This list of mammals of Estonia shows the
IUCN Red List status of the
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
fauna occurring in
Estonia. It is somewhat impoverished compared to that of southern and central Europe due to the short period since the last
ice age. Native species are considered to be those which are today present in the country. There are no
endemic mammal species in Estonia. The list follows Moks et al. (2015)
with later additions.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List published by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, gymnures, moles and solenodons)
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals.
Shrews and
solenodons resemble mice,
hedgehogs carry spines,
gymnure
Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are ...
s look more like large rats, while
moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
*Family:
Erinaceidae
Erinaceidae is a family in the order Eulipotyphla, consisting of the hedgehogs and moonrats. Until recently, it was assigned to the order Erinaceomorpha, which has been subsumed with the paraphyletic Soricomorpha into Eulipotyphla. Eulipotyphla ...
(hedgehogs)
**Subfamily:
Erinaceinae
***Genus: ''
Erinaceus''
****
West European hedgehog
The European hedgehog (''Erinaceus europaeus''), also known as the West European hedgehog or common hedgehog, is a hedgehog species native to Europe from Iberia and Italy northwards into Scandinavia and westwards into the British Isles.Harris, S. ...
, ''E. europaeus'' LC
****
Northern white-breasted hedgehog, ''E. roumanicus'' LC
*Family:
Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily:
Soricinae
***Tribe:
Nectogalini
****Genus: ''
Neomys''
*****
Eurasian water shrew, ''Neomys fodiens'' LC
*****
Mediterranean water shrew
The Mediterranean, Southern or Miller's water shrew (''Neomys anomalus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae.
Distribution
The shrew is found in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, ...
, ''Neomys anomalus'' LC
***Tribe:
Soricini
****Genus: ''
Sorex''
*****
Common shrew, ''Sorex araneus'' LC
*****
Laxmann's shrew
Laxmann's shrew (''Sorex caecutiens''), or the masked shrew, is a species of shrew. Its range extends from northern Scandinavia and the Baltic to the Sea of Japan, including Hokkaidō, Sakhalin, and the Korean Peninsula. It favours mountain fores ...
, ''Sorex caecutiens'' LC
*****
Eurasian pygmy shrew
The Eurasian pygmy shrew (''Sorex minutus''), often known simply as the pygmy shrew, is a widespread shrew of the northern Palearctic.
Description
It measures about in length, not including the tail, and has an average weight of .The hair on t ...
, ''Sorex minutus'' LC
*****
Eurasian least shrew, ''Sorex minutissimus'' LC (one uncertain finding from 1971
)
*Family:
Talpidae (moles)
**Subfamily:
Talpinae
***Tribe:
Talpini
Talpini is a tribe of mammals known as Old World Moles. It is a division of the subfamily Talpinae.
This tribe contains the following genera and species:
* Tribe Talpini
** Genus '' Euroscaptor''
*** Greater Chinese mole, ''E. grandis''
** ...
****Genus: ''
Talpa''
*****
European mole, ''Talpa europaea'' LC
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
*Family:
Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily:
Myotinae
Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...
***Genus: ''
Myotis''
****
Brandt's bat, ''Myotis brandti'' LC
****
Pond bat, ''Myotis dasycneme''
VU
****
Daubenton's bat, ''Myotis daubentonii'' LC
****
Whiskered bat, ''Myotis mystacinus'' LC
****
Natterer's bat, ''Myotis nattereri'' LC
**Subfamily:
Vespertilioninae
The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae.
Classification
Subfamily Vespertilioninae
*Tribe Antrozoini
**Genus '' Antrozous''
*** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus''
**Genus '' Bauerus''
*** Van Geld ...
***Genus: ''
Barbastella
''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains.
Species
The genus consists of the following species:
* ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle
...
''
****
Western barbastelle, ''B. barbastellus'' (unproven
)
***Genus: ''
Eptesicus''
****
Northern bat, ''Eptesicus nilssoni'' LC
***Genus: ''
Nyctalus''
****
Common noctule
The common noctule (''Nyctalus noctula'') is a species of insectivorous bat common throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
Description
The common noctule's short fur is dark brown after moulting in June (males) or July/August (females); lat ...
, ''Nyctalus noctula'' LC
***Genus: ''
Pipistrellus
''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian language, Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat").
The size of the ge ...
''
****
Nathusius' pipistrelle
Nathusius' pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus nathusii'') is a small bat in the genus ''Pipistrellus''. It is very similar to the common pipistrelle and has been overlooked in many areas until recently but it is widely distributed across Europe. It was ...
, ''Pipistrellus nathusii'' LC
****
Common pipistrelle
The common pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'') is a small pipistrelle microbat whose very large range extends across most of Europe, North Africa, South Asia, and may extend into Korea. It is one of the most common bat species in the Brit ...
, ''Pipistrellus pipistrellus'' LC
****
Soprano pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus pygmaeus'' LC
***Genus: ''
Plecotus
''Plecotus'' is a genus of vesper bat, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.
Species
Genus ''Plecotus'' – lon ...
''
****
Brown long-eared bat
The brown long-eared bat or common long-eared bat (''Plecotus auritus'') is a small Eurasian insectivorous bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It is extremely similar to the much rarer grey long-eared bat which was on ...
, ''P. auritus''
***Genus: ''
Vespertilio''
****
Parti-coloured bat, ''Vespertilio murinus'' LC
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
The lagomorphs comprise two families,
Leporidae (
hare
Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...
s and
rabbit
Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
s), and Ochotonidae (
pikas). Though they can resemble
rodents, and were classified as a
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
*Family:
Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
**Genus: ''
Lepus''
***
European hare, ''L. europaeus''
***
Mountain hare
The mountain hare (''Lepus timidus''), also known as blue hare, tundra hare, variable hare, white hare, snow hare, alpine hare, and Irish hare, is a Palearctic hare that is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats.
Evolution
The mountai ...
, ''L. timidus''
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
The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...
can weigh up to .
*Suborder:
Sciurognathi
**Family:
Castoridae (beavers)
***Genus: ''
Castor''
****
Eurasian beaver, ''C. fiber''
**Family:
Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily:
Sciurinae
Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into ...
****Tribe:
Sciurini
*****Genus: ''
Sciurus''
******
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 ...
, ''S. vulgaris'' LC
***Tribe:
Pteromyini
****Genus: ''
Pteromys''
*****
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 Euro ...
, ''P. volans'' NT
**Family:
Gliridae (dormice)
***Subfamily:
Leithiinae
****Genus: ''
Eliomys''
*****
Garden dormouse, ''Eliomys quercinus''
VU (last sighted in 1986
)
****Genus: ''
Muscardinus''
*****
Hazel dormouse, ''Muscardinus avellanarius'' NT (last sighted in 1986
)
**Family:
Dipodidae (jerboas)
***Subfamily:
Sicistinae
****Genus: ''
Sicista
Birch mice (genus ''Sicista'') are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long, tufted tails and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. They are the only extant members of the family Sminthidae. They are native to Eurasian for ...
''
*****
Northern birch mouse
The northern birch mouse (''Sicista betulina'') is a small rodent about 5 to 8 cm long (without the tail), weighing 5 to 13 g. It lives in northern Europe and Asia in forest and marsh zones.
It hibernates in burrows. It eats shoots, grai ...
, ''Sicista betulina'' NT
**Family:
Cricetidae
***Subfamily:
Arvicolinae
****Genus: ''
Arvicola
The water voles are large voles in the genus ''Arvicola''. They are found in both aquatic and dry habitat through Europe and much of northern Asia. A water vole found in Western North America was historically considered a member of this genus ...
''
*****
European water vole or north-western water vole, ''Arvicola amphibius'' LC
****Genus: ''
Clethrionomys''
*****
Bank vole
The bank vole (''Myodes glareolus'') is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around in length. The bank vole is found in much of Europe an ...
, ''Myodes glareolus'' or ''Clethrionomys glareolus'' LC
****Genus: ''
Microtus''
*****
Field vole, ''Microtus agrestis'' LC
*****
Common vole, ''Microtus arvalis'' LC
*****
Root vole
The tundra vole (''Microtus oeconomus'') or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundr ...
, ''Microtus oeconomus'' LC (one lower jaw found in 1970
)
*****
Sibling vole
The East European vole (''Microtus mystacinus'') is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Iran, Svalbard (accidentally introduced), North Macedonia, Roma ...
, ''Microtus levis'' LC
*****
European pine vole
The European pine vole (''Microtus subterraneus''), also known as the common pine vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hams ...
, ''Microtus subterraneus'' LC
****Genus: ''
Myopus
The wood lemming (''Myopus schisticolor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae, so is a relative of the voles, lemmings, and muskrats.
It is found in the taiga biome of China, Estonia, F ...
''
*****
Wood lemming
The wood lemming (''Myopus schisticolor'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It belongs to the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae, so is a relative of the voles, lemmings, and muskrats.
It is found in the taiga biome of China, Estonia, F ...
, ''Myopus schisticolor'' LC (first found in 2019)
****Genus: ''
Ondatra
The muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitat ...
''
*****
Muskrat
The muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitat ...
, ''Ondatra zibethicus'' LC (introduced)
**Family:
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
(mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
***Subfamily:
Murinae
****Genus: ''
Apodemus''
*****
Striped field mouse
The striped field mouse (''Apodemus agrarius'') is a rodent in the family Muridae. The range of this species stretches from Eastern Europe to Eastern Asia.
Synonyms
Accepted synonyms include ''Apodemus albostriatus'' (Bechstein, 1801), ''Apode ...
, ''Apodemus agrarius'' LC
*****
Yellow-necked mouse, ''Apodemus flavicollis'' LC
*****
Ural field mouse
The Ural field mouse (''Apodemus uralensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known as the pygmy field mouse. It is found in Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgi ...
, ''Apodemus uralensis'' LC
****Genus: ''
Micromys
''Micromys'' is a genus of small rodents in the subfamily Murinae. The genus contains two living species: the widespread Eurasian harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') of much of Europe and Asia; and the more restricted Indochinese harvest mouse ...
''
*****
Harvest mouse, ''Micromys minutus'' NT
****Genus: ''
Rattus''
*****
Brown rat, ''Rattus norvegicus'' LC
*****
Black rat
The black rat (''Rattus rattus''), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus ''Rattus'', in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is n ...
, ''Rattus rattus'' LC
****Genus: ''
Mus
Mus or MUS may refer to:
Abbreviations
* MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius
* MUS, the IATA airport code for Minami Torishima Airport
* MUS, abbreviation for the Centre for Modern Urban Studies on Campus The Hague, Leiden University, Neth ...
''
*****
House mouse
The house mouse (''Mus musculus'') is a small mammal of the order Rodentia, characteristically having a pointed snout, large rounded ears, and a long and almost hairless tail. It is one of the most abundant species of the genus '' Mus''. Althoug ...
, ''Mus musculus'' LC
Order:
Carnivora
Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
(carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
*Suborder:
Feliformia
**Family:
Felidae
Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the ...
(cats)
***Subfamily:
Felinae
****Genus: ''
Lynx
A lynx is a type of wild cat.
Lynx may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Lynx (constellation)
* Lynx (Chinese astronomy)
* Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory
Places Canada
* Lynx, Ontar ...
''
*****
Eurasian lynx, ''L. lynx'' LC
*Suborder:
Caniformia
Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. ...
**Family:
Canidae
Canidae (; from Latin, ''canis'', "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found within th ...
(dogs, foxes)
***Genus: ''
Canis''
****
Gray wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly ...
, ''C. lupus'' LC
****
European jackal
The European jackal (''Canis aureus moreoticus'') is a subspecies of the golden jackal present in Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Southeast Europe. It was first described by French naturalist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire during the Morea expeditio ...
, ''C. aureus moreoticus'' LC (first found in 2013
)
***Genus: ''
Nyctereutes''
****
Raccoon dog, ''N. procyonoides'' LC (introduced)
***Genus: ''
Vulpes''
****
Red fox
The red fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the Order (biology), order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe ...
, ''V. vulpes'' LC
**Family:
Ursidae (bears)
***Genus: ''
Ursus
Ursus is Latin for bear. It may also refer to:
Animals
* ''Ursus'' (mammal), a genus of bears
People
* Ursus of Aosta, 6th-century evangelist
* Ursus of Auxerre, 6th-century bishop
* Ursus of Solothurn, 3rd-century martyr
* Ursus (''praefectus ...
''
****
Brown bear, ''U. arctos'' LC
**Family:
Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: ''
Gulo''
****
Wolverine, ''G. gulo'' LC (only five proven sightings during the 20th century and none during the 21st
)
***Genus: ''
Lutra''
****
European otter, ''L. lutra'' NT
***Genus: ''
Martes''
****
Pine marten, ''M. martes'' LC
****
Beech marten, ''M. foina'' LC
***Genus: ''
Meles''
****
European badger, ''M. meles'' LC
***Genus: ''
Mustela''
****
Stoat, ''M. erminea'' LC
****
European mink, ''M. lutreola'' CR reintroduced
****
Least weasel
The least weasel (''Mustela nivalis''), little weasel, common weasel, or simply weasel is the smallest member of the genus '' Mustela,'' family Mustelidae and order Carnivora. It is native to Eurasia, North America and North Africa, and has bee ...
, ''M. nivalis'' LC
****
European polecat, ''M. putorius'' LC
***Genus: ''
Neogale''
****
American mink, ''N. vison'' introduced
**Family:
Phocidae (
pinnipeds especially earless seals)
***Genus: ''
Halichoerus
The grey seal (''Halichoerus grypus'') is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Latin Halichoerus grypus means "hook-nosed sea pig". It is a large pinniped, seal of the family (biology), family Phocidae, which are commonly refer ...
''
****
Grey seal, ''H. grypus'' LC
***Genus: ''
Pusa''
****
Ringed seal, ''P. hispida'' LC
Order:
Cetacea
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel them ...
(whales)
The order Cetacea includes
whales,
dolphins and
porpoise
Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...
s. They are the mammals most fully
adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
*Suborder:
Odontoceti
The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of ...
**Family:
Phocoenidae
Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals an ...
(porpoises)
***Genus: ''
Phocoena''
****
Harbour porpoise, ''Phocoena phocoena''
VU (last proven sighting in 1988)
**Family:
Monodontidae (narwhals)
***Genus: ''
Delphinapterus''
****
Beluga, ''Delphinapterus leucas''
VU (last sighted in 1985
)
**Family:
Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
***Genus: ''
Lagenorhynchus''
****
White-beaked dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus albirostris'' LC (sighted once in 2008
)
***Genus: ''
Tursiops
Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
''
****
Bottlenose dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
, ''Tursiops truncatus''
DD (sighted once in 2020 and maybe also in 2015
)
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
The even-toed ungulates are
ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in
perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great
economic importance to humans.
*Family:
Suidae
Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified into ...
(pigs)
**Subfamily:
Suinae
***Genus: ''
Sus''
****
Wild boar, ''S. scrofa'' LC
*Family:
Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily:
Cervinae
***Genus: ''
Cervus''
****
Red deer, ''C. elaphus'' LC
****
Sika deer, ''C. nippon'' LC (introduced, few sightings in 1980s and more often since 2013
)
***Genus: ''
Dama
Dama or DAMA may refer to:
Animals
*Dama gazelle (''Nanger dama'')
* ''Dama'' (genus) (fallow deer)
**Fallow deer (''Dama dama'')
**Persian fallow deer (''Dama mesopotamica'')
*Tammar wallaby or Dama wallaby (''Macropus eugenii'')
Business, scie ...
''
****
European fallow deer, ''D. dama'' LC (introduced, few sightings since 2012
)
**Subfamily:
Capreolinae
***Genus: ''
Alces
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male ...
''
****
Moose, ''A. alces'' LC
***Genus: ''
Capreolus
''Capreolus'' is a genus of deer, the roe deer.
Etymology
English ''roe'' is from Old English ''ra'' or ''rá'', from ''raha'', from Proto-Germanic ''*raikhaz'', cognate to Old Norse ''ra'', Old Saxon ''reho'', Middle Dutch and Dutch ''ree'' ...
''
****
Roe deer, ''C. capreolus'' LC
See also
*
Fauna of Estonia
Estonia is a small, heavily forested country situated on the Baltic Sea. It is a part of the Euro-Siberian region of terrestrial Palearctic realm, and the Temperate Northern Atlantic marine ecoregion.
Phytogeography, Phytogeographically, Estonia ...
*
List of chordate orders
This article contains a list of all of the classes and orders that are located in the Phylum Chordata.
Subphylum Cephalochordata
Class Leptocardii: Lancelets
* Order Amphioxiformes
Family Pikaiidae †
* Genus Pikaia †
Olfactores (unr ...
*
Lists of mammals by region
Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region.
Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbe ...
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List of prehistoric mammals
This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.Mikko's Phylogeny Archiv
Mammaliaformes
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Mammal classification
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List of mammals described in the 2000s
External links
Eesti imetajate levikuatlas
References
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