===Infraclass:
Metatheria=== ====Order:
Didelphimorphia (common opossums)==== Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the
Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American
marsupials in the late
Cretaceous or early
Paleocene. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house
cat, with a long snout and
prehensile tail. • Family:
Didelphidae (American opossums) • Subfamily:
Didelphinae • Genus:
Marmosa •
Robinson's mouse opossum,
M. robinsoni ===Infraclass:
Eutheria=== ====Order:
Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)==== s 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 extirpated ====Order:
Rodentia (rodents)====
Rodentia is an
order of
mammals characterised by two continuously growing
incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing. • Family:
Cricetidae • Genus:
Megalomys •
Grenada giant rice rat,
M. camerhogne • Family:
Dasyproctidae • Genus:
Dasyprocta •
Red-rumped agouti,
D. leporina introduced ====Order:
Primates==== The order Primates includes the
lemurs,
monkeys, and
apes, with the latter category including
humans. • Family:
Cercopithecidae • Genus:
Cercopithecus •
Mona monkey,
C. mona introduced ====Order:
Cingulata (armadillos)==== The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There are around 20 extant species. They are native to the Americas. • Family:
Dasypodidae (armadillos) • Subfamily:
Dasypodinae • Genus:
Dasypus •
Nine-banded armadillo,
D. novemcinctus ====Order:
Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)==== The
lagomorphs comprise two families,
Leporidae (
hares and
rabbits), and Ochotonidae (
pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a
superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two. • Family:
Leporidae • Genus:
Lepus •
European hare,
L. europaeus introduced ====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,
N. leporinus • Family:
Vespertilionidae • Subfamily:
Myotinae • Genus:
Myotis •
Black myotis,
M. nigricans •
Myotis nyctor • Family:
Emballonuridae • Genus:
Peropteryx •
Lesser doglike bat,
P. macrotis •
Trinidad dog-like bat,
P. trinitatis • Family:
Mormoopidae • Genus:
Pteronotus •
Naked-backed bat,
P. davyi • Family:
Phyllostomidae • Subfamily:
Phyllostominae • Genus:
Dermanura •
Silver fruit-eating bat,
D. glauca • Genus:
Micronycteris •
Little big-eared bat,
M. megalotis • Subfamily:
Glossophaginae • Genus:
Anoura •
Geoffroy's tailless bat,
A. geoffroyi • Genus:
Glossophaga •
Miller's long-tongued bat,
G. longirostris • Subfamily:
Carolliinae • Genus:
Carollia •
Seba's short-tailed bat,
C. perspicillata • Subfamily:
Stenodermatinae • Genus:
Artibeus •
Jamaican fruit bat,
A. jamaicensis •
Great fruit-eating bat,
A. lituratus •
A. schwartzi ====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:
Sotalia •
Guiana dolphin,
Sotalia guianensis 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:
Neomonachus •
Caribbean monk seal,
N. tropicalis ==See also==