List of European mammals 2422365 216390948 2008-06-01T12:39:31Z Bardcom 2909462 /* Seals */ Editted to agree with Grey Seal article This is a '''list of European mammals'''. It includes all [[mammal]]s currently found in [[Europe]], whether resident or as regular [[migrant]]s. It does not include species found only in captivity or [[List of extinct animals of Europe|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. ==[[Marsupial]]s== *[[Red-necked wallaby]] '' Macropus rufogriseus'' ([[Great Britain|Britain]], introduced and probably extinct) ==[[Insectivore]]s== ===[[Hedgehog]]s=== *[[Western European hedgehog]] ''Erinaceus europaeus'' *[[Eastern European Hedgehog|Eastern European hedgehog]] ''Erinaceus concolor'' *[[North African hedgehog]] ''Atelerix algirus'' ([[France]] and [[Spain]], probably introduced) ===[[Mole (animal)|Mole]]s and [[desman]]s=== *[[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]]) ===[[Shrew]]s=== *[[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'' ==[[Primate]]s== [[Image:Gibraltar Barbary Macaque.jpg|thumb|The [[Barbary ape]].]] *[[Human]] ''Homo sapiens'' *[[Barbary ape]] ''Macca sylvanus'' ([[Gibraltar]], presumably introduced) ==Bats== ===[[Horseshoe bat]]s=== *[[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'' ===[[Evening bat]]s=== *[[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'' ===[[Free-tailed bat]]s=== *[[European free-tailed bat]] ''Tadarida teniotis'' (southern Europe) ===[[Slit-faced bat]]s=== *[[Egyptian slit-faced bat]] ''Nycteris thebaica'' ==[[Lagomorpha|Lagomorphs]]== [[Image:Running hare.jpg|thumb|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]]) ==[[Rodent]]s== ===[[Squirrel]]s=== [[Image:Marmota marmota Alpes2.jpg|thumb|An [[alpine marmot]].]] *[[Red squirrel]] ''Sciurus vulgaris'' *[[Grey squirrel]] ''Sciurus carolinensis'' ([[Great Britain|Britain]], introduced) *[[Russian flying squirrel]] ''Pteromys volans'' (northern [[Scandinavia]], [[Estonia]]) *[[European souslik]] ''Spermophilus citellus'' (north-eastern Europe) *[[Speckled Ground Squirrel|Spotted souslik]] ''Spermophilus suslicus'' (south-eastern Europe) *[[Alpine marmot]] ''Marmota marmota'' ([[Alps]], [[Tatras]], [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]], [[Pyrenees]] and [[Balkans]]) *[[Siberian chipmunk]] ''Tamias sibiricus'' (introduced) ===[[Beaver]]s=== *[[European beaver]] ''Castor fiber'' ([[Scandinavia]], [[Estonia]], [[Russia]], [[France]] and [[Germany]]) *[[Canadian beaver]] ''Castor canadensis'' ([[Finland]], introduced) ===[[Porcupine]]s=== *[[Crested porcupine]] ''Hystrix cristata'' ([[Italy]], introduced) ===[[Hutia]]s=== *[[Coypu]] ''Myocastor coypus'' (introduced) ===[[Dormouse|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]]) ===[[Muroidea|Muroid]]s=== *[[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]]) ===[[Birch mouse|Birch mice]]=== *[[Northern birch mouse]] ''Sicista betulina'' ([[Scandinavia]] and north-eastern Europe) *[[Southern birch mouse]] ''Sicista subtilis'' (south-eastern Europe) ==[[Carnivore]]s== ===[[Bear]]s=== *[[Polar bear]] ''Ursus maritimus'' ([[Svalbard]], migrant to [[Iceland]] and northern [[Scandinavia]]) *[[Brown bear]] ''Ursus arctos'' ===[[Wolf|Wolves]] and [[fox]]es=== *[[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) ===[[Weasel]]s=== *[[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'' ===[[Mongoose]]s and [[genet (animal)|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) ===[[Raccoon]]s=== *[[Raccoon]] ''Procyon lotor'' (introduced) ===[[Cat]]s=== [[Image:Lynx lynx.jpg|thumb|The [[Eurasian lynx]].]] *[[Eurasian Lynx]] ''Lynx lynx'' *[[Iberian Lynx]] ''Lynx pardinus'' *[[Wild cat]] ''Felis silvestris silvestris'' *[[Feral cat]] ''Felis silvestris catus'' ==[[Pinniped]]s== ===[[Earless seal|Seal]]s=== *[[Common seal]] ''Phoca vitulina'' *[[Ringed seal]] ''Pusa hispida'' (formerly ''Phoca hispida'') (Northern [[Scandinavia]]) *[[Grey seal]] ''Halichoerus grypus'' ([[Norway]], [[Baltic Sea|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]]) ===[[Walrus]]=== *[[Walrus]] ''Odobenus rosmarus'' ([[Svalbard]], [[Iceland]] and as migrant further south) ==[[Odd-toed ungulate]]s== *Feral [[horse]] ''Equus caballus'' *Feral [[donkey]] ''Equus asinus'' ==[[Even-toed ungulate]]s== ===[[Pig]]s=== *[[Wild boar]] ''Sus scrofa'' ===[[Bovidae|Bovids]]=== *[[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'' *[[Domestic cattle]] ''Bos taurus'' ===[[Deer]]=== *[[Red deer]] ''Cervus elaphus'' *[[Sika deer]] ''Cervus nippon'' (introduced) *[[Fallow deer]] ''Dama dama'' *[[Chital]] ''Axis axis'' (introduced) *[[Moose|Elk]] ''Alces alces'' ([[Scandinavia]]) *[[Reindeer]] ''Rangifer rangifer'' ([[Scandinavia]], introduced to [[Scotland]]) *[[White-tailed deer]] ''Odocoileus virginanus'' (introduced) *[[Roe deer]] ''Capreolus capreolus'' *[[Muntjac]] ''Muntiacus reevesi'' ([[Great Britain|Britain]], introduced) *[[Chinese water deer]] ''Hydropoes inermis'' (Britain, introduced) *[[Pere David's deer]] ''Elaphurus davidianus'' (introduced) ==[[Cetacea]]ns== ===[[Baleen whale]]s=== *[[Fin whale]] ''Balaenoptera physalis'' *[[Blue whale]] ''Balaenoptera musculus'' *[[Sei whale]] ''Balaenoptera borealis'' *[[Minke whale]] ''Balaenoptera acuturostrata'' *[[Humpback whale]] ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' *[[North Atlantic Right Whale|North Atlantic right whale]] ''Eubalaena glacialis'' *[[Bowhead whale]] ''Balaena mysticetus'' ===[[Sperm whale]]s=== *[[Sperm whale]] ''Physeter macrocephalus'' *[[Pygmy sperm whale]] ''Kogia breviceps'' ===[[Beaked whale]]s=== *[[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'' ===[[White whale]]s=== *[[White whale]] ''Delphinapterus leucas'' ([[Arctic Ocean]]) *[[Narwhal]] ''Monodon monocero'' ([[Arctic Ocean]]) ===[[Dolphin]]s=== *[[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'' ===[[Porpoise]]s=== *[[Common porpoise]] ''Phocoena phocoena'' ==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]] [[Category:Regional mammals lists|Europe]] [[Category:Mammals of Europe|*]] [[de:Liste der Säugetiere Europas]] [[nl:Lijst van zoogdieren in Europa]]