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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Dominican Republic. Of the mammal species in the Dominican Republic, one is critically endangered, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and eight are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International ...
Fauna of the Dominican Republic — the nation located on eastern Hispaniola, a large island of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean For the native fauna of western Hispaniola island, see Category: Fauna of Haiti .
The palmchat is the national bird of the Dominican Republic.. The following is a list of the bird species recorded in the Dominican Republic.The avifauna of the Dominican Republic included a total of 327 species as of October 2024, according to Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase). [1]
On each island, a distinct genus with two species has been found, but all are now extinct. A fourth genus, Puertoricomys, is known from an older, perhaps Pliocene, deposit on Puerto Rico. [9] These animals exhibited characters intermediate between hutias and spiny rats and have sometimes been treated as a subfamily of the Capromyidae. [10]
Pages in category "Mammals of the Dominican Republic" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and the adjacent Saona and Gonâve Islands, where it is common and widespread. It inhabits areas from sea level to 1500 m asl where palm savannas can be found, or other open areas with scattered trees. Where its food trees are present, it has adapted ...
Hispaniola, the second largest of the Antilles, is politically divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Various bats are known from both the main island and several surrounding islands, including Gonâve Island. Artibeus jamaicensis [3] [4] [6] Brachyphylla nana [3] [6] [7] [8] Chilonatalus micropus [9] Eptesicus fuscus [3] [6] [12]
This is a list of amphibians found in the Dominican Republic. There is a total of 47 amphibian species recorded in the Dominican Republic. This list is derived from the database listing of AmphibiaWeb. [1]