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Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Jackal Canis aureus
Indian fox Vulpes bengalensis
Family: Felidae
Tiger Panthera tigris
Jungle cat Felis chaus
Leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis
Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus
Family: Mustelidae
Smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata
Small-clawed otter Amblonyx cinereus
Family: Viverridae
Small Indian civet Viverricula indica
Large Indian civet Viverra zibetha
Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Family: Herpestidae
Grey mongoose Herpestes edwardsii
Small Indian mongoose Herpestes javanicus
Order: Insectivora
Family: Soricidae
House shrew Suncus murinus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Hystricidae
Himalayan crestless porcupine Hystrix brachyura (B)
Family: Sciuridae
Five-striped palm squirrel Funambulus pennantii
Family: Muridae
Large bandicoot-rat Bandicota indica
Lesser Bandicoot-rat Bandicota bengalensis
House rat Rattus rattus
Long-tailed tree mouse Vandeleuria oleracea
Little Indian field mouse Mus booduga
A Checklist of Sundarban Mammals