List of mammals of Norway

The following is a list of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.

Insectivores

Hedgehogs

• European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus

Shrews

• Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
• Common shrew, Sorex araneus
• Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens
• Taiga shrew, Sorex isodon
• Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
• Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus

Bats

• Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii
• Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtii
• Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii
• Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus
• Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri
• Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
• Nathusius's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii
• Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
• Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritusLC ^[1]
• Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus

Lagomorphs

• European hare, Lepus europaeus
• Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
• European rabbit, Oryctolgaus cuniculus introduced

Rodents

Squirrels

• Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris

Beavers

• European beaver, Castor fiber

Muroids

• Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis
• Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
• North-western water vole, Arvicola terrestris
• Grey red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus
• Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus
• Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus
• Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus
• Field vole, Microtus agrestis
• Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
• Root vole, Microtus oeconomus
• Sibling vole, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Svalbard only)
• House mouse, Mus musculus
• Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus introduced
• Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus

Birch mice

• Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina

Cetaceans

Beaked whales

• Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
• Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens

White whales

• White whale, Delphinapterus leucas
• Narwhal, Monodon monoceros

Sperm whales

• Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus

Porpoises

• Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena

Dolphins

• Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphi
• Pilot whale, Globicephala melaena
• Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
• White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
• Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
• Orca, Orcinus orca
• Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba vagrant
• Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

Baleen whales

• Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus
• Minke whale, Balaenoptera acuturostrata
• Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
• Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
• Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalis
• North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis vagrant
• Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

Carnivorans

Canids

• Gray wolf, Canis lupus
• Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides introduced
• Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Bears

• Brown bear, Ursus arctos
• Polar bear, Ursus maritimus (Svalbard only)

Mustelids

• Wolverine, Gulo gulo
• Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra
• Pine marten, Martes martes
• European badger, Meles meles
• Stoat, Mustela erminea
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
• European polecat, Mustela putorius
• American mink, Neogale vison introduced ^[2]

Cats

• Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx

Pinnipeds

• Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata
• Bearded seal, Erignatus barbatus
• Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus
• Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
• Harp seal, Phoca groenlandica
• Ringed seal, Phoca hispida
• Common seal, Phoca vitulina

Even-toed ungulates

Pigs

• Wild boar, Sus scrofa extirpated

Deer

• Elk, Alces alces
• Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
• Red deer, Cervus elaphus
• European fallow deer, Dama dama introduced ^[3]
• Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus

Cattle

• Musk ox, Ovibos moschatus reintroduced

Sources

• Atlas on mammals, by the Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)

See also

• List of European mammals
• Norwegian Black List

References

1. Gazaryan, S.; Kruskop, S.V. & Godlevska, L. (2021) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Plecotus auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T85535522A195861341.
2. Reid, F.; Schiaffini, M. & Schipper, J. (2016). "Neovison vison". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T41661A45214988.
3. Masseti, M.; Mertzanidou, D. (2008). "Dama dama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T42188A10656554. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T42188A10656554.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.