This list includes 11 Mammals that start with V, from “Vaal Rhebok” to “Vlei Rat”. They range from small rodents to medium antelopes and help with classroom reference and wildlife awareness.
Mammals that start with V are animal species whose common names begin with the letter V. A notable example is the Vaal Rhebok, a southern African antelope often highlighted in regional field guides.
Below you’ll find the table with common name, scientific name, habitat, and average size (cm).
Common name: You see the familiar name used in everyday language, helping quick recognition and classroom use.
Scientific name: You get the Latin binomial used by scientists, letting you find precise species information across sources.
Habitat: You learn the typical environment where each mammal lives, useful for field identification and ecological context.
Average size (cm): You see the typical adult body length in centimeters, helpful for comparisons and sizing in studies.
Mammals that start with V
| Common name | Scientific name | Habitat | Average size (cm) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaquita | Phocoena sinus | marine | 135 | A tiny porpoise endemic to the northern Gulf of California; critically endangered and shy, with very few individuals remaining. |
| Vicuña | Vicugna vicugna | alpine | 110 | A wild South American camelid of the high Andes, prized for very fine wool; lives in open alpine grasslands at high elevations. |
| Vervet Monkey | Chlorocebus pygerythrus | forest, grassland, urban | 85 | A common African monkey with a black face and grey body; adaptable, often found near people and in a variety of habitats. |
| Vagrant Shrew | Sorex vagrans | forest, grassland, wetlands | 10 | A small North American shrew with a high metabolism; insectivorous and active, often found in moist ground cover and meadows. |
| Vancouver Island Marmot | Marmota vancouverensis | alpine | 60 | A large, social rodent found only on Vancouver Island; critically endangered but subject of ongoing recovery efforts. |
| Virginia Opossum | Didelphis virginiana | forest, urban, wetlands | 67 | North America’s only marsupial; an adaptable omnivore often seen in cities, known for “playing dead” when threatened. |
| Visayan Warty Pig | Sus cebifrons | forest | 110 | A critically endangered pig from the central Philippines, notable for facial “warts” and small size compared with wild boar. |
| Visayan Spotted Deer | Rusa alfredi | forest | 120 | An endangered, small deer with white spots, endemic to the Visayan islands of the Philippines and restricted to remnant forests. |
| Verreaux’s Sifaka | Propithecus verreauxi | forest | 100 | A leaping lemur from Madagascar famous for its sideways “dance” on the ground and strong vertical-clinging locomotion in trees. |
| Vlei Rat | Otomys irroratus | grassland, wetlands | 23 | A chunky African rodent that lives in marshy grasslands; named after “vlei” (shallow seasonal wetlands), feeds mainly on grasses. |
| Vaal Rhebok | Pelea capreolus | grassland, alpine | 100 | A slender African antelope of open highveld and rocky slopes; browsers that favor grassland and montane habitats. |