List of mammals of Greece

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This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 90 mammal species occurring in Greece. One of them is endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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European water vole
Striped field mouse D3 Apodemus Agrarius.jpg
Striped field mouse

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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European rabbit

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, 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.

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Lesser white-toothed shrew Gartenspitzmaus.jpg
Lesser white-toothed shrew
Eurasian water shrew Wasserspitzmaus-drawing.jpg
Eurasian water shrew
Common shrew Spitzmaeuse-drawing.jpg
Common shrew

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri.jpg
Lesser noctule
Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii.jpg
Nathusius' pipistrelle
Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus 2.jpg
Parti-coloured bat

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.

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Striped dolphins in Gulf of Corinth Delfine im Golf von Korinth, Griechenland.jpg
Striped dolphins in Gulf of Corinth
Common dolphin Anim0918 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg
Common dolphin

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins 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. Dolphins are national animal of Greece although cetacean biodiversity in the Mediterranean is not as diverse as in nations facing outer oceans, and the Aegean Sea Greece's coasts are one of the furthermost basin of the inland sea and even less species regularly inhabit comparing to western basin. [38] [39]

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Red fox Vulpes vulpes sitting.jpg
Red fox
European jackal, a subspecies of golden jackal Canis aureus (Golden jackal), Burgers zoo, Arnhem, the Netherlands.JPG
European jackal, a subspecies of golden jackal
European polecat Ilder.jpg
European polecat
Beech marten Steinmarder.JPG
Beech marten
Mediterranean monk seal on rocky shore at Serifos Phoque Moine Monachus.jpg
Mediterranean monk seal on rocky shore at Serifos

There are over 260 carnivore species, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Roe deer Capreolus capreolus 2 Jojo.jpg
Roe deer

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.

See also

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