List of Irish mammals
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Ireland has 31 extant wild mammal species, some of which are native, and others which have deliberately or inadvertently been introduced by humans over the last 8,000 or so years (see Introduced species). Some mammal species which previously lived on the island have been driven to extinction by humans, and these are also included.
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[edit] Primates
Hominidae
- Man, Homo Sapiens
[edit] Carnivora
Canidae
Mustelidae
- Stoat, Mustela erminea
- Badger, Meles meles
- Otter, Lutra lutra
- American Mink, Mustela vison - Introduced as an accidental escapee from fur farms in the 20th century
- Pine Marten, Martes martes
Pinnepedia
- Common Seal, Phoca vitulina
- Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus
[edit] Rodentia
Muridae
- Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus - introduced species
- Black Rat, Rattus rattus - introduced species
- House Mouse, Mus musculus - introduced species
- Wood Mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
- Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus -introduced species
Sciuridae
- Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
- Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis - introduced in the 20th century
[edit] Lagomorpha
Leporidae
- Rabbit, Oryctaglos cuniculus - introduced around the 12th century by the Normans
- Irish Hare, Lepus timidus
- Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus - introduced species
[edit] Artiodactyla
Cervidae
- Red Deer, Cervus elaphus
- Sika Deer, Cervus nippon - introduced species
- Fallow Deer, Dama dama - introduced species
- Irish Elk, Megaloceros giganteus - became extinct about 5,700 BC
[edit] Cetacea
Odontoceti
- Orca, Orcinus orca
- Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Mysticeti
- Northern Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
[edit] References
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