List of mammals of Norway
List of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.
Insectivores
Hedgehogs
- Western European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Shrews
- Common shrew Sorex araneus
- Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus
- Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
- Taiga shrew Sorex isodon
- Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens
Bats
- Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii
- Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri
- Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus
- Brandt's bat Myotis brandtii
- Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus
- Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii
- Common noctule Nyctalus noctula
- Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
- Nathusius's pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
- Common long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
Lagomorphs
- European rabbit Oryctolgaus cuniculus
- European hare Lepus europaeus
- Mountain hare Lepus timidus
Rodents
Squirrels
- Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Beavers
- European beaver Castor fiber
Muroids
- Wood lemming Myopus schisticolor
- Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus
- Northern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys rutilus
- Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus
- Grey Red-Backed Vole Clethrionomys rufocanus
- North-western water vole Arvicola terrestris
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus (introduced)
- Field vole Microtus agrestis
- Root vole Microtus oeconomus
- Sibling Vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Svalbard only)
- Eurasian harvest mouse Micromys minutus
- Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
- Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus)
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
- House mouse Mus musculus
Birch mice
- Northern birch mouse Sicista betulina
Primates
- Human Homo sapiens
Cetaceans
Beaked whales
- Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens
- Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
White whales
- White whale Delphinapterus leucas
- Narwhal Monodon monoceros
Sperm whales
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Porpoises
- Common porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Dolphins
- Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (vagrant)
- Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
- Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
- White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris
- Killer whale Orcinus orca
- Pilot whale Globicephala melaena
Baleen whales
- Minke whale Balaenoptera acuturostrata
- Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
- Fin whale Balaenoptera physalis
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis or Balaena glacialis. (vagrant)
- Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
Carnivorans
Canids
- Eurasian Wolf Canis lupus lupus
- Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
- Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus
Bears
- Brown bear Ursus arctos
- Polar bear Ursus maritimus (Svalbard only)
Weasels
- Stoat Mustela erminea
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis
- American mink Mustela vison (introduced)
- European polecat Mustela putorius
- Pine marten Martes martes
- Wolverine Gulo gulo
- Badger Meles meles
- Otter Lutra lutra
Cats
- Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
Pinnipeds
- Walrus Odobenus rosmarus
- Common seal Phoca vitulina
- Ringed seal Phoca hispida
- Harp Seal Phoca groenlandica
- Bearded seal Erignatus barbatus
- Grey seal Halichoerus grypus
- Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
Even-toed ungulates
Pigs
- Wild boar Sus scrofa
Deer
- Fallow deer Cervus dama (introduced)
- Red deer Cervus elaphus
- Elk Alces alces
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
- Reindeer Rangifer tarandus
Cattle
- Musk ox Ovibos moschatus (reintroduced)
Source
Atlas on mammals, by The Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)
See also
- List of European mammals
- Norwegian Black List
References
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