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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Russia. There are 266 mammal species in Russia, of which five are critically endangered, thirteen are endangered, twenty-six are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Russia is extinct and one can no longer be found in the wild. All the mammals of Russia are in the subclass
Theria
Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes.
Ch ...
and infraclass
Eutheria
Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials.
Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...
, being all
placental
Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia ) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupial
Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsup ...
.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
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Order:
Sirenia
The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...
(manatees and dugongs)
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
*Family:
Dugongidae
Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia. The family has one surviving species, the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), and a number of extinct genera known from fossil r ...
**Genus: ''
Hydrodamalis
''Hydrodamalis'' is a genus of extinct herbivorous sirenian marine mammals, and included the Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), the Cuesta sea cow (''Hydrodamalis cuestae''), and the Takikawa sea cow (''Hydrodamalis spissa''). The fossi ...
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Steller's sea cow, ''H. gigas''
Order:
Rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
ia (rodents)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two
incisor
Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, whe ...
s 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
Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...
**Family:
Castoridae
The family Castoridae contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A highly diverse group of rodents within this family once roamed the earth, but only a single genus is extant today, '' Castor''.
Characteristics
Ca ...
(beavers)
***Genus: ''
Castor''
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North American beaver
The North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (''Castor fiber''). It is native to North America and introduced in South America ( Patagonia) and Europe (primarily Finland ...
, ''C. canadensis'' introduced
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Eurasian beaver
The Eurasian beaver (''Castor fiber'') or European beaver is a beaver species that was once widespread in Eurasia, but was hunted to near-extinction for both its fur and castoreum. At the turn of the 20th century, only about 1,200 beavers survi ...
, ''C. fiber''
**Family:
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. Squ ...
(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 i ...
****Tribe:
Sciurini
Sciurini is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels,Thorington and Hoffmann, 2005, p. 754 mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, '' Microsciurus''; the Bornean '' Rheithrosciuru ...
*****Genus: ''
Sciurus
The genus ''Sciurus'' contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.
Species
The number of species in the genus is subject to change.
In 2005, Thorington & Hoff ...
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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''
****Tribe:
Pteromyini
*****Genus: ''
Pteromys''
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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''
***Subfamily:
Xerinae
The Xerinae comprise a subfamily of squirrels, many of which are highly terrestrial. It includes the tribes Marmotini (marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other Holarctic ground squirrels), Xerini (African and some Eurasian ground squirrels), ...
****Tribe:
Marmotini
*****Genus: ''
Marmota''
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Gray marmot, ''M. baibacina''
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Bobak marmot
The bobak marmot (''Marmota bobak''), also known as the steppe marmot, is a species of marmot that inhabits the steppes of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is a social animal and inhabits steppe grassland, including cultivated field borders. ...
, ''Marmota bobak''
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Black-capped marmot
The black-capped marmot (''Marmota camtschatica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Russian Far East, but its range is discontinuous and divided into three main parts, each with its own subspecies. The black-c ...
, ''Marmota camtschatica''
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Forest-steppe marmot
The forest-steppe marmot (''Marmota kastschenkoi'') is a rodent species of the marmot genus found in south-central Russia. It lives in wooded forest steppe at an altitude of in a relatively small region located directly east of the upper Ob Rive ...
, ''Marmota kastschenkoi''
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Tarbagan marmot
The tarbagan marmot (''Marmota sibirica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China (Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), northern and western Mongolia, and Russia (southwest Siberia, Tuva, Transbaikalia). In the Mongoli ...
, ''Marmota sibirica''
*****Genus: ''
Spermophilus
''Spermophilus'' is a genus of ground squirrels in the Sciuridae, squirrel family. As traditionally defined the genus was very species-rich, ranging through Europe, Asia and North America, but this arrangement was found to be paraphyletic to ...
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Daurian ground squirrel
The Daurian ground squirrel (''Spermophilus dauricus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia.
Distribution
The daurian ground squirrel has a wide range in north east China, extending into Mo ...
, ''Spermophilus dauricus''
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Red-cheeked ground squirrel
The red-cheeked ground squirrel (''Spermophilus erythrogenys'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is commonly referred to as the red-cheeked ground souslik and there are several recognized subspecies. It is found in central Asia. ...
, ''Spermophilus erythrogenys''
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Russet ground squirrel
The russet ground squirrel (''Spermophilus major'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is also known as the hibernating large ground squirrel and the large-toothed souslik. It is found in west central Asia where its natural habita ...
, ''Spermophilus major''
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Little ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus pygmaeus''
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Speckled ground squirrel
The speckled ground squirrel or spotted souslik (''Spermophilus suslicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae from Eastern Europe. ''Spermophilus suslicus'' consists of three subspecies: ''S. s. boristhenicus'', ''S. s. guttatus'', a ...
, ''Spermophilus suslicus''
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Long-tailed ground squirrel
The long-tailed ground squirrel or Eversmann's souslik (''Urocitellus undulatus'') is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.
Description
The long-tailed ground squirrel has ...
, ''Spermophilus undulatus''
*****Genus: ''
Eutamias
''Eutamias'' is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It includes a single living species, the Siberian chipmunk (''Eutamias sibiricus''). The genus is often treated as a subgenus of ''Tamias'', which is now r ...
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Siberian chipmunk
The Siberian chipmunk (''Eutamias sibiricus''), also called common chipmunk is native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in th ...
, ''E. sibiricus''
**Family:
Gliridae (dormice)
***Subfamily:
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 sichuanens ...
****Genus: ''
Dryomys
''Dryomys'' is a genus of dormouse. Collectively the members of the genus are referred to as forest dormice, although the type species also goes by the common name forest dormouse.
Species
The species within the genus ''Dryomys'' are:
*''Dryomys ...
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Forest dormouse
The forest dormouse (''Dryomys nitedula'') is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae found in eastern Europe, the Balkans and parts of western Central Asia. It is categorized as being of least concern in the ''IUCN List of Threatened Specie ...
, ''Dryomys nitedula''
****Genus: ''
Muscardinus
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (''Muscardinus avellanarius'') is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus ''Muscardinus''.
Distribution and habitat
The hazel dormouse is native to northern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the ...
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Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse or common dormouse (''Muscardinus avellanarius'') is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus ''Muscardinus''.
Distribution and habitat
The hazel dormouse is native to northern Europe and Asia Minor. It is the ...
, ''Muscardinus avellanarius''
***Subfamily:
Glirinae
The Glirinae are a subfamily of dormice (Gliridae); it contains two extant genera, one being monotypic and the other containing two species:
Subfamily Glirinae
*Genus '' Glirulus''
**Japanese dormouse, ''Glirulus japonicus''
*Genus ''Glis
Gl ...
****Genus: ''
Glis
Glis was an electronic music project founded in 2001 by Shaun Frandsen of Seattle, WA. The band experienced several lineup changes and guest appearances, with frontman Shaun Frandsen acting as primary producer, vocalist, songwriter, and instrume ...
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European edible dormouse
The European edible dormouse or European fat dormouse (''Glis glis'') is a large dormouse and one of only two living species in the genus ''Glis'', found in most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Its name comes from the Romans, who ate them as ...
, ''Glis glis''
**Family:
Dipodidae
Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert 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 b ...
(jerboas)
***Subfamily:
Allactaginae
Allactaginae is a subfamily of rodents.
Classification
Subfamily Allactaginae
*Genus ''Allactaga''
**''incertae sedis''
***''Allactaga toussi''
**Subgenus ''Allactaga''
***Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater''
*** Iranian jerboa, ''Alla ...
****Genus: ''
Allactaga''
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Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater''
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Great jerboa
The great jerboa (''Allactaga major'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae
Jerboas (from ar, جربوع ') are hopping desert rodents found throughout North Africa and Asia, and are members of the family Dipodidae. They tend to li ...
, ''Allactaga major''
****Genus: ''
Pygeretmus''
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Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa, ''Pygeretmus pumilio''
***Subfamily:
Cardiocraniinae
Cardiocraniinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Dipodidae, named by the Russian zoologist Boris Stepanovich Vinogradov (1891–1958) in 1925. These jumping rodents are small mammals, less than 20 cm long.
Taxonomy
*Genus '' Cardi ...
****Genus: ''
Salpingotus
''Salpingotus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It contains the following species:
* Genus ''Salpingotus''
**Subgenus ''Anguistodontus''
*** Thick-tailed pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus crassicauda'')
**Subgenus '' Prosalpingotus''
*** ...
''
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Heptner's pygmy jerboa
Heptner's pygmy jerboa (''Salpingotus heptneri'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is native to temperate deserts in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and possibly Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcont ...
, ''Salpingotus heptneri''
***Subfamily:
Dipodinae
Dipodinae is a subfamily of Dipodidae.
Classification
Subfamily Dipodinae
*Tribe Dipodini
**Genus '' Dipus''
*** Northern three-toed jerboa, ''Dipus sagitta''
**Genus '' Eremodipus''
*** Lichtenstein's jerboa, ''Eremodipus lichtensteini''
**Gen ...
****Genus: ''
Dipus
''Dipus'' is a genus of jerboa. Today only a single species is extant, the northern three-toed jerboa ''(Dipus sagitta)'', widespread throughout Central Asia. The genus has a fossil record that dates back to the Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the ...
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Northern three-toed jerboa, ''Dipus sagitta''
****Genus: ''
Stylodipus''
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Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa
The thick-tailed three-toed jerboa (''Stylodipus telum'') is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Its typical habitat is steppe, desert and mountain grassla ...
, ''Stylodipus telum''
***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 ...
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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''
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Caucasian birch mouse
The Caucasian birch mouse (''Sicista caucasica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae, that is endemic to Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern ...
, ''Sicista caucasica''
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Long-tailed birch mouse, ''Sicista caudata''
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Kazbeg birch mouse
The Kazbeg birch mouse (''Sicista kazbegica'') is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is found in Georgia and Russia and has a natural habitat of temperate forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of d ...
, ''Sicista kazbegica''
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Kluchor birch mouse, ''Sicista kluchorica''
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Altai birch mouse
The Altai birch mouse (''Sicista napaea'') is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is native to Russia and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central ...
, ''Sicista napaea''
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Severtzov's birch mouse
The Severtzov's birch mouse, or dark birch mouse (''Sicista severtzovi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is endemic to East-European steppes (E Ukraine and S-W Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a t ...
, ''Sicista severtzovi''
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Strand's birch mouse, ''Sicista strandi''
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Southern birch mouse, ''Sicista subtilis''
**Family:
Spalacidae
The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, m ...
***Subfamily:
Myospalacinae
Zokors are Asiatic burrowing rodents resembling mole-rats. They include two genera: '' Myospalax'' and '' Eospalax''. Zokors are native to much of China, Kazakhstan, and Siberian Russia.
Traditionally, zokors were thought to be closely relate ...
****Genus: ''
Myospalax
''Myospalax'' is a genus of rodents in the family Spalacidae. It contains these species of zokor:
* False zokor, ''M. aspalax''
*Siberian zokor
The Siberian zokor (''Myospalax myospalax'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It i ...
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False zokor, ''Myospalax aspalax''
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Transbaikal zokor
The Transbaikal zokor (''Myospalax psilurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe ...
, ''Myospalax epsilanus''
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Siberian zokor
The Siberian zokor (''Myospalax myospalax'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Kazakhstan and Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North ...
, ''Myospalax myospalax''
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Transbaikal zokor
The Transbaikal zokor (''Myospalax psilurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe ...
, ''Myospalax psilurus''
***Subfamily:
Spalacinae
The blind mole-rats, also known as the fossorial or subterranean mole rats, are a subfamily (Spalacinae) of rodents in the family Spalacidae, found in eastern Europe and Western Asia, western & central Asia. The Hystricognathi, hystricognath mole ...
****Genus: ''
Spalax
''Spalax'' is a genus of rodent in the family Spalacidae, subfamily '' Spalacinae'' (blind mole-rats). It is one of two extant genera in the subfamily Spalacinae, alongside ''Nannospalax''.'
Species in this genus are found in eastern Europe ...
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Russian mole rat
The giant blind mole-rat (''Spalax giganteus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae endemic to the North Caucasus region of Russia. It feeds on roots and tubers and lives underground in a burrow that it digs with its teeth.
Distribu ...
, ''Spalax giganteus''
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Greater mole rat
The greater blind mole-rat (''Spalax microphthalmus'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae. It is found in Russia and Ukraine.
Description
The greater blind mole-rat is tailless. The eyes are covered by a membrane of skin and have at ...
, ''Spalax microphthalmus''
**Family:
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...
***Subfamily:
Cricetinae
****Genus: ''
Cricetus
The European hamster (''Cricetus cricetus''), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the genus ''Cricetus''. It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large part ...
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European hamster
The European hamster (''Cricetus cricetus''), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of hamster in the genus ''Cricetus''. It is native to grassland and similar habitats in a large part ...
, ''C. cricetus''
****Genus: ''
Cricetulus''
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Chinese striped hamster
The Chinese striped hamster (''Cricetulus barabensis''), also known as the striped dwarf hamster, is a species of hamster. It is distributed across Northern Asia, from southern Siberia through Mongolia and northeastern China to northern North Ko ...
, ''Cricetulus barabensis''
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Long-tailed dwarf hamster
The long-tailed dwarf hamster (''Cricetulus longicaudatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.
Description
The long-tailed dwarf hamster has a head-and-body length of between ...
, ''Cricetulus longicaudatus''
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Grey dwarf hamster
The grey dwarf hamster, grey hamster or migratory hamster (''Cricetulus migratorius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Its range extends from Eastern Europe through the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia to Mongolia and western ...
, ''Cricetulus migratorius''
****Genus: ''
Mesocricetus
''Mesocricetus'' is a genus of Old World hamsters, including the Syrian or golden hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet, and still the most popular species of hamster for that purpose.
Recent research has shown that, unl ...
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Ciscaucasian hamster, ''Mesocricetus raddei''
****Genus: ''
Phodopus
''Phodopus'', a genus of rodents in the hamster subfamily Cricetinae—a division of the larger family Cricetidae—is a lineage of small hamsters native to central Asia that display unusual adaptations to extreme temperatures. They are the onl ...
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Campbell's dwarf hamster
Campbell's dwarf hamster (''Phodopus campbelli'') is a species of hamster in the genus ''Phodopus''. It was given its common name by Oldfield Thomas in honor of Charles William Campbell, who collected the first specimen in Mongolia on July 1, 1 ...
, ''Phodopus campbelli''
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Roborovski hamster
The Roborovski hamster (''Phodopus roborovskii''), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster, or simply dwarf hamster, is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus ''Phodopus''. It lives in the deserts of Central Asia, avera ...
, ''Phodopus roborovskii''
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Winter white Russian dwarf hamster
The winter white dwarf hamster (''Phodopus sungorus''), also known as the Russian dwarf hamster, Djungarian hamster, striped dwarf hamster, Siberian hamster, or Siberian dwarf hamster, is one of three species of hamster in the genus ''Phodopus'' ...
, ''Phodopus sungorus''
****Genus: ''
Tscherskia
The greater long-tailed hamster (''Tscherskia triton'') is a rodent native to Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is the only member of the genus ''Tscherskia''. Taxonomy
The genetic diversity of ''Tscherskia triton'' has a positive c ...
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Greater long-tailed hamster
The greater long-tailed hamster (''Tscherskia triton'') is a rodent native to Siberia, the Korean Peninsula, and China. It is the Monotypic taxon, only member of the genus ''Tscherskia''. Taxonomy
The genetic diversity of ''Tscherskia triton'' h ...
, ''Tscherskia triton''
***Subfamily:
Arvicolinae
The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities place ...
****Genus: ''
Alticola
''Alticola'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
Species
*Subgenus ''Alticola''
** White-tailed mountain vole (''Alticola albicauda'')
** Silver mountain vole (''Alticola argentatus'')
** Gobi Altai mountain vole (''Alticola ba ...
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Gobi Altai mountain vole, ''Alticola barakshin''
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Lemming vole
The lemming vole (''Alticola lemminus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and N ...
, ''Alticola lemminus''
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Large-eared vole, ''Alticola macrotis''
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Flat-headed vole, ''Alticola strelzowi''
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Tuva silver vole, ''Alticola tuvinicus''
****Genus: ''
Arvicola''
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European water vole
The European water vole or northern water vole (''Arvicola amphibius''), is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only superficially resembles a true rat. Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep br ...
, ''A. amphibius''
****Genus: ''
Chionomys
''Chionomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species:
* Caucasian snow vole (''Chionomys gud'')
* European snow vole (''Chionomys nivalis'')
* Robert's snow vole
Robert's snow vole (''Chionomys robe ...
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Caucasian snow vole, ''Chionomys gud''
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Robert's snow vole
Robert's snow vole (''Chionomys roberti'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Russian Federation, and Turkey.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland
A gras ...
, ''Chionomys roberti''
****Genus: ''
Clethrionomys''
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Bank vole, ''Clethrionomys glareolus''
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Grey red-backed vole
The grey red-backed vole or the grey-sided vole (''Myodes rufocanus'') is a species of vole. An adult grey red-backed vole weighs 20-50 grams. This species ranges across northern Eurasia, including northern China, the northern Korean Peni ...
, ''Clethrionomys rufocanus''
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Northern red-backed vole
The northern red-backed vole (''Myodes rutilus'') is a small slender vole found in Alaska, northern Canada, Scandinavia and northern Russia.Banfield, A. W. F. 1974. The mammals of Canada. Toronto, University of Toronto Press.
Description
They h ...
, ''Clethrionomys rutilus''
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Shikotan vole, ''Clethrionomys sikotanensis''
****Genus: ''
Dicrostonyx''
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Arctic lemming
The Arctic lemming (''Dicrostonyx torquatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
Although generally classified as a "least concern" species, the Novaya Zemlya subspecies ''(Dicrostonyx torquatus ungulatus)'' is considered a vulner ...
, ''Dicrostonyx torquatus''
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Wrangel lemming, ''Dicrostonyx vinogradovi''
****Genus: ''
Lagurus''
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Steppe lemming
The steppe lemming or steppe vole (''Lagurus lagurus'') is a small, plump, light-grey rodent, similar in appearance to the Norway lemming ('' Lemmus lemmus''), but not in the same genus. The steppe lemming eats shoots and leaves and is more act ...
, ''Lagurus lagurus''
****Genus: ''
Lasiopodomys''
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Brandt's vole, ''Lasiopodomys brandtii''
****Genus: ''
Lemmus''
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Amur lemming
The Amur lemming (''Lemmus amurensis'') is a species of lemmings found near the Amur River in Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of ...
, ''Lemmus amurensis''
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Norway lemming
The Norway lemming, also known as the Norwegian lemming (''Lemmus lemmus'') is a common species of lemming found in northern Fennoscandia, where it is the only vertebrate species endemic to the region. The Norway lemming dwells in tundra and fell ...
, ''Lemmus lemmus''
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Brown lemming, ''Lemmus sibiricus''
****Genus: ''
Microtus
''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ea ...
''
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Field vole
The short-tailed field vole, short-tailed vole, or simply field vole (''Microtus agrestis'') is a grey-brown vole, around 10 cm in length, with a short tail. It is one of the most common mammals in Europe, with a range extending from the Atl ...
, ''Microtus agrestis''
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Common vole
The common vole (''Microtus arvalis'') is a European rodent.
Distribution and habitat
The common vole is hardly restricted in means of distribution and habitat and inhabits large areas of Eurasia but, apart from the Orkney vole, not the Bri ...
, ''Microtus arvalis''
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Daghestan pine vole, ''Microtus daghestanicus''
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Evorsk vole, ''Microtus evoronensis''
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Reed vole
The reed vole (''Alexandromys fortis'') is a species of vole. It is found in northern and central Eurasia, including northern China and the Korean Peninsula. This species is somewhat larger and longer-tailed than most other voles.
Description ...
, ''Microtus fortis''
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Narrow-headed vole, ''Microtus gregalis''
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North Siberian vole, ''Microtus hyperboreus''
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Maximowicz's vole
Maximowicz's vole (''Microtus maximowiczii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in northeastern China, Mongolia, and eastern Russia.
Description
Maximowicz's vole is one of the largest voles in the genus ''Microtus''. ...
, ''Microtus maximowiczii''
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Middendorf's vole
Middendorf's vole (''Microtus middendorffi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia, most commonly north Siberia.
The common name commemorates Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815–1894), a German–Rus ...
, ''Microtus middendorffi''
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Mongolian vole, ''Microtus mongolicus''
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Muisk vole, ''Microtus mujanensis''
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Nasarov's vole
The Daghestan pine vole (''Microtus daghestanicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also ...
, ''Microtus nasarovi''
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Altai vole, ''Microtus obscurus''
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Tundra 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 tundra ...
, ''Microtus oeconomus''
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Southern vole, ''Microtus rossiaemeridionalis''
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Sakhalin vole, ''Microtus sachalinensis''
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European pine vole, ''Microtus subterraneus''
****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 ...
''
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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''
**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:
Gerbillinae
Gerbillinae is one of the subfamilies of the rodent family Muridae and includes the gerbils, jirds, and sand rats. Once known as desert rats, the subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats a ...
****Genus: ''
Meriones''
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Mid-day jird, ''Meriones meridianus''
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Tamarisk jird
The tamarisk jird or tamarisk gerbil (''Meriones tamariscinus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It prefers habitats with grass or shrub ...
, ''Meriones tamariscinus''
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Mongolian jird, ''Meriones unguiculatus''
***Subfamily:
Murinae
The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...
****Genus: ''
Apodemus
''Apodemus'' is a genus of Muridae (true mice and rats). The name is unrelated to that of the ''Mus'' genus, instead being derived from the Greek ἀπό-δημος (literally ''away from home'').
Taxonomy
Related to the Ryūkyū spiny rats ...
''
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Striped field mouse, ''Apodemus agrarius''
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Yellow-necked mouse
The yellow-necked mouse (''Apodemus flavicollis''), also called yellow-necked field mouse, yellow-necked wood mouse, and South China field mouse, is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused. It was only recognised as a ...
, ''Apodemus flavicollis''
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Yellow-breasted field mouse, ''Apodemus fulvipectus''
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Korean field mouse, ''Apodemus peninsulae''
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Black Sea field mouse, ''Apodemus ponticus''
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Wood mouse
The wood mouse (''Apodemus sylvaticus'') is a murid rodent native to Europe and northwestern Africa. It is closely related to the yellow-necked mouse (''Apodemus flavicollis'') but differs in that it has no band of yellow fur around the neck, ha ...
, ''Apodemus sylvaticus''
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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, Geor ...
, ''Apodemus uralensis''
****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 ...
''
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Eurasian harvest mouse
The harvest mouse (''Micromys minutus'') is a small rodent native to Europe and Asia. It is typically found in fields of cereal crops, such as wheat and oats, in reed beds and in other tall ground vegetation, such as long grass and hedgerows. It ...
, ''Micromys minutus''
****Genus: ''
Rattus
''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus.
Species and description
The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...
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Brown rat
The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat and Parisian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown o ...
, ''R. norvegicus'' introduced
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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 ...
, ''R. rattus''
Order:
Lagomorpha
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
(lagomorphs)
The lagomorphs comprise two families,
Leporidae
Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...
(
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 (
pika
A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but wi ...
s). Though they can resemble
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
s, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th 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
Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...
(rabbits, hares)
**Genus: ''
Lepus
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 gen ...
''
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European hare
The European hare (''Lepus europaeus''), also known as the brown hare, is a species of hare native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is among the largest hare species and is adapted to temperate, open country. Hares are herbivorous and feed mainly ...
, ''L. europaeus''
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Manchurian hare, ''L. mandshuricus''
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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 mount ...
, ''L. timidus''
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Tolai hare
The tolai hare (''Lepus tolai'') is a species of hare native to Central Asia, Mongolia, and Northern and Central China. It inhabits semi-desert, steppes, rocky habitats, and forest meadows. It is relatively common, even in areas with heavy hu ...
, ''L. tolai''
**Genus: ''
Oryctolagus
''Oryctolagus'' is a genus of lagomorph that today contains the European rabbit and its descendant, the domestic rabbit, as well as several fossil species.
The generic name derives from Ancient Greek ὀρυκτός (''oryktos'', “dug up”) ...
''
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European rabbit
The European rabbit (''Oryctolagus cuniculus'') or coney is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula (including Spain, Portugal, and southwestern France), western France, and the northern Atlas Mountains in northwest Africa. It has ...
, ''O. cuniculus'' introduced
*Family:
Ochotonidae (pikas)
**Genus: ''
Ochotona
A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but ...
''
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Alpine pika
The alpine pika (''Ochotona alpina'') is a species of small mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae. The summer pelage of different subspecies varies drastically but, in general, it is dark or cinnamon brown, turning to grey with a yellowish ti ...
, ''O. alpina''
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Daurian pika
The Daurian pika (''Ochotona dauurica'') is a small relative of rabbits and hares in the order Lagomorpha. It is well known for its “barking” alarm call, and for its peculiar habit of making hay to help survive the winter. There are 4 recogn ...
, ''O. dauurica''
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Northern pika, ''O. hyperborea''
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Pallas's pika, ''O. pallasi''
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Steppe pika
The steppe pika (''Ochotona pusilla'') is a small mammal of the pika family, Ochotonidae. It is found in the steppes of southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan.
General description
Ochotonidae includes only one genus - ''Ochotona'', formed by ...
, ''O. pusilla''
Order:
Eulipotyphla
Eulipotyphla (, which means "truly fat and blind") is an order of mammals suggested by molecular methods of phylogenetic reconstruction, which includes the laurasiatherian members of the now-invalid polyphyletic order Lipotyphla, but not the ...
(shrews, hedgehogs, gymnures, moles and solenodons)
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals.
Shrew
Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different fa ...
s and
solenodon
Solenodons (from el, τέλειος , 'channel' or 'pipe' and el, ὀδούς , 'tooth') are venomous, nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals belonging to the family Solenodontidae . The two living solenodon species are the Cuban solen ...
s resemble mice,
hedgehog
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introducti ...
s 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
mole
Mole (or Molé) may refer to:
Animals
* Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America
* Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...
s 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
A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduc ...
***Genus: ''
Erinaceus
''Erinaceus'' is a genus of hedgehog from the family of Erinaceidae. There are four main species of ''Erinaceus''. The range is all across Europe, throughout the Middle East, parts of Russia, and extending to northern China and Korea. The Euro ...
''
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Amur hedgehog
The Amur hedgehog (''Erinaceus amurensis''), also called the Manchurian hedgehog, is a hedgehog similar to the European hedgehog in appearance and behaviour, although it is more lightly coloured. It is native to Amur Oblast and Primorye in Russia ...
, ''Erinaceus amurensis''
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Southern white-breasted hedgehog
The southern white-breasted hedgehog (''Erinaceus concolor''), sometimes referred to as white-bellied hedgehog or white-chested hedgehog, is a hedgehog native to Eastern Europe and Southwestern Asia. Description
It is very similar in lifestyle an ...
, ''Erinaceus concolor''
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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. ...
, ''Erinaceus europaeus''
***Genus: ''
Mesechinus
''Mesechinus'' is a genus of hedgehogs. It contains four species from East Asia:
* Daurian hedgehog (''Mesechinus dauuricus'')
* Hugh's hedgehog (''Mesechinus hughi'')
* Gaoligong forest hedgehog (''Mesechinus wangi'')
* Small-toothed fores ...
''
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Daurian hedgehog
The Daurian hedgehog (''Mesechinus dauuricus'') is a solitary small hedgehog. It is listed in the Red book of Russian Federation as a protected species with an unclear status, generally considered to be endangered, although the IUCN lists it as ...
, ''Mesechinus dauuricus''
*Family:
Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily:
Crocidurinae
The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae.
The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the red-toothed shrews. These species are typically found in Africa and souther ...
***Genus: ''
Crocidura
The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 spec ...
''
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Gueldenstaedt's shrew, ''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii''
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Ussuri white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura lasiura''
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Bicolored shrew
The bicolored shrew or bicoloured white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura leucodon'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Europe and in western Asia. It is a nocturnal species and feeds on insec ...
, ''Crocidura leucodon''
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Siberian shrew, ''Crocidura sibirica''
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Lesser white-toothed shrew
The lesser white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura suaveolens'') is a tiny shrew with a widespread distribution in Africa, Asia and Europe. Its preferred habitat is scrub and gardens and it feeds on insects, arachnids, worms, gastropods, newts and sm ...
, ''C. suaveolens''
**Subfamily:
Soricinae
The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...
***Tribe:
Nectogalini
Nectogalini is a tribe of Old World water shrews within the family Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies.
Adaptation to semiaquatic life
M ...
****Genus: ''
Neomys
The genus ''Neomys'' is a group of three Eurasian water shrews from the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. These shrews are found in most of Europe and parts of northern Asia, as well as Turkey and Iran. Its member species are:
* Eur ...
''
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Eurasian water shrew
The Eurasian water shrew (''Neomys fodiens''), known in the United Kingdom as the water shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to long, with a tail up to three-quarters as long again. It has short, dark fur, often with a few white tufts, a white ...
, ''Neomys fodiens''
***Tribe:
Soricini
****Genus: ''
Sorex
The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the su ...
''
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Common shrew
The common shrew (''Sorex araneus''), also known as the Eurasian shrew, is the most common shrew, and one of the most common mammals, throughout Northern Europe, including Great Britain, but excluding Ireland. It is long and weighs , and has ve ...
, ''Sorex araneus''
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Laxmann's shrew, ''Sorex caecutiens''
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Kamchatka shrew, ''Sorex camtschatica''
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Siberian large-toothed shrew
The Siberian large-toothed shrew (''Sorex daphaenodon'') is a species of shrew. An adult Siberian large-toothed shrew has a weight of and a body length of , with a tail of . This species is found across Northeast Asia, from Mongolia through nort ...
, ''Sorex daphaenodon''
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Slender shrew
The slender shrew (''Sorex gracillimus'') is a species of shrew. An adult slender shrew has a weight of and a body length of , with a tail of ; this makes it one of the smaller shrews found in its range. It is distributed across northeastern Nort ...
, ''Sorex gracillimus''
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Taiga shrew
The taiga shrew (''Sorex isodon''), also known as the even-toothed shrew can achieve a body length of about 67 millimeters, with a tail of about 43 millimeters. This shrew is very similar to the long-clawed shrew. This species inhabits forested ...
, ''Sorex isodon''
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Paramushir shrew, ''Sorex leucogaster'' VU
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Eurasian least shrew
The Eurasian least shrew (''Sorex minutissimus''), also called the lesser pygmy shrew, is the second-smallest mammal by mass after the Etruscan shrew.
Appearance
The Eurasian least shrew weighs only and has a body less than long, with a ta ...
, ''Sorex minutissimus''
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Eurasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex minutus''
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Ussuri shrew, ''Sorex mirabilis''
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Portenko's shrew, ''Sorex portenkoi''
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Radde's shrew, ''Sorex raddei''
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Flat-skulled shrew, ''Sorex roboratus''
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Caucasian shrew
The Caucasian shrew (''Sorex satunini'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Armenia, Russia and Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a ...
, ''Sorex satunini''
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Tundra shrew, ''Sorex tundrensis''
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Long-clawed shrew
The long-clawed shrew (''Sorex unguiculatus'') is a species of shrew. An adult long-clawed shrew has a weight of less than and a body length of to , with a tail of to . It is distributed through the uplands of northeastern Asia, including nor ...
, ''Sorex unguiculatus''
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Caucasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex volnuchini''
*Family:
Talpidae
The family Talpidae () includes the moles (some of whom are called shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean ...
(moles)
**Subfamily:
Talpinae
The subfamily Talpinae, sometimes called "Old World moles" or "Old World moles and relatives", is one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being the Scalopinae, or New World moles, and the Uropsilinae, or shrew-like moles. ...
***Tribe:
Desmanini
****Genus: ''
Desmana
''Desmana'' is a genus of mole that contains a single living species, the Russian desman ''(Desmana moschata)''. A number of fossil species are known from throughout Eurasia.
The oldest species is ''Desmana marci'' from the earliest Pliocene of ...
''
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Russian desman
The Russian desman (''Desmana moschata'') (russian: выхухоль ''vykhukhol'') is a small semiaquatic mammal that inhabits the Volga, Don and Ural River basins in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. It constructs burrows into the banks of pond ...
, ''Desmana moschata'' VU
***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: ''
Mogera
''Mogera'' is a genus of mammals in the family Talpidae. Moles in this genus differ from Old World moles in the genus ''Talpa'' in having one fewer pairs of lower incisors and in having larger hind premolars in the lower jaw.
Species
The gen ...
''
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Large mole, ''Mogera robusta''
****Genus: ''
Talpa Talpa may refer to:
Places
* Talpa, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
* Talpa, Teleorman, a commune in Teleorman County, Romania
* Talpa, a village in Cândeşti Commune, Botoşani County, Romania
* Talpa, a village in Bârgăuani Com ...
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Siberian mole
The Altai mole or Siberian mole (''Talpa altaica'') is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found throughout the taiga zone of south-central Siberia in Russia, as far south as northern Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
This mole lives in for ...
, ''Talpa altaica''
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Caucasian mole
The Caucasian mole (''Talpa caucasica'') is a mammal in the family Talpidae that is endemic to the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Ge ...
, ''Talpa caucasica''
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European mole
The European mole (''Talpa europaea'') is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla. It is also known as the common mole and the northern mole.
This mole lives in a tunnel system, which it constantly extends. It uses these tunnels to hunt its prey. U ...
, ''Talpa europaea''
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Levantine mole
The Levant mole (''Talpa levantis'') is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, ...
, ''Talpa levantis''
Order:
Chiroptera
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
(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
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...
**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
The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (mea ...
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Sakhalin myotis
Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (''Myotis daubentonii'') is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Ireland to Japan (Hokkaido) and is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas.
This bat was first described in 18 ...
, ''M. abei'' DD
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Bechstein's bat
Bechstein's bat (''Myotis bechsteinii'') is a species of vesper bat found in Europe and western Asia, living in extensive areas of woodland.
Description
Bechstein's bat is a medium-sized and relatively long-eared bat. The adult has a long, fluf ...
, ''M. bechsteini''
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Lesser mouse-eared bat
The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (''Myotis blythii'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.
Distribution
Lesser mouse-eared bats can be found in the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, A ...
, ''M. blythii''
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Far eastern myotis, ''M. bombinus'' LC
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Brandt's bat
Brandt's bat or Brandt's myotis (''Myotis brandtii'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native throughout most of Europe and parts of western Asia.
Taxonomy and etymology
The species was described in 1845 by G ...
, ''M. brandti''
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Long-fingered bat
The long-fingered bat (''Myotis capaccinii'') is a carnivorous species of vesper bat. It is native to coastal areas around the Mediterranean Sea, as well as a few patches of land in western Iran. Due to the fact that its population is in decline ...
, ''M. capaccinii''
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Pond bat
The pond bat (''Myotis dasycneme'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Eurasia from France to Russia and Kazakhstan.
Physical characteristics
The bat is medium-sized, with a noticeably short tragus for a species in the genus ''Myotis''. ...
, ''M. dasycneme''
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Daubenton's bat
Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (''Myotis daubentonii'') is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Ireland to Japan (Hokkaido) and is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas.
This bat was first described in 181 ...
, ''M. daubentonii''
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Geoffroy's bat, ''M. emarginatus''
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Fraternal myotis, ''Myotis frater'' LC
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Ikonnikov's bat, ''Myotis ikonnikovi'' LC
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Big-footed myotis
The eastern long-fingered bat, or big-footed myotis (''Myotis macrodactylus'') is a species of vesper bat. An adult big-footed myotis has a body length of 4.1-4.8 cm, a tail of 3.1-4.9 cm, and a wing length of 3.7-4.2 cm. It nes ...
, ''Myotis macrodactylus'' LC
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Whiskered bat
The whiskered bat (''Myotis mystacinus'') is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, ''M. mystacinus'' is often found around human habitation and around water; it is similar to Brandt's bat
Brandt's bat or Brandt's myotis (''M ...
, ''M. mystacinus''
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Natterer's bat
Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It fe ...
, ''M. nattereri''
**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
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Western barbastelle
The western barbastelle (''Barbastella barbastellus''), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus ''Barbastella''. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where ...
, ''B. barbastellus''
***Genus: ''
Eptesicus
''Eptesicus'' is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats or serotine bats, in the family Vespertilionidae. The genus name is likely derived from the Greek words ''ptetikos'' 'able to fly' or ''petomai'' 'house flier', although this is not ce ...
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Gobi big brown bat
The Gobi big brown bat (''Eptesicus gobiensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Afghanistan, China, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Russia. Russian zoologist Professor Count Nikolay Alekseyevich Bobrinski first described it in 1926, ...
, ''Eptesicus gobiensis'' LC
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Northern bat
The northern bat (''Eptesicus nilssonii'') is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia occurring from England to Hokkaidō and south to northern India.
Description
The northern bat is dark brown or black with some gold touched at th ...
, ''Eptesicus nilssoni'' LC
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Serotine bat
The serotine bat (''Eptesicus serotinus''), also known as the common serotine bat, big brown bat, or silky bat, is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes roosts ...
, ''Eptesicus serotinus'' LC
***Genus: ''
Nyctalus
''Nyctalus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly known as the noctule bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
There are eight species within this genus:
* Birdlike noctule, ''Ny ...
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Birdlike noctule
The birdlike noctule (''Nyctalus aviator'') is a species of bat. It nests in the holes in old trees and buildings, and sometimes in mineshafts. It is distributed across Northeast Asia, from northeast China and Siberia through the Korean Peninsu ...
, ''Nyctalus aviator'' LC
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Greater noctule bat
The greater noctule bat (''Nyctalus lasiopterus'') is a rare carnivorous bat found in Europe, West Asia, and North Africa. It is the largest and least studied bat in Europe with a wingspan of up to and is one of the few bat species to feed on p ...
, ''N. lasiopterus''
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Lesser noctule
The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (''Nyctalus leisleri''), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honour the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler
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, ''N. leisleri''
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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 ...
, ''N. noctula''
***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 word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat").
The size of the genus has been cons ...
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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 ...
, ''P. nathusii''
***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 ...
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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 o ...
, ''P. auritus''
***Genus: ''
Vespertilio
''Vespertilio'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The common name for this family is vesper bats, which is a better-known classification than ''Vespertilio''. They are also known as frosted bats.
Species within the genus ''Vespe ...
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Parti-coloured bat
The parti-coloured bat or rearmouse (''Vespertilio murinus'') is a species of vesper bat that lives in temperate Eurasia, from Western and Southern Europe, eastwards over the Caucasus and Iran into Mongolia, north-east China, Korea, Afghanistan a ...
, ''Vespertilio murinus'' LC
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Asian parti-colored bat, ''Vespertilio superans'' LC
**Subfamily:
Murininae
The Murininae are a subfamily of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. They include the tube-nosed bats and hairy-winged bats in the genera ''Murina'', ''Harpiola'', and ''Harpiocephalus''.
Subfamily Murininae
*Genus ''Murina'' – tube-no ...
***Genus: ''
Murina
''Murina'' is a genus of vesper bats. They are found throughout temperate and tropical regions of Asia.
Taxonomy
Species list based on American Society of Mammalogists and ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an Am ...
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Greater tube-nosed bat
The greater tube-nosed bat (''Murina leucogaster'') is a species of bat. An adult greater tube-nosed bat has a body length of 4.2-5.7 cm, a tail length of 3.6-4.1 cm, and a wing length of 3.7-4.4 cm. The species is found in India ...
, ''Murina leucogaster'' LC
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Ussuri tube-nosed bat, ''Murina ussuriensis'' EN
**Subfamily:
Miniopterinae
''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...
***Genus: ''
Miniopterus
''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The genus ...
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Common bent-wing bat
The common bent-wing bat (''Miniopterus schreibersii''), also known as the Schreibers's long-fingered bat or Schreibers's bat, is a species of insectivorous bat. They appear to have dispersed from a subtropical origin and distributed throughout ...
, ''M. schreibersii''
*Family:
Molossidae
**Genus: ''
Tadarida
The genus ''Tadarida'' has 9 or more species of free-tailed bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World (including southern Europe and North Africa, large parts of southern Asia, ...
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European free-tailed bat
The European free-tailed bat (''Tadarida teniotis'', sometimes given as ''Tadarida insignis'') is a species of free-tailed bat found in the Old World. Other common names include the bulldog bat and the mastiff bat because of the presence of wrin ...
, ''T. teniotis''
*Family:
Rhinolophidae
**Subfamily:
Rhinolophinae
***Genus: ''
Rhinolophus''
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Mediterranean horseshoe bat
The Mediterranean horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus euryale'') is a species of insectivorous
A robber fly eating a hoverfly
An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects. An alternative term is entomophage, which can ...
, ''R. euryale''
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Greater horseshoe bat
The greater horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus ferrumequinum'') is an insectivorous bat of the genus '' Rhinolophus''. Its distribution covers Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Asia. It is the largest of the horseshoe bats in Europe an ...
, ''R. ferrumequinum''
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Lesser horseshoe bat, ''R. hipposideros''
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Mehely's horseshoe bat
Mehely's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus mehelyi'') is a species of Insectivore, insectivorous bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Southern Europe and parts of the Middle East. It is distributed in a narrow band around the Mediterranean Sea from ...
, ''R. mehelyi''
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)
![Killerwhales jumping](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Killerwhales_jumping.jpg)
The order Cetacea includes
whale
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...
s,
dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the ...
s and
porpoises. 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:
Mysticeti
**Family:
Balaenidae
***Genus: ''
Balaena
''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
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Bowhead whale, ''Balaena mysticetus''
***Genus: ''
Eubalaena
Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus ''Eubalaena'': the North Atlantic right whale (''E. glacialis''), the North Pacific right whale (''E. japonica'') and the Southern right whale (''E. australis''). They are class ...
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North Pacific right whale
The North Pacific right whale (''Eubalaena japonica'') is a very large, thickset baleen whale species that is extremely rare and endangered.
The Northeast Pacific population, which summers in the southeastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, may ...
, ''Eubalaena japonica'' EN
**Family:
Balaenopteridae
***Subfamily:
Balaenopterinae
****Genus: ''
Balaenoptera
''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two aforem ...
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Minke whale
The minke whale (), or lesser rorqual, is a species complex of baleen whale. The two species of minke whale are the common (or northern) minke whale and the Antarctic (or southern) minke whale. The minke whale was first described by the Danish n ...
, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata''
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Sei whale
The sei whale ( , ; ''Balaenoptera borealis'') is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale. It inhabits most oceans and adjoining seas, and prefers deep offshore waters. It avoids polar and tropical ...
, ''Balaenoptera borealis'' EN
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Blue whale
The blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can ...
, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' EN
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Fin whale
The fin whale (''Balaenoptera physalus''), also known as finback whale or common rorqual and formerly known as herring whale or razorback whale, is a cetacean belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. It is the second-longest species of cet ...
, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' EN
***Subfamily:
Megapterinae
****Genus: ''
Megaptera
The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hu ...
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Humpback whale
The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hu ...
, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' VU
**Family:
Eschrichtiidae
***Genus: ''
Eschrichtius''
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Gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus''
*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 ...
**Superfamily:
Platanistoidea
River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping of dolphins, which itself is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea. Extant riv ...
***Family:
Physeteridae
****Genus: ''
Physeter
''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter an ...
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***** Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU
***Family: Kogiidae
****Genus: ''Kogia''
****Pygmy sperm whale, ''K. breviceps''
***** Dwarf sperm whale, ''K. sima''
***Family: Monodontidae
****Genus: ''Monodon''
***** Narwhal, ''Monodon monoceros'' DD
****Genus: ''Delphinapterus''
***** Beluga (whale), Beluga, ''Delphinapterus leucas'' VU
***Family: Phocoenidae
****Genus: ''Phocoena''
***** Harbour porpoise, ''Phocoena phocoena'' VU
****Genus: ''Phocoenoides''
***** Dall's porpoise, ''Phocoenoides dalli''
***Family: Ziphidae
****Genus: ''Ziphius''
***** Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD
****Genus: ''Berardius''
***** Giant beaked whale, ''Berardius bairdii''
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
*****Genus: ''Hyperoodon''
****** Bottlenose whale, ''Hyperoodon ampullatus''
*****Genus: ''Mesoplodon''
****** Stejneger's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon stejnegeri'' DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
**** Genus: ''Lagenorhynchus''
***** White-beaked dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus albirostris'' LC
***** Atlantic white-sided dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus acutus'' LC
***** Pacific white-sided dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus'' ''obliquidens''
****Genus: ''Tursiops''
***** Bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' DD
****Genus: ''Stenella''
***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba''
****Genus: ''Common dolphin, Delphinus''
***** Short-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus delphis''
****Genus: ''Lissodelphis''
***** Northern right whale dolphin, ''Lissodelphis borealis''
****Genus: ''Grampus (genus), Grampus''
***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' DD
****Genus: ''Pseudorca''
***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens''
****Genus: ''Orcinus''
*****Orca, ''O. orca''
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
![Cuon alpinus in moscow zoo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Cuon_alpinus_in_moscow_zoo.jpg)
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 (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: ''Felis''
***** Jungle cat, ''F. chaus''
*****European wildcat, ''F. silvestris''
*****African wildcat, ''F. lybica''
****Genus: ''Lynx''
*****Eurasian lynx, ''L. lynx''
****Genus ''Otocolobus''
*****Pallas's cat, ''O. manul''
****Genus: ''Prionailurus''
*****Leopard cat, ''P. bengalensis''
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: ''Panthera''
*****Leopard, ''P. pardus''
****** Amur leopard, ''P. p. orientalis''
****** Persian leopard, ''P. p. tulliana''
*****Tiger, ''P. tigris''
****** Siberian tiger, ''P. t. tigris''
*****Snow leopard, ''P. uncia''
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: ''Vulpes''
****Corsac fox, ''V. corsac''
****Arctic fox, ''V. lagopus''
****Red fox, ''V. vulpes''
***Genus: ''Nyctereutes''
****Raccoon dog, ''N. procyonoides''
***Genus: ''Canis''
****Golden jackal, ''C. aureus''
****Gray wolf, ''C. lupus''
***** Tundra wolf, ''C. l. albus''
***** Steppe wolf, ''C. l. campestris''
***** Mongolian wolf, ''C. l. chanco''
***** Eurasian wolf, ''C. l. lupus''
**Family: Ursidae (bears)
***Genus: ''Ursus (genus), Ursus''
****Brown bear, ''U. arctos''
***** Eurasian brown bear, ''U. a. arctos''
***** Kamchatka brown bear, ''U. a. beringianus''
***** East Siberian brown bear, ''U. a. arctos''
***** Ussuri brown bear, ''U. a. lasiotus''
**** Polar bear, ''U. maritimus''
****Asiatic black bear, ''U. thibetanus''
***** Ussuri black bear, ''U. t. ussuricus''
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: ''Sea otter, Enhydra''
**** Sea otter, ''E. lutris''
***Genus: ''Gulo''
****Wolverine, ''G. gulo''
***Genus: ''Lutra''
****Eurasian otter, ''L. lutra''
***Genus: ''Martes''
****Yellow-throated marten, ''M. flavigula''
****European pine marten, ''M. martes''
****Beech marten, ''M. foina''
****Sable, ''M. zibellina''
***Genus: ''Meles (genus), Meles''
****Caucasian badger, ''M. canescens''
****European badger, ''M. meles''
****Asian badger, ''M. leucurus''
***Genus: ''Mustela''
****Mountain weasel, ''M. altaica''
****Stoat, ''M. erminea''
****Steppe polecat, ''M. eversmannii''
**** Japanese weasel, ''M. itatsi'' introduced, possibly extirpated
****European mink, ''M. lutreola''
****Least weasel, ''M. nivalis''
****European polecat, ''M. putorius''
****Siberian weasel, ''M. sibirica''
***Genus: ''Neogale''
****American mink, ''N. vison'' introduced
***Genus: ''Vormela''
****Marbled polecat, ''V. peregusna''
**Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
***Genus: ''Callorhinus''
**** Northern fur seal, ''C. ursinus''
***Genus: ''Eumetopias''
**** Steller sea lion, ''E. jubatus''
***Genus: ''Zalophus''
**** Japanese sea lion, ''Z. japonicus'' vagrant
**Family: Odobenidae
***Genus: ''Odobenus''
**** Walrus, ''O. rosmarus''
**Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
***Genus: ''Hooded seal, Cystophora''
**** Hooded seal, ''C. cristata''
***Genus: ''Erignathus''
**** Bearded seal, ''E. barbatus''
***Genus: ''Halichoerus''
**** Grey seal, ''H. grypus''
***Genus: ''Histriophoca''
**** Ribbon seal, ''H. fasciata''
***Genus: ''Pagophilus''
**** Harp seal, ''P. groenlandicus''
***Genus: ''Phoca''
**** Spotted seal, ''P. largha''
**** Common seal, ''P. vitulina''
***Genus: ''Pusa''
**** Caspian seal, ''P. caspica''
**** Ringed seal, ''P. hispida''
**** Baikal seal, ''P. sibirica''
Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.
*Family: Equidae (horses etc.)
**Genus: ''Equus (genus), Equus''
*** Wild horse, ''E. ferus'' reintroduced
**** Przewalski's horse, ''E. f. przewalskii'' reintroduced
*** Onager, ''E. hemionus''
**** Mongolian wild ass, ''E. h. hemionus''
**** Turkmenian kulan, ''E. h. kulan''
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 (pigs)
**Subfamily: Suinae
***Genus: ''Sus (genus), Sus''
****Wild boar, ''S. scrofa''
*Family: Moschidae
**Genus: ''Musk deer, Moschus''
*** Siberian musk deer, ''M. moschiferus''
*Family: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Cervinae
***Genus: ''Cervus''
**** Wapiti, ''C. canadensis''
**** Red deer, ''C. elaphus''
**** Sika deer, ''C. nippon''
***** Manchurian sika deer, ''C. n. mantchuricus''
***Genus: ''Dama (genus), Dama''
**** European fallow deer, ''D. dama'' introduced
**Subfamily: Capreolinae
***Genus: ''Alces''
****Moose, ''A. alces''
***Genus: ''Capreolus''
****Roe deer, ''C. capreolus''
**** Siberian roe deer, ''C. pygargus''
***Genus: ''Rangifer (genus), Rangifer''
**** Reindeer, ''R. tarandus''
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: ''Procapra''
**** Mongolian gazelle, ''P. gutturosa''
***Genus: ''Saiga''
****Saiga antelope, ''S. tatarica''
**Subfamily: Bovinae
***Genus: ''Bos''
****Wild yak, ''B. mutus'' extirpated
***Genus: ''Bison''
****American bison, ''B. bison'' introduced
*****Wood bison, ''B. b. athabascae'' introduced
****European bison, ''B. bonasus'' reintroduced
[Sipko, T., P. (2009). ''European bison in Russia – past, present and future.'' European Bison Conservation Newsletter Vol 2, pp: 148–159]
**Subfamily: Caprinae
***Genus: ''Capra (genus), Capra''
****Wild goat, ''C. aegagrus''
****West Caucasian tur, ''C. caucasica''
****East Caucasian tur, ''C. cylindricornis''
****Siberian ibex, ''C. sibrica''
***Genus: ''Nemorhaedus''
****Chinese goral, ''N. caudatus''
***Genus: ''Muskox, Ovibos''
**** Muskox, ''O. moschatus''
***Genus: ''Ovis''
****Argali, ''O. ammon''
**** Snow sheep, ''O. nivicola''
***Genus: ''Rupicapra''
****Chamois, ''R. rupicapra''
Locally extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
*Wild yak, ''Bos mutus'' (unclear if extant in Russia after 1500)
*Dhole, ''Cuon alpinus''
* Mediterranean monk seal, ''Monachus monachus''
See also
*List of chordate orders
*Lists of mammals by region
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*List of mammals described in the 2000s
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mammals Of Russia
Mammals of Russia,
Lists of biota of Russia, Mammals
Lists of mammals of Asia, Russia
Lists of mammals by country, Russia
Lists of mammals of Europe, Russia