List of mammals of Albania

Template:Short description This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 58 mammal species occurring in Albania. One of them is endangered, one is vulnerable, and four are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near threatened	The 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.
LC	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Hazel dormouse

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Bank vole

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Common vole

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

Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  - Subfamily: Leithiinae
    - Genus: Muscardinus
      - Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
- Family: Cricetidae
  - Subfamily: Arvicolinae
    - Genus: Arvicola
      - Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
    - Genus: Clethrionomys
      - Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
    - Genus: Microtus
      - Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
      - Felten's vole, Microtus felteni LC
      - European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LC
      - Thomas's pine vole, Microtus thomasi LC
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Murinae
    - Genus: Apodemus
      - Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
      - Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus LC
      - Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC

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.

Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
- Genus: Lepus
  - European hare, L. europaeus Template:IUCN status^[1]
- Genus: Oryctolagus
  - European rabbit, O. cuniculus Template:IUCN status introduced

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.

Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
  - Genus: Erinaceus
    - Southern white-breasted hedgehog, E. concolor Template:IUCN status

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

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Eurasian water shrew

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Common shrew

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European mole

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

Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
  - Genus: Crocidura
    - Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon Template:IUCN status
    - Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens Template:IUCN status^[2]
  - Genus: Suncus
    - Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
- Subfamily: Soricinae
  - Tribe: Nectogalini
    - Genus: Neomys
      - Southern water shrew, Neomys anomalus LC
      - Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens LC
  - Tribe: Soricini
    - Genus: Sorex
      - Alpine shrew, Sorex alpinus LC
      - Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC
      - Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC
Family: Talpidae (moles)
- Subfamily: Talpinae
  - Tribe: Talpini
    - Genus: Talpa
      - Mediterranean mole, Talpa caeca LC
      - European mole, Talpa europaea LC
      - Stankovic's mole, Talpa stankovici LC

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Lesser noctule

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. In Albania, 32 species were recorded.

Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Alcathoe bat, M. alcathoe Template:IUCN status^[3]
    - Brandt's bat, M. brandti Template:IUCN status^[4]
    - Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini Template:IUCN status^[5]
    - Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii Template:IUCN status^[6]
    - Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii Template:IUCN status^[7]
    - Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii Template:IUCN status^[8]
    - Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus Template:IUCN status^[9]
    - Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis Template:IUCN status^[10]
    - Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus Template:IUCN status^[11]
    - Natterer's bat, M. nattereri Template:IUCN status^[12]
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Eptesicus
    - Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
  - Genus: Nyctalus
    - Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus Template:IUCN status^[13]
    - Lesser noctule, N. leisleri Template:IUCN status^[14]
    - Common noctule, N. noctula Template:IUCN status^[15]
    - Genus: Pipistrellus
      - Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii Template:IUCN status^[16]
      - Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
      - Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
      - Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
    - Genus: Hypsugo
      - Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii Template:IUCN status^[17]
    - Genus: Vespertilio
      - Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
    - Genus: Barbastella
      - Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus
    - Genus: Plecotus
      - Alpine long-eared bat, P. macrobullaris Template:IUCN status^[18]
      - Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
      - Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus Template:IUCN status^[19]
      - Kolombatovic's long-eared bat, P. kolombatovici
  - Subfamily: Miniopterinae
    - Genus: Miniopterus
    - Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii Template:IUCN status^[20]
    - Genus: Tadarida
      - European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LC
- Family: Rhinolophidae
  - Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
    - Genus: Rhinolophus
      - Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii Template:IUCN status^[21]
      - Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
      - Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC
      - Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale LC
      - Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi LC

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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Risso's 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.

Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae
  - Genus: Balaenoptera
    - Fin whale, B. physalus Template:IUCN status
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Delphinus
      - Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC
    - Genus: Grampus
      - Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
    - Genus: Orcinus
      - Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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European jackal, a subspecies of the golden jackal

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Eurasian lynx

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

Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
  - Subfamily: Felinae
    - Genus: Felis
      - European wildcat, F. silvestris Template:IUCN status^[22]
    - Genus: Lynx
      - Eurasian lynx, L. lynx Template:IUCN status^[23]
Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Canis
    - Golden jackal, C. aureus Template:IUCN status^[24]
      - European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
    - Gray wolf, C. lupus Template:IUCN status^[25]
      - Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Red fox, V. vulpes Template:IUCN status^[26]
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
  - Genus: Ursus
    - Brown bear, U. arctos Template:IUCN status^[27]
      - Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  - Genus: Lutra
    - European otter, L. lutra Template:IUCN status^[28]
  - Genus: Martes
    - Beech marten, M. foina Template:IUCN status^[29]
    - European pine marten, M. martes Template:IUCN status^[30]
  - Genus: Meles
    - European badger, M. meles Template:IUCN status^[31]
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Stoat, M. erminea Template:IUCN status^[32]
    - Least weasel, M. nivalis Template:IUCN status^[33]
    - European polecat, M. putorius Template:IUCN status^[34]
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  - Genus: Monachus
    - Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus Template:IUCN status possibly extirpated^[35]

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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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.

Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Suinae
  - Genus: Sus
    - Wild boar, S. scrofa Template:IUCN status^[36]
Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Capreolus
    - Roe deer, C. capreolus Template:IUCN status^[37]
- Subfamily: Cervinae
  - Genus: Dama
    - European fallow deer, D. dama Template:IUCN status^[38]
Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: Caprinae
  - Genus: Rupicapra
    - Chamois, R. rupicapra Template:IUCN status^[39]

References

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External links

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Théou, P. & Bego, F. 2018. Atlas of bats in Albania. 122pp.

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List of mammals of Albania

Contents

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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References

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List of mammals of Albania

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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