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

Eubalaena glacialis captured during a research expedition to the Norwegian Sea, Iceland and Jan Mayen in the 19th century, by Fridtjof Nansen

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, the original eastern population is almost extinct)
• 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)

Sources

Atlas on mammals, by The Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)

See also

• List of European mammals
• Norwegian Black List

References