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List of mammals of Norway

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List of mammals of Norway

List of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.

Contents

Hedgehogs

  • Western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
  • Shrews

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

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

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

  • Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
  • Beavers

  • European beaver, Castor fiber
  • Muroids

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

  • Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina
  • Primates

  • Human, Homo sapiens
  • Beaked whales

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

  • White whale, Delphinapterus leucas
  • Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
  • Sperm whales

  • Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
  • Porpoises

  • Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
  • Dolphins

  • Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba (vagrant)
  • Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
  • Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
  • Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
  • Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
  • White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
  • Killer whale, Orcinus orca
  • Pilot whale, Globicephala melaena
  • Baleen whales

  • Minke whale, Balaenoptera acuturostrata
  • Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
  • Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalis
  • Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
  • Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
  • North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis or Balaena glacialis. (vagrant, the original eastern population is almost extinct)
  • Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus
  • Canids

  • Eurasian wolf, Canis lupus lupus
  • Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
  • Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
  • Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
  • Bears

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

  • Stoat, Mustela erminea
  • Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
  • American mink, Mustela vison (introduced)
  • European polecat, Mustela putorius
  • Pine marten, Martes martes
  • Wolverine, Gulo gulo
  • Badger, Meles meles
  • Otter, Lutra lutra
  • Cats

  • Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
  • Pinnipeds

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

  • Wild boar, Sus scrofa
  • Deer

  • Fallow deer, Cervus dama (introduced)
  • Red deer, Cervus elaphus
  • Elk, Alces alces
  • Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
  • Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
  • Cattle

  • Musk ox, Ovibos moschatus (reintroduced)
  • References

    List of mammals of Norway Wikipedia


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