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Mexico is the second richest country in the world regarding number of mammal species. The first is Indonesia with 519 species, Mexico is by fraction second - there are 502 species of mammals described here.

Earless Seals, Seals, and True Seals
(Carnivora - Phocidae)
No. of species : World, 19

select species Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

Badgers, Mustelids, Otters, Skunks,
and Weasels (Carnivora - Mustelidae)
No. of species : World, 65

select species Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Bears (Carnivora - Ursidae)
No. of species : World, 9

select species Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Finner Whales and Rorquals
(Cetacea - Balaenopteridae)
No. of species : World, 6

select species Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Gray Whale (Cetacea - Eschrichtiidae)
No. of species : World, 1; Mexico, 1

select species Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Dolphins, Killer Whales & relatives
(Cetacea - Delphinidae)
No. of species : World, 32

select species Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

New World Monkeys
(Cebidae)
No. of species : World, 50, Mexico, 3

select species Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) Yucatan Black Howler (Alouatta pigra)

Squirrels, Chipmunks, Marmots
(Rodentia - Sciuridae)
No. of species : World,

select species Mexican Gray Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) Colima Tree Squirrel (Sciurus colliaei) Black -tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Agoutis
(Rodentia - Dasyproctidae)
No. of species : World, 14, Mexico 2

select species Mexican Black Agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana)

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