List of mammals in Europe

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Europe is located in the western part of the Palearctic .

The list of mammals in Europe contains the species of mammals found in Europe . The Ural Mountains and the Ural River , the Caspian Sea , the Russian border in the Caucasus , the Black Sea and the Bosporus are considered Europe's eastern border . Species found on the Aegean Islands of Greece, Cyprus , Malta , the Canary Islands , Madeira and the Azores are also listed.

For species that occur in six or fewer countries in Europe, these are indicated. Small states are usually not taken into account. Species occurring in Germany, Austria or Switzerland are highlighted in bold. Neozoa introduced after 1492 are marked as such. Pet forms and humans are not taken into account. The taxonomy and distribution mainly follow Grimmberger et al. (2009). The order of the genera and species follows Aulagnier and co-workers (2009).

The red fox is found almost all over Europe and far beyond.
The Alpine Ibex , on the other hand, only occurs in the European Alps.
The brown rat is native to the temperate east of the Palearctic. It only came to Europe in modern times.

Diprotodontia

Kangaroos (Macropodidae)

  • Red-necked Wallaby ( Macropus rufogriseus ) - Neozoon native to Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Isle of Man

Primates

Vervet monkeys (Cercopithecidae)

Rodents

squirrel
Alpine marmot

Squirrel (Sciuridae)

Dormouse

Dormouse (Gliridae)

European beaver

Beaver (Castoridae)

Forest birch mouse

Jerboa (Dipodidae)

Spalacidae

Bank vole
Eastern water vole
Field mouse

Burrowers (Cricetidae)

Harvest mouse
Wood mouse
Western house mouse

Long-tailed mice (Muridae)

Porcupines (Hystricidae)

Beaver rats (Myocastoridae)

Rabbit-like

Brown hare

Pigeon hares (Ochotonidae)

Hares (Leporidae)

Insect eater

Brown-breasted hedgehog

Hedgehog (Erinaceidae)

Harvest shrew
Marsh shrew
Field shrew

Shrews (Soricidae)

European mole

Moles (Talpidae)

Bats

Fruit bats (Pteropodidae)

Little horseshoe bat

Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophidae)

Bulldog bats (Molossidae)

Broad-winged bat
Great noctule bat
Pond bat

Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionidae)

Predators

Eurasian lynx
wolf
brown bear

Cats (Felidae)

Crawling cats (Viverridae)

  • Common genet ( Genetta genetta ) - France, Portugal and Spain (Balearic Islands)

Mongooses (Herpestidae)

  • Indian mongoose ( Herpestes edwardsii ) - neozoon in Italy
  • Small mongoose ( Herpestes javanicus ) - neozoon in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia
  • Ichneumon ( Herpestes ichneumon ) - Portugal and Spain

Hyenas (Hyaenidae)

Dogs (Canidae)

  • Golden jackal ( Canis aureus )
  • Wolf ( Canis lupus )
  • Raccoon dog ( Nyctereutes procyonoides ) - Neozoon
  • Arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) - Finland, Iceland, Norway (with Svalbard), Russia and Sweden
  • Steppe fox ( Vulpes corsac ) - Kazakhstan and Russia
  • Red fox ( Vulpes vulpes )

Bears (Ursidae)

  • Brown bear ( Ursus arctos )
  • Polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) - Iceland, Norway (with Svalbard) and Russia

Walruses (Odobenidae)

seal

Dog seals (Phocidae)

Pine marten
Otter

Marten (Mustelidae)

Small bears (Procyonidae)

  • Raccoon ( Procyon lotor ) - Neozoon

Artifacts

wild boar
deer

Real pigs (Suidae)

Deer (Cervidae)

  • Real deer (Cervinae)
  • Water deer (hydropotinae)
    • Water deer ( Hydropotes inermis ) - Neozoon in France and the United Kingdom
  • Deer (Capreolinae)
    • Roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus )
    • Siberian deer ( Capreolus pygargus ) - Russia; Neozoon in Latvia and Lithuania
    • Moose ( Alces alces )
    • White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) - Neozoon in Finland, Croatia, Serbia and the Czech Republic
    • Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) - Finland, Iceland, Norway (with Svalbard), Russia and Sweden
Bison
chamois

Horned Bearers (Bovidae)

  • Gazelle-like (Antilopinae)
    • Saiga ( Saiga tatarica ) - Kazakhstan and Russia
  • Cattle (Bovinae)
  • Goatsies (Caprinae)

Whales

The whale taxonomy mainly follows Mead and Brownell (in Wilson and Reeder, 2005). The genera and species follow Mitchell-Jones et al. (1999).

Right whales (Balaenidae)

Furrow whales (Balaenopteridae)

Dolphins (Delphinidae)

Pilot whales (Monodontidae)

Porpoises (Phocoenidae)

Sperm whales (Physeteridae)

Beaked whales (Ziphiidae)

See also

literature

  • Stéphane Aulagnier, Patrick Haffner, Anthony J. Mitchell-Jones, François Moutou, Jan Zima, Olivier Roth, Hans C. Salzmann: The Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East . Haupt-Verlag, Berlin / Stuttgart / Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-258-07506-8 (translation).
  • Eckhard Grimmberger, Klaus Rudloff, Christian Kern: Atlas of the mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East . Natur- und Tier-Verlag, Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-86659-090-8 .
  • Anthony J. Mitchell-Jones, Giovanni Amori, Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Boris Kryštufek, Peter JH Reijnders, Friederike Spitzenberger, Michael Stubbe, Johann BM Thissen, Vladimir Vohralík, Jan Zima: The Atlas of European Mammals . T & AD Poyser (Academic Press), London 1999, ISBN 0-85661-130-1 .
  • Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .