List of mammals that start with Y

There are 24 mammals that start with the letter Y, from Yak to Yunnan Snub-nosed 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

Yak

Name: Yak

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: High-altitude grasslands in Central Asia

Scientific name: Bos grunniens

Yak Herder's Shrew

Name: Yak Herder's Shrew

Order: Eulipotyphla

Habitat: Himalayan Mountains

Scientific name: Episoriculus caudatus

Yamazaki's House Bat

Name: Yamazaki's House Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Scotophilus bolovensis

Yanbian Yellow-necked Mouse

Name: Yanbian Yellow-necked Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Northeast China

Scientific name: Apodemus coreae

Yangtze Finless Porpoise

Name: Yangtze Finless Porpoise

Order: Cetacea

Habitat: Yangtze River in China

Scientific name: Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis

Yedoma Bison

Name: Yedoma Bison

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Siberia

Scientific name: Bison bison yeniseensis

Yellow Baboon

Name: Yellow Baboon

Order: Primates

Habitat: Savannas and grasslands in East Africa

Scientific name: Papio cynocephalus

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Name: Yellow-bellied Marmot

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Rocky mountainous areas in North America

Scientific name: Marmota flaviventris

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Name: Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Order: Diprotodontia

Habitat: Mountainous areas of Australia

Scientific name: Petrogale xanthopus

Yellow-necked Mouse

Name: Yellow-necked Mouse

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Deciduous forests of Europe

Scientific name: Apodemus flavicollis

Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Name: Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Order: Primates

Habitat: Montane forests of Peru

Scientific name: Lagothrix flavicauda

Yellowbelly Glider

Name: Yellowbelly Glider

Order: Diprotodontia

Habitat: Forests of eastern Australia

Scientific name: Petaurus australis

Yeti Crab

Name: Yeti Crab

Order: Decapoda

Habitat: Deep-sea hydrothermal vents in Pacific Ocean

Scientific name: Kiwa hirsuta

Yingjiang Leaf Monkey

Name: Yingjiang Leaf Monkey

Order: Primates

Habitat: Southwest China

Scientific name: Trachypithecus francoisi

Yokoya's Shrew

Name: Yokoya's Shrew

Order: Eulipotyphla

Habitat: Japan

Scientific name: Crocidura yokoyai

Yorkshire Terrier

Name: Yorkshire Terrier

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Companion animal

Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris

Yucatan Raccoon

Name: Yucatan Raccoon

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Tropical forests in Mexico

Scientific name: Procyon lotor hernandezii

Yukon Moose

Name: Yukon Moose

Order: Artiodactyla

Habitat: Boreal forests in northwestern North America

Scientific name: Alces alces gigas

Yuma Myotis

Name: Yuma Myotis

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Various habitats in western North America

Scientific name: Myotis yumanensis

Yunga Degu

Name: Yunga Degu

Order: Rodentia

Habitat: Yungas cloud forests in South America

Scientific name: Pipanacoctomys aureus

Yunnan Hill Mole

Name: Yunnan Hill Mole

Order: Eulipotyphla

Habitat: Southwest China

Scientific name: Scaptonyx fusicaudus

Yunnan Hog Badger

Name: Yunnan Hog Badger

Order: Carnivora

Habitat: Southwest China

Scientific name: Arctonyxalbogularis

Yunnan Leaf-eared Bat

Name: Yunnan Leaf-eared Bat

Order: Chiroptera

Habitat: Southwest China

Scientific name: Phoniscus jagorii

Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey

Name: Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkey

Order: Primates

Habitat: Temperate coniferous forests of China

Scientific name: Rhinopithecus bieti

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
YakArtiodactylaHigh-altitude grasslands in Central AsiaBos grunniens
Yak Herder's ShrewEulipotyphlaHimalayan MountainsEpisoriculus caudatus
Yamazaki's House BatChiropteraSoutheast AsiaScotophilus bolovensis
Yanbian Yellow-necked MouseRodentiaNortheast ChinaApodemus coreae
Yangtze Finless PorpoiseCetaceaYangtze River in ChinaNeophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis
Yedoma BisonArtiodactylaSiberiaBison bison yeniseensis
Yellow BaboonPrimatesSavannas and grasslands in East AfricaPapio cynocephalus
Yellow-bellied MarmotRodentiaRocky mountainous areas in North AmericaMarmota flaviventris
Yellow-footed Rock WallabyDiprotodontiaMountainous areas of AustraliaPetrogale xanthopus
Yellow-necked MouseRodentiaDeciduous forests of EuropeApodemus flavicollis
Yellow-tailed Woolly MonkeyPrimatesMontane forests of PeruLagothrix flavicauda
Yellowbelly GliderDiprotodontiaForests of eastern AustraliaPetaurus australis
Yeti CrabDecapodaDeep-sea hydrothermal vents in Pacific OceanKiwa hirsuta
Yingjiang Leaf MonkeyPrimatesSouthwest ChinaTrachypithecus francoisi
Yokoya's ShrewEulipotyphlaJapanCrocidura yokoyai
Yorkshire TerrierCarnivoraCompanion animalCanis lupus familiaris
Yucatan RaccoonCarnivoraTropical forests in MexicoProcyon lotor hernandezii
Yukon MooseArtiodactylaBoreal forests in northwestern North AmericaAlces alces gigas
Yuma MyotisChiropteraVarious habitats in western North AmericaMyotis yumanensis
Yunga DeguRodentiaYungas cloud forests in South AmericaPipanacoctomys aureus
Yunnan Hill MoleEulipotyphlaSouthwest ChinaScaptonyx fusicaudus
Yunnan Hog BadgerCarnivoraSouthwest ChinaArctonyxalbogularis
Yunnan Leaf-eared BatChiropteraSouthwest ChinaPhoniscus jagorii
Yunnan Snub-nosed MonkeyPrimatesTemperate coniferous forests of ChinaRhinopithecus bieti

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