

Rhinolophidae

• Glossy Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus refulgens
• Greater Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus morio
• Lesser Brown Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus stheno
• Trefoil Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus trifoliatus

Hipposideridae

• Bicoloured Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros bicolor
• Fawn Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cervinus
• Ashy Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cineraceus
• Ridley’s Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ridleyi

Megadermatidae

• Lesser Asian False-Vampire Bat Megaderma spasma

Emballonuridae

• Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura monticola
• Pouched Tomb Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus
• Long-winged Tomb Bat Taphozous longimanus
• Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous melanopogon

Nycteridae

• Malayan Slit-faced Bat Nycteris tragata

Molossidae

• Naked Bat Cheiromeles torquatus

Vespertilionidae

• Big-eared Pipistrelle Hypsugo macrotis
• Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat Kerivoula hardwickii
• Lesser Tube-nosed Bat Murina suilla
• Horsfield’s Myotis Myotis horsfieldii
• Asian Whiskered Myotis Myotis muricola
• Javan Pipistrelle Pipistrellus javanicus
• Narrow-winged Pipistrelle Pipistrellus stenopterus
• Lesser Asian House Bat Scotophilus kuhlii
• Lesser Bamboo Bat Tylonycteris fulvida
• Greater Bamboo Bat Tylonycteris malayana

Tapiridae

• Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus

Elephantidae

• Asian Elephant Elephas maximus

Delphinidae

• Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
• False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus

Phocoenidae

• Finless Porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides

Physeteridae

• Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus

Dugongidae

• Dugong Dugong dugon

Frequently asked questions

How many mammals are in the Wildlife of Singapore guide?

The guide lists 74 mammals of Singapore, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of mammals are covered?

Cynocephalidae (1), Manidae (1), Sciuridae (7), Muridae (7), Hystricidae (1), Felidae (1), Viverridae (4), Mustelidae (2), Suidae (1), Tragulidae (2), Cervidae (2), Lorisidae (1), and 17 more groups.