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Mammals

European mammals

Mammals ( Mammalia ) breathe through the lungs, their body is covered with hair and they have warm blood. They are viviparous: they give birth to their already formed puppy who then breastfeed.
About 4,600 species in the world.

List of species:

CARNIVORA

Canidae

Red fox, foto

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Red fox
Vulpes vulpes

Gray wolf, foto

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Gray wolf
Canis lupus

Dog, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Dog
Canis familiaris

Golden jackal, foto

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Golden jackal
Canis aureus

Ursidae

Brown bear, foto

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Brown bear
Ursus arctos

Felinae

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Wildcat
Felis silvestris

Cat, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Cat
Felis domesticus

Lynx, foto

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Lynx
Lynx linx

Mustelidae

Otter, foto

Not abundant species and limited distribution in Europe.

Otter
Lutra lutra

Badger, foto

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Badger
Meles meles

Least weasel, foto

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Least weasel
Mustela nivalis

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Stoat
Mustela erminea

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Polecat
Mustela putorius

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Beech marten
Martes foina

Not abundant species but with a wide range in Europe.

Pine marten
Martes martes

Focidae

Not abundant species and limited distribution in Europe.

Monk seal
Monachus monachus

CETARTIODACTYLA

Cervidae

Deer, foto

Abundant species and with wide range in Europe.

Deer
Cervus elaphus

Fallow deer, foto

Quite abundant species but with limited distribution in Europe.

Fallow deer
Dama dama

Roe deer, foto

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Roe deer
Capreolus capreolus

Suidae

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Wild boar
Sus scrofa

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Domestic pig
Sus domesticus

Bovidae

Alpine ibex, foto

Not abundant species and limited distribution in Europe.

Alpine ibex
Capra ibex

Goat, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Goat
Capra hircus

Mouflon, foto

Not abundant species and limited distribution in Europe.

Mouflon
Ovis musimon

Sheep, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Sheep
Ovis aries

Alpine chamois, foto

Quite abundant species but with limited distribution in Europe.

Alpine chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra

Pyrenean chamois, foto

Quite abundant species but with limited distribution in Europe.

Pyrenean chamois
Rupicapra pyrenaica

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Bull
Bos taurus

Delphinidae

Delphinus delphis

Globicephala melas

Grampus griseus

Stenella coeruleoalba

Tursiops truncatus

Physeteridae

Physeter macrocephalus

Ziphiidae

Ziphius cavirostris

Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera physalus

PERISSODACTYLA

Equidae

Horse, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Horse
Equus caballus

Donkey, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Donkey
Equus africanus

ERINACEOMORPHA

Erinaceidi

European hedgehog, foto

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

European hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Northern white-breasted hedgehog
Erinaceus roumanicus

LAGOMORPHA

Leporidi

Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus

Eastern cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus

Corsican hare
Lepus corsicanus

European hare, foto

European hare
Lepus europaeus

Mountain hare
Lepus timidus

Sardinian hare
Lepus capensis

RODENTIA

Istricidi

Crested porcupine, foto

Crested porcupine
Hystrix cristata

Sciuridae

Red squirrel, foto

Abundant species and with wide range in Europe.

Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris

Endemic species quite abundant but with limited distribution in Europe.

Calabrian squirrel
Sciurus meridionalis

Grey squirrel, foto

Abundant species and with wide range in Europe.

Grey squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis

Callosciurus erythraeus

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Eutamias sibiricus

Alpine marmot
Marmota marmota

Myocastoridae

Coypu, foto

Coypu
Myocastor coypus

Gliridae

Fat dormouse
Glis glis

Hazel dormouse, foto

Hazel dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius

Eliomys quercinus

Dryomys nitedula

Not abundant species and limited distribution in Europe.

Dryomys aspromontis

Muridi

Brown rat, foto

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Brown rat
Rattus norvegicus

Black rat, foto

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Black rat
Rattus rattus

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

House mouse
Mus musculus

Micromys minutus

Species very abundant and with wide distribution in Europe.

Wood mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus

Apodemus flavicollis

Apodemus alpicola

Apodemus agrarius

Cricetidi

Arvicola amphibius

Arvicola italicus

Chionomys nivalis

Microtus arvalis

Microtus brachycercus

Microtus levernedii

Microtus liechtensteini

Microtus multiplex

Microtus nebrodensis

Microtus savii

Microtus subterraneus

Myodes glareolus

EULIPOTIFLI

Talpidi

Roman mole
Talpa romana

Blind mole
Talpa caeca

European mole
Talpa europaea

Soricidi

Suncus etruscus

Crocidura leucodon

Crocidura pachyura

Crocidura sicula

Crocidura suaveolens

Neomys fodiens

Neomys milleri

Sorex alpinus

Sorex antinorii

Sorex minutus

Sorex samniticus

CHIROTTERI

Miniopteridi

Miniopterus schreibersii

Molossidi

Tadarida teniotis

Rinolofidi

Rhinolophus euryale

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Rhinolophus mehelyi

Vespertilionidi

Barbastella barbastellus

Eptesicus nilssonii

Eptesicus serotinus

Hypsugo savii

Myotis alcathoe

Myotis bechsteinii

Myotis blythii

Myotis brandtii

Myotis capaccinii

Myotis crypticus

Myotis daubentonii

Myotis emarginatus

Myotis myotis

Myotis mystacinus

Myotis punicus

Nyctalus lasiopterus

Nyctalus leisleri

Nyctalus noctula

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Pipistrellus nathusii

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Plecotus auritus

Plecotus austriacus

Plecotus macrobullaris

Plecotus sardus

Vespertilio murinus

PRIMATI

Ominidi

Man, foto

Abundant domestic species and with a wide range in Europe.

Man
Homo sapiens

• Note:

This page also includes the main domestic species of european mammals. The list of the taxa is not complete but is constantly updated. Some species, considered by the author to be very rare, allochthonous or with recent expansion of the range towards Italy, are listed below and recent reports are kept under observation:

The raccoon dog, Procion lotor :

American mink, Neovison vison :

Genetta, Genetta genetta :

Ammotrago, Ammotragus lervia : . | AS 1m |

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