List of European mammals
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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]]