List of European mammals

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This is a list of European mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in Europe, whether resident or as regular migrants. It does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited. Introduced species are also noted.

Contents 1 Marsupials 2 Insectivores 2.1 Hedgehogs 2.2 Moles and desmans 2.3 Shrews 3 Primates 4 Bats 4.1 Horseshoe bats 4.2 Evening bats 4.3 Free-tailed bats 4.4 Slit-faced bats 5 Lagomorphs 6 Rodents 6.1 Squirrels 6.2 Beavers 6.3 Porcupines 6.4 Hutias 6.5 Dormice 6.6 Muroids 6.7 Birch mice 7 Carnivores 7.1 Bears 7.2 Wolves and foxes 7.3 Weasels 7.4 Mongooses and genet 7.5 Raccoons 7.6 Cats 8 Pinnipeds 8.1 Seals 8.2 Walrus 9 Odd-toed ungulates 10 Even-toed ungulates 10.1 Pigs 10.2 Cattle 10.3 Deer 11 Cetaceans 11.1 Baleen whales and humpback whales 11.2 Right whales 11.3 Sperm whales 11.4 Beaked whales 11.5 White whales 11.6 Dolphins 11.7 Porpoises 12 See also

[edit] Marsupials

• Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus (Britain, introduced and probably extinct)

[edit] Insectivores

[edit] Hedgehogs

• Western European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
• Eastern European hedgehog Erinaceus concolor
• North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (France and Spain, probably introduced)

[edit] Moles and desmans

• European mole Talpa europaea
• Mediterranean mole Talpa caeca (south of the Alps)
• Roman mole Talpa romana (Italy and Greece)
• Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus (Spain, Portugal and the Pyrenees)
• Russian desman Desmana moschata (Russia)

[edit] Shrews

• Common shrew Sorex araneus
• Millet's shrew Sorex coronatus
• Spanish shrew Sorex granarius
• Appennine shrew Sorex samniticus
• Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus
• Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
• Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus
• Dusky shrew Sorex sinalis
• Alpine shrew Sorex alpinus
• Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens
• Miller's water shrew Neomys anomalus
• Pygmy white-toothed shrew Suncus etruscus
• Greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula
• Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
• Bicoloured white-toothed shrew Crocidura leucodon

[edit] Primates

• Human Homo sapiens
• Barbary ape Macca sylvanus (Gibraltar, presumably introduced)

[edit] Bats

[edit] Horseshoe bats

• Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
• Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
• Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale
• Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii
• Mehely's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi

[edit] Evening bats

• Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentoni
• Nathalina bat Myotis nathalinae
• Long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii
• Pond bat Myotis dasycneme
• Brandt's bat Myotis brandti
• Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus
• Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus
• Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri
• Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteini
• Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis
• Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythi
• Common noctule Nyctalus noctula
• Leisler's bat Nyctalus leisleri
• Greater noctule Nyctalus lasiopterus
• Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
• Northern bat Eptesicus nilssoni
• Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus
• Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
• Nathusius's pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
• Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhli
• Savi's pipistrelle Pipistrellus savii
• Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus
• Common long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
• Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus
• Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus
• Schreiber's bat Miniopterus schreibersi

[edit] Free-tailed bats

• European free-tailed bat Tadarida teniotis (southern Europe)

[edit] Slit-faced bats

• Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica

[edit] Lagomorphs

• Rabbit Oryctolgaus cuniculus
• European hare Lepus europaeus
• Mountain hare Lepus timidus (Scandinavia, British Isles, Estonia and the Alps)

[edit] Rodents

[edit] Squirrels

• Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
• Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis (Britain, introduced)
• Russian flying squirrel Pteromys volans (northern Scandinavia, Estonia)
• European souslik Spermophilus citellus (north-eastern Europe)
• Spotted souslik Spermophilus suslicus (south-eastern Europe)
• Alpine marmot Marmota marmota (Alps, Tatras, Carpathians, Pyrenees and Balkans)
• Siberian chipmunk Tamias sibiricus (introduced)

[edit] Beavers

• European beaver Castor fiber (Scandinavia, Estonia, Russia, France and Germany)
• Canadian beaver Castor canadensis (Finland, introduced)

[edit] Porcupines

• Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata (Italy, introduced)

[edit] Hutias

• Coypu Myocastor coypus (introduced)

[edit] Dormice

• Garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus
• Forest dormouse Dryomys nitedula (eastern Europe)
• Fat dormouse Glis glis
• Hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
• Mouse-tailed dormouse Myomimus roachi (Greece and Bulgaria)

[edit] Muroids

• Common hamster Cricetus cricetus (eastern Europe)
• Romanian hamster Mesocricetus newtoni (shores of the Black Sea)
• Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus (introduced)
• Grey hamster Circetulus migratorius (Balkans)
• Arctic lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus (Svalbard as migrant)
• Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus (northern Europe)
• Wood lemming Myopus schisticolor (Scandinavia)
• Bank vole Myodes glareolus
• Northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus
• Grey-sided vole Myodes rufocanus
• Balkan snow vole Dinaromys bogdanovi
• Field vole Microtus agrestis
• Common vole Microtus arvalis
• Sibling vole Microtus epiroticus
• Root vole Microtus oeconomus
• Snow vole Microtus nivalis
• Gunther's vole Microtus guentheri
• Cabrera's vole Microtus cabrerae
• Bavarian pine vole Microtus bavaricus
• Common pine vole Pitymys subterraneus
• Alpine pine vole Pitymys multiplex
• Tatra pine vole Pitymys tatricus
• Liechtenstein's pine vole Pitymys liechtensteini
• Mediterranean pine vole Pitymys duodecimcostatus
• Lusitanian pine vole Pitymys lusitanicus
• Thomas's pine vole Pitymys thomasi
• Savi's pine vole Pitymys savii
• North-western water vole Arvicola terrestris
• South-western water vole Arvicola sapidus (Spain and France)
• Musk rat Ondatra zibethicus (introduced)
• Mongolian gerbil Meriones unguiculatus (introduced)
• Greater mole rat Spalax microphthalmus (eastern Europe)
• Lesser mole rat Spalax leucodon (eastern Europe)
• Brown rat Rattus norvegicus (introduced)
• Black rat Rattus rattus (introduced)
• Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
• Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
• Pygmy field mouse Apodemus microps (eastern Europe)
• Rock mouse Apodemus mystacinus (south-eastern Europe)
• Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius (eastern Europe)
• Harvest mouse Micromys minutus
• House mouse Mus musculus
• Algerian mouse Mus spretus (France, Spain and Portugal)
• Steppe mouse Mus hortulanus (south-eastern Europe)
• Cretan spiny mouse Acomys minous (Crete)

[edit] Birch mice

• Northern birch mouse Sicista betulina (Scandinavia and north-eastern Europe)
• Southern birch mouse Sicista subtilis (south-eastern Europe)

[edit] Carnivores

[edit] Bears

• Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus (Svalbard, migrant to Iceland and northern Scandinavia)
• Brown bear Ursus arctos

[edit] Wolves and foxes

• Wolf Canis lupus (Spain, Italy and eastern Europe)
• Jackal Canis aureus (Russia and south-eastern Europe)
• Red fox Vulpes vulpes
• Arctic fox Alopex lagopus (Scandinavia and Iceland)
• Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)

[edit] Weasels

• Stoat Mustela erminea
• Least weasel Mustela nivalis
• European mink Mustela luterola (eastern Europe)
• American mink Mustela vison (Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, introduced)
• European polecat Mustela putorius
• Steppe polecat Mustela eversmanni
• Marbled polecat Vormela peregusna (eastern Europe)
• Pine marten Martes martes
• Beech marten Martes foina (southern Europe)
• Wolverine Gulo gulo (Scandinavia)
• Otter Lutra lutra
• Badger Meles meles

[edit] Mongooses and genet

• Egyptian mongoose Herpestes icneumon (Spain and Portugal, introduced)
• Indian grey mongoose Herpestes edwarsi (Italy, introduced)
• Common genet Genetta genetta (France, Spain and Portugal, introduced)

[edit] Raccoons

• Raccoon Procyon lotor (introduced)

[edit] Cats

• Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
• Wild cat Felis silvestris
• Feral cat Felis catus

[edit] Pinnipeds

[edit] Seals

• Common seal Phoca vitulina
• Ringed seal Phoca hispida (Northern Scandinavia)
• Grey seal Halichoerus grypus (Norway, Baltic and British Isles)
• Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Mediterranean)
• Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus (Northern Scandinavia)
• Bearded seal Erignatus barbatus (Northern Scandinavia)
• Hooded seal Cystophora cristata (Northern Scandinavia)

[edit] Walrus

• Walrus Odobenus rosmarus (Svalbard, Iceland and as migrant further south)

[edit] Odd-toed ungulates

• Feral horse Equus caballus
• Feral donkey Equus asinus

[edit] Even-toed ungulates

[edit] Pigs

• Wild boar Sus scrofa

[edit] Cattle

• European bison Bison bonasus (Lithuania and Bialowieza)
• Musk ox Ovibos moschatus (Svalbard and southern Scandinavia, reintroduced)
• Mouflon Ovis musimon (Corsica, Cyprus and Sardinia, introduced elsewhere)
• Domestic sheep Ovis aries
• Alpine ibex Capra ibex (France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany)
• Wild goat Capra aegagrus (southern Europe and Russia)
• Cashmere goat Capra hircus (introduced)
• Chamois Rupicapra rupicaprus

[edit] Deer

• Red deer Cervus elaphus
• Sika deer Cervus nippon (introduced)
• Fallow deer Dama dama
• Chital Axis axis (introduced)
• Elk Alces alces (Scandinavia)
• Reindeer Rangifer rangifer (Scandinavia, introduced to Scotland)
• White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginanus (introduced)
• Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
• Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Britain, introduced)
• Chinese water deer Hydropoes inermis (Britain, introduced)
• Pere David's deer Elaphurus davidianus (introduced)

[edit] Cetaceans

[edit] Baleen whales and humpback whales

• Fin whale Balaenoptera physalis
• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Minke whale Balaenoptera acuturostrata
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae

[edit] Right whales

• Black right whale Balaena glacialis
• Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus

[edit] Sperm whales

• Sperm whale Physeter catodon
• Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps

[edit] Beaked whales

• Bottle-nosed whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
• Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
• Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens
• True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus
• Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi
• Gervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus
• Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris

[edit] White whales

• White whale Delphinapterus leucas (Arctic Ocean)
• Narwhal Monodon monocero (Arctic Ocean)

[edit] Dolphins

• Pilot whale Globicephala melaena
• Killer whale Orcinus orca
• Bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
• Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
• False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
• Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
• Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
• White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris

[edit] Porpoises

• Common porpoise Phocoena phocoena

[edit] See also

• List of European amphibians
• List of European birds
• List of European fish
• List of European insects
• List of European reptiles
• List of mammals
• List of regional mammals lists
• List of British mammals
• List of extinct animals of Europe