List of mammals that start with J

There are 85 mammals that start with the letter J, from Jabalí Negro to Jussara’s White-eared Opossum. 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

Jabalí Negro

Name: Jabalí Negro

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Philippine rainforests

Scientific name: Sus cebifrons

Jackrabbit

Name: Jackrabbit

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: Arid regions of western North America

Scientific name: Lepus californicus

Jaekel's Golden Mole

Name: Jaekel's Golden Mole

Order: Afrosoricida

Habitat: South African grasslands and savannas

Scientific name: Chlorotalpa jaekelii

Jaguar

Name: Jaguar

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical rainforests and savannas in Central and South America

Scientific name: Panthera onca

Jamaican Bat

Name: Jamaican Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Jamaica

Scientific name: Chilonatalus tumidifrons

Jamaican Hutia

Name: Jamaican Hutia

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Jamaica

Scientific name: Geocapromys brownii

Jamaican Pika

Name: Jamaican Pika

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: Jamaica

Scientific name: Cliostomys collinus

Japanese Black Bear

Name: Japanese Black Bear

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Japan

Scientific name: Ursus thibetanus japonicus

Japanese Dormouse

Name: Japanese Dormouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Japan

Scientific name: Glirulus japonicus

Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel

Name: Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Japanese forests

Scientific name: Petaurista leucogenys

Japanese Hare

Name: Japanese Hare

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: Japan

Scientific name: Lepus brachyurus

Japanese House Bat

Name: Japanese House Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Japan and East Asia

Scientific name: Pipistrellus abramus

Japanese Macaque

Name: Japanese Macaque

Order: Primates

Habitat: Temperate forests in Japan

Scientific name: Macaca fuscata

Japanese Serow

Name: Japanese Serow

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Mountainous forests in Japan

Scientific name: Capricornis crispus

Japanese Shrew Mole

Name: Japanese Shrew Mole

Order: Soricomorpha

Habitat: Japan

Scientific name: Urotrichus talpoides

Javan Bull

Name: Javan Bull

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Javan forests and grasslands

Scientific name: Bos javanicus

Javan Deer

Name: Javan Deer

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java and Bali

Scientific name: Rusa timorensis

Javan Ferret-Badger

Name: Javan Ferret-Badger

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Endemic to Java

Scientific name: Melogale orientalis

Javan Gibbon

Name: Javan Gibbon

Order: Primates

Habitat: Javan rainforests

Scientific name: Hylobates moloch

Javan Langur

Name: Javan Langur

Order: Primates

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java

Scientific name: Trachypithecus auratus

Javan Leopard

Name: Javan Leopard

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Prionailurus javanensis

Javan Lutung

Name: Javan Lutung

Order: Primates

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java

Scientific name: Trachypithecus pranensis

Javan Mongoose

Name: Javan Mongoose

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical forests and grasslands of Java

Scientific name: Herpestes javanicus

Javan Mouse

Name: Javan Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Endemic to Java

Scientific name: Mus vulcani

Javan Mouse-Deer

Name: Javan Mouse-Deer

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Tragulus javanicus

Javan Mouse-deer

Name: Javan Mouse-deer

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java

Scientific name: Tragulus javanicus

Javan Pig

Name: Javan Pig

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java

Scientific name: Sus verrucosus

Javan Pipistrelle

Name: Javan Pipistrelle

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Pipistrellus javanicus

Javan Rousette

Name: Javan Rousette

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Javan caves and forests

Scientific name: Rousettus amplexicaudatus

Javan Rusa

Name: Javan Rusa

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java and Bali

Scientific name: Rusa timorensis

Javan Rusa Deer

Name: Javan Rusa Deer

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Rusa timorensis

Javan Spiny Rat

Name: Javan Spiny Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Maxomys bartelsii

Javan Tree Shrew

Name: Javan Tree Shrew

Order: Scandentia

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java

Scientific name: Tupaia javanica

Javan Warty Pig

Name: Javan Warty Pig

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Sus verrucosus

Javan Weasel

Name: Javan Weasel

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Mustela lutreolina

Javan Yellow Bat

Name: Javan Yellow Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Tropical forests of Java

Scientific name: Scotophilus kuhli

Javanese Slow Loris

Name: Javanese Slow Loris

Order: Primates

Habitat: Javan forests

Scientific name: Nycticebus javanicus

Javanese Tarsier

Name: Javanese Tarsier

Order: Primates

Habitat: Indonesia

Scientific name: Tarsius bancanus

Jayezkya's Long-eared Bat

Name: Jayezkya's Long-eared Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Plecotus jaeyezkyae

Jebel Akhdar Shrew

Name: Jebel Akhdar Shrew

Order: Eulipotyphla

Habitat: High elevation rocky areas

Scientific name: Crocidura jebelensis

Jebel Marra Grass Rat

Name: Jebel Marra Grass Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Jebel Marra mountain range in Sudan

Scientific name: Arvicanthis blicki

Jebel Marra Shrew

Name: Jebel Marra Shrew

Order: Eulipotyphla

Habitat: Jebel Marra mountains

Scientific name: Crocidura jebelmarra

Jefferson's Ground Squirrel

Name: Jefferson's Ground Squirrel

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Western North America

Scientific name: Spermophilus jeffersonii

Jeffery's Mouse

Name: Jeffery's Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Arid Australia

Scientific name: Pseudomys gouldii

Jenkinson's Mouse Lemur

Name: Jenkinson's Mouse Lemur

Order: Primates

Habitat: Endemic to Madagascar

Scientific name: Microcebus jenkinsae

Jentink's Duiker

Name: Jentink's Duiker

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Tropical forests of West Africa

Scientific name: Cephalophus jentinki

Jentink's Flying Squirrel

Name: Jentink's Flying Squirrel

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Indonesia

Scientific name: Petaurista jentinki

Jerboa

Name: Jerboa

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Deserts and semi-arid regions of North Africa and Central Asia

Scientific name: Dipus sagitta

Jerdon's Leaf Monkey

Name: Jerdon's Leaf Monkey

Order: Primates

Habitat: Endemic to Southwest India

Scientific name: Trachypithecus jeudii

Jersey Bank Vole

Name: Jersey Bank Vole

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Jersey

Scientific name: Myodes (Clethrionomys) Herzog

Jersey Cow

Name: Jersey Cow

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Temperate regions of Europe

Scientific name: Bos taurus

Jesup's Vole

Name: Jesup's Vole

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Northeast China

Scientific name: Microtus jessirae

Jetlaag's Mouse

Name: Jetlaag's Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Grasslands of India

Scientific name: Mus jalatagi

Jewish Gazelle

Name: Jewish Gazelle

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Deserts and savannas

Scientific name: Gazella gazella

Jiang's Jerboa

Name: Jiang's Jerboa

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: China

Scientific name: Euchoreutes naso

Jiareniao

Name: Jiareniao

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Prionodon pardicolor

Jiji Striped Bat

Name: Jiji Striped Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Forests of Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Hesperoptenus tibialis

Jilin Otter

Name: Jilin Otter

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Northeast China

Scientific name: Lutra lutra

Jinek's Pika

Name: Jinek's Pika

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: High-altitude regions of Central Asia

Scientific name: Ochotona koslowi

Jining Pika

Name: Jining Pika

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: Central China

Scientific name: Ochotona jiningensis

Jirds

Name: Jirds

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: North Africa and Asia

Scientific name: Meriones spp.

Jiro's Bat

Name: Jiro's Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Caves and abandoned buildings in Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Rhinolophus jirostrae

Jiroft Rat

Name: Jiroft Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Southeast Iran

Scientific name: Apodemus jolensis

Jivaro Stink Badger

Name: Jivaro Stink Badger

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Conepatus chinga

Jo River Rat

Name: Jo River Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Eastern Sudan

Scientific name: Acomys johannis

Joaquin Pocket Mouse

Name: Joaquin Pocket Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: United States

Scientific name: Chaetodipus (Perognathus) inornatus

Jocotoco Antpitta

Name: Jocotoco Antpitta

Order: Passeriformes

Habitat: Cloud forests of Ecuador

Scientific name: Grallaria ridgelyi

Johor Hairy-Nosed Otter

Name: Johor Hairy-Nosed Otter

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Freshwater wetlands

Scientific name: Lutra sumatrana

Jolly's Bat

Name: Jolly's Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Tropical forests of Vietnam

Scientific name: Murina jollyi

Jolly's Myotis

Name: Jolly's Myotis

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Myotis jollyae

José's Mouse Opossum

Name: José's Mouse Opossum

Order: Didelphimorphia

Habitat: Tropical forests of Colombia

Scientific name: Marmosa josae

Jotabesu

Name: Jotabesu

Order: Primates

Habitat: Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil

Scientific name: Leontopithecus rosalia chrysomelas

Jovian Squirrel

Name: Jovian Squirrel

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Tropical forests of Sumatra and Java

Scientific name: Sundasciurus juvencus

Joyo's Woolly Rat

Name: Joyo's Woolly Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Tropical forests of Sulawesi

Scientific name: Margaretamys joyi

Juei's Pipistrelle

Name: Juei's Pipistrelle

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Subtropical forests of Taiwan

Scientific name: Hypsugo juiei

Juliomys Rat

Name: Juliomys Rat

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Tropical forests of Brazil and Argentina

Scientific name: Juliomys

Jullien's Dwarf Lemur

Name: Jullien's Dwarf Lemur

Order: Primates

Habitat: Tropical forests of Madagascar

Scientific name: Cheirogaleus jullierni

Jumping Mouse

Name: Jumping Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Temperate grasslands and forests

Scientific name: Zapus spp.

Junggar Pika

Name: Junggar Pika

Order: Lagomorpha

Habitat: Northwest China

Scientific name: Ochotona jungdaris

Jungle Cat

Name: Jungle Cat

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests of Asia

Scientific name: Felis chaus

Jungle Marmot

Name: Jungle Marmot

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: High elevation areas of Asia

Scientific name: Marmota himalayana

Jungles Cat

Name: Jungles Cat

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical and temperate forests of Asia

Scientific name: Prionailurus bengalensis

Juraventis

Name: Juraventis

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Temperate forests of Central Europe

Scientific name: Juraventis sussreini

Juruena Marmoset

Name: Juruena Marmoset

Order: Primates

Habitat: Tropical forests of Brazil

Scientific name: Callithrix juruenae

Jussara's White-eared Opossum

Name: Jussara's White-eared Opossum

Order: Didelphimorphia

Habitat: Tropical forests of Brazil

Scientific name: Didelphis jusssarae

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Jabalí NegroArtiodactylaPhilippine rainforestsSus cebifrons
JackrabbitLagomorphaArid regions of western North AmericaLepus californicus
Jaekel's Golden MoleAfrosoricidaSouth African grasslands and savannasChlorotalpa jaekelii
JaguarCarnivoraTropical rainforests and savannas in Central and South AmericaPanthera onca
Jamaican BatChiropteraJamaicaChilonatalus tumidifrons
Jamaican HutiaRodentiaJamaicaGeocapromys brownii
Jamaican PikaLagomorphaJamaicaCliostomys collinus
Japanese Black BearCarnivoraJapanUrsus thibetanus japonicus
Japanese DormouseRodentiaJapanGlirulus japonicus
Japanese Giant Flying SquirrelRodentiaJapanese forestsPetaurista leucogenys
Japanese HareLagomorphaJapanLepus brachyurus
Japanese House BatChiropteraJapan and East AsiaPipistrellus abramus
Japanese MacaquePrimatesTemperate forests in JapanMacaca fuscata
Japanese SerowArtiodactylaMountainous forests in JapanCapricornis crispus
Japanese Shrew MoleSoricomorphaJapanUrotrichus talpoides
Javan BullArtiodactylaJavan forests and grasslandsBos javanicus
Javan DeerArtiodactylaTropical forests of Java and BaliRusa timorensis
Javan Ferret-BadgerCarnivoraEndemic to JavaMelogale orientalis
Javan GibbonPrimatesJavan rainforestsHylobates moloch
Javan LangurPrimatesTropical forests of JavaTrachypithecus auratus
Javan LeopardCarnivoraTropical forestsPrionailurus javanensis
Javan LutungPrimatesTropical forests of JavaTrachypithecus pranensis
Javan MongooseCarnivoraTropical forests and grasslands of JavaHerpestes javanicus
Javan MouseRodentiaEndemic to JavaMus vulcani
Javan Mouse-DeerArtiodactylaTropical forestsTragulus javanicus
Javan Mouse-deerArtiodactylaTropical forests of JavaTragulus javanicus
Javan PigArtiodactylaTropical forests of JavaSus verrucosus
Javan PipistrelleChiropteraTropical forestsPipistrellus javanicus
Javan RousetteChiropteraJavan caves and forestsRousettus amplexicaudatus
Javan RusaArtiodactylaTropical forests of Java and BaliRusa timorensis
Javan Rusa DeerArtiodactylaTropical forestsRusa timorensis
Javan Spiny RatRodentiaTropical forestsMaxomys bartelsii
Javan Tree ShrewScandentiaTropical forests of JavaTupaia javanica
Javan Warty PigArtiodactylaTropical forestsSus verrucosus
Javan WeaselCarnivoraTropical forestsMustela lutreolina
Javan Yellow BatChiropteraTropical forests of JavaScotophilus kuhli
Javanese Slow LorisPrimatesJavan forestsNycticebus javanicus
Javanese TarsierPrimatesIndonesiaTarsius bancanus
Jayezkya's Long-eared BatChiropteraTemperate forestsPlecotus jaeyezkyae
Jebel Akhdar ShrewEulipotyphlaHigh elevation rocky areasCrocidura jebelensis
Jebel Marra Grass RatRodentiaJebel Marra mountain range in SudanArvicanthis blicki
Jebel Marra ShrewEulipotyphlaJebel Marra mountainsCrocidura jebelmarra
Jefferson's Ground SquirrelRodentiaWestern North AmericaSpermophilus jeffersonii
Jeffery's MouseRodentiaArid AustraliaPseudomys gouldii
Jenkinson's Mouse LemurPrimatesEndemic to MadagascarMicrocebus jenkinsae
Jentink's DuikerArtiodactylaTropical forests of West AfricaCephalophus jentinki
Jentink's Flying SquirrelRodentiaIndonesiaPetaurista jentinki
JerboaRodentiaDeserts and semi-arid regions of North Africa and Central AsiaDipus sagitta
Jerdon's Leaf MonkeyPrimatesEndemic to Southwest IndiaTrachypithecus jeudii
Jersey Bank VoleRodentiaJerseyMyodes (Clethrionomys) Herzog
Jersey CowArtiodactylaTemperate regions of EuropeBos taurus
Jesup's VoleRodentiaNortheast ChinaMicrotus jessirae
Jetlaag's MouseRodentiaGrasslands of IndiaMus jalatagi
Jewish GazelleArtiodactylaDeserts and savannasGazella gazella
Jiang's JerboaRodentiaChinaEuchoreutes naso
JiareniaoCarnivoraTropical and subtropical forests of Southeast AsiaPrionodon pardicolor
Jiji Striped BatChiropteraForests of Southeast AsiaHesperoptenus tibialis
Jilin OtterCarnivoraNortheast ChinaLutra lutra
Jinek's PikaLagomorphaHigh-altitude regions of Central AsiaOchotona koslowi
Jining PikaLagomorphaCentral ChinaOchotona jiningensis
JirdsRodentiaNorth Africa and AsiaMeriones spp.
Jiro's BatChiropteraCaves and abandoned buildings in Southeast AsiaRhinolophus jirostrae
Jiroft RatRodentiaSoutheast IranApodemus jolensis
Jivaro Stink BadgerCarnivoraSouth AmericaConepatus chinga
Jo River RatRodentiaEastern SudanAcomys johannis
Joaquin Pocket MouseRodentiaUnited StatesChaetodipus (Perognathus) inornatus
Jocotoco AntpittaPasseriformesCloud forests of EcuadorGrallaria ridgelyi
Johor Hairy-Nosed OtterCarnivoraFreshwater wetlandsLutra sumatrana
Jolly's BatChiropteraTropical forests of VietnamMurina jollyi
Jolly's MyotisChiropteraTropical forestsMyotis jollyae
José's Mouse OpossumDidelphimorphiaTropical forests of ColombiaMarmosa josae
JotabesuPrimatesAtlantic coastal forests of BrazilLeontopithecus rosalia chrysomelas
Jovian SquirrelRodentiaTropical forests of Sumatra and JavaSundasciurus juvencus
Joyo's Woolly RatRodentiaTropical forests of SulawesiMargaretamys joyi
Juei's PipistrelleChiropteraSubtropical forests of TaiwanHypsugo juiei
Juliomys RatRodentiaTropical forests of Brazil and ArgentinaJuliomys
Jullien's Dwarf LemurPrimatesTropical forests of MadagascarCheirogaleus jullierni
Jumping MouseRodentiaTemperate grasslands and forestsZapus spp.
Junggar PikaLagomorphaNorthwest ChinaOchotona jungdaris
Jungle CatCarnivoraTropical and subtropical forests of AsiaFelis chaus
Jungle MarmotRodentiaHigh elevation areas of AsiaMarmota himalayana
Jungles CatCarnivoraTropical and temperate forests of AsiaPrionailurus bengalensis
JuraventisRodentiaTemperate forests of Central EuropeJuraventis sussreini
Juruena MarmosetPrimatesTropical forests of BrazilCallithrix juruenae
Jussara's White-eared OpossumDidelphimorphiaTropical forests of BrazilDidelphis jusssarae

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