There are 22 mammals that start with the letter W, from Wallaby to Woolly Spider Monkey. 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: Wallaby
Order: Diprotodontia
Habitat: Grasslands and open forests in Australia and surrounding islands
Scientific name: Macropus rufogriseus
Name: Wallaroo
Order: Diprotodontia
Habitat: Rocky and rugged terrain in Australia
Scientific name: Macropus robustus
Name: Walrus
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Coastlines and sea ice in the Arctic
Scientific name: Odobenus rosmarus
Name: Warthog
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Savannas and grasslands in Africa
Scientific name: Phacochoerus africanus
Name: Water Buffalo
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Wetlands and shallow waters in South and Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Bubalus bubalis
Name: Water Opossum
Order: Didelphimorphia
Habitat: Tropical forests and wetlands in Central and South America
Scientific name: Chironectes minimus
Name: Water Vole
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Freshwater habitats in Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Arvicola amphibius
Name: Weasel
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Variety of habitats across the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Mustela nivalis
Name: West Indian Manatee
Order: Sirenia
Habitat: Coastal and inland waterways in the Caribbean and Florida
Scientific name: Trichechus manatus
Name: Western Banded Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Deserts and arid regions in North America
Scientific name: Coleonyx variegatus
Name: Western Barred Bandicoot
Order: Peramelemorphia
Habitat: Shrublands and heathlands in Western Australia
Scientific name: Perameles bougainville
Name: Western Gray Squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Deciduous and mixed forests in western North America
Scientific name: Sciurus griseus
Name: Western Harvest Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Grasslands and agricultural areas in western North America
Scientific name: Reithrodontomys megalotis
Name: Western Spotted Skunk
Order: Carnivora
Habitat: Variety of habitats in western North America
Scientific name: Spilogale gracilis
Name: Western Stripe-Backed Rat
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Grasslands and savannas in Africa
Scientific name: Lemniscomys striatus
Name: Western Tarsier
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical forests in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Cephalopachus bancanus
Name: Whiskered Bat
Order: Chiroptera
Habitat: Variety of wooded habitats across Europe and Asia
Scientific name: Myotis mystacinus
Name: White-Footed Mouse
Order: Rodentia
Habitat: Deciduous forests and urban areas in eastern North America
Scientific name: Peromyscus leucopus
Name: White-Tailed Deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Habitat: Variety of habitats in North America
Scientific name: Odocoileus virginianus
Name: Woolly Mammoth
Order: Proboscidea
Habitat: Tundra and boreal forests in the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Mammuthus primigenius
Name: Woolly Rhinoceros
Order: Perissodactyla
Habitat: Tundra and steppe environments in the Northern Hemisphere
Scientific name: Coelodonta antiquitatis
Name: Woolly Spider Monkey
Order: Primates
Habitat: Tropical forests in Brazil
Scientific name: Brachyteles arachnoides
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallaby | Diprotodontia | Grasslands and open forests in Australia and surrounding islands | Macropus rufogriseus |
| Wallaroo | Diprotodontia | Rocky and rugged terrain in Australia | Macropus robustus |
| Walrus | Carnivora | Coastlines and sea ice in the Arctic | Odobenus rosmarus |
| Warthog | Artiodactyla | Savannas and grasslands in Africa | Phacochoerus africanus |
| Water Buffalo | Artiodactyla | Wetlands and shallow waters in South and Southeast Asia | Bubalus bubalis |
| Water Opossum | Didelphimorphia | Tropical forests and wetlands in Central and South America | Chironectes minimus |
| Water Vole | Rodentia | Freshwater habitats in Europe and Asia | Arvicola amphibius |
| Weasel | Carnivora | Variety of habitats across the Northern Hemisphere | Mustela nivalis |
| West Indian Manatee | Sirenia | Coastal and inland waterways in the Caribbean and Florida | Trichechus manatus |
| Western Banded Gecko | Squamata | Deserts and arid regions in North America | Coleonyx variegatus |
| Western Barred Bandicoot | Peramelemorphia | Shrublands and heathlands in Western Australia | Perameles bougainville |
| Western Gray Squirrel | Rodentia | Deciduous and mixed forests in western North America | Sciurus griseus |
| Western Harvest Mouse | Rodentia | Grasslands and agricultural areas in western North America | Reithrodontomys megalotis |
| Western Spotted Skunk | Carnivora | Variety of habitats in western North America | Spilogale gracilis |
| Western Stripe-Backed Rat | Rodentia | Grasslands and savannas in Africa | Lemniscomys striatus |
| Western Tarsier | Primates | Tropical forests in Southeast Asia | Cephalopachus bancanus |
| Whiskered Bat | Chiroptera | Variety of wooded habitats across Europe and Asia | Myotis mystacinus |
| White-Footed Mouse | Rodentia | Deciduous forests and urban areas in eastern North America | Peromyscus leucopus |
| White-Tailed Deer | Artiodactyla | Variety of habitats in North America | Odocoileus virginianus |
| Woolly Mammoth | Proboscidea | Tundra and boreal forests in the Northern Hemisphere | Mammuthus primigenius |
| Woolly Rhinoceros | Perissodactyla | Tundra and steppe environments in the Northern Hemisphere | Coelodonta antiquitatis |
| Woolly Spider Monkey | Primates | Tropical forests in Brazil | Brachyteles arachnoides |