
There are 120 mammals that start with the letter G, from Gabon Genet to Güiña. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the mammals belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the mammals lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Galago
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests in Africa
Scientific name: Galago spp.
Name: Galapagos Fur Seal
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Galapagos Islands
Scientific name: Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Name: Galapagos Sea Lion
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Galapagos Islands
Scientific name: Zalophus wollebaeki
Name: Ganges River Dolphin
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Habitat: Rivers and estuaries of India and Bangladesh
Scientific name: Platanista gangetica
Name: Gansu Red Deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Cervus canadensis kansuensis
Name: Gardner's Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Scientific name: Abrawayaomys ruschii
Name: Gato Onza
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Central and South America
Scientific name: Leopardus wiedii
Name: Gayal
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Forests of Northeast India and Myanmar
Scientific name: Bos frontalis
Name: Gelada
Order: Primates
Habitat: Montane grasslands and shrublands in Ethiopia
Scientific name: Theropithecus gelada
Name: Gemsbok
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Deserts and xeric shrublands in Southern Africa
Scientific name: Oryx gazella
Name: Geoffroy's Cat
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands
Scientific name: Leopardus geoffroyi
Name: German Shepherd-Type Dog
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris
Name: Ghaur
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: High-altitude forests, grasslands
Scientific name: Hemitragus jemlahicus
Name: Giant Armadillo
Order: Cingulata
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in South America
Scientific name: Priodontes maximus
Name: Giant Otter
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and rivers in South America
Scientific name: Pteronura brasiliensis
Name: Giant Panda
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in China
Scientific name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Name: Giant Red Kangaroo
Order: Diprotodontia
Habitat: Arid and semi-arid regions of Australia
Scientific name: Macropus rufus
Name: Gibbon
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Hylobates spp.
Name: Gila Monster
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Southwestern North America
Scientific name: Heloderma suspectum
Name: Gillespie's Duiker
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Equatorial Africa
Scientific name: Cephalophus gillespiei
Name: Giraffe Weevil
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests of Madagascar
Scientific name: Trachelophorus giraffa
Name: Glis
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in Europe
Scientific name: Glis glis
Name: Glossy-Black Cockatoo
Order: Aves
Habitat: Eucalyptus forests of Eastern Australia
Scientific name: Calyptorhynchus lathami
Name: Gnu
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Savannas and grasslands in Africa
Scientific name: Connochaetes spp.
Name: Golden Lion Tamarin
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Brazil
Scientific name: Leontopithecus rosalia
Name: Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
Order: Primates
Habitat: Temperate coniferous forests in China
Scientific name: Rhinopithecus roxellana
Name: Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Callospermophilus lateralis
Name: Golden-Rumped Elephant Shrew
Order: Macroscelidea
Habitat: Kenya and Tanzania
Scientific name: Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
Name: Goodeid
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Habitat: Freshwater lakes and streams in Mexico
Scientific name: Goodeidae spp.
Name: Goodman's Mouse Lemur
Order: Primates
Habitat: Madagascar
Scientific name: Microcebus lehilahytsara
Name: Gordon's Wildcat
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Deserts, grasslands
Scientific name: Felis silvestris gordoni
Name: Grassy Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Grasslands of Australia
Scientific name: Pseudomys australis
Name: Gray Brocket
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in South America
Scientific name: Mazama gouazoubira
Name: Gray Brocket Deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Forests and woodlands of South America
Scientific name: Mazama gouazoubira
Name: Gray Goral
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Temperate coniferous forests and grasslands in Asia
Scientific name: Naemorhedus goral
Name: Gray Langur
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in the Indian subcontinent
Scientific name: Semnopithecus entellus
Name: Gray Slender Loris
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Sri Lanka and India
Scientific name: Loris lydekkerianus
Name: Gray-Bellied Pocket Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Southwestern United States
Scientific name: Perognathus flavus
Name: Gray-Cheeked Mangabey
Order: Primates
Habitat: Central Africa
Scientific name: Lophocebus albigena
Name: Great Bent-Winged Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Widespread
Scientific name: Miniopterus schreibersii
Name: Great White Pelican
Order: Pelecaniformes
Habitat: Africa and Eurasia
Scientific name: Pelecanus onocrotalus
Name: Greater Anteater
Order: Pilosa
Habitat: Grasslands, savannas
Scientific name: Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Name: Greater Bamboo Lemur
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Madagascar
Scientific name: Prolemur simus
Name: Greater Bilby
Order: Notoryctemorphia
Habitat: Deserts and xeric shrublands in Australia
Scientific name: Macrotis lagotis
Name: Greater Bulldog Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Tropical regions of the Americas
Scientific name: Noctilio leporinus
Name: Greater Coucal
Order: Aves
Habitat: Woodlands and urban areas of South and Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Centropus sinensis
Name: Greater Glider
Order: Diprotodontia
Habitat: Temperate and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Australia
Scientific name: Petauroides volans
Name: Greater Horseshoe Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Name: Greater Kudu
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Savannas, woodlands
Scientific name: Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Name: Greater Malayan Chevrotain
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Tragulus napu
Name: Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Middle East and Africa
Scientific name: Rhinopoma microphyllum
Name: Greater Mouse-tailed Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Deserts and xeric shrublands in North Africa and Southwest Asia
Scientific name: Rhinopoma microphyllum
Name: Greater Naked-Tailed Rat
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Rainforests
Scientific name: Uromys caudimaculatus
Name: Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
Order: Perissodactyla
Habitat: India and Nepal
Scientific name: Rhinoceros unicornis
Name: Greater Roadrunner
Order: Aves
Habitat: Deserts and scrublands of North America
Scientific name: Geococcyx californianus
Name: Greater Sage-Grouse
Order: Galliformes
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Centrocercus urophasianus
Name: Greater Stone Marten
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Forests, rocky areas
Scientific name: Martes foina
Name: Greater Wax Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Found worldwide
Scientific name: Galleria mellonella
Name: Greater White-Toothed Shrew
Order: Soricomorpha
Habitat: Europe
Scientific name: Crocidura russula
Name: Green Monkey
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in West Africa
Scientific name: Chlorocebus sabaeus
Name: Grey-Faced Sengi
Order: Macroscelidea
Habitat: Tanzania
Scientific name: Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
Name: Grizzly Bear
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Forests, alpine areas
Scientific name: Ursus arctos horribilis
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Gabon Genet | Carnivora | Central Africa | Genetta servalina |
Galago | Primates | Tropical and subtropical forests in Africa | Galago spp. |
Galapagos Fur Seal | Carnivora | Galapagos Islands | Arctocephalus galapagoensis |
Galapagos Sea Lion | Carnivora | Galapagos Islands | Zalophus wollebaeki |
Gallinomys | Rodentia | China | Gallinomys leei |
Ganges River Dolphin | Cetartiodactyla | Rivers and estuaries of India and Bangladesh | Platanista gangetica |
Gansu Red Deer | Artiodactyla | Central Asia | Cervus canadensis kansuensis |
Gardner's Mouse | Rodentia | Atlantic Forest of Brazil | Abrawayaomys ruschii |
Gaspé Shrew | Eulipotyphla | Eastern Canada | Sorex gaspensis |
Gato Onza | Carnivora | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Central and South America | Leopardus wiedii |
Gaur | Artiodactyla | Forests, grasslands | Bos gaurus |
Gayal | Artiodactyla | Forests of Northeast India and Myanmar | Bos frontalis |
Gediz Jerboa | Rodentia | Turkey | Allactaga williamsi |
Geffroy's Tamarin | Primates | Central America | Saguinus geoffroyi |
Gelada | Primates | Montane grasslands and shrublands in Ethiopia | Theropithecus gelada |
Gelada Baboon | Primates | Ethiopian Highlands | Theropithecus gelada |
Gemsbok | Artiodactyla | Deserts and xeric shrublands in Southern Africa | Oryx gazella |
Genet | Carnivora | Woodlands, savannas | Genetta |
Geoffroy's Cat | Carnivora | Grasslands, woodlands | Leopardus geoffroyi |
Gerbil | Rodentia | Deserts, grasslands | Gerbillinae |
Gerbillus | Rodentia | North Africa and Middle East | Gerbillus spp. |
Gerboa | Rodentia | Central Asia | Allactaga spp. |
Gerenuk | Artiodactyla | East Africa | Litocranius walleri |
German Shepherd-Type Dog | Carnivora | Worldwide | Canis lupus familiaris |
Ghaur | Artiodactyla | High-altitude forests, grasslands | Hemitragus jemlahicus |
Ghost Bat | Chiroptera | Northern Australia | Macroderma gigas |
Giant Armadillo | Cingulata | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in South America | Priodontes maximus |
Giant Mole-Rat | Rodentia | Savannas, grasslands | Fukomys mechowii |
Giant Muntjac | Artiodactyla | Forests | Muntiacus vuquangensis |
Giant Otter | Carnivora | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and rivers in South America | Pteronura brasiliensis |
Giant Panda | Carnivora | Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in China | Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Giant Porcupine | Rodentia | Forests, grasslands | Hystrix indica |
Giant Red Kangaroo | Diprotodontia | Arid and semi-arid regions of Australia | Macropus rufus |
Gibbon | Primates | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Southeast Asia | Hylobates spp. |
Gibbons | Primates | Southeast Asia | Hylobatidae |
Gila Monster | Squamata | Southwestern North America | Heloderma suspectum |
Gila Woodrat | Rodentia | Southwestern United States | Neotoma gilva |
Gillespie's Duiker | Artiodactyla | Equatorial Africa | Cephalophus gillespiei |
Giraffe | Artiodactyla | Africa | Giraffa |
Giraffe Mouse | Rodentia | Central Africa | Uranomys ruddi |
Giraffe Weevil | Coleoptera | Forests of Madagascar | Trachelophorus giraffa |
Giraffidae | Artiodactyla | Africa | Giraffa spp. |
Girardi's Vole | Rodentia | Northern Pakistan | Hyperacrius wynnei |
Gliding Possum | Diprotodontia | Australia and New Guinea | Petaurus |
Gliding Squirrel | Rodentia | Asia | Petaurista spp. |
Glis | Rodentia | Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in Europe | Glis glis |
Gloomy Bat | Chiroptera | Central Africa | Glauconycteris glaucus |
Gloomy Striped Weasel | Carnivora | Central Asia | Mustela nigripes |
Glossy-Black Cockatoo | Aves | Eucalyptus forests of Eastern Australia | Calyptorhynchus lathami |
Gnu | Artiodactyla | Savannas and grasslands in Africa | Connochaetes spp. |
Goeldi's Monkey | Primates | Western Amazon Basin | Callimico goeldii |
Golden Bamboo Lemur | Primates | Madagascar | Hapalemur aureus |
Golden Cat | Carnivora | Southeast Asia | Catopuma temminckii |
Golden Hamster | Rodentia | Syria | Mesocricetus auratus |
Golden Jackal | Carnivora | Eurasia | Canis aureus |
Golden Lion Tamarin | Primates | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Brazil | Leontopithecus rosalia |
Golden Palm Civet | Carnivora | Sri Lanka | Paradoxurus zeylonensis |
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey | Primates | Temperate coniferous forests in China | Rhinopithecus roxellana |
Golden-Breasted Mole-Rat | Rodentia | Zambia | Cryptomys anselli |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel | Rodentia | Western North America | Callospermophilus lateralis |
Golden-Rumped Elephant Shrew | Macroscelidea | Kenya and Tanzania | Rhynchocyon chrysopygus |
Goliath Frog | Anura | Equatorial Africa | Conraua goliath |
Gonatocerus | Hymenoptera | Worldwide | Gonatocerus |
Goodeid | Cyprinodontiformes | Freshwater lakes and streams in Mexico | Goodeidae spp. |
Goodman's Mouse Lemur | Primates | Madagascar | Microcebus lehilahytsara |
Gordon's Wildcat | Carnivora | Deserts, grasslands | Felis silvestris gordoni |
Gorilla | Primates | Central Africa | Gorilla |
Grand Jerboa | Rodentia | Deserts | Pygeretmus pumilio |
Grant's Gazelle | Artiodactyla | East Africa | Nanger granti |
Grasshopper Mouse | Rodentia | North America | Onychomys spp. |
Grassy Mouse | Rodentia | Grasslands of Australia | Pseudomys australis |
Gray Brocket | Artiodactyla | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in South America | Mazama gouazoubira |
Gray Brocket Deer | Artiodactyla | Forests and woodlands of South America | Mazama gouazoubira |
Gray Fox | Carnivora | North America | Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
Gray Gerbil | Rodentia | Deserts, grasslands | Gerbillus gerbillus |
Gray Goral | Artiodactyla | Temperate coniferous forests and grasslands in Asia | Naemorhedus goral |
Gray Hamster | Rodentia | Central Asia | Cricetulus migratorius |
Gray Langur | Primates | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in the Indian subcontinent | Semnopithecus entellus |
Gray Mouse Lemur | Primates | Madagascar | Microcebus murinus |
Gray Seal | Carnivora | Northern Atlantic Ocean | Halichoerus grypus |
Gray Slender Loris | Primates | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Sri Lanka and India | Loris lydekkerianus |
Gray Whale | Cetacea | North Pacific Ocean | Eschrichtius robustus |
Gray-Bellied Pocket Mouse | Rodentia | Southwestern United States | Perognathus flavus |
Gray-Cheeked Mangabey | Primates | Central Africa | Lophocebus albigena |
Great Bent-Winged Bat | Chiroptera | Widespread | Miniopterus schreibersii |
Great White Pelican | Pelecaniformes | Africa and Eurasia | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
Greater Anteater | Pilosa | Grasslands, savannas | Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
Greater Bamboo Lemur | Primates | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Madagascar | Prolemur simus |
Greater Bilby | Notoryctemorphia | Deserts and xeric shrublands in Australia | Macrotis lagotis |
Greater Bulldog Bat | Chiroptera | Tropical regions of the Americas | Noctilio leporinus |
Greater Cane Rat | Rodentia | Africa | Thryonomys swinderianus |
Greater Coucal | Aves | Woodlands and urban areas of South and Southeast Asia | Centropus sinensis |
Greater Galago | Primates | Africa | Otolemur crassicaudatus |
Greater Glider | Diprotodontia | Temperate and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in Australia | Petauroides volans |
Greater Hedgehog Tenrec | Afrosoricida | Madagascar | Setifer setosus |
Greater Horseshoe Bat | Chiroptera | Europe and Asia | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum |
Greater Kudu | Artiodactyla | Savannas, woodlands | Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
Greater Malayan Chevrotain | Artiodactyla | Southeast Asia | Tragulus napu |
Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat | Chiroptera | Middle East and Africa | Rhinopoma microphyllum |
Greater Mouse-tailed Bat | Chiroptera | Deserts and xeric shrublands in North Africa and Southwest Asia | Rhinopoma microphyllum |
Greater Naked-Tailed Rat | Rodentia | Rainforests | Uromys caudimaculatus |
Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros | Perissodactyla | India and Nepal | Rhinoceros unicornis |
Greater Red Muntjac | Artiodactyla | Forests | Muntiacus rubidus |
Greater Roadrunner | Aves | Deserts and scrublands of North America | Geococcyx californianus |
Greater Sac-Winged Bat | Chiroptera | Forests | Saccopteryx bilineata |
Greater Sage-Grouse | Galliformes | Western North America | Centrocercus urophasianus |
Greater Slow Loris | Primates | Southeast Asia | Nycticebus coucang |
Greater Stone Marten | Carnivora | Forests, rocky areas | Martes foina |
Greater Wax Moth | Lepidoptera | Found worldwide | Galleria mellonella |
Greater White-Toothed Shrew | Soricomorpha | Europe | Crocidura russula |
Greater Yellow Bat | Chiroptera | Africa | Scotophilus robustus |
Green Monkey | Primates | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests in West Africa | Chlorocebus sabaeus |
Grey-Faced Sengi | Macroscelidea | Tanzania | Rhynchocyon udzungwensis |
Grison | Carnivora | Central and South America | Galictis |
Grizzly Bear | Carnivora | Forests, alpine areas | Ursus arctos horribilis |
Groundhog | Rodentia | Grasslands, woodlands | Marmota monax |
Guanaco | Artiodactyla | Grasslands, deserts | Lama guanicoe |
Guianan Saki | Primates | Forests | Pithecia vanzolinii |
Guizhou Golden Monkey | Primates | China | Rhinopithecus brelichi |
Güiña | Carnivora | Chile and Argentina | Leopardus guigna |