List of mammals of Vietnam

This is a list of the mammal species of Vietnam. There are at least 290 mammal species in the country.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List:

Order: Proboscidea (elephants)
The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals.


 * Family: Elephantidae (elephants)
 * Genus: Elephas
 * Asian elephant, E. maximus
 * Indian elephant, E. m. indicus

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that live in rivers and marine wetlands. It includes four extant species, three manatees and the dugong, and the extinct Stellar's sea cow.


 * Family: Dugongidae
 * Genus: Dugong
 * Dugong, D. dugon

Order: Scandentia (treeshrews)
The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all arboreal.


 * Family: Tupaiidae (tree shrews)
 * Genus: Dendrogale
 * Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew, D. murina
 * Genus: Tupaia
 * Northern treeshrew, T. belangeri

Order: Dermoptera (colugos)
The two species of colugos make up the order Dermoptera. They are arboreal gliding mammals found in Southeast Asia.
 * Family: Cynocephalidae (flying lemurs)
 * Genus: Galeopterus
 * Sunda flying lemur, G. variegatus

Order: Primates
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.
 * Suborder: Strepsirrhini
 * Infraorder: Lemuriformes
 * Superfamily: Lorisoidea
 * Family: Lorisidae (lorises, bushbabies)
 * Genus: Nycticebus
 * Bengal slow loris, N. bengalensis
 * Pygmy slow loris, N. pygmaeus
 * Suborder: Haplorhini
 * Infraorder: Simiiformes
 * Parvorder: Catarrhini
 * Superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
 * Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
 * Genus: Macaca
 * Stump-tailed macaque, M. arctoides
 * Assam macaque, M. assamensis
 * Crab-eating macaque, M. fascicularis
 * Northern pigtail macaque, M. leonina
 * Rhesus macaque, M. mulatta
 * Subfamily: Colobinae
 * Genus: Trachypithecus
 * Indochinese grey langur, T. crepusculus
 * Delacour's langur, T. delacouri
 * Indochinese black langur, T. ebenus
 * Francois' langur, Trachypithecus francoisi VU
 * Germain's langur, Trachypithecus germaini EN
 * Hatinh langur, Trachypithecus hatinhensis EN
 * Annamese langur, Trachypithecus margarita
 * Cat Ba langur, T. poliocephalus
 * Genus: Pygathrix
 * Gray-shanked douc, Pygathrix cinerea CR
 * Red-shanked douc, Pygathrix nemaeus EN
 * Black-shanked douc, Pygathrix nigripes EN
 * Genus: Rhinopithecus
 * Tonkin snub-nosed langur, Rhinopithecus avunculus CR
 * Superfamily: Hominoidea
 * Family: Hylobatidae (gibbons)
 * Genus: Nomascus
 * Black crested gibbon, Nomascus concolor EN
 * Yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, Nomascus gabriellae VU
 * White-cheeked crested gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys DD
 * Eastern black crested gibbon, Nomascus nasutus CR
 * Northern buffed-cheeked gibbon, Nomascus annamensis
 * Southern white-cheeked gibbon, Nomascus siki EN

Order: Rodentia (rodents)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg.
 * Suborder: Hystricognathi
 * Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
 * Genus: Atherurus
 * Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus
 * Genus: Hystrix
 * Malayan porcupine, H. brachyura
 * Suborder: Sciurognathi
 * Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Subfamily: Ratufinae
 * Genus: Ratufa
 * Black giant squirrel, Ratufa bicolor
 * Subfamily: Sciurinae
 * Tribe: Pteromyini
 * Genus: Belomys
 * Hairy-footed flying squirrel, Belomys pearsonii
 * Genus: Hylopetes
 * Particolored flying squirrel, Hylopetes alboniger EN
 * Gray-cheeked flying squirrel, Hylopetes lepidus
 * Indochinese flying squirrel, Hylopetes phayrei
 * Red-cheeked flying squirrel, Hylopetes spadiceus
 * Genus: Petaurista
 * Spotted giant flying squirrel, Petaurista elegans
 * Subfamily: Callosciurinae
 * Genus: Callosciurus
 * Finlayson's squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii
 * Inornate squirrel, Callosciurus inornatus
 * Black-striped squirrel, Callosciurus nigrovittatus
 * Genus: Dremomys
 * Perny's long-nosed squirrel, Dremomys pernyi
 * Red-hipped squirrel, Dremomys pyrrhomerus
 * Asian red-cheeked squirrel, Dremomys rufigenis
 * Genus: Menetes
 * Berdmore's ground squirrel, Menetes berdmorei
 * Genus: Sundasciurus
 * Horse-tailed squirrel, Sundasciurus hippurus
 * Genus: Tamiops
 * Himalayan striped squirrel, Tamiops macclellandi
 * Maritime striped squirrel, Tamiops maritimus
 * Cambodian striped squirrel, Tamiops rodolphei
 * Swinhoe's striped squirrel, Tamiops swinhoei
 * Family: Platacanthomyidae
 * Genus: Typhlomys
 * Chapa pygmy dormouse, Typhlomys chapensis CR
 * Family: Spalacidae
 * Subfamily: Rhizomyinae
 * Genus: Rhizomys
 * Hoary bamboo rat, Rhizomys pruinosus
 * Chinese bamboo rat, Rhizomys sinensis
 * Large bamboo rat, Rhizomys sumatrensis
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Bandicota
 * Greater bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica
 * Savile's bandicoot rat, Bandicota savilei
 * Genus: Berylmys
 * Small white-toothed rat, Berylmys berdmorei
 * Bower's white-toothed rat, Berylmys bowersi
 * Kenneth's white-toothed rat, Berylmys mackenziei
 * Genus: Chiromyscus
 * Fea's tree rat, Chiromyscus chiropus
 * Genus: Chiropodomys
 * Pencil-tailed tree mouse, Chiropodomys gliroides
 * Genus: Hapalomys
 * Delacour's marmoset rat, Hapalomys delacouri
 * Genus: Leopoldamys
 * Edwards's long-tailed giant rat, Leopoldamys edwardsi
 * Long-tailed giant rat, Leopoldamys sabanus
 * Genus: Maxomys
 * Mo's spiny rat, Maxomys moi
 * Red spiny rat, Maxomys surifer
 * Genus: Mus
 * Ryukyu mouse, Mus caroli
 * Fawn-colored mouse, Mus cervicolor
 * Cook's mouse, Mus cookii
 * Gairdner's shrewmouse, Mus pahari
 * Shortridge's mouse, Mus shortridgei
 * Genus: Niviventer
 * Chestnut white-bellied rat, Niviventer fulvescens
 * Lang Bian white-bellied rat, Niviventer langbianis
 * Tenasserim white-bellied rat, Niviventer tenaster
 * Genus: Rattus
 * Rice-field rat, Rattus argentiventer
 * Polynesian rat, Rattus exulans
 * Lesser rice-field rat, Rattus losea
 * Himalayan field rat, Rattus nitidus
 * Osgood's rat, Rattus osgoodi
 * Sikkim rat, Rattus sikkimensis VU
 * Tanezumi rat, Rattus tanezumi
 * Genus: Vandeleuria
 * Asiatic long-tailed climbing mouse, Vandeleuria oleracea

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
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 (rabbits, hares)
 * Genus: Nesolagus
 * Annamite striped rabbit, Nesolagus timminsi
 * Genus: Lepus
 * Burmese hare, Lepus peguensis
 * Chinese hare, Lepus sinensis

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, gymnures, moles and solenodons)
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
 * Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures)
 * Subfamily: Galericinae
 * Genus: Hylomys
 * Shrew gymnure, Neotetracus sinensis
 * Dalat gymnure, Hylomys macarong
 * Northern short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys peguensis
 * Family: Soricidae (shrews)
 * Subfamily: Crocidurinae
 * Genus: Crocidura
 * Crocidura annamitensis
 * Grey shrew, Crocidura attenuata
 * Southeast Asian shrew, Crocidura fuliginosa
 * Crocidura guy
 * Crocidura indochinensis
 * Crocidura kegoensis
 * Crocidura phanluongi
 * Crocidura phuquocensis
 * Crocidura sokolovi
 * Crocidura wuchihensis
 * Crocidura zaitsevi
 * Genus: Suncus
 * Asian house shrew, S. murinus
 * Subfamily: Soricinae
 * Tribe: Anourosoricini
 * Genus: Anourosorex
 * Chinese mole shrew, Anourosorex squamipes
 * Tribe: Blarinellini
 * Genus: Blarinella
 * Blarinella griselda
 * Tribe: Nectogalini
 * Genus: Chimarrogale
 * Himalayan water shrew, Chimarrogale himalayica
 * Genus: Soriculus
 * Long-tailed brown-toothed shrew, Soriculus leucops
 * Long-tailed mountain shrew, Soriculus macrurus
 * Lowe's shrew, Soriculus parca
 * Family: Talpidae (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Tribe: Talpini
 * Genus: Euroscaptor
 * Greater Chinese mole, Euroscaptor grandis
 * Himalayan mole, Euroscaptor micrura
 * Small-toothed mole, Euroscaptor parvidens CR

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: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
 * Subfamily: Pteropodinae
 * Genus: Cynopterus
 * Lesser short-nosed fruit bat, C. brachyotis
 * Greater short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx
 * Genus: Megaerops
 * Megaerops ecaudatus
 * Ratanaworabhan's fruit bat, Megaerops niphanae
 * Genus: Pteropus
 * Small flying-fox, Pteropus hypomelanus
 * Lyle's flying fox, Pteropus lylei
 * Genus: Rousettus
 * Geoffroy's rousette, Rousettus amplexicaudatus
 * Leschenault's rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti
 * Subfamily: Macroglossinae
 * Genus: Macroglossus
 * Long-tongued nectar bat, Macroglossus minimus
 * Long-tongued fruit bat, Macroglossus sobrinus
 * Family: Vespertilionidae
 * Subfamily: Kerivoulinae
 * Genus: Kerivoula
 * Papillose woolly bat, Kerivoula papillosa
 * Painted bat, Kerivoula picta
 * Subfamily: Myotinae
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Large-footed bat, Myotis adversus
 * Large myotis, Myotis chinensis
 * Lesser large-footed bat, Myotis hasseltii
 * Horsfield's bat, Myotis horsfieldii
 * Kashmir cave bat, Myotis longipes
 * Whiskered myotis, Myotis muricola
 * Himalayan whiskered bat, Myotis siligorensis
 * Annamit myotis, Myotis annamiticus
 * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
 * Genus: Hypsugo
 * Cadorna's pipistrelle, Hypsugo cadornae
 * Chinese pipistrelle, Hypsugo pulveratus
 * Genus: Ia
 * Great evening bat, I. io
 * Genus: Nyctalus
 * Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
 * Genus: Pipistrellus
 * Kelaart's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus ceylonicus
 * Java pipistrelle, Pipistrellus javanicus
 * Mount Popa pipistrelle, Pipistrellus paterculus
 * Least pipistrelle, Pipistrellus tenuis
 * Genus: Scotomanes
 * Harlequin bat, Scotomanes ornatus
 * Genus: Scotophilus
 * Greater Asiatic yellow bat, Scotophilus heathi
 * Subfamily: Murininae
 * Genus: Murina
 * Round-eared tube-nosed bat, Murina cyclotis
 * Hutton's tube-nosed bat, Murina huttoni
 * Scully's tube-nosed bat, Murina tubinaris
 * Subfamily: Miniopterinae
 * Genus: Miniopterus
 * Western bent-winged bat, Miniopterus magnater
 * Small bent-winged bat, Miniopterus pusillus
 * Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
 * Family: Molossidae
 * Genus: Chaerephon
 * Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, Chaerephon plicata
 * Family: Emballonuridae
 * Genus: Taphozous
 * Black-bearded tomb bat, Taphozous melanopogon
 * Theobald's tomb bat, Taphozous theobaldi
 * Family: Megadermatidae
 * Genus: Megaderma
 * Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra
 * Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma
 * Family: Rhinolophidae
 * Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
 * Genus: Rhinolophus
 * Intermediate horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus affinis
 * Bornean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus borneensis
 * Woolly horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus luctus
 * Big-eared horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus macrotis
 * Malayan horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus malayanus
 * Marshall's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus marshalli
 * Bourret's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus paradoxolophus VU
 * Pearson's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus pearsoni
 * Rufous horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus rouxi
 * Chinese rufous horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus sinicus
 * Lesser brown horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus stheno
 * Little Nepalese horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus subbadius DD
 * Thomas's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus thomasi
 * Subfamily: Hipposiderinae
 * Genus: Aselliscus
 * Stoliczka's trident bat, Aselliscus stoliczkanus
 * Genus: Coelops
 * Tail-less leaf-nosed bat, Coelops frithii
 * Genus: Hipposideros
 * Great roundleaf bat, Hipposideros armiger
 * Dusky roundleaf bat, Hipposideros ater
 * Ashy roundleaf bat, Hipposideros cineraceus
 * Diadem roundleaf bat, Hipposideros diadema
 * Fulvus roundleaf bat, Hipposideros fulvus
 * Intermediate roundleaf bat, Hipposideros larvatus
 * Pratt's roundleaf bat, Hipposideros pratti
 * Lesser great leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros turpis EN

Order: Pholidota (pangolins)
The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species.


 * Family: Manidae
 * Genus: Manis
 * Sunda pangolin, M. javanica
 * Chinese pangolin, M. pentadactyla

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 (baleen whales)
 * Family: Eschrichtiidae
 * Genus: Eschrichtius
 * Western gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus CR
 * Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
 * Subfamily: Megapterinae
 * Genus: Megaptera
 * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
 * Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Common minke whale, B. acutorostrata
 * Omura's whale, Balaenoptera omurai DD
 * Eden's whale, Balaenoptera edeni DD
 * Northern blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus CR
 * Suborder: Odontoceti (toothed whales)
 * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
 * Family: Phocoenidae
 * Genus: Neophocaena
 * Finless porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides DD
 * Family: Kogiidae
 * Genus: Kogia
 * Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima
 * Family: Ziphidae
 * Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
 * Genus: Mesoplodon
 * Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
 * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
 * Genus: Sousa
 * Sousa chinensis DD
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus DD
 * Genus: Stenella
 * Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris
 * Genus: Delphinus
 * Common dolphin, Delphinus capensis
 * Genus: Lagenodelphis
 * Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei DD
 * Genus: Grampus
 * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
 * Genus: Peponocephala
 * Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra
 * Genus: Feresa
 * Pygmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata DD
 * Genus: Orcinus
 * Orca, O. orca
 * Genus: Orcaella
 * Irrawaddy dolphin, O. brevirostris

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: Feliformia
 * Family: Felidae (cats)
 * Subfamily: Felinae
 * Genus: Catopuma
 * Asian golden cat
 * Genus: Felis
 * Jungle cat, F. chaus
 * Genus: Pardofelis
 * Marbled cat, P. marmorata
 * Genus: Prionailurus
 * Leopard cat, P. bengalensis
 * Leopard cat, P. bengalensis presence uncertain
 * Subfamily: Pantherinae
 * Genus: Neofelis
 * Clouded leopard, N. nebulosa possibly extant
 * Genus: Panthera
 * Tiger, P. tigris possibly extirpated
 * Indochinese tiger, P. t. tigris possibly extirpated
 * Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Paradoxurinae
 * Genus: Arctictis
 * Binturong, A. binturong
 * Genus: Arctogalidia
 * Small-toothed palm civet, A. trivirgata
 * Genus: Paguma
 * Masked palm civet, P. larvata
 * Genus: Paradoxurus
 * Asian palm civet, P. hermaphroditus
 * Subfamily: Hemigalinae
 * Genus: Chrotogale
 * Owston's palm civet, Chrotogale owstoni
 * Subfamily: Prionodontinae
 * Genus: Prionodon
 * Spotted linsang, Prionodon pardicolor
 * Subfamily: Viverrinae
 * Genus: Viverra
 * Large-spotted civet, V. megaspila
 * Large Indian civet, V. zibetha
 * Genus: Viverricula
 * Small Indian civet, V. indica
 * Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
 * Genus: Urva
 * Javan mongoose, U. javanica
 * Crab-eating mongoose, U. urva
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Golden jackal, C. aureus
 * Genus: Cuon
 * Dhole, C. alpinus possibly extirpated
 * Genus: Nyctereutes
 * Raccoon dog, N. procyonoides
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family: Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Helarctos
 * Sun bear, H. malayanus
 * Genus: Ursus
 * Asiatic black bear, U. thibetanus
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
 * Genus: Aonyx
 * Asian small-clawed otter, A. cinereus
 * Genus: Arctonyx
 * Greater hog badger, A. collaris
 * Genus: Lutra
 * Eurasian otter, L. lutra
 * Hairy-nosed otter, L. sumatrana
 * Genus: Lutrogale
 * Smooth-coated otter, L. perspicillata
 * Genus: Martes
 * Yellow-throated marten, M. flavigula
 * Genus: Melogale
 * Chinese ferret badger, M. moschata
 * Burmese ferret badger, M. personata
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Yellow-bellied weasel, M. kathiah
 * Siberian weasel, M. sibirica
 * Back-striped weasel, M. strigidorsa

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
 * Family: Tragulidae
 * Genus: Tragulus
 * Lesser mouse-deer, T. kanchil
 * Vietnam mouse-deer, T. versicolor
 * Family: Moschidae
 * Genus: Moschus
 * Dwarf musk deer, M. berezovskii
 * Family: Cervidae (deer)
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Rusa
 * Sambar deer, R. unicolor
 * Subfamily: Muntiacinae
 * Genus: Muntiacus
 * Fea's muntjac, M. feae
 * Indian muntjac, M. muntjak
 * Pu Hoat muntjac, M. puhoatensis
 * Truong Son muntjac, M. truongsonensis
 * Giant muntjac, M. vuquangensis
 * Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
 * Subfamily: Bovinae
 * Genus: Bos
 * Gaur, B. gaurus
 * Banteng, B. javanicus
 * Genus: Pseudoryx
 * Saola, P. nghetinhensis
 * Subfamily: Caprinae
 * Genus: Capricornis
 * Mainland serow, C. sumatraensis
 * Indochinese serow, C. s. maritimus
 * Family: Suidae (pigs)
 * Subfamily: Suinae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa

Locally extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
 * Indian hog deer, Axis porcinus possibly extirpated
 * Kouprey, Bos sauveli possibly extinct
 * Wild water buffalo, Bubalus arnee
 * Sika deer, Cervus nippon possibly extirpated
 * Vietnamese sika deer, C. n. pseudaxis
 * Sumatran rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
 * Leopard, Panthera pardus possibly extirpated
 * Javan rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus
 * Eld's deer, Rucervus eldii possibly extirpated