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This is a list of European mammals. It includes all
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 ...
s currently found in
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
(from northeast
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
to
Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains ( ; rus, Ура́льские го́ры, r=Uralskiye gory, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ; ba, Урал тауҙары) or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western ...
and northern slope of
Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains, : pronounced * hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ, : pronounced * az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced * rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ * tr, Kafkas Dağla ...
), whether resident or as regular migrants. Moreover, species occurring in
Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
,
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
(
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) and
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(
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
) are listed here. If geographical range of given European mammal additionally overlaps
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, it is noted in some of cases. This checklist does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this. Each species is listed, with its
binomial name In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
and notes on its distribution where this is limited. Introduced species are also noted.
Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.
Conservation status -
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: : - extinct, - extinct in the wild : - critically endangered, - endangered - vulnerable : - near threatened, - least concern : - data deficient, - not evaluated :(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014)


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 ...
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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 :*
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'' :*
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'' :*
Northern white-breasted hedgehog The northern white-breasted hedgehog (''Erinaceus roumanicus'') is a species of hedgehog. Distribution The range of the species extends in the west as far as Poland, Austria and the former Yugoslavia, and south to Greece and the Adriatic Islands, ...
, ''Erinaceus roumanicus'' :*
Long-eared hedgehog The long-eared hedgehog (''Hemiechinus auritus'') is a species of hedgehog native to Central Asian countries and some countries of the Middle East. The long-eared hedgehog lives in burrows that it either makes or finds and is distinguished by it ...
, ''Hemiechinus auritus'' (eastern Europe)


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 :*
Aquitanian mole The Aquitanian mole (''Talpa aquitania'') is a species of small burrowing mammal of the family Talpidae. It is found from the southwest of France to the north of Spain. Closely related to the European mole (''T. europaea''), this species was desc ...
, ''Talpa aquitania'' (
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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) :*
Mediterranean mole The blind mole (''Talpa caeca''), also known as the Mediterranean mole, is a mole found in the Mediterranean region. It is similar to the European mole, differing most prominently in having eyes covered with skin. It is found in Albania, France, G ...
, ''Talpa caeca'' (south of the
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...
) :*
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'' (
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
) :*
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'' :*
Martino's mole Martino's mole (''Talpa martinorum'') is a species of small blind mole in the family Talpidae found in eastern Thrace along the western Black Sea coast in south-eastern Bulgaria and north-eastern Turkey, mainly in the Strandzha mountain range. I ...
, ''Talpa martinorum'' (
Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
) :*
Spanish mole The Spanish mole (''Talpa occidentalis'') is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Spain and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland i ...
, ''Talpa occidentalis'' (
Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
) :*
Roman mole The Roman mole (''Talpa romana'') is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in southern Italy. It was last recorded on Sicily in 1885. There is also an unconfirmed report about an isolated subpopulation in the Var region of sout ...
, ''Talpa romana'' (
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
and
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
) :*
Balkan mole The Balkan mole (''Talpa stankovici'') is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia and Greece, including the island of Corfu. References Talpa Mammals of Europe Mammals described i ...
, ''Talpa stankovici'' (
Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
) :Desmans :*
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'' (
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Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
) :*
Pyrenean desman The Pyrenean desman also called Iberian desman (''Galemys pyrenaicus'') is a small semiaquatic, globally threatened mammal related to moles and shrews, and, along with the Russian desman (''Desmana moschata''), is one of the two extant members ...
, ''Galemys pyrenaicus'' (
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,
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
, the
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...
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Soricidae (shrews)

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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'' :*
Crowned shrew The crowned shrew or Millet's shrew (''Sorex coronatus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the British island of Jersey. It i ...
, ''Sorex coronatus'' :* Iberian shrew, ''Sorex granarius'' :*
Apennine shrew The Apennine shrew (''Sorex samniticus'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is loc ...
, ''Sorex samniticus'' :* Eurasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex minutus'' :* Laxmann's shrew, ''Sorex caecutiens'' :*
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'' :*
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'' :*
Alpine shrew The alpine shrew (''Sorex alpinus'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in the alpine meadows and coniferous forests of central and southern European mountain ranges. Description The Alpine shrew is in length, not incl ...
, ''Sorex alpinus'' :* Udine shrew, ''Sorex arunchi'' (
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
,
Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
) :*
Valais shrew The Valais shrew (''Sorex antinorii'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. Taxonomy Its karyotype has Ploidy#Diploid, 2n = 24/25 and Karyotype#Fundamental number, FN = 40. Until 2002, it was viewed as a chromosomal race of the wide-r ...
, ''Sorex antinorii'' (
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
,
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
) - formerly in ''
Sorex araneus 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 ...
'' :* Radde's shrew, ''Sorex raddei'' (
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
,
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
) :*
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'' (Caucasus, Russia) :* Caucasian pygmy shrew, ''Sorex volnuchini'' (Caucasus, Russia) :*
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'' :* Iberian water shrew, ''Neomys anomalus'' (
Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
) and: ::*
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 milleri'' :*
Transcaucasian water shrew The Transcaucasian water shrew (''Neomys teres'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and possibly Iran and Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( t ...
, ''Neomys teres'' (
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
,
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
) :*
Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew or the white-toothed pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as the smallest mamma ...
, ''Suncus etruscus'' :*
Greater white-toothed shrew The greater white-toothed shrew (''Crocidura russula'') is a small insectivorous mammal found in Europe and North Africa. It is the most common of the white-toothed shrews. This species is found along the Mediterranean, Netherlands, Belgium, Irel ...
, ''Crocidura russula'' :*
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 ...
, ''Crocidura suaveolens'' :* Bicoloured shrew, ''Crocidura leucodon'' :* Gueldenstaedt's shrew, ''Crocidura gueldenstaedtii'' :* Sicilian shrew, ''Crocidura sicula'' (
Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...
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Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
) :* North African white-toothed shrew, ''Crocidura pachyura'' (
Mediterranean islands The following is a list of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Croatia, ...
) :* Cretan shrew, ''Crocidura zimmermanni'' (
Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
) :* Canarian shrew, ''Crocidura canariensis'' (
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
in Africa -
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) :* Piebald shrew, ''Diplomesodon pulchellus'' (
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
)


Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians (monkeys and apes, the latter including huma ...
s

:* Barbary macaque, ''Macaca sylvanus'' (
Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...
, introduced)


Bats 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 bi ...


Pteropodidae (megabat)

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Egyptian fruit bat The Egyptian fruit bat or Egyptian rousette (''Rousettus aegyptiacus'') is a species of megabat that is found in Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Indian subcontinent. It is one of three '' Rousettus'' species with an African-M ...
, ''Rousettus aegyptiacus'' (
Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
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Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats)

:* Lesser horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus hipposideros'' :*
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 ...
, ''Rhinolophus ferrumequinum'' :*
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 ...
, ''Rhinolophus euryale'' :* Blasius's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus blasii'' :*
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 ...
, ''Rhinolophus mehelyi''


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 ...
(evening bats)

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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 ...
, ''Myotis daubentonii'' :* Nathalina bat, ''Myotis'' (''daubentonii'') ''nathalinae'' ('' Myotis daubentonii'': ) :*
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 ...
, ''Myotis capaccinii'' :*
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''. ...
, ''Myotis dasycneme'' :*
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 ...
, ''Myotis brandtii'' :*
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 ...
, ''Myotis mystacinus'' :* David’s myotis, ''Myotis davidii'' (south-eastern and eastern Europe) - includes i.e.
steppe whiskered bat In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslands, ...
, ''Myotis aurascens'' :* Alcathoe bat, ''Myotis alcathoe'' (
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
,
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
) :* Geoffroy's bat, ''Myotis emarginatus'' :*
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 ...
, ''Myotis nattereri'' and: :**
Cryptic myotis The cryptic myotis (''Myotis crypticus'') is a European vespertilionid bat. It is a member of the Natterer's bat (''M. nattereri'') species complex, and is also the closest living relative of ''M. nattereri''. It is mostly distributed across Eu ...
, ''Myotis crypticus'' :**
Tschuli myotis Natterer's bat (''Myotis nattereri'') is a European Vespertilionidae, 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 No ...
, ''Myotis tschuliensis'' (Eastern Europe) :** Hovel's myotis, ''Myotis hoveli'' (
Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
) :* Escalera's bat, ''Myotis escalerai'' (
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
,
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
) :*
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 ...
, ''Myotis bechsteinii'' :*
Greater mouse-eared bat The greater mouse-eared bat (''Myotis myotis'') is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Description ''Myotis myotis'' is a large bat with a long, broad muzzle and big, long ears. The body's dorsal side is brown to reddish-b ...
, ''Myotis myotis'' :*
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 ...
, ''Myotis blythii'' :*
Felten's myotis The Felten's myotis (''Myotis punicus'') is a species of vesper bat. Distribution It is found in Algeria, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia, France (Corsica) and Italy (Sardinia). Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, sub ...
, ''Myotis punicus'' (
Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
,
Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
,
Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
) :*
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'' :*
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 ...
, ''Nyctalus leisleri'' :*
Azores noctule The Azores noctule (''Nyctalus azoreum'') is a species of bat found in the dry forests of the Azores. It is the only species of mammal endemic to the Azores. It has been recorded on most of the islands of the Azores, and remains common on some b ...
, ''Nyctalus azoreum'' (the only mammal species endemic to North Atlantic
Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ...
archipelago -
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) :* Greater noctule, ''Nyctalus lasiopterus'' :*
Anatolian serotine The Anatolian serotine bat (''Eptesicus anatolicus'') is a species of bat found in the Middle-East, Cyprus and Rhodes Island, Greece. Taxonomy ''Eptesicus anatolicus'' was described in 1971 by Felten. However, a statement few years later from ...
, ''Eptesicus anatolicus'' (east Aegean Islands in
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,
Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
) - split from Botta's serotine, ''Eptesicus bottae'' :*
Serotine 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 roost ...
, ''Eptesicus serotinus'' :* Meridional serotine, ''Eptesicus (serotinus) isabellinus'' :*
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 nilssonii'' :*''
Eptesicus lobatus ''Eptesicus lobatus'' is a species of bat of genus ''Eptesicus'' and family Vespertilionidae. A history of taxon All representative of genus ''Eptesicus'' from Eastern and Southern parts of Ukraine used to be referred to the species ''Eptesicu ...
'' (
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
) :*
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'' :*
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'' :*
Soprano pipistrelle The soprano pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus pygmaeus'') is a small species of bat. It is found in Europe and often roosts on buildings. Taxonomy Until 1999, the soprano pipistrelle was considered as conspecific with the common pipistrelle The co ...
, ''Pipistrellus pygmaeus'' :*
Nathusius's 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'' :* Kuhl's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus kuhlii'' :*
Savi's pipistrelle Savi's pipistrelle (''Hypsugo savii'' sometimes classified as ''Pipistrellus savii'') is a species of vesper bat found across North West Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. It feeds at night on flying insects. In the summer it ro ...
, ''Pipistrellus savii'' :*
Crete pipistrelle Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
, ''Pipistrellus creticus'' (
Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
) :* Dusky pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus hesperidus'' (
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
in Africa -
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
) :* Common long-eared bat, ''Plecotus auritus'' :*
Grey long-eared bat The grey long-eared bat (''Plecotus austriacus'') is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It hunts above woodland, often by day, and mostly for moths. In captivity, it has also been recorded t ...
, ''Plecotus austriacus'' :*
Madeira pipistrelle The Madeira pipistrelle (''Pipistrellus maderensis'') is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_ ...
, ''Pipistrellus maderensis'' (
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
and
Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...
in Africa -
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
,
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
) :* Kolombatovic's long-eared bat, ''Plecotus kolombatovici'' (
Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...
) :*
Alpine long-eared bat The Alpine long-eared bat or mountain long-eared bat (''Plecotus macrobullaris'') is a species of long-eared bat. It was originally described from Switzerland and Austria as a species intermediate between the brown long-eared bat and the grey l ...
, ''Plecotus macrobullaris'' (mountains of southern Europe) :*
Sardinian long-eared bat The Sardinian long-eared bat (''Plecotus sardus'') is a species of bat endemic to Sardinia, Italy. This species was discovered in 2002 in the caves of central Sardinia, the type locality being a cave in Lanaitto's Valley in the Oliena Distric ...
, ''Plecotus sardus'' (
Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
) :*
Canary long-eared bat The Canary long-eared bat (''Plecotus teneriffae''), also known as the Canary big-eared bat or Tenerife long-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic to the Canary Islands. According to the IUCN, it is vulnerable to the risk of extinction. T ...
, ''Plecotus teneriffae'' (
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in Africa -
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) and: :**
Gaisler's long-eared bat Gaisler's long-eared bat (''Plecotus gaisleri'') is a species of bat in the genus ''Plecotus''. It is a medium-sized grayish-brown and found in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. Taxonomy ''Plecotus gaisleri'' was described as a new subspeci ...
, ''Plecotus gaisleri'' (
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,
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) :*
Barbastelle ''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 ...
, ''Barbastella barbastellus'' :* Caspian barbastelle, ''Barbastella caspica'' (
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
)


Miniopteridae ''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 ...

:* Schreibers' bat, ''Miniopterus schreibersii''


Molossidae (free-tailed bats)

:*
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 ...
, ''Tadarida teniotis'' (southern Europe)


Nycteridae (slit-faced bats)

:*
Egyptian slit-faced bat The Egyptian slit-faced bat (''Nycteris thebaica'') is a species of slit-faced bat broadly distributed throughout Africa and the Middle East. It is a species of microbat in the family Nycteridae. Six subspecies are known. Description The Egypt ...
, ''Nycteris thebaica''


Lagomorphs 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'' (λα ...


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 ...
(leporids)

:*
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 ...
, ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' :*
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 ...
, ''Lepus 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 mount ...
, ''Lepus timidus'' :*
Granada hare The Granada hare (''Lepus granatensis''), also known as the Iberian hare, is a hare species that can be found on the Iberian Peninsula and on the island of Majorca. Subspecies Three subspecies of the Granada hare are known, which vary in colour ...
, ''Lepus granatensis'' (
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,
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
) :*
Broom hare The broom hare (''Lepus castroviejoi'') is a species of hare endemic to northern Spain. Distribution and habitat It is restricted to the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain between the Serra dos Ancares and the Sierra de Peña Labra. This ...
, ''Lepus castroviejoi'' (
Cantabrian Mountains , etymology=Named after the Cantabri , photo=Cordillera Cantábrica vista desde el Castro Valnera.jpg , photo_caption=Cantabrian Mountains parallel to the Cantabrian Sea seen from Castro Valnera in an east-west direction. In the background, ...
) :*
Corsican hare The Corsican hare (''Lepus corsicanus''), also known as the Apennine hare or Italian hare, is a species of hare found in southern and central Italy and Corsica. Taxonomy It was first described as a species in 1898 by the British zoologist William ...
, ''Lepus corsicanus'' (
Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, southern
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) :*
Cape hare The Cape hare (''Lepus capensis''), also called the brown hare and the desert hare, is a hare native to Africa and Arabia extending into India. Taxonomy The Cape hare was one of the many mammal species originally described by Carl Linnaeus ...
, ''Lepus capensis'' (
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,
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in Asia -
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,
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
) :*
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 ...
, ''Lepus tolai'' (
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)


Rodents


Sciuridae (squirrels)

:*Red squirrel, ''Sciurus vulgaris'' and: :**Calabrian black squirrel, ''Sciurus meridionalis'' (
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) :*Siberian flying squirrel, ''Pteromys volans'' (northern Scandinavia, Estonia) :*European souslik, ''Spermophilus citellus'' (north-eastern Europe) :*Spermophilus fulvus, Yellow ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus fulvus'' (eastern Europe) :*Spermophilus pygmaeus, Little ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus pygmaeus'' (eastern Europe) :*Sciurus anomalus, Caucasian squirrel, ''Sciurus anomalus'' (eastern Europe) :*Speckled ground squirrel, Spotted souslik, ''Spermophilus suslicus'' (south-eastern Europe) :*Russet ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus major'' (
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) :*Caucasian Mountain ground squirrel, ''Spermophilus musicus'' (
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
) :*Alpine marmot, ''Marmota marmota'' (
Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...
, Tatras, Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians,
Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...
and
Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
) :*Bobak marmot, ''Marmota bobak'' (eastern Europe) :*Siberian chipmunk, ''Eutamias sibiricus '' (Netherlands, Belgium and Germany)


Castoridae

:*European beaver, ''Castor fiber''


Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)

:*Crested porcupine, ''Hystrix cristata'' (
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, introduced) :*Indian porcupine, ''Hystrix indica'' (European Azerbaijan and Georgia (country), Georgia)


Gliridae (dormice)

:*Garden dormouse, ''Eliomys quercinus'' :*Forest dormouse, ''Dryomys nitedula'' (eastern Europe) :*Woolly dormouse, ''Dryomys laniger'' (
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) :*European edible dormouse, ''Glis glis'' :*Hazel dormouse, ''Muscardinus avellanarius'' :*Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, ''Myomimus roachi'' (
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and
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)


Muroidea, Muroids::Spalacidae (spalacids)

:*Greater mole rat, ''Spalax microphthalmus'' (eastern Europe) :*Lesser mole rat, ''Spalax leucodon'' (eastern Europe) :*Spalax zemni, Podolsk mole rat, ''Spalax zemni'' (eastern Europe) :*Sandy mole-rat, ''Spalax arenarius'' (eastern Europe) :*Spalax graecus, Balkan mole rat, ''Spalax graecus'' and: :**Mehely's blind mole-rat, ''Spalax antiquus'' (Romania) :**Oltenia blind mole-rat, ''Spalax istricus'' (Romania) :*Spalax nehringi, Nehring's blind mole rat, ''Spalax nehringi'' (may occur in
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) :*Giant mole-rat, Giant blind mole-rat, ''Spalax giganteus'' (
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Muroidea, Muroids::Cricetidae

:Hamsters :*Common hamster, ''Cricetus cricetus'' (eastern Europe) :*Cricetulus migratorius, Gray dwarf hamster, ''Cricetulus migratorius'' (
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) :*Romanian hamster, ''Mesocricetus newtoni'' (shores of the Black Sea) :*Ciscaucasian hamster, ''Mesocricetus raddei'' (
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) :*Brandt's hamster, ''Mesocricetus brandti'' (
Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...
) :*Eversmann's hamster, ''Allocricetulus eversmanni'' (
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,
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) :Lemmings :*Wood lemming, ''Myopus schisticolor'' (Scandinavia) :*Norway lemming, ''Lemmus lemmus'' (northern Europe) :*Siberian brown lemming, ''Lemmus sibiricus'' (
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) :*Arctic lemming, ''Dicrostonyx torquatus'' (Svalbard as migrant) :Voles :*Bank vole, ''Myodes glareolus'' :*Northern red-backed vole, ''Myodes rutilus'' :*Grey red-backed vole, ''Myodes rufocanus'' :*Balkan snow vole, ''Dinaromys bogdanovi'' :*European water vole, ''Arvicola amphibius'' and: :**Italian water vole, ''Arvicola italicus'' (
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,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
) :*Arvicola scherman, Montane water vole, ''Arvicola scherman'' :*Southwestern water vole, ''Arvicola sapidus'' (Spain and France) :*Root vole, ''Alexandromys oeconomus'' :*Middendorf's vole, Middendorff's vole, ''Alexandromys middendorffii'' (
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) :*Field vole, Short-tailed field vole, ''Microtus agrestis'' and: :**Mediterranean field vole, ''Microtus lavernedii'' :**Portuguese field vole, ''Microtus rozianus'' (
Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
) :*Common vole, ''Microtus arvalis'' and: :**Altai vole, ''Microtus obscurus'' (eastern Europe) :*Sibling vole, ''Microtus epiroticus'' (''Southern vole, M. levis'': ) :*Snow vole, ''Microtus nivalis'' :*Microtus guentheri, Gunther's vole, ''Microtus guentheri'' and: :**Harting's vole, ''Microtus hartingi'' (
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) :*Cabrera's vole, ''Microtus cabrerae'' :*Bavarian pine vole, ''Microtus bavaricus'' :*European pine vole, ''Microtus subterraneus'' :*Microtus levis, East European vole, ''Microtus levis'' :*Microtus socialis, Social vole, ''Microtus socialis'' :*Microtus felteni, Felten's vole, ''Microtus felteni'' :*Microtus gerbei, Gerbe's vole, ''Microtus gerbei'' :*Microtus savii, Savi's pine vole, ''Microtus savii'' and: :**Sicilian pine vole, ''Microtus nebrodensis'' (
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) :**Microtus brachycercus, Calabria pine vole, ''Microtus brachycercus'' (Italy) :*Microtus multiplex, Alpine pine vole, ''Microtus multiplex'' :*Microtus tatricus, Tatra pine vole, ''Microtus tatricus'' :*Microtus liechtensteini, Liechtenstein's pine vole, ''Microtus liechtensteini'' :*Microtus duodecimcostatus, Mediterranean pine vole, ''Microtus duodecimcostatus'' :*Microtus lusitanicus, Lusitanian pine vole, ''Microtus lusitanicus'' :*Microtus thomasi, Thomas's pine vole, ''Microtus thomasi'' :*Microtus majori, Major's pine vole, ''Microtus majori'' :*Daghestan pine vole, Caucasian pine vole, ''Microtus daghestanicus'' (
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) :*Narrow-headed vole, ''Lasiopodomys gregalis'' (
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) :*Caucasian snow vole, Gudaur snow vole, ''Chionomys gud'' (
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) :*Robert's snow vole, ''Chionomys roberti'' (Caucasus) :*Lagurus lagurus, Steppe lemming, ''Lagurus lagurus'' :*Ellobius talpinus, Northern mole vole, ''Ellobius talpinus'' :*Long-clawed mole vole, ''Prometheomys schaposchnikowi'' (
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)


Muroidea, Muroids::Muridae

:Old World rats and mice :*Wood mouse, ''Apodemus sylvaticus'' :*Steppe field mouse, ''Apodemus witherbyi'' (eastern Europe) :*Yellow-necked mouse, ''Apodemus flavicollis'' and: :**Black Sea field mouse, ''Apodemus ponticus'' (
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) :*Apodemus alpicola, Alpine field mouse, ''Apodemus alpicola'' (
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) :*Pygmy field mouse, ''Apodemus uralensis'' (eastern Europe) :*Broad-toothed field mouse, ''Apodemus mystacinus'' (south-eastern Europe) :*Apodemus epimelas, Western broad-toothed field mouse, ''Apodemus epimelas'' (
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) :*Striped field mouse, ''Apodemus agrarius'' (eastern Europe) :*Eurasian harvest mouse, ''Micromys minutus'' :*House mouse, ''Mus musculus'' :*Algerian mouse, ''Mus spretus'' (
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,
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and
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) :*Steppe mouse, ''Mus spicilegus'' (south-eastern Europe) :*Cypriot mouse, ''Mus cypriacus'' (
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) :*Mus macedonicus, Macedonian mouse, ''Mus macedonicus'' (south Balcans) :Spiny mice :*Cretan spiny mouse, ''Acomys minous'' (
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) :Jirds :*Meriones tristrami, Tristram's jird, ''Meriones tristrami'' (Greece, Greek island of Kos) :*Meriones tamariscinus, Tamarisk jird, ''Meriones tamariscinus'' (eastern Europe) :*Meriones meridianus, Midday jird, ''Meriones meridianus'' (eastern Europe) :Gerbils :*Great gerbil, ''Rhombomys opimus'' (
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)


Muroidea, Muroids::Dipodidae (dipodids)

:Birch mouse, Birch mice :*Northern birch mouse, ''Sicista betulina'' (Scandinavia and north-eastern Europe) :*Southern birch mouse, ''Sicista subtilis'' (south-eastern Europe) and: ::*Hungarian birch mouse, ''Sicista (subtilis) trizona'' (
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) ::*Nordmann’s birch mouse, ''Sicista loriger'' (eastern Europe) :*Strand's birch mouse, ''Sicista strandi'' (eastern Europe) :*Severtzov's birch mouse, ''Sicista severtzovi'' (eastern Europe) :*Caucasian birch mouse, ''Sicista caucasica'' (
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) :*Kazbeg birch mouse, ''Sicista kazbegica'' (Caucasus) :*Kluchor birch mouse, ''Sicista kluchorica'' (Caucasus) :Jerboas :*Pygeretmus pumilio, Dwarf fat-tailed jerboa, ''Pygeretmus pumilio'' (eastern Europe) :*Allactaga major, Great jerboa, ''Allactaga major'' (eastern Europe) :*Allactaga elater, Small five-toed jerboa, ''Allactaga elater'' (eastern Europe) :*Dipus sagitta, Northern three-toed jerboa, ''Dipus sagitta'' (eastern Europe) :*Stylodipus telum, Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa, ''Stylodipus telum'' (eastern Europe) :*Williams's jerboa, ''Scarturus williamsi'' (Azerbaijan)


Carnivorans


Ursidae (bears)

:*Brown bear, ''Ursus arctos'' :*Polar bear, ''Ursus maritimus'' (Svalbard, Arctic European Russia; migrant to Iceland)


Canidae

:*Golden jackal, ''Canis aureus'' (
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and south-eastern Europe) :*Grey wolf, ''Canis lupus'' (
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,
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,
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, Germany, Scandinavia and eastern Europe) :*Corsac fox, ''Vulpes corsac'' (Along southern Volga and European
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) :*Arctic fox, ''Vulpes lagopus'' (Scandinavia and Iceland) :*Red fox, ''Vulpes vulpes''


Mustelidae (weasels and allies)

:*Wolverine, ''Gulo gulo'' (Scandinavia) :*European otter, ''Lutra lutra'' :*Beech marten, ''Martes foina'' (southern Europe) :*European pine marten, ''Martes martes'' :*Sable, ''Martes zibellina'' (western
Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains ( ; rus, Ура́льские го́ры, r=Uralskiye gory, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ; ba, Урал тауҙары) or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western ...
, European Russia) :*Caucasian badger, ''Meles canescens'' (
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, Rhodes) :*Asian badger, ''Meles leucurus'' (
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,
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) :*European badger, ''Meles meles'' :*Stoat, ''Mustela erminea'' :*Steppe polecat, ''Mustela eversmanii'' :*European mink, ''Mustela lutreola'' (eastern Europe) :*European polecat, ''Mustela putorius'' :*Least weasel, ''Mustela nivalis'' :*Siberian weasel, ''Mustela sibirica'' (
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) :*Marbled polecat, ''Vormela peregusna'' (southeastern Europe)


Viverridae (viverrids)

:*Common genet, ''Genetta genetta'' (
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,
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,
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)


Felidae (cats)

:*Swamp cat, ''Felis chaus'' (Caspian Sea, Cis-Caspian region) :*African wildcat, ''Felis lybica'' :*European wildcat, ''Felis silvestris'' :*Eurasian lynx, ''Lynx lynx'' :*Iberian lynx, ''Lynx pardinus'' (
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and
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) :*Persian leopard, ''Panthera pardus tulliana'' (''Leopard, P. pardus'': ) (Dagestan, Northern Caucasus, European Russia)


Hyaenidae (hyenas)

:*Striped hyena, ''Hyaena hyaena'' (European Georgia (country), Georgia and Azerbaijan)


Phocidae (earless seals)

:*Hooded seal, ''Cystophora cristata'' (Northern Scandinavia) :*Bearded seal, ''Erignathus barbatus'' (Northern Scandinavia) :*Grey seal, ''Halichoerus grypus'' (Norway, Baltic Sea, Baltics, Great Britain and Ireland) :*Mediterranean monk seal, ''Monachus monachus'' (Mediterranean) :*Harp seal, ''Pagophilus groenlandicus'' (Northern Scandinavia) :*Common seal, ''Phoca vitulina'' :*Ringed seal, ''Pusa hispida'' (Northern Scandinavia)


Odobenidae

:*Walrus, ''Odobenus rosmarus'' (Svalbard, Iceland and as migrant further south)


Odd-toed ungulates


Equidae (horse)

:*Przewalski's horse, ''Equus ferus przewalskii'' (''E. ferus'' ) (
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, Belarus) :*Turkmenian kulan, ''Equus hemionus kulan'' (''E. hemionus'' ) (
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)


Even-toed ungulates


Suidae (pigs)

:*Wild boar, ''Sus scrofa''


Bovidae (bovid)

:*European bison, ''Bison bonasus'' (reintroduced) :*Wild goat, ''Capra aegagrus'' (Caucasus) :*West Caucasian tur, ''Capra caucasica'' (
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) :*East Caucasian tur, ''Capra cylindricornis'' (Caucasus) :*Alpine ibex, ''Capra ibex'' (
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,
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, and Germany) :*Iberian ibex, ''Capra pyrenaica'' (
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and
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) :*Goitered gazelle, ''Gazella subgutturosa'' (European Azerbaijan) :*Muskox, ''Ovibos moschatus'' (Norway,
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; reintroduced) :*Mouflon, ''Ovis gmelini'' (
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) :*Pyrenean chamois, ''Rupicapra pyrenaica'' :*Chamois, ''Rupicapra rupicapra'' :*Saiga antelope, ''Saiga tatarica'' (European Russia and Kazakhstan)


Cervidae (deer)

:*Moose, Elk, ''Alces alces'' :*Roe deer, ''Capreolus capreolus'' :*Red deer, ''Cervus elaphus'' :*Fallow deer, ''Dama dama'' :*Reindeer, ''Rangifer tarandus'' (Scandinavia)


Cetacea


Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins)

:*White-beaked dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus albirostris'' :*Atlantic white-sided dolphin, ''Lagenorhynchus acutus'' :*Steno bredanensis, Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' :*Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' (Mediterranean subpopulation: ) :*Stenella frontalis, Atlantic spotted dolphin, ''Stenella frontalis'' :*Short-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus delphis''
(Mediterranean subpopulation: , ssp. ''ponticus'': ) :*Bottle-nosed dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus''
(Mediterranean subpopulation: , ssp. ''ponticus'': ) :*Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' (Canary Islands in Africa) :*False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' :*Killer whale, ''Orcinus orca'' :*Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' (Mediterranean subpopulation: ) :*Globicephala melas, Long-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala melas'' (Mediterranean subpopulation: ) :*Globicephala macrorhynchus, Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' :*Feresa attenuata, Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata''


Phocoenidae (porpoises)

:*Common porpoise, ''Phocoena phocoena''
(Baltic Sea subpopulation: , ssp. ''relicta'' - Black Sea harbour porpoise: )


Monodontidae

:*White whale, ''Delphinapterus leucas'' (Arctic Ocean) :*Narwhal, ''Monodon monoceros'' (Arctic Ocean)


Kogiidae

:*Kogia breviceps, Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' :*Kogia sima, Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima''


Physeteridae

:*Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' (Mediterranean subpopulation: )


Ziphiidae (beaked whales)

:*Mesoplodon europaeus, Gervais' beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon europaeus'' :*Mesoplodon densirostris, Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' :*Mesoplodon mirus, True's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon mirus'' :*Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerby's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon bidens'' :*Mesoplodon grayi, Grays beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon grayi'' :*Hyperoodon ampullatus, Northern bottlenose whale, ''Hyperoodon ampullatus'' :*Ziphius cavirostris, Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' (Mediterranean subpopulation: )


Balaenopteridae (rorquals)

:*Balaenoptera musculus, Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' (ssp. ''musculus'' North Atlantic stock: ) :*Balaenoptera physalus, Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' (Mediterranean subpopulation: ) :*Balaenoptera borealis, Sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis'' :*Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Common minke whale, ''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'' :*Bryde's whale, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' (Canary Islands in Africa) :*Megaptera novaeangliae, Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae''


Eschrichtiidae

:* Gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus'' CR (possible vagrant from Pacific was recorded in 2010)


Balaenidae

:*Balaena mysticetus, Bowhead whale, ''Balaena mysticetus''
(Svalbard-Barents Sea (Spitsbergen) subpopulation: ) :*Eubalaena glacialis, North Atlantic right whale, ''Eubalaena glacialis''


Introduced animals


Macropodidae (macropods)

:*Red-necked wallaby, ''Notamacropus rufogriseus'' (Britain, Ireland, France and Germany, introduced)


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:*North African hedgehog, ''Atelerix algirus'' (
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, probably introduced)


Sciuridae (squirrels)

:*Eastern gray squirrel, Grey squirrel, ''Sciurus carolinensis'' (Britain, introduced) :*Atlantoxerus getulus, Barbary ground squirrel, ''Atlantoxerus getulus'' (
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in Africa -
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, introduced) :*Siberian chipmunk, ''Tamias sibiricus'' (introduced)


Myocastoridae

:*Coypu, ''Myocastor coypus'' (introduced)


Cricetidae

:Muskrat :*Muskrat, ''Ondatra zibethicus'' (introduced)


Muroidea, Muroids::Muridae

:Old World rats and mice :*Brown rat, ''Rattus norvegicus'' (introduced) :*Black rat, ''Rattus rattus'' (introduced)


Canidae

:*Raccoon dog, ''Nyctereutes procyonoides'' (introduced)


Mustelidae (weasel)

:*American mink, ''Neogale vison'' (much of Europe)


Herpestidae (mongooses)

:*Egyptian mongoose, ''Herpestes ichneumon'' (
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and
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, disputed, possibly native)


Procyonidae

:*South American coati, ''Nasua nasua'' (Great Britain, introduced) :*Common raccoon, ''Procyon lotor'' (introduced)


Mephitidae

:*Striped skunk, ''Mephitis mephitis'' (introduced)


Bovidae (bovid)

:*Barbary sheep, ''Ammotragus lervia'' (
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and
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, introduced)


Cervidae (deer)

:*Chital, ''Axis axis'' (introduced) :*Wapiti, ''Cervus canadensis'' (Italy, introduced) :*Sika deer, ''Cervus nippon'' (introduced) :*Chinese water deer, ''Hydropotes inermis'' (Britain, France, introduced) :*Reeve's muntjac, Chinese muntjac, ''Muntiacus reevesi'' (Britain, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium, introduced) :*White-tailed deer, ''Odocoileus virginianus'' (introduced)


See also

*List of amphibians of Europe *List of birds of Europe *List of reptiles of Europe *List of mammal genera *Lists of mammals by region *List of extinct animals of Europe


Further reading

*Macdonald D., Barrett P., ''Collins Field Guide: Mammals of Britain & Europe'', HarperCollinsPublishers, London, 1993, *Görner M., Hackethal H., ''Beobachten und bestimmen: Säugetiere Europas'', Neumann Verlag, Leipzig, Radebeul, 1987,


Notes


References


External links


Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3)
- database of mammalian taxonomy

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