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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 .
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]
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]
The Lepidoptera of Hispaniola consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Hispaniola, comprising the two sovereign nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. According to a recent estimate, there are about of 1,180 Lepidoptera species present on the island.
Pages in category "Endemic fauna of the Dominican Republic" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pages in category "Reptiles of the Dominican Republic" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Dominican ground lizard or Dominican ameiva (Pholidoscelis fuscatus) is a species of lizard. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica, an island noted for its intact and abundant reptile population, where it is most commonly found in dry coastal woodland. Adults are mostly blue-gray, and can reach lengths up to 400 mm from snout to ...