There are 37 mammals that start with the letter Z, from Zacatecas Pocket Mouse to Zyphia. 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: Zacatecas Pocket Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Chaetodipus nelsoni
Name: Zaculeu Pocket Gopher
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Orthogeomys zacatenus
Name: Zambian Gerbil
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Gerbilliscus phillipsi
Name: Zanclean Dormouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Southern Europe
Scientific name: Dryomys nitedula
Name: Zanthixumur
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Zanthixumur spp.
Name: Zanzibar Dwarf Galago
Order: Primates
Habitat: Zanzibar Island
Scientific name: Paragalago zanzibaricus
Name: Zanzibar Red Colobus
Order: Primates
Habitat: Zanzibar Island
Scientific name: Piliocolobus kirkii
Name: Zanzibar Sengi
Order: Macroscelidea
Habitat: Zanzibar Island
Scientific name: Petrodromus tetradactylus
Name: Zanzibar Shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Crocidura hirta
Name: Zanzibar Squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Paraxerus palliatus
Name: Zaphire Glider
Order: Diprotodontia
Habitat: Eastern Australia
Scientific name: Petaurus norfolcensis
Name: Zaysan Souslik
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Spermophilus ralli
Name: Zebra
Order: Perissodactyla
Habitat: Savannas and grasslands of Africa
Scientific name: Equus zebra
Name: Zebra Duiker
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests of West and Central Africa
Scientific name: Cephalophus zebra
Name: Zebra Gerbil
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Deserts and semi-deserts of North Africa and the Middle East
Scientific name: Gerbillus pyramidum
Name: Zebra Hare
Order: Lagomorpha
Habitat: Grasslands and shrublands of southern Africa
Scientific name: Lepus zebra
Name: Zebra Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Montane forests of East Africa
Scientific name: Lophiomys imhausi
Name: Zebra Shrew
Order: Soricomorpha
Habitat: Boreal and temperate forests of North America
Scientific name: Sorex palustris
Name: Zebra Squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Savannas and woodlands of southern Africa
Scientific name: Paraxerus cepapi
Name: Zebu
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Grasslands and savannas of South Asia
Scientific name: Bos taurus indicus
Name: Zebu Ox
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Asia
Scientific name: Bos primigenius indicus
Name: Zenderman's Gerbil
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Morocco
Scientific name: Gerbillus zenderianus
Name: Zenkerella
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Tropical forests of Central Africa
Scientific name: Zenkerella insignis
Name: Zenkeri's Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Praomys zenkeri
Name: Zermatt Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Swiss Alps
Scientific name: Microtus multiplex
Name: Zhao's Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Asia
Scientific name: Microtus murayamai
Name: Ziegler's Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Southeastern Europe
Scientific name: Apodemus mystacinus
Name: Zika Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Brazil
Scientific name: Lasiurus zikavius
Name: Zilan Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Eastern Turkey
Scientific name: Microtus brandti
Name: Zimbabwean Gerbil
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Zimbabwe
Scientific name: Tatera rhodesiae
Name: Zimmermann's Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Europe
Scientific name: Nyctalus leisleri
Name: Zimmermann's Hamster
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Mountains of Armenia and Iran
Scientific name: Mesocricetus raddei
Name: Zimmermann's Mole-Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Asia
Scientific name: Ellobius tancrei
Name: Zinkovi's Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Mountainous regions of central Asia
Scientific name: Microtus zinkovi
Name: Zokors
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Myospalax spp.
Name: Zorro Fox
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: South America
Scientific name: Lycalopex gymnocercus
Name: Zyphia
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Tropical forests of eastern Brazil
Scientific name: Zyphia sclateri
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zacatecas Pocket Mouse | Rodentia | North America | Chaetodipus nelsoni |
| Zaculeu Pocket Gopher | Rodentia | North America | Orthogeomys zacatenus |
| Zambian Gerbil | Rodentia | Africa | Gerbilliscus phillipsi |
| Zanclean Dormouse | Rodentia | Southern Europe | Dryomys nitedula |
| Zanthixumur | Rodentia | Central Asia | Zanthixumur spp. |
| Zanzibar Dwarf Galago | Primates | Zanzibar Island | Paragalago zanzibaricus |
| Zanzibar Red Colobus | Primates | Zanzibar Island | Piliocolobus kirkii |
| Zanzibar Sengi | Macroscelidea | Zanzibar Island | Petrodromus tetradactylus |
| Zanzibar Shrew | Eulipotyphla | Africa | Crocidura hirta |
| Zanzibar Squirrel | Rodentia | Africa | Paraxerus palliatus |
| Zaphire Glider | Diprotodontia | Eastern Australia | Petaurus norfolcensis |
| Zaysan Souslik | Rodentia | Central Asia | Spermophilus ralli |
| Zebra | Perissodactyla | Savannas and grasslands of Africa | Equus zebra |
| Zebra Duiker | Artiodactyla | Tropical and subtropical forests of West and Central Africa | Cephalophus zebra |
| Zebra Gerbil | Rodentia | Deserts and semi-deserts of North Africa and the Middle East | Gerbillus pyramidum |
| Zebra Hare | Lagomorpha | Grasslands and shrublands of southern Africa | Lepus zebra |
| Zebra Mouse | Rodentia | Montane forests of East Africa | Lophiomys imhausi |
| Zebra Shrew | Soricomorpha | Boreal and temperate forests of North America | Sorex palustris |
| Zebra Squirrel | Rodentia | Savannas and woodlands of southern Africa | Paraxerus cepapi |
| Zebu | Artiodactyla | Grasslands and savannas of South Asia | Bos taurus indicus |
| Zebu Ox | Artiodactyla | Asia | Bos primigenius indicus |
| Zenderman's Gerbil | Rodentia | Morocco | Gerbillus zenderianus |
| Zenkerella | Rodentia | Tropical forests of Central Africa | Zenkerella insignis |
| Zenkeri's Mouse | Rodentia | Africa | Praomys zenkeri |
| Zermatt Vole | Rodentia | Swiss Alps | Microtus multiplex |
| Zhao's Vole | Rodentia | Asia | Microtus murayamai |
| Ziegler's Mouse | Rodentia | Southeastern Europe | Apodemus mystacinus |
| Zika Bat | Chiroptera | Brazil | Lasiurus zikavius |
| Zilan Vole | Rodentia | Eastern Turkey | Microtus brandti |
| Zimbabwean Gerbil | Rodentia | Zimbabwe | Tatera rhodesiae |
| Zimmermann's Bat | Chiroptera | Europe | Nyctalus leisleri |
| Zimmermann's Hamster | Rodentia | Mountains of Armenia and Iran | Mesocricetus raddei |
| Zimmermann's Mole-Vole | Rodentia | Asia | Ellobius tancrei |
| Zinkovi's Vole | Rodentia | Mountainous regions of central Asia | Microtus zinkovi |
| Zokors | Rodentia | Central Asia | Myospalax spp. |
| Zorro Fox | Carnivora | South America | Lycalopex gymnocercus |
| Zyphia | Rodentia | Tropical forests of eastern Brazil | Zyphia sclateri |