List of mammals of Europe
This is a list of European mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in Europe, whether resident or as regular migrants. It 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 and notes on its distribution where this is limited. Introduced species are also noted.
- Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus (Britain, introduced and probably extinct)
- Western European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
- Eastern European hedgehog Erinaceus concolor
- North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus (France and Spain, probably introduced)
- European mole Talpa europaea
- Mediterranean mole Talpa caeca (south of the Alps)
- Roman mole Talpa romana (Italy and Greece)
- Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus (Spain, Portugal and the Pyrenees)
- Russian desman Desmana moschata (Russia)
- Common shrew Sorex araneus
- Crowned shrew Sorex coronatus
- Iberian shrew Sorex granarius
- Apennine shrew Sorex samniticus
- Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
- Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus
- Taiga shrew Sorex isodon
- Alpine shrew Sorex alpinus
- Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens
- Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus
- Etruscan shrew Suncus etruscus
- Greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula
- Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
- Bicoloured shrew Crocidura leucodon
- Human Homo sapiens
- Barbary macaque Macca sylvanus (Gibraltar, presumably introduced)
- Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
- Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
- Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale
- Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii
- Mehely's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi
- Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentoni
- Nathalina bat Myotis nathalinae
- Long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii
- Pond bat Myotis dasycneme
- Brandt's bat Myotis brandti
- Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus
- Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus
- Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri
- Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteini
- Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis
- Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythi
- Common noctule Nyctalus noctula
- Lesser Noctule Nyctalus leisleri
- Greater noctule Nyctalus lasiopterus
- Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
- Northern bat Eptesicus nilssoni
- Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus
- Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
- Nathusius's pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
- Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhli
- Savi's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus savii
- Common long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
- Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus
- Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus
- Schreiber's bat Miniopterus schreibersi
- European free-tailed bat Tadarida teniotis (southern Europe)
- Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica
- European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
- European Hare Lepus europaeus
- Mountain Hare Lepus timidus
- Irish Mountain Hare Lepus (timidus) hibernicus
- Scottish Mountain Hare Lepus timidus scoticus
- Granada Hare Lepus granatensis (Spain, Portugal)
- Broom Hare Lepus castroviejoi
- Corsican Hare Lepus corsicanus(Corsica, southern Italy)
- Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
- Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis (Britain, introduced)
- Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans (northern Scandinavia, Estonia)
- European souslik Spermophilus citellus (north-eastern Europe)
- Spotted souslik Spermophilus suslicus (south-eastern Europe)
- Alpine marmot Marmota marmota (Alps, Tatras, Carpathians, Pyrenees and Balkans)
- Bobak marmot Marmota bobak (eastern Europe)
- Siberian chipmunk Tamias sibiricus (introduced)
- European beaver Castor fiber (Scandinavia, Estonia, Russia, France and Germany is also being reintroduced to Great Britain after extinction due to human activity.)
- Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata (Italy, introduced)
- Coypu Myocastor coypus (introduced)
- Garden Dormouse Eliomys quercinus
- Forest Dormouse Dryomys nitedula (eastern Europe)
- Woolly Dormouse Dryomys laniger (Turkey)
- Edible Dormouse Glis glis
- Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
- Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse Myomimus roachi (Greece and Bulgaria)
- Common hamster Cricetus cricetus (eastern Europe)
- Romanian hamster Mesocricetus newtoni (shores of the Black Sea)
- Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus (introduced)
- Grey Hamster Circetulus migratorius (Balkans)
- Arctic lemming Dicrostonyx torquatus (Svalbard as migrant)
- Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus (northern Europe)
- Wood Lemming Myopus schisticolor (Scandinavia)
- Bank vole Myodes glareolus
- Northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus
- Grey red-backed vole Myodes rufocanus
- Balkan snow vole Dinaromys bogdanovi
- Field vole Microtus agrestis
- Common vole Microtus arvalis
- Sibling vole Microtus epiroticus
- Root vole Microtus oeconomus
- Snow vole Microtus nivalis
- Gunther's vole Microtus guentheri
- Cabrera's vole Microtus cabrerae
- Bavarian pine vole Microtus bavaricus
- European pine vole Microtus subterraneus
- Alpine pine vole Pitymys multiplex
- Tatra pine vole Pitymys tatricus
- Liechtenstein's pine vole Pitymys liechtensteini
- Mediterranean pine vole Pitymys duodecimcostatus
- Lusitanian pine vole Pitymys lusitanicus
- Thomas's pine vole Pitymys thomasi
- Savi's pine vole Pitymys savii
- European water vole Arvicola amphibius
- Southwestern Water Vole Arvicola sapidus (Spain and France)
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus (introduced)
- Greater mole rat Spalax microphthalmus (eastern Europe)
- Lesser mole rat Spalax leucodon (eastern Europe)
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus (introduced)
- Black rat Rattus rattus (introduced)
- Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
- Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
- Pygmy field mouse Apodemus microps (eastern Europe)
- Broad-toothed Field Mouse Apodemus mystacinus (south-eastern Europe)
- Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius (eastern Europe)
- Harvest mouse Micromys minutus
- House mouse Mus musculus
- Algerian mouse Mus spretus (France, Spain and Portugal)
- Steppe mouse Mus hortulanus (south-eastern Europe)
- Cypriot Mouse Mus cypriacus (Cyprus)
- Cretan spiny mouse Acomys minous (Crete)
- Northern birch mouse Sicista betulina (Scandinavia and north-eastern Europe)
- Southern birch mouse Sicista subtilis (south-eastern Europe)
- Polar bear Ursus maritimus (Svalbard, migrant to Iceland and northern Scandinavia)
- Brown bear Ursus arctos
- Gray Wolf Canis lupus (Spain, Italy, Scandinavia and eastern Europe)
- Golden Jackal Canis aureus (Russia and south-eastern Europe)
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
- Corsac fox Vulpes corsac (Along southern Volga)
- Arctic fox Alopex lagopus (Scandinavia and Iceland)
- Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
- Stoat Mustela erminea
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis
- European mink Mustela lutreola (eastern Europe)
- American mink Mustela vison (Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, introduced)
- European polecat Mustela putorius
- Steppe polecat Mustela eversmanni
- Marbled polecat Vormela peregusna (eastern Europe)
- Pine marten Martes martes
- Beech marten Martes foina (southern Europe)
- Wolverine Gulo gulo (Scandinavia)
- European Otter Lutra lutra
- Eurasian Badger Meles meles
- Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (Spain and Portugal, introduced)
- Common genet Genetta genetta (France, Spain and Portugal)
- Common Raccoon Procyon lotor (introduced)
- Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx
- Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus
- Wildcat Felis silvestris
- Common seal Phoca vitulina
- Ringed seal Pusa hispida (formerly Phoca hispida) (Northern Scandinavia)
- Grey seal Halichoerus grypus (Norway, Baltic. Great Britain and Ireland)
- Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus (Mediterranean)
- Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus (formerly Phoca groenlandicus) (Northern Scandinavia)
- Bearded seal Erignatus barbatus (Northern Scandinavia)
- Hooded seal Cystophora cristata (Northern Scandinavia)
- Wild boar Sus scrofa
- European bison Bison bonasus (Lithuania and Białowieża)
- Musk ox Ovibos moschatus (Svalbard and northern Scandinavia, reintroduced)
- Mouflon Ovis musimon (Corsica, Cyprus and Sardinia, introduced elsewhere)
- Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia (Spain and Portugal, introduced)
- Alpine ibex Capra ibex (France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany)
- Spanish ibex Capra pyrenaica (Spain and Portugal)
- Wild goat Capra aegagrus (southern Europe and Russia)
- Chamois Rupicapra rupicaprus
- Red deer Cervus elaphus
- Sika deer Cervus nippon (introduced)
- Fallow deer Dama dama
- Chital Axis axis (introduced)
- Elk Alces alces (Scandinavia)
- Reindeer Rangifer rangifer (Scandinavia, reintroduced to Scotland)
- White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginanus (introduced)
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
- Chinese Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Britain, introduced)
- Chinese water deer Hydropoes inermis (Britain, introduced)
- Pere David's deer Elaphurus davidianus (introduced)
- Fin whale Balaenoptera physalis
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
- Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
- Minke whale Balaenoptera acuturostrata
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis
- Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
- Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
- Bottle-nosed whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
- Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens
- True's beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus
- Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi
- Gervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus
- Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
- White whale Delphinapterus leucas (Arctic Ocean)
- Narwhal Monodon monocero (Arctic Ocean)
- Pilot whale Globicephala melaena
- Killer whale Orcinus orca
- Bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
- Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
- False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
- Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
- Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
- White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris
- Common porpoise Phocoena phocoena