List of mammals of Europe

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This is a list of European mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in Europe (from northeast Atlantic to Ural Mountains and northern slope of Caucasus Mountains), whether resident or as regular migrants. Moreover, species occurring in Greek part of Cyprus, Canary Islands (Spain) and Azores (Portugal) are listed here. If geographical range of given European mammal additionally overlaps Turkey, it is noted in some of cases. This checklist 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.

Extinction Extinction Extinct in the Wild Critically Endangered Endangered species Vulnerable species Near Threatened Threatened species Least Concern Least ConcernIUCN conservation statuses

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the wild
CR - Critically endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
NT - Near threatened, LC - Least concern
DD - Data deficient, NE - Not evaluated
(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])

Eulipotyphlans

Erinaceidae

Hedgehogs

Talpidae

Moles
Desmans

Soricidae (shrews)

Primates

  • Human, Homo sapiens sapiens (H. sapiens: LC)

Bats

Pteropodidae (megabat)

Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats)

Vespertilionidae (evening bats)

Miniopteridae

Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

Nycteridae (slit-faced bats)

Lagomorphs

Leporidae (leporids)

Rodents

Sciuridae (squirrels)

Castoridae

Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

Gliridae (dormice)

Muroids::Spalacidae (spalacids)

Muroids::Cricetidae

Hamsters
Lemmings
Voles

Muroids::Muridae

Old World rats and mice
Spiny mice
Jirds

Muroids::Dipodidae (dipodids)

Birch mice
Jerboas

Carnivorans

Ursidae (bears)

Canidae

European jackal (Canis aureus moreotica), a subspecies of golden jackal

Mustelidae (weasel)

Viverridae (viverrids)

Felidae (cats)

Phocidae (earless seals)

Odobenidae

Odd-toed ungulates

Equidae (horse)

Even-toed ungulates

Suidae (pigs)

Camelid (camels)

Bovidae (bovid)

  • Chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra LC
  • Pyrenean chamois, Rupicapra pyrenaica LC (mountains of south-west Europe)
  • Saiga antelope, Saiga tatarica tatarica CR (S. tatarica: CR) (eastern Europe)

Cervidae (deer)

Cetacea

Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)

Killer whale
Bottlenose dolphin

Phocoenidae (porpoises)

  • Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena LC
    (Baltic Sea subpopulation: CR, ssp. relicta - Black Sea harbour porpoise: EN)

Monodontidae

Kogiidae

Physeteridae

  • Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU (Mediterranean subpopulation: EN)

Ziphiidae (beaked whales)

Balaenopteridae (rorquals)

Humpback whale

Eschrichtiidae

  • North Atlantic gray whale Eschrichtius robustus EX (possible vagrant from Pacific was recorded in 2010[4])

Balaenidae

Introduced animals

Macropodidae (macropods)

Erinaceidae

Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)

Sciuridae (squirrels)

Myocastoridae

  • Coypu, Myocastor coypus LC (introduced)

Muroids::Cricetidae

Hamsters
Muskrat
  • Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus LC (introduced)

Muroids::Muridae

Old World rats and mice

Canidae

  • Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides LC (introduced)

Mustelidae (weasel)

Herpestidae (mongooses)

Procyonidae

Bovidae (bovid)

Cervidae (deer)

See also

Further reading

  • Macdonald D., Barrett P., Collins Field Guide: Mammals of Britain & Europe, HarperCollinsPublishers, London, 1993, ISBN 0-00-219779-0
  • Görner M., Hackethal H., Beobachten und bestimmen: Säugetiere Europas, Neumann Verlag, Leipzig, Radebeul, 1987, ISBN 3-7402-0025-1

References

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  2. Ellerman, J. R. and Morrison-Scott, T. C. S. (1966). Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946. Second edition. British Museum of Natural History, London. Pp. 306–307
  3. WWF (2007) Strategy for the Conservation of the Leopard in the Caucasus Ecoregion. Strategic Planning Workshop on Leopard Conservation in the Caucasus. Tbilisi, Georgia, 30 May – 1 June 2007
  4. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/are-grey-whales-climate-change-s-big-winners-1.2313730

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