List of mammals of Greece
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Template:Short description This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 115 mammal species occurring in Greece. Two of them are endangered, twelve are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List 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)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% 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: Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
- Tribe: Sciurini
- Genus: Sciurus
- Caucasian squirrel, S. anomalus Template:IUCN status
- Red squirrel, S. vulgaris Template:IUCN status[1]
- Genus: Sciurus
- Tribe: Sciurini
- Subfamily: Xerinae
- Tribe: Marmotini
- Genus: Spermophilus
- European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Spermophilus
- Tribe: Marmotini
- Subfamily: Sciurinae
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
- Subfamily: Leithiinae
- Genus: Dryomys
- Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LC
- Genus: Muscardinus
- Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
- Genus: Myomimus
- Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus roachi VU
- Genus: Dryomys
- Subfamily: Glirinae
- Genus: Glis
- European edible dormouse, Glis glis LC
- Genus: Glis
- Subfamily: Leithiinae
- Family: Spalacidae
- Subfamily: Spalacinae
- Genus: Nannospalax
- Lesser blind mole-rat, Nannospalax leucodon LC
- Anatolian blind mole-rat, Nannospalax xanthodon LC
- Genus: Nannospalax
- Subfamily: Spalacinae
- Family: Cricetidae
- Subfamily: Cricetinae
- Genus: Cricetulus
- Grey dwarf hamster, Nothocricetulus migratorius LC
- Genus: Cricetulus
- Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- Genus: Arvicola
- European water vole, A. amphibius Template:IUCN status[2]
- Genus: Chionomys
- European snow vole, Chionomys nivalis LC
- Genus: Clethrionomys
- Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
- Genus: Microtus
- Felten's vole, Microtus felteni LC
- Günther's vole, Microtus guentheri LC
- European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LC
- East European vole, Microtus mystacinus LC
- Thomas's pine vole, Microtus thomasi LC
- Genus: Arvicola
- Subfamily: Cricetinae
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Genus: Acomys
- Crete spiny mouse, Acomys minous VU
- Genus: Acomys
- Subfamily: Murinae
- Genus: Mus
- House mouse, Mus musculus Template:IUCN status[3]
- Macedonian mouse, Mus macedonicus Template:IUCN status
- Steppe mouse, Mus spicilegus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Micromys
- Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Apodemus
- Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius Template:IUCN status
- Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis Template:IUCN status
- Western broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus epimelas Template:IUCN status
- Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus Template:IUCN status
- Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus Template:IUCN status
- Steppe field mouse, Apodemus witherbyi Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Rattus
- Brown rat, R. norvegicus Template:IUCN status (introduced)
- Black rat, R. rattus Template:IUCN status (introduced)
- Genus: Mus
- Subfamily: Deomyinae
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
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
- Genus: Lepus
- European hare, L. europaeus Template:IUCN status[4]
- Genus: Oryctolagus
- European rabbit, O. cuniculus Template:IUCN status introduced[5]
- Genus: Lepus
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
- Northern white-breasted hedgehog, E. roumanicus Template:IUCN status[6]
- Genus: Erinaceus
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
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, Crocidura leucodon Template:IUCN status
- Güldenstädt's shrew, Croditura gueldenstaedtii Template:IUCN status[7]
- Cretan shrew, Crocidura zimmermanni Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Suncus
- Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
- Genus: Crocidura
- Subfamily: Soricinae
- Tribe: Nectogalini
- Genus: Neomys
- Southern water shrew, Neomys milleri
- Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
- Genus: Neomys
- Tribe: Soricini
- Genus: Sorex
- Common shrew, Sorex araneus
- Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
- Genus: Sorex
- Tribe: Nectogalini
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
- Family: Talpidae (moles)
- Subfamily: Talpinae
- Tribe: Talpini
- Genus: Talpa
- Mediterranean mole, Talpa caeca
- European mole, Talpa europaea
- Stankovic's mole, Talpa stankovici
- Genus: Talpa
- Tribe: Talpini
- Subfamily: Talpinae
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
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.
- Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Genus: Rousettus
- Egyptian fruit bat, R. aegyptiacus Template:IUCN status[8]
- Genus: Rousettus
- Subfamily: Pteropodinae
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Genus: Myotis
- Alcathoe bat, M. alcathoe Template:IUCN status[9]
- Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii Template:IUCN status[10]
- Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteinii Template:IUCN status[11]
- Brandt's bat, M. brandti Template:IUCN status[12]
- Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii Template:IUCN status[13]
- Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii Template:IUCN status[14]
- Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus Template:IUCN status[15]
- Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis Template:IUCN status[16]
- Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus Template:IUCN status[17]
- Natterer's bat, M. nattereri Template:IUCN status[18]
- Genus: Myotis
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- Genus: Barbastella
- Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus Template:IUCN status[19]
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Anatolian serotine bat, E. anatolicus Template:IUCN status[20]
- Serotine bat, E. serotinus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Hypsugo
- Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii Template:IUCN status[21]
- Genus: Nyctalus
- Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus Template:IUCN status[22]
- Lesser noctule, N. leisleri Template:IUCN status[23]
- Common noctule, N. noctula Template:IUCN status[24]
- Genus: Pipistrellus
- Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii Template:IUCN status[25]
- Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus Template:IUCN status
- Kuhl's pipistrelle, P. kuhlii Template:IUCN status[26]
- Soprano pipistrelle, P. pygmaeus Template:IUCN status[27]
- Hanak's pipistrelle, P. hanaki Template:IUCN status[28]
- Genus: Plecotus
- Alpine long-eared bat, P. macrobullaris Template:IUCN status[29]
- Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus Template:IUCN status[30]
- Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus Template:IUCN status
- Mediterranean long-eared bat, P. kolombatovici Template:IUCN status[31]
- Genus: Vespertilio
- Parti-coloured bat, V. murinus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Barbastella
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii Template:IUCN status[32]
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Subfamily: Myotinae
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Tadarida
- European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Tadarida
- Family: Nycteridae
- Genus: Nycteris
- Egyptian slit-faced bat, N. thebaica Template:IUCN status[33]
- Genus: Nycteris
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii Template:IUCN status[34]
- Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale Template:IUCN status[35]
- Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum Template:IUCN status[36]
- Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros Template:IUCN status[37]
- Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi Template:IUCN status[38]
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Order: Cetacea (whales)
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. Dolphins are national animal of Greece although cetacean biodiversity in the Mediterranean is not as diverse as in nations facing outer oceans, and the Aegean Sea Greece's coasts are one of the furthermost basin of the inland sea and even less species regularly inhabit comparing to western basin.[39][40]
- Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Common minke whale, B. acutorostrata Template:IUCN status[41]
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Balaenoptera
- Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
- Suborder: Odontoceti
- Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
- Genus: Physeter
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Physeter
- Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
- Genus: Ziphius
- Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Mesoplodon
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Ziphius
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
- Family: Phocoenidae (porpoises)
- Genus: Phocoena
- Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena Template:IUCN status
- Black Sea harbour porpoise, P. p. relicta Template:IUCN status[42]
- Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Phocoena
- Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
- Genus: Tursiops
- Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Steno
- Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Stenella
- Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Delphinus
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Grampus
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Pseudorca
- False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Orcinus
- Genus: Tursiops
- Family: Phocoenidae (porpoises)
- Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
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There are over 260 carnivore species, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
- Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Genus: Felis
- European wildcat, F. silvestris Template:IUCN status[44]
- Genus: Lynx
- Eurasian lynx, L. lynx Template:IUCN status[45]
- Genus: Felis
- Subfamily: Felinae
- Family: Felidae
- Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae
- Genus: Canis
- Golden jackal, C. aureus Template:IUCN status[46]
- European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
- Gray wolf, C. lupus Template:IUCN status[47]
- Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
- Golden jackal, C. aureus Template:IUCN status[46]
- Genus: Vulpes
- Red fox, V. vulpes Template:IUCN status[48]
- Genus: Canis
- Family: Ursidae
- Genus: Ursus
- Brown bear, U. arctos Template:IUCN status[49]
- Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
- Brown bear, U. arctos Template:IUCN status[49]
- Genus: Ursus
- Family: Mustelidae
- Genus: Lutra
- European otter, L. lutra Template:IUCN status[50]
- Genus: Martes
- Beech marten, M. foina Template:IUCN status[51]
- European pine marten, M. martes Template:IUCN status[52]
- Genus: Meles
- Caucasian badger, M. canescens Template:IUCN status
- Eurasian badger, M. meles Template:IUCN status[53]
- Genus: Mustela
- Least weasel, M. nivalis Template:IUCN status[54]
- European polecat, M. putorius Template:IUCN status[55]
- Genus: Neogale
- American mink, N. vison Template:IUCN status introduced[56]
- Genus: Vormela
- Marbled polecat, V. peregusna Template:IUCN status[57]
- Genus: Lutra
- Family: Phocidae
- Genus: Monachus
- Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus Template:IUCN status[58]
- Genus: Monachus
- Family: Canidae
Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
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: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Genus: Cervus
- Red deer, C. elaphus Template:IUCN status[59]
- European fallow deer, D. dama Template:IUCN status[60]
- Genus: Cervus
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
- Genus: Capreolus
- Roe deer, C. capreolus Template:IUCN status[61]
- Genus: Capreolus
- Subfamily: Cervinae
- Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Genus: Rupicapra
- Chamois, R. rupicapra Template:IUCN status[62]
- Genus: Rupicapra
- Subfamily: Caprinae
- Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Suinae
- Genus: Sus
- Wild boar, S. scrofa Template:IUCN status[63]
- Genus: Sus
- Subfamily: Suinae
See also
- List of reptiles of Greece
- List of amphibians of Greece
- List of birds of Greece
- Lists of mammals by region
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classification
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