Mammals of Sulawesi

Every mammals in the Wildlife of Sulawesi guide: 100 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Commons Mammal Additions

• Peleng Cuscus Strigocuscus pelengensis
• Bolabatu Babirusa Babyrousa bolabatuensis

Commons Mammal Additions

• Lariang Tarsier Tarsius lariang
• Supriatna’s Tarsier Tarsius supriatnai
• Talaud Bear Cuscus Ailurops melanotis
• Greater Sulawesi Rousette Boneia bidens
• Sulawesi Giant Rat Eropeplus canus
• Small-toothed Fruit Bat Neopteryx frosti

Verified iNaturalist Mammals

• Hoffmann’s Rat Rattus hoffmanni
• Xanthurus Rat Rattus xanthurus

Verified iNaturalist Mammals

• Common Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni
• Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
• Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps
• Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima
• Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
• Pygmy Killer Whale Feresa attenuata
• Risso’s Dolphin Grampus griseus
• Fraser’s Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
• Killer Whale Orcinus orca
• Melon-headed Whale Peponocephala electra
• False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
• Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata
• Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
• Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis
• Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Cuvier’s Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris

Verified iNaturalist Mammals

• Common Spotted Cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus
• Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus
• Sunda Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
• Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga
• Dugong Dugong dugon
• Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus
• Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris
• Short-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
• Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Omura’s Whale Balaenoptera omurai
• Common Rattus Rattus exulans
• Pacific Rat Rattus tanezumi
• House Mouse Mus musculus

Verified iNaturalist Mammals

• Whiskered Myotis Myotis muricola
• Rohui’s Bat Philetor brachypterus
• Lesser Asiatic Yellow Bat Scotophilus kuhlii
• Little Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus australis
• Common Bent-winged Bat Miniopterus schreibersii

Verified iNaturalist Mammals

• Sulawesi Dog-faced Fruit Bat Cynopterus luzoniensis
• Lesser Bare-backed Fruit Bat Dobsonia minor
• Black Flying Fox Pteropus alecto
• Small Flying Fox Pteropus hypomelanus
• Pallas’s Tube-nosed Bat Nyctimene cephalotes
• Philippine Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura alecto
• Black Sheath-tailed Bat Mosia nigrescens
• Blyth’s Tomb Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus
• Woolly Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus luctus
• Philippine Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus philippinensis
• Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros ater
• Gould’s Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros cervinus
• Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros diadema

Macaques & Monkeys

• Celebes Crested Macaque Macaca nigra
• Gorontalo Macaque Macaca nigrescens
• Heck's Macaque Macaca hecki
• Moor Macaque Macaca maura
• Tonkean Macaque Macaca tonkeana
• Sulawesi Booted Macaque Macaca ochreata
• Muna-Buton Macaque Macaca brunnescens

Tarsiers

• Spectral Tarsier Tarsius tarsier
• Dian's Tarsier Tarsius dentatus
• Pygmy Tarsier Tarsius pumilus
• Peleng Tarsier Tarsius pelengensis

Cuscuses & Small Mammals

• Sulawesi Bear Cuscus Ailurops ursinus
• Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus Strigocuscus celebensis
• Sulawesi Palm Civet Macrogalidia musschenbroekii
• Sulawesi Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis

Hoofed Mammals

• Lowland Anoa Bubalus depressicornis
• Mountain Anoa Bubalus quarlesi
• Sulawesi Warty Pig Sus celebensis
• Timor Deer Rusa timorensis
• Wild Boar Sus scrofa

Fruit Bats & Flying Foxes

• Minute Fruit Bat Cynopterus minutus
• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx
• Long-tongued Nectar Bat Macroglossus minimus
• Geoffroy's Rousette Rousettus amplexicaudatus

Horseshoe & Leaf-nosed Bats

• Lesser False Vampire Bat Megaderma spasma
• Cantor's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros galeritus

Free-tailed & Vesper Bats

• Lesser Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura monticola
• Black-bearded Tomb Bat Taphozous melanopogon
• Hardwicke's Woolly Bat Kerivoula hardwickii

Further Photo-backed Species

• Gursky's Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
• Whitish Dwarf Squirrel Prosciurillus leucomus
• Celebes Dwarf Squirrel Prosciurillus murinus
• Sulawesi Rousette Pilonycteris celebensis
• Sulawesi Fruit Bat Acerodon celebensis
• Sulawesi horseshoe bat Rhinolophus celebensis
• Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis
• Makassar Tarsier Tarsius fuscus

Frequently asked questions

How many mammals are in the Wildlife of Sulawesi guide?

The guide lists 100 mammals of Sulawesi, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of mammals are covered?

Commons Mammal Additions (8), Verified iNaturalist Mammals (55), Macaques & Monkeys (7), Tarsiers (4), Cuscuses & Small Mammals (4), Hoofed Mammals (5), Fruit Bats & Flying Foxes (4), Horseshoe & Leaf-nosed Bats (2), Free-tailed & Vesper Bats (3), Further Photo-backed Species (8).