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.

[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

The Barbary ape.

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

The European hare.

Rabbit Oryctolgaus cuniculus
European hare Lepus europaeus
Mountain hare Lepus timidus (Alps, Ireland, Poland, and the United Kingdom. It has also been introduced to Shetland and the Faroe Islands)

[edit] Rodents

[edit] Squirrels

An alpine marmot.

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

[edit] Wolves and foxes

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

[edit] Weasels

Stoat Mustela erminea
Least weasel Mustela nivalis
European mink Mustela lutreola (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 ichneumon (Spain and Portugal, introduced)
Indian grey mongoose Herpestes edwardsi (Italy, introduced)
Common genet Genetta genetta (France, Spain and Portugal, introduced)

[edit] Raccoons

Raccoon Procyon lotor (introduced)

[edit] Cats

The Eurasian lynx.

Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus
Wild cat Felis silvestris silvestris
Feral cat Felis silvestris catus

[edit] Pinnipeds

[edit] Seals

Common seal Phoca vitulina
Ringed seal Pusa hispida (formerly Phoca hispida) (Northern Scandinavia)
Grey seal Halichoerus grypus (Norway, Baltic. Great Britain and Ireland)
Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Mediterranean)
Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus (formerly Phoca groenlandicus) (Northern Scandinavia)
Bearded seal Erignatus barbatus (Northern Scandinavia)
Hooded seal Cystophora cristata (Northern Scandinavia)