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Terrestrial Mammals

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

Note

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CategoryAbbreviationCriteria
Not ThreatenedLeast ConcernLCNot approaching threatened status
Near-ThreatenedNTClose to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
ThreatenedVulnerableVUThere are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
EndangeredENThere are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Critically EndangeredCRThere are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Extirpation & ExtinctionPresumed Nationally ExtinctNExThe species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Globally ExtinctEXThe species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other CategoriesData DeficientDDInadequate information to make an informed assessment
Not ApplicableNASpecies that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
Not EvaluatedNESpecies that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
Not ListedNLSpecies not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameOriginRDB2RDB3
CynocephalidaeGaleopterusvariegatus(Audebert, 1799)Sunda ColugoNativeNot ListedNT
ManidaeManisjavanicaDesmarest, 1822Sunda PangolinNativeCRCR
SciuridaeCallosciurusnotatus(Boddaert, 1785)Plantain SquirrelNativeNot ListedLC
SciuridaeCallosciurusfinlaysonii(Horsfield, 1823)Variable SquirrelIntroducedNot ListedNA
SciuridaeHylopetesspadiceus(Blyth, 1847)Red-cheeked Flying SquirrelNativeCRCR
SciuridaeIomyshorsfieldii(Waterhouse, 1838)Horsfield’s Flying SquirrelNativeNot ListedEN
SciuridaeLariscusinsignis(F. Cuvier, 1821)Three-striped Ground SquirrelNativeNot ListedNEx
SciuridaePetauristapetaurista(Pallas, 1766)Red Giant Flying SquirrelNativeCRCR
SciuridaeRatufaaffinis(Raffles, 1821)Cream-coloured Giant SquirrelNativeCRNEx
SciuridaeRhinosciuruslaticaudatus(Müller, 1840)Shrew-faced Ground SquirrelNativeCRCR
SciuridaeSundasciurustenuis(Horsfield, 1824)Slender SquirrelNativeNot ListedLC
MuridaeMaxomysrajah(Thomas, 1894)Brown Spiny RatNativeENCR
MuridaeMaxomyssurifer(Miller, 1900)Red Spiny RatNativeNot ListedNEx
MuridaeMusmusculusLinnaeus, 1758Asian House MouseNativeNot ListedLC
MuridaeRattusexulans(Peale, 1848)Pacific RatNativeNot ListedLC
MuridaeRattusnorvegicus(Berkenhout, 1769)Brown RatIntroducedNot ListedNA
MuridaeRattustanezumi(Temminck, 1845)Asian House RatNativeNot ListedLC
MuridaeRattustiomanicus(Miller, 1900)Malaysian Wood RatNativeNot ListedLC
MuridaeSundamysannandalei(Bonhote, 1903)Annandale’s RatNativeNot ListedLC
HystricidaeHystrixbrachyuraLinnaeus, 1758Malayan PorcupineNativeCRCR
FelidaePantherapardus(Linnaeus, 1758)LeopardNativeNot ListedNEx
FelidaePantheratigris(Linnaeus, 1758)TigerNativeNot ListedNEx
FelidaePrionailurusbengalensis(Kerr, 1792)Mainland Leopard CatNativeCRCR
ViverridaeArctogalidiatrivirgata(Gray, 1832)Small-toothed Palm CivetNativeCRCR
ViverridaePagumalarvata(C.E.H. Smith, 1827)Masked Palm CivetNativeCRCR
ViverridaeParadoxurusmusangus(Raffles, 1821)Sumatran Palm CivetNativeNot ListedLC
ViverridaeViverratangalungaGray, 1832Malay CivetNativeNot ListedCR
ViverridaeViverrazibethaLinnaeus, 1758Large Indian CivetNativeCRCR
MustelidaeAonyxcinereus(Illiger, 1815)Asian Small-clawed OtterNativeCRCR
MustelidaeLutrasumatrana(Gray, 1865)Hairy-nosed OtterNativeNot ListedNEx
MustelidaeLutrogaleperspicillata(Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1826)Smooth OtterNativeCREN
SuidaeSusscrofaLinnaeus, 1758Eurasian Wild BoarNativeNot ListedLC
TragulidaeTraguluskanchil(Raffles, 1821)Lesser Mouse-deerNativeCREN
TragulidaeTragulusnapu(F. Cuvier, 1822)Greater Mouse-deerNativeNot ListedCR
CervidaeMuntiacusmuntjak(Zimmermann, 1780)Red MuntjacNativeNot ListedCR
CervidaeRusaunicolor(Kerr, 1792)Sambar DeerOrigin UncertainNot ListedNA
LorisidaeNycticebuscoucang(Boddaert, 1785)Sunda Slow LorisNativeCREN
CercopithecidaeMacacafascicularis(Raffles, 1821)Long-tailed MacaqueNativeNot ListedLC
CercopithecidaePresbytisfemoralis(Martin, 1838)Raffles’s Banded LangurNativeCRCR
CercopithecidaeTrachypithecusobscurus(Reid, 1837)Dusky LangurOrigin UncertainNot ListedNA
TupaiidaeTupaiaglis(Diard, 1820)Common TreeshrewNativeNot ListedLC
SoricidaeCrociduramalayanaRobinson & Kloss, 1911Malayan ShrewNativeNot ListedDD
SoricidaeSuncusmurinus(Linnaeus, 1766)House ShrewNativeNot ListedLC
PteropodidaeCynopterusbrachyotis(Müller, 1838)Lesser Short-nosed Fruit BatNativeNot ListedLC
PteropodidaeEonycterisspelaea(Dobson, 1871)Cave Nectar BatNativeNot ListedVU
PteropodidaeMacroglossusminimus(É. Geoffroy, 1810)Lesser Long-tongued Nectar BatNativeVUVU
PteropodidaePenthetorlucasii(Dobson, 1880)Dusky Fruit BatNativeENCR
PteropodidaePteropusvampyrus(Linnaeus, 1758)Large Flying FoxNativeNot ListedCR
RhinolophidaeRhinolophusrefulgensK. Andersen, 1905Glossy Horseshoe BatNativeNot ListedLC
RhinolophidaeRhinolophusmorioGray, 1842Greater Woolly Horseshoe BatNativeCRCR
RhinolophidaeRhinolophussthenoK. Andersen, 1905Lesser Brown Horseshoe BatNativeNot ListedCR
RhinolophidaeRhinolophustrifoliatusTemminck, 1834Trefoil Horseshoe BatNativeCREN
HipposideridaeHipposiderosbicolorTemminck, 1834Bicoloured Roundleaf BatNativeNot ListedEN
HipposideridaeHipposideroscervinus(Gould, 1854)Fawn Roundleaf BatNativeNot ListedCR
HipposideridaeHipposideroscineraceusBlyth, 1853Ashy Roundleaf BatNativeNot ListedCR
HipposideridaeHipposiderosridleyiRobinson & Kloss, 1911Ridley’s Roundleaf BatNativeNot ListedCR
MegadermatidaeMegadermaspasma(Linnaeus, 1758)Lesser Asian False-Vampire BatNativeCREN
EmballonuridaeEmballonuramonticolaTemminck, 1838Lesser Sheath-tailed BatNativeCRCR
EmballonuridaeSaccolaimussaccolaimus(Temminck, 1838)Pouched Tomb BatNativeNot ListedLC
EmballonuridaeTaphozouslongimanusHardwicke, 1825Long-winged Tomb BatNativeNot ListedCR
EmballonuridaeTaphozousmelanopogonTemminck, 1841Black-bearded Tomb BatNativeENLC
NycteridaeNycteristragata(K. Andersen, 1912)Malayan Slit-faced BatNativeCRCR
MolossidaeChaerephonplicata(Buchannan, 1800)Asian Wrinkle-lipped BatNativeNot ListedNEx
MolossidaeCheiromelestorquatusHorsfield, 1824Naked BatNativeCRCR
VespertilionidaeHypsugomacrotis(Temminck, 1840)Big-eared PipistrelleNativeNot ListedCR
VespertilionidaeKerivoulahardwickii(Horsfield, 1824)Hardwicke’s Woolly BatNativeNot ListedCR
VespertilionidaeMurinasuilla(Temminck, 1840)Lesser Tube-nosed BatNativeCRCR
VespertilionidaeMyotishorsfieldii(Temminck, 1840)Horsfield’s MyotisNativeNot ListedLC
VespertilionidaeMyotismuricola(Gray, 1846)Asian Whiskered MyotisNativeNot ListedLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellusjavanicus(Gray, 1838)Javan PipistrelleNativeNot ListedLC
VespertilionidaePipistrellusstenopterus(Dobson, 1875)Narrow-winged PipistrelleNativeCRLC
VespertilionidaeScotophiluskuhliiLeach, 1821Lesser Asian House BatNativeNot ListedLC
VespertilionidaeTylonycterisfulvida(Blyth, 1859) / (Peters, 1872)Lesser Bamboo BatNativeCRVU
VespertilionidaeTylonycterismalayanaChasen, 1940Greater Bamboo BatNativeNot ListedVU
TapiridaeTapirusindicusDesmarest, 1819Malayan TapirVagrantNot ListedNA
ElephantidaeElephasmaximusLinnaeus, 1758Asian ElephantVagrantNot ListedNA