List of mammals of Korea

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The Siberian tiger is the national animal of South Korea.

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Korean Peninsula and surrounding islands

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Once common throughout Korea, the red fox is now extremely rare.

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The Amur leopard was one of the most abundant large carnivores in the Korean peninsula. However, they are extremely rare in North Korea.

Approximately 100 species of mammal are known to inhabit, or to have recently inhabited, the Korean Peninsula and its surrounding waters. This includes a few species that were introduced in the 20th century; the coypu was introduced for farming in the 1990s, and the muskrat was introduced in the early 20th century into the Russian Far East, and was subsequently first recorded in Korea in the Tumen River basin in 1965. The Siberian tiger is the national animal of South Korea. The Siberian tiger and Amur leopard have most likely been extirpated from Korea, but are still included in standard lists of Korean mammals.

Most Korean mammal species are found only in a small part of Korea. The large southeastern island of Jeju, and the rugged northeastern Paektu Mountain region, are particularly known for their distinctive mammal species. Several species, including the Dsinezumi shrew, are found only on Jeju, while many other species, such as the wild boar, are absent or extirpated from there. Some mammals, such as the Manchurian wapiti, are considered natural monuments of North Korea, while others, such as the spotted seal, are considered natural monuments of South Korea.

Order Artiodactyla: even-toed ungulates

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Bovidae: bovids
Aurochs Bos primigenius ()	Bos primigenius (Bojanus, 1827)	Dense forest	Historically throughout mainland	I: Extinct
Long-tailed goral Naemorhedus caudatus ()	Naemorhedus caudatus (Hamilton Smith, 1827)	High mountains	Historically found throughout the Taebaek Mountains; northern Taebaek Mountains, including the Demilitarized Zone.	I: Vulnerable K: Endangered NK: Natural monument SK: Natural monument
Family Cervidae: deer
Siberian roe deer File:Paozikun530.jpg ()	Capreolus pygargus (Pallas, 1771)	Forest verges	Throughout; not found on Ulleungdo
Manchurian wapiti Cervus elaphus xanthopygus ()	Cervus canadensis xanthopygus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1867)	Mixed and Deciduous forests	Once found throughout mainland I: Least concern K: Locally extinct Extirpated
Manchurian sika deer Cervus nippon ()	Cervus nippon mantchuricus (Temminck, 1838)	Open forest and forest verges	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern. K: Vulnerable NK: Natural monument
Water deer Hydropotes inermis ()	Hydropotes inermis (R. Swinhoe, 1870)	Low mountains and riparian areas; often visits urban areas	Throughout mainland	I: Near threatened SK: Game
Family Moschidae: musk deer
Siberian musk deer Moschus moschiferus ()	Moschus moschiferus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Mountain forest	Historically throughout mainland; North Korea; also found in Gangwon, South Korea	I: Vulnerable K: Endangered NK: Natural monument SK: Natural monument
Family Suidae: pigs
Wild boar Sus scrofa ()	Sus scrofa ussuricus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Mountain forest	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern SK: Game

Order Carnivora: carnivores

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Canidae: canids
Grey wolf ()	Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Forests and open woods	Historically throughout mainland; currently Paektu Mountain area	I: Least concern K: Endangered
Dhole () File:Wilddog brt.jpg	Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811)	Dense forest and high mountains	Historically throughout mainland	I: Endangered K: Vulnerable
Raccoon dog () File:Tanuki01 960.jpg	Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834)	Wooded valleys	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern K: Uncommon
Red fox () File:Vulpes vulpes japonica in Mount Shirouma 1996-09-29.jpg	Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)	Brushy areas and forest verges	Historically throughout mainland; northern and northeastern Korea	I: Least concern K: Endangered
Family Felidae
Leopard cat () File:Bengalkatze.jpg	Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792)	Dense forest	Historically throughout mainland; central and northern Korea, with major population in DMZ	I: Least concern K: Vulnerable
Eurasian lynx () File:Lynx de Sibérie Thoiry 1981.jpg	Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)	Montane forest	Historically throughout mainland; North Hamgyong and Chagang, North Korea	I: Least concern K: Endangered
Leopard () File:Leopard in the Colchester Zoo.jpg	Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758)	High dense forest	Historically throughout mainland; possibly North Korea	I: Vulnerable K: Amur leopard (P. p. orientalis) (Schlegel, 1857) Endangered
Tiger () File:Harbin Siberian Tigers.jpg	Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758)	Rocky forest	Historically throughout the mainland; possibly northeastern North Korea	I: Endangered NK: Siberian tiger (P. t. tigris) (Linnaeus, 1758) Critically endangered, natural monument
Family Mustelidae: mustelids
Eurasian otter () File:Fischotter, Lutra Lutra.JPG	Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758)	Riparian areas	Throughout mainland, scattered	I: Near threatened K: Endangered NK: Natural monument SK: Natural monument
Yellow-throated marten () File:Nürnberg Martes flavigula Nürnberg.jpg	Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785)	High forest	Northern Korea and parts of central and southern Korea: historically throughout mainland Korea	I: Least concern K: Vulnerable
Sable () File:Zobel (Martes zibellina).png	Martes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758)	High, dense boreal forest	North Hamgyong, northeastern North Korea	I: Least concern K: Endangered NK: Natural monument
Asian badger () File:Meles leucurus - Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology - DSC02498.JPG	Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847)	Forests and mountain valleys. Fossorial.	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern
Least weasel () File:Mustela nivalis -British Wildlife Centre-4.jpg	Mustela nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758)	Subalpine areas	Far northeastern and northwestern North Korea; also northern South Korea	I: Least concern K: Rare to locally abundant
Siberian weasel () File:Japanese Kolonok.jpg	Mustela sibirica (Pallas, 1773)	Forests and riparian areas	Throughout, including Jeju	I: Least concern K: Locally abundant
Family Ursidae: bears
Brown bear () File:Ursus arctos lasiotus - Beijing Zoo 2.JPG	Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758)	Thick forest	Central and northern Korea; likely extirpated	I: Least concern K: Endangered NK: Natural monument
Asian black bear () File:Ursus thibetanus ussuricus Kaliningrad Zoo.JPG	Ursus thibetanus (G. Cuvier, 1823)	Thick forest	Historically found throughout mainland; Jirisan and Seoraksan in South Korea; Mount Kumgang and Paektu Mountain in North Korea	I: Vulnerable K: Endangered SK: Natural monument
Superfamily Pinnipedia: pinnipeds
Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Otariidae: eared seals
Northern fur seal () File:Northfursealbull.jpg	Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Coasts and seas	Sea of Japan	I: Vulnerable
Steller sea lion () File:Steller sea lion bull.jpg	Eumetopias jubatus (Schreber, 1776)	Coasts and seas	Northern Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan
Japanese sea lion () File:Zalophus japonicus.JPG	Zalophus japonicus (Peters, 1866)	Coasts and seas	East China Sea, Korea Strait, Sea of Japan	I: Extinct in 1970s (IUCN 3.1)
Harbor seal () File:Seehund.jpg	Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758)	Coasts and seas	Northern Sea of Japan	I: Least concern
Spotted seal () File:PhocaLargha.jpg	Phoca largha {{small(Pallas, 1811)}}	Coasts and seas	Throughout Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, and Korea Strait; large colony on Baengnyeongdo	I: Least concern K: Vulnerable SK: Natural monument

Order Cetacea: whales

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Suborder Mysticeti: baleen whales
Family Balaenidae: right whales
North Pacific right whale Eubalaena japonica ()	Eubalaena japonica (Lacépède, 1818)	High reliance on coastal waters	Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, Yellow Sea, East China Sea (wiped out by Japanese, Soviet, and American whalers) It is unknown whether historically whales were seen for year-round in Korean waters. All modern records of the species in Yellow Sea had been concentrated vicinity to Haiyang Island, and all modern catches and strandings and sightings in East China Sea have been restricted around Amami Oshima (5 records on Amami and Sukomobanare Islands in the last 110 years) until 2014 as a right whale entered and cavorted in the port of Ushibuka, Kumamoto, later being chased out by fishery boats to concern either boat-struck or damage to fishery (Eubalaena sp. never or mostly does not feed on fish) on March. Last record sighting on Amami was of a 10-meter individual off Cape Miyakozaki on January 28, 2014, and another whale (unknown whether or not the same individual) swam into Ushibuka Port on March 28. Prior to this, a 10-meter individual was seen in Yakiuchi Bay on April 12, 1997. Last record in Yellow Sea was of the catch of a single whale in the south of Haiyang Dao in December 1977. Prior to this, a pair was caught off Haiyang Dao by Japanese whalers in north of the island in January 1973 where both of these were later made to be specimen where smaller specimen became the only specimen (with skins and baleens) of the species in the world at the Dalian Natural History Museum, and the larger individual is now on the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History. reaching around 16–17.1m, and were later made to be specimens for exhibition at several locations. Many of these captured individuals were rather large individuals as reaching around 16m, and were later made to be specimens for exhibition at several locations. There have also been unknown quantity of modern catches exist on Taiwan as well. At least two whales were taken off Haiyang in the Yellow Sea in by Japanese whalers in 1944. There have been none of confirmed records along Chinese coasts targeting right whales since after the last catch (or a sighting) in 1977. For the catches in the Yellow Sea, P Wang, the same researcher who reported the catch in December 1977 off Haiyang Island in the Yellow Sea mentioned that it was possibly the same record as one in 1944 by Japanese whalers. The first confirmed record of the species happened in February, Namhae, 41 years after the last record in 1974 (an illegal catch). This case was an entanglement and joint releasing effort by the governmental team and Busan aquarium was taken place, although the whale disappeared during the night after the efforts, the actual consequences of disappearance and the fate of whale is unclear due to failure of monitoring thereafter.	Template:Smalldiv
Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus ()	Balaena mysticetus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Coastal and frozen waters	Sea of Okhotsk Not officially confirmed vicinity to Korean Peninsula, but historical catch (es) or sighting (s) off an area near Ulsan and Yangsan although this record(s) might or might not be of right whale (s).	Template:Smalldiv
Family Eschrichtiidae: gray whales
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus ()	Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)	Migratory through coastal waters	Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, Yellow Sea, East China Sea (wiped out by Japanese whalers) Gray Whale Migration Site () was listed as South Korea's the 126th national monument in 1962, and national protection of higher priorities was situated although illegal hunts had been taken place thereafter, and there have been no recent sightings of the species in Korean waters. There had been at least 24 records of gray whales in Chinese waters since in 1933 including sighting, stranding, and bycatches. DNA analysis of 2011 specimen indicate that this female might not originate in the western population. Last record in Korean waters was of the sighting of a pair off Bangeojin, Ulsan in 1977. Historically, possibly year-round residential happened in Chinese waters hence residential or semi-residential occurrences around Korean Peninsula could have been feasible as well.	*I: Template:IUCN status Endangered CA: Threatened/special concern BC: Blue List QC: Listing candidate I: Conservation dependent. SK: Natural monument
Family Balaenopteridae: rorquals
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae ()	Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)	Coastal waters, often penetrates estuaries	Very small numbers in Sea of Japan and Korea Strait and Yellow Sea, seasonally residents in East China Sea Being wiped out by Japanese whalers (see more details in Wildlife of China).	Template:Smalldiv
Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata ()	Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Lacépède, 1804)	Widespread	Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan Sea of Japan resident group is endangered, critically endangered semi-resident population exists in Yellow Sea. Illegal catches had become objects of public concern among the world.	I: Near threatened.
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus ()	Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Widespread but less common in Mediterranean seas (smaller numbers historically migrated into both sides of Korean Peninsula)	Regarded as being almost/already extinct in east Asian waters Being wiped out by Japanese whalers. Of the populations that once existed off coastal Japan, the last recorded confirmed stranding was in the 1950s. During cetacean sighting visual surveys in Tsushima Strait conducted by Japanese Coast Guard, several gigantic whales measuring over 20m in length have been observed in recent years, however their exact identities are unclear.	I: Conservation dependent.
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus ()	Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Coastal waters	Coastal groups in northeast Asian waters, along with many other baleen species, were likely driven into serious perils or functional extinctions by industrial catches by Japan covering wide ranges of China and Korean EEZ within very short period in 20th century. After the functional extinction in Pacific side of Japanese waters between the 1910s and 1930s, Japanese whalers cornered other Asian populations into serious peril (functional extinction might have been possible for some groups like the one in East China Sea) After the cease of exploiting Asian stocks, Japan kept mass commercial and illegal hunts until 1975, and parts of Korean populations might have been damaged as several thousand individuals were hunted from various stations mainly along coasts of Hokkaido, Sanriku, and the Gotō Islands. Very small number of residents in Sea of Japan, Korea Strait today, being almost extinct in Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Recent sightings of large whales exceeding 20 m in length, likely to be fin whales, as blue whales in coastal northeast Asia are considered to be extinct, indicate that remnants of the Sea of Japan or the Yellow– ohai Sea groups still pass through the Tsushima Strait where all the larger cetaceans are under threats of being struck by high-speed vessels. There had been congregation areas among Sea of Japan to Yellow Sea such as in East Korea Bay, along eastern coasts of Korean Peninsula, and Ulleungdo, although recent occurrences into these locations are of unclear due to locational disorders. Fin whales in Yellow Sea could have been a unique form from outer Pacific populations due to their smaller size of around 20m or more at near maximum, and breeding season in these regions was mainly in winter.	I: Endangered.
Bryde's whale and Eden's whale Balaenoptera brydei ()	Balaenoptera brydei Balaenoptera edeni	Widespread in both coastal and pelagic waters	Yellow Sea (possibly), East China Sea, Sea of Japan Dozens of illegal catches were taken place at least until in 1970s.	I: Endangered.
Omura's whale Balaenoptera omurai ()	Balaenoptera omurai	Widespread in both coastal and pelagic waters	East China Sea, Sea of Japan Not officially confirmed in Korean EEZ, but the specimen led to listing of the species as a valid was found on Tsunoshima in 1998 near Tsushima Strait)	I: Data deficient
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis ()	Balaenoptera borealis	Widespread	Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan	I: Endangered.
Suborder Odontoceti: toothed whales
Family Delphinidae: oceanic dolphins
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis ()	Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus, 1758)	Warmer coastal waters	Throughout	I: Least concern K: Unknown.
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus ()	Tursiops truncatus	Warmer coastal and open waters	Throughout	I: Least concern
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus ()	Tursiops aduncus	Warmer coastal waters	Endangered, resident at Jeju Island	I: Data deficient
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba ()	Stenella coeruleoalba	Warmer coastal and open waters		I: LR/cd.
Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei ()	Lagenodelphis hosei	Warmer coastal waters	Vagrant	I: Data deficient
Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens ()	Sagmatias obliquidens (Gill, 1865)	Warmer coastal waters	Sea of Japan	I: Least concern
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus ()	Grampus griseus	Coastal and open seas	Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, East China Sea	I: Data deficient
Family Globicephala: pilot whales
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus ()	Globicephala macrorhynchus	Open seas	Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, East China Sea	I:LR/cd
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens ()	Pseudorca crassidens	Coastal and open seas	Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, East China Sea	I:LR/lc
Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata ()	Feresa attenuata	Coastal and open seas	Korea Strait, East China Sea	I: Data deficient
Killer whale Orcinus orca ()	Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)	Coastal waters	Throughout (reduced by Japanese whalers)	I: Conservation dependent K: Unknown, possibly common
Beluga Delphinapterus leucas ()	Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)	Coastal waters	Vagrant from the Sea of Okhotsk	I: Vulnerable
Family Phocoenidae: porpoises
Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli ()	Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885)	Colder ocean waters	North of the 35th parallel in the Sea of Japan	I: Vulnerable
Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena ()	Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)	Colder ocean waters	Sea of Japan	I: Conservation dependent
Finless porpoise Finless porpoise in Namhae ()	Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cuvier, 1829)	Coastal waters	Yellow Sea (such as at Baengnyeongdo), Korea Strait, southern Sea of Japan	I: Data deficient. K: Caught frequently.
Family Physeteridae: sperm whales
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus ()	Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Deep oceans	Korea Strait, East China Sea, Sea of Japan (in small numbers)	I: Vulnerable
Family Ziphiidae: beaked whales
Giant beaked whale Berardius bairdii ()	Berardius bairdii (Stejneger, 1883)	Open seas	Sea of Japan (reduced by Japanese whalers)	I: Conservation dependent
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris ()	Ziphius cavirostris	Open seas	Sea of Japan, East China Sea	I: Least concern
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens ()	Mesoplodon ginkgodens	Open seas	Sea of Japan, Jeju, East China Sea, Yellow Sea	I: Data deficient

Order Erinaceomorpha: hedgehogs

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
Amur hedgehog Erinaceus amurensis ()	Erinaceus amurensis (Schrenk, 1859)	Deciduous and mixed forests	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern K: Rare

Order Soricomorpha: shrews and moles

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Talpidae: moles
Japanese mole Mogera wogura ()	Mogera wogura (Temminck, 1833)	High moist forest	Throughout mainland; not found on Jeju or Ulleungdo	I: Least concern SK: Vermin
Family Soricidae: shrews
Dsinezumi shrew ()	Crocidura dsinezumi (Temminck, 1842)	Damp forest and grassland	Found only on Jeju	I: Least concern K: Uncertain
Ussuri white-toothed shrew ()	Crocidura lasiura (Dobson, 1890)	Widespread	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern K: Common
Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens ()	Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas, 1811)	Moist deciduous forest	Throughout, including Ulleungdo	I: Least concern K: Common
Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens ()	Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771)	Riparian areas and mountain lakes	Northern North Korea.	I: Least concern K: Rare
Laxmann's shrew ()	Sorex caecutiens (Laxmann, 1788)	Rugged mountains	Northern and northeastern North Korea.	I: Least concern K: Abundant
Siberian large-toothed shrew ()	Sorex daphaenodon (Thomas, 1907)	Boreal forest and alpine meadows	Paektusan region.	I: Least concern
Slender shrew ()	Sorex gracillimus (Thomas, 1907)	Coniferous forest and alpine regions	Northeastern North Korea.	I: Least concern K: Common
Taiga shrew ()	Sorex isodon (Turov, 1924)	Mountain forest	Baekdudaegan mountains.	I: Least concern
Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus ()	Sorex minutissimus (Zimmermann, 1780)	Rugged mountains bove 1500 meters	Central and northern Korea.	I: Least concern K: Rare
Ussuri shrew ()	Sorex mirabilis (Ognev, 1937)	Moist ground above 1500 meters	Central and northern Korea	I: Least concern K: Rare
Long-clawed shrew Sorex unguiculatus ()	Sorex unguiculatus (Dobson, 1890)	High moist areas	Northeastern North Korea.	I: Least concern K: Locally abundant

Order Chiroptera: bats

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Rhinolophidae: horseshoe bats
Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum ()	Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774)	Roosts in caves and abandoned mines	Scattered throughout, including Jeju	I: Near threatened K: Abundant
Family Vespertilionidae: vesper bats
Kobayashi's bat ()	Eptesicus koyabashii (Mori, 1928)		West central Korea.	I: Data deficient K: Possibly very rare
Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii ()	Eptesicus nilssonii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839)		Found in Gyeonggi, northwestern South Korea, and North Hamgyong, northeastern North Korea	I: Least concern K: Locally abundant
Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus ()	Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774)	Roosts in roofs and walls	Most common in northwestern Korea	I: Least concern K: Locally abundant
Savi's pipistrelle Hypsugo savii ()	Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837)	Roosts in caves	Throughout	I: Least concern K: Uncommon
Common bent-wing bat Miniopterus schreibersi ()	Miniopterus schreibersi (Kuhl, 1817)	Grassland and forest in summer; caves in winter	Scattered throughout	I: Least concern K: Rare
Little tube-nosed bat ()	Murina aurata (Milne-Edwards, 1872)		Unknown	I: Near threatened K: Last recorded in 1959
Greater tube-nosed bat Murina leucogaster ()	Murina leucogaster (Milne-Edwards, 1872)		Unknown.	I: Least concern K: Rare
Far Eastern myotis ()	Myotis bombinus (Thomas, 1906)	Hibernates in caves	Throughout, including Jeju	I: Near threatened K: Uncommon
Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentoni ()	Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817)	Near water	Throughout, including Jeju	I: Least concern K: Uncommon
Hodgson's bat Myotis formosus ()	Myotis formosus (Hodgson, 1835)		Scattered throughout; not found on Jeju	I: Least concern K: Vulnerable
Fraternal myotis ()	Myotis frater (G.M. Allen, 1923)	Forests	Northern Korea.	I: Near threatened K: Very rare
Ikonnikov's bat ()	Myotis ikonnikovi (Ognev, 1912)		Scattered throughout, including Jeju	I: Least concern K: Very rare
Eastern long-fingered bat ()	Myotis macrodactylus (Temminck, 1840)		Local throughout, including Jeju	I: Least concern K: Abundant
Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus ()	Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817)	Forests	Scattered throughout, including Jeju and Ulleungdo	I: Least concern
Birdlike noctule ()	Nyctalus aviator (Thomas, 1911)		Scattered throughout	I: Near threatened K: Rare
Java pipistrelle ()	Pipistrellus javanicus (Gray, 1838)		Scattered throughout	I: Least concern K: Common
Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus ()	Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)	High mountains	The Taebaek Mountains and the Paektusan area in northern North Korea	I: Least concern K: Vulnerable
Particoloured bat Vespertilio murinus ()	Vespertilio murinus (Linnaeus, 1758)	High forest and grassland in the summer	North Hamgyong, North Korea	I: Least concern K: Very rare
Asian particolored bat ()	Vespertilio superans (Thomas, 1899)		West central Korea.	I: Least concern K: Very rare

Order Lagomorpha: lagomorphs

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Leporidae: leporids
Korean hare ()	Lepus coreanus (Thomas, 1892)	Widespread at low altitudes.	Throughout mainland.	I: Least concern K: Common SK: Game
Manchurian hare ()	Lepus mandschuricus (Radde, 1861)	High rocky forest	Northern Korea	I: Least concern K: Common
Family Ochotonidae: pikas
Northern pika Ochotona hyperborea ()	Ochotona hyperborea (Pallas, 1811)	Alpine meadows, 1000–2500 m.	Northern Korea	I: Least concern K: Common

Order Primates: prosimians and simians

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Hominidae: great apes
Human Homo sapiens ()	Homo sapiens (Linnaeus, 1758)	Widespread	Throughout	I: Least concern K: Very abundant

Order Rodentia: rodents

Common name (Korean name)	Species (authority)	Preferred habitat	Range	Status
Family Muridae: murids
Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius ()	Apodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771)	Widespread	Throughout, including Jeju	I: Least concern K: Abundant
Jeju striped field mouse ()	Apodemus chejuensis (Jones & Johnson, 1965)	Widespread	Found only on Jeju	I: No assessment J: Very abundant
Korean field mouse ()	Apodemus peninsulae (Thomas, 1907)	Forest verges and brushland	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern K: Common
Eurasian harvest mouse Micromys minutus ()	Micromys minutus (Pallas, 1771)	Low grasslands and fields	Throughout; not found on Ulleungdo	I: Near threatened K: Abundant
House mouse Mus musculus ()	Mus musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Human dwellings	Throughout	I: Least concern K: Abundant
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus ()	Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)	Urban and cultivated areas	Throughout	I: Least concern K: Very abundant
Black rat Rattus rattus ()	Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Urban areas	Central and southern Korea	I: Least concern K: Invasive
Family Cricetidae: cricetids
Northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus ()	Myodes rutilus (Pallas, 1779)	High, dense mixed forest	Far northeastern Korea	I: Least concern K: Abundant
Grey red-backed vole Myodes rufocanus ()	Myodes rufocanus (Sundevall, 1846)	Boreal forest	Northern Korea	I: Least concern K: Abundant
Chinese striped hamster Cricetulus barbarensis ()	Cricetulus barabensis (Pallas, 1773)	Fields	Sinuiju and Cholsan, North Korea	I: Least concern K: Uncommon
Royal vole ()	Eothenomys regulus (Thomas, 1907)	Widespread; avoids deep forest	Southern, central and northwestern Korea	I: Least concern K: Common
Mandarin vole Lasiopodomys mandarinus ()	Lasiopodomys mandarinus (Milne-Edwards, 1871)	Grassy wetlands	Southwestern Korea	I: Least concern K: Rare
Reed vole Microtus fortis ()	Microtus fortis (Büchner, 1889)	High fields and forest verges	Western and northern Korea	I: Least concern K: Locally abundant
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus ()	Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766)	Marshes and lakes	Tumen River basin, North Korea.	I: Least concern K: Invasive
Greater long-tailed hamster ()	Tscherskia triton (de Winton, 1899)	Widespread	Throughout, including Jeju	I: Least concern K: Common
Family Myocastoridae: coypu
Coypu Myocastor coypus ()	Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782)	Wetlands	South Korea's Yeongnam region (Introduced for farming in the 1990s)	I: Least concern K: Invasive
Family Sciuridae: squirrels
Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans ()	Pteromys volans (Linnaeus, 1758)	Boreal forest	Far northeast and Taebaek Mountains	I: Near threatened K: Endangered
Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris ()	Sciurus vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)	Forests	Throughout mainland	I: Least concern SK: Vermin
Siberian chipmunk Tamias sibiricus ()	Tamias sibiricus (Laxmann, 1769)	Forests	Inland throughout	I: Least concern SK: Vermin.
Family Dipodidae: jumping mice
Long-tailed birch mouse ()	Sicista caudata (Thomas, 1907)	Riparian zones and wetlands	Northeastern Korea	I: Endangered K: Rare

See also

• List of mammals in North Korea
• List of mammals in South Korea