There are 43 mammals that start with the letter H, from Hagenbeck’s Gazelle to Hutia. 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: Hagenbeck's Gazelle
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: East Africa
Scientific name: Eudorcas hagenbecki
Name: Hairy Armadillo
Order: Cingulata
Habitat: Grasslands, savannas, and dry forests of South America
Scientific name: Chaetophractus villosus
Name: Hairy-nosed Wombat
Order: Diprotodontia
Habitat: Semiarid scrublands and woodlands of southern Australia
Scientific name: Lasiorhinus latifrons
Name: Hairy-tailed Mole
Order: Soricomorpha
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Parascalops breweri
Name: Hamster
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Eurasia
Scientific name: Cricetinae
Name: Harbor Porpoise
Order: Cetacea
Habitat: North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans
Scientific name: Phocoena phocoena
Name: Harbor Seal
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Phoca vitulina
Name: Hare
Order: Lagomorpha
Habitat: Temperate regions of Eurasia and North Africa
Scientific name: Lepus
Name: Harp Seal
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Arctic and Subarctic regions
Scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus
Name: Harpy Eagle
Order: Accipitriformes
Habitat: South America
Scientific name: Harpia harpyja
Name: Harvest Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Eurasia
Scientific name: Micromys minutus
Name: Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Hawaiian Islands
Scientific name: Lasiurus cinereus semotus
Name: Hazel Dormouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Europe
Scientific name: Muscardinus avellanarius
Name: Heather Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Phenacomys intermedius
Name: Hector's Dolphin
Order: Cetacea
Habitat: Coastal waters of New Zealand
Scientific name: Cephalorhynchus hectori
Name: Hedgehog
Order: Eulipotyphla
Habitat: Eurasia and Africa
Scientific name: Erinaceidae
Name: Helwäld's Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Myotis welwitschii
Name: Hemprich's Gazelle
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Horn of Africa
Scientific name: Gazella erlangeri
Name: Hercules Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Dynastes hercules
Name: Hereford Cattle
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Bos taurus
Name: Hermann's Tortoise
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Mediterranean region
Scientific name: Testudo hermanni
Name: Himalayan Brown Bear
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Himalayan Mountains
Scientific name: Ursus arctos isabellinus
Name: Himalayan Musk Deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Himalayan Mountains
Scientific name: Moschus leucogaster
Name: Himalayan Tahr
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Himalayas
Scientific name: Hemitragus jemlahicus
Name: Hippopotamus
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius
Name: Hispid Cotton Rat
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Grasslands and agricultural areas of North and Central America
Scientific name: Sigmodon hispidus
Name: Hispid Hare
Order: Lagomorpha
Habitat: South Asia
Scientific name: Caprolagus hispidus
Name: Hoary Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: North and South America
Scientific name: Lasiurus cinereus
Name: Hoary Marmot
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Marmota caligata
Name: Hog Deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: South Asia
Scientific name: Axis porcinus
Name: Hog-nosed Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Cynomops плanirostris
Name: Homeguard Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Western North America
Scientific name: Antrozous pallidus
Name: Honey Badger
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Africa and Asia
Scientific name: Mellivora capensis
Name: Hoolock Gibbon
Order: Primates
Habitat: Northeast India and Bangladesh
Scientific name: Hoolock hoolock
Name: Horse
Order: Perissodactyla
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Equus ferus caballus
Name: Houbara Bustard
Order: Gruiformes
Habitat: North Africa and Central Asia
Scientific name: Chlamydotis undulata
Name: House Hog
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Sus scrofa domesticus
Name: House Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Mus musculus
Name: House Shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla
Habitat: Asia
Scientific name: Suncus murinus
Name: Howler Monkey
Order: Primates
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Alouatta
Name: Huemul
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Andes Mountains of South America
Scientific name: Hippocamelus bisulcus
Name: Humbolt's Hog-nosed Skunk
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Dry forests and grasslands of western South America
Scientific name: Conepatus humboldtii
Name: Hutia
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Caribbean Islands
Scientific name: Capromyidae
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagenbeck's Gazelle | Artiodactyla | East Africa | Eudorcas hagenbecki |
| Hairy Armadillo | Cingulata | Grasslands, savannas, and dry forests of South America | Chaetophractus villosus |
| Hairy-nosed Wombat | Diprotodontia | Semiarid scrublands and woodlands of southern Australia | Lasiorhinus latifrons |
| Hairy-tailed Mole | Soricomorpha | North America | Parascalops breweri |
| Hamster | Rodentia | Eurasia | Cricetinae |
| Harbor Porpoise | Cetacea | North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans | Phocoena phocoena |
| Harbor Seal | Carnivora | Coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere | Phoca vitulina |
| Hare | Lagomorpha | Temperate regions of Eurasia and North Africa | Lepus |
| Harp Seal | Carnivora | Arctic and Subarctic regions | Pagophilus groenlandicus |
| Harpy Eagle | Accipitriformes | South America | Harpia harpyja |
| Harvest Mouse | Rodentia | Eurasia | Micromys minutus |
| Hawaiian Hoary Bat | Chiroptera | Hawaiian Islands | Lasiurus cinereus semotus |
| Hazel Dormouse | Rodentia | Europe | Muscardinus avellanarius |
| Heather Vole | Rodentia | North America | Phenacomys intermedius |
| Hector's Dolphin | Cetacea | Coastal waters of New Zealand | Cephalorhynchus hectori |
| Hedgehog | Eulipotyphla | Eurasia and Africa | Erinaceidae |
| Helwäld's Bat | Chiroptera | Africa | Myotis welwitschii |
| Hemprich's Gazelle | Artiodactyla | Horn of Africa | Gazella erlangeri |
| Hercules Beetle | Coleoptera | Central and South America | Dynastes hercules |
| Hereford Cattle | Artiodactyla | Worldwide | Bos taurus |
| Hermann's Tortoise | Testudines | Mediterranean region | Testudo hermanni |
| Himalayan Brown Bear | Carnivora | Himalayan Mountains | Ursus arctos isabellinus |
| Himalayan Musk Deer | Artiodactyla | Himalayan Mountains | Moschus leucogaster |
| Himalayan Tahr | Artiodactyla | Himalayas | Hemitragus jemlahicus |
| Hippopotamus | Artiodactyla | Africa | Hippopotamus amphibius |
| Hispid Cotton Rat | Rodentia | Grasslands and agricultural areas of North and Central America | Sigmodon hispidus |
| Hispid Hare | Lagomorpha | South Asia | Caprolagus hispidus |
| Hoary Bat | Chiroptera | North and South America | Lasiurus cinereus |
| Hoary Marmot | Rodentia | North America | Marmota caligata |
| Hog Deer | Artiodactyla | South Asia | Axis porcinus |
| Hog-nosed Bat | Chiroptera | Central and South America | Cynomops плanirostris |
| Homeguard Bat | Chiroptera | Western North America | Antrozous pallidus |
| Honey Badger | Carnivora | Africa and Asia | Mellivora capensis |
| Hoolock Gibbon | Primates | Northeast India and Bangladesh | Hoolock hoolock |
| Horse | Perissodactyla | Worldwide | Equus ferus caballus |
| Houbara Bustard | Gruiformes | North Africa and Central Asia | Chlamydotis undulata |
| House Hog | Artiodactyla | Worldwide | Sus scrofa domesticus |
| House Mouse | Rodentia | Worldwide | Mus musculus |
| House Shrew | Eulipotyphla | Asia | Suncus murinus |
| Howler Monkey | Primates | Central and South America | Alouatta |
| Huemul | Artiodactyla | Andes Mountains of South America | Hippocamelus bisulcus |
| Humbolt's Hog-nosed Skunk | Carnivora | Dry forests and grasslands of western South America | Conepatus humboldtii |
| Hutia | Rodentia | Caribbean Islands | Capromyidae |