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List of mammals of Azerbaijan

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List of mammals of Azerbaijan

This is a list of Azerbaijani mammals. There are 100 mammal species in Azerbaijan, of which 2 are endangered, 5 are vulnerable, and 11 are near-threatened.

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The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

Order: Artiodactyla

  • Family: Bovidae
  • Genus: Capra
  • Wild goat Capra aegagrus VU
  • East Caucasian tur Capra cylindricornis NT
  • Genus: Gazella
  • Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa VU
  • Genus: Ovis
  • Mouflon Ovis orientalis VU
  • Genus: Rupicapra
  • Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra LC
  • Family: Cervidae
  • Genus: Capreolus
  • Roe deer Capreolus capreolus LC
  • Genus: Cervus
  • Red deer Cervus elaphus LC
  • Family: Suidae
  • Genus: Sus
  • Wild boar Sus scrofa LC
  • Order: Carnivora

  • Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Canis
  • Golden jackal Canis aureus LC
  • Grey wolf Canis lupus LC
  • Genus: Vulpes
  • Red fox Vulpes vulpes LC
  • Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Felis
  • Jungle cat Felis chaus LC
  • Wild cat Felis silvestris LC
  • Genus: Lynx
  • Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx LC
  • Genus: Panthera
  • Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica EN - extinct in the Trans-Caucasus since the end of the 10th century
  • Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor EN
  • Caspian tiger Panthera tigris virgata EX
  • Family: Hyaenidae
  • Genus: Hyaena
  • Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena NT
  • Family: Mustelidae
  • Genus: Lutra
  • European otter Lutra lutra NT
  • Genus: Martes
  • Beech marten Martes foina LC
  • Pine marten Martes martes LC
  • Genus: Meles
  • Eurasian badger Meles meles LC
  • Genus: Mustela
  • Least weasel Mustela nivalis LC
  • Genus: Vormela
  • Marbled polecat Vormela peregusna VU
  • Family: Phocidae
  • Genus: Pusa
  • Caspian seal Pusa caspica EN
  • Family: Procyonidae
  • Genus: Procyon
  • Raccoon Procyon lotor LC
  • Family: Ursidae
  • Genus: Ursus
  • Brown bear Ursus arctos LC
  • Order: Chiroptera

  • Family: Molossidae
  • Genus: Tadarida
  • European free-tailed bat Tadarida teniotis LC
  • Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Genus: Rhinolophus
  • Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
  • Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC
  • Mehely's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi VU
  • Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale NT
  • Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii LC
  • Family: vespertilionidae
  • Genus: Barbastella
  • Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus NT
  • Asian barbastelle Barbastella leucomelas LC
  • Genus: Eptesicus
  • Botta's serotine Eptesicus bottae LC
  • Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii LC
  • Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus LC
  • Genus: Hypsugo
  • Savi's pipistrelle Hypsugo savii LC
  • Genus: Miniopterus
  • Common bentwing bat Miniopterus schreibersii NT
  • Genus: Myotis
  • Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteinii NT
  • Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii LC
  • Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus LC
  • Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus LC
  • Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri LC
  • Genus: Nyctalus
  • Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri LC
  • Common noctule Nyctalus noctula LC
  • Genus: Plecotus
  • Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus LC
  • Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus LC
  • Genus: Pipistrellus
  • Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
  • Nathusius's pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii LC
  • Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
  • Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC
  • Genus: Vespertilio
  • Particoloured bat Vespertilio murinus LC
  • Order: Erinaceomorpha

  • Family: Erinaceidae
  • Genus: Erinaceus
  • Southern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus concolor LC
  • Northern white-breasted hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus LC
  • Genus: Hemiechinus
  • Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus LC
  • Order: Lagomorpha

  • Family: Leporidae
  • Genus: Lepus
  • European hare Lepus europaeus LC
  • Genus: Oryctolagus
  • European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus NT
  • Order: Rodentia

  • Family: Calomyscidae
  • Genus: Calomyscus
  • Urar mouse-like hamster Calomyscus urartensis LC
  • Family: Cricetidae
  • Genus: Arvicolinae
  • European water vole Arvicola terrestris LC
  • Genus: Chionomys
  • Caucasian snow vole Chionomys gud LC
  • European snow vole Chionomys nivalis LC
  • Robert's snow vole Chionomys roberti LR/nt
  • Genus: Cricetulus
  • Grey hamster Cricetulus migratorius LC
  • Genus: Ellobius
  • Transcaucasian mole vole Ellobius lutescens LC
  • Genus: Hyrcanicola
  • Schelkovnikov's pine vole Microtus schelkovnikovi NT
  • Genus: Mesocricetus
  • Turkish hamster Mesocricetus brandti NT
  • Genus: Microtus
  • Common vole Microtus arvalis LC
  • Daghestan pine vole Microtus daghestanicus LR/nt
  • Social vole Microtus socialis LR/lc
  • European pine vole Microtus subterraneus LC
  • Family: Dipodidae
  • Genus: Allactaga
  • Small five-toed jerboa Allactaga elater LC
  • Euphrates jerboa Allactaga euphratica NT
  • Family: Gliridae
  • Genus: Dryomys
  • Forest dormouse Dryomys nitedula LC
  • Genus: Glis
  • Edible dormouse Glis glis LC
  • Family: Hystricidae
  • Genus: Hystrix
  • Indian porcupine Hystrix leucura LC
  • Family: Muridae
  • Genus: Apodemus
  • Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius LC
  • Steppe field mouse Apodemus fulvipectus LC
  • Caucasus field mouse Apodemus hyrcanicus DD
  • Black Sea field mouse Apodemus ponticus LR/lc
  • Ural field mouse Apodemus uralensis LR/lc
  • Genus: Meriones
  • Libyan jird Meriones libycus LC
  • Midday jird Meriones meridianus LR/lc
  • Persian jird Meriones persicus LR/lc
  • Tristram's jird Meriones tristami LC
  • Vinogradov's jird Meriones vinogradovi LR/lc
  • Genus: Micromys
  • Eurasian harvest mouse Micromys minutus LC
  • Genus: Mus
  • House mouse Mus musculus LC
  • Genus: Rattus
  • Brown rat Rattus norvegicus LC
  • Black rat Rattus rattus LC
  • Family: Myocastoridae
  • Genus: Myocastor
  • Coypu Myocastor coypus LC
  • Family: Sciuridae
  • Genus: Sciurus
  • Caucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalus LC
  • Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris LC
  • Order: Soricomorpha

  • Family: Soricidae
  • Genus: Crocidura
  • Caspian shrew Crocidura caspica DD
  • Gueldenstaedt's shrew Crocidura gueldenstaedti LR/lc
  • Bicolored shrew Crocidura leucodon LC
  • Genus: Neomys
  • Transcaucasian water shrew Neomys teres LR/lc
  • Genus: Suncus
  • Etruscan shrew Suncus etruscus LC
  • Family: Talpidae
  • Genus: Talpa
  • Levant mole Talpa levantis LR/lc
  • References

    List of mammals of Azerbaijan Wikipedia


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