List of mammals of Norway
The following is a list of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.
Insectivores[edit]
Hedgehogs[edit]
- European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
Shrews[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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 auritus LC[1]
- Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
Lagomorphs[edit]
- European hare, Lepus europaeus
- Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
- European rabbit, Oryctolgaus cuniculus introduced
Rodents[edit]
Squirrels[edit]
- Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
Beavers[edit]
- European beaver, Castor fiber
Muroids[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina
Cetaceans[edit]
Beaked whales[edit]
- Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens
White whales[edit]
- White whale, Delphinapterus leucas
- Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
Sperm whales[edit]
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Porpoises[edit]
- Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Dolphins[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Canids[edit]
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides introduced
- Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears[edit]
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos
- Polar bear, Ursus maritimus (Svalbard only)
Mustelids[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
Pinnipeds[edit]
- 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[edit]
Pigs[edit]
- Wild boar, Sus scrofa extirpated
Deer[edit]
- Elk, Alces alces
- Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
- Red deer, Cervus elaphus
- European fallow deer, Dama dama introduced[3]
- Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
Cattle[edit]
- Musk ox, Ovibos moschatus reintroduced
Sources[edit]
- Atlas on mammals, by the Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gazaryan, S.; Kruskop, S.V. & Godlevska, L. (2021) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Plecotus auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T85535522A195861341.
- ^ Reid, F.; Schiaffini, M. & Schipper, J. (2016). "Neovison vison". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41661A45214988.
- ^ 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.
