List Of Mammals Of Finland

	List Of Mammals Of Finland This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Finland. There are sixty-one mammal species in Finland, of which, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and five are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories: Order: Rodentia (rodents) Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to . Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Castoridae (beavers) Genus: '' Castor'' American beaver, ''C. canadensis'' LC introduced European beaver, ''C. fiber'' LC Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia. The earliest known fossilized squirrels date from the Eocene epoch, and among other living rodent families, the squirrels are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormice. Etymology The word ''squirrel'', first attested in 1327, comes from the Anglo-Norman which is from the Old French , the reflex of a Latin word , which was taken from the Ancient Greek word (; from ) 'shadow-tailed', referring to the long bushy tail which many of its members have. The native Old English word for the squirrel, , survived only into Middle English (as ) before being replaced. The Old English word is of Common Germanic origin, cognat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Dipodidae Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert Rodent, rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to live in hot deserts. When chased, jerboas can run at up to . Some species are preyed on by little owls (''Athene noctua'') in central Asia. Most species of jerboas have excellent hearing that they use to avoid becoming the prey of nocturnal predators. The typical lifespan of a jerboa is around 6 years. Taxonomy Jerboas, as previously defined, were thought to be Paraphyly, paraphyletic, with the jumping mice (Zapodidae) and Birch mouse, birch mice (Sminthidae) also classified in the family Dipodidae. However, phylogenetic analysis split all three as distinct families, leaving just the jerboas in Dipodidae and revealing them to be a monophyletic group. Anatomy and body features Jerboas look somewhat like miniature kangaroos, and have some external similarities. Both have long hind legs, short forelegs, and long tails. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Garden Dormouse The garden dormouse (''Eliomys quercinus'') is a rodent in the dormouse family. Characteristics The garden dormouse is gray or brown, with a whitish underside. It has black eye markings and large ears. Its hair is short, and its tail has a white tassel at the end. It is typically in head to body length, with a long tail. It weighs . Distribution and habitat In spite of its name, the garden dormouse's main habitat is the forest, though it can also be found in fruit-growing regions. It is particularly common in southern Europe, but its range extends into the north. Garden dormice are often found in the Alps, the Bavarian Forest, and the Ore Mountains. The species is also present in northern Germany, but that population is apparently not capable of large-scale reproduction. In the Netherlands, it is almost extirpated: in 2007, researchers reported finding only nine animals in two woods in the province of Limburg, where it used to be common. They suggested this is a result of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eliomys ''Eliomys'' ( grc-gre, Ἡλίομυς ''Hēlíomus'') is a genus of rodent in the family Gliridae. It contains the following extant species: * Asian garden dormouse, ''Eliomys melanurus'' * Maghreb garden dormouse, ''Eliomys munbyanus'' * Garden dormouse, ''Eliomys quercinus'' The earliest records of the genus are known from the Late Miocene (Tortonian The Tortonian is in the geologic time scale an age or stage of the late Miocene that spans the time between 11.608 ± 0.005 Ma and 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It follows the Serravallian and is followed by the Messinian. The Torton ...) of the Iberian Peninsula. Fossil species assigned to ''Eliomys'' include: * †''Eliomys truci'' * †''Eliomys yevesi'' * †''Eliomys intermedius'' * †''Eliomys assimilis'' * †''Eliomys lafarguei'' * †''Eliomys reductus'' References * Reumer J.W.F. 2001. Gliridae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the Zuurland boreholes near Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Deinsea 8: 41-47 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leithiinae Leithiinae is a subfamily of dormice. It is named after the ''Leithia'', an extinct genus of giant dormouse from the Pleistocene of Sicily. Classification Subfamily Leithiinae Genus ''Chaetocauda'' * Chinese dormouse, ''Chaetocauda sichuanensis'' Genus ''Dryomys'' Woolly dormouse, ''Dryomys laniger'' Balochistan forest dormouse, ''Dryomys niethammeri'' Forest dormouse, ''Dryomys nitedula'' Genus ''Eliomys'', garden dormice Asian garden dormouse, ''Eliomys melanurus'' Maghreb garden dormouse, ''Eliomys munbyanus'' *Garden dormouse, ''Eliomys quercinus'' Genus ''Hypnomys''† (Balearic dormouse) ''Hypnomys morphaeus''† '' Hypnomys mahonensis''† Genus ''Leithia''† Genus ''Muscardinus'' *Hazel dormouse, ''Muscardinus avellanarius'' Genus ''Myomimus'', mouse-tailed dormice Masked mouse-tailed dormouse, ''Myomimus personatus'' Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, ''Myomimus roachi'' ** Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse, ''Myomimus setzeri'' Genus ''Selevinia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Siberian Flying Squirrel The Siberian flying squirrel (''Pteromys volans'') is an Old World flying squirrel ranging from the Baltic Sea in the west, throughout Northern Asia to the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is the only species of flying squirrel in Europe and is considered vulnerable in the European Union where it occurs only in Estonia and Finland. In Latvia, it was last sighted in 2001 and has been considered to be locally extinct since 2013. Description A female Siberian flying squirrel weighs about 150 grams, the males being slightly smaller on average. The body is 13–20 cm long, with a 9–14 cm long flattened tail. The eyes are large and strikingly black. The coat is grey all over, the abdomen being slightly lighter than the back, with a black stripe between the neck and the forelimb. A distinctive feature of flying squirrels is the furry glide membrane or patagium, a flap of skin that stretches between the front and rear legs. By spreading this membrane the flyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Red Squirrel The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris'') is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus'' common throughout Europe and Asia. The red squirrel is an arboreal, primarily herbivorous rodent. In Great Britain, Ireland, and in Italy numbers have decreased drastically in recent years. This decline is associated with the introduction by humans of the eastern grey squirrel (''Sciurus carolinensis'') from North America. However, the population in Scotland is stabilising due to conservation efforts, awareness and the increasing population of the pine marten, a European predator that selectively controls grey squirrels. Description The red squirrel has a typical head-and-body length of , a tail length of , and a mass of . Males and females are the same size. The red squirrel is somewhat smaller than the eastern grey squirrel which has a head-and-body length of and weighs between . The long tail helps the squirrel to balance and steer when jumping from tree to tree and running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]