Benin

The country's mammalian diversity consists of 203 living species in 12 orders, 42 families, and 131 genera.

Notes: The list excludes widespread and domesticated species.

Subclass

Infraclass

Order

Families

Genera

Living species

Extinct species (last 500 years)

Theria

Placentalia

1

1

1

0

Theria

Placentalia

1

1

1

0

Theria

Placentalia

1

2

2

0

Theria

Placentalia

1

1

1

0

Theria

Placentalia

3

10

11

0

Theria

Placentalia

1

1

1

0

Theria

Placentalia

7

26

43

0

Theria

Placentalia

2

3

10

0

Theria

Placentalia

9

29

60

0

Theria

Placentalia

1

2

2

0

Theria

Placentalia

7

22

28

0

Theria

Placentalia

8

33

43

0