List of mammals of North Macedonia

Template:Short description This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 56 mammal species occurring in North Macedonia. Nine are vulnerable and three 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)

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Red squirrel

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Alpine marmot

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Common vole

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Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Sciurinae
    - Tribe: Sciurini
      - Genus: Sciurus
        Red squirrel, S. vulgaris Template:IUCN status^[1]
  - Subfamily: Xerinae
    - Tribe: Marmotini
      - Genus: Marmota
        Alpine marmot, M. marmota Template:IUCN status
      - Genus: Spermophilus
        European ground squirrel, S. citellus Template:IUCN status
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  - Subfamily: Leithiinae
    - Genus: Dryomys
      - Forest dormouse, D. nitedula LC
    - Genus: Eliomys
      - Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus VU
    - Genus: Muscardinus
      - Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
  - Subfamily: Glirinae
    - Genus: Glis
      - European edible dormouse, Glis glis LC
- Family: Spalacidae
  - Subfamily: Spalacinae
    - Genus: Nannospalax
      - Lesser mole rat, Nannospalax leucodon LC
- Family: Cricetidae
  - Subfamily: Arvicolinae
    - Genus: Arvicola
      - European water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
    - Genus: Chionomys
      - Snow vole, Chionomys nivalis LC
    - Genus: Clethrionomys
      - Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
    - Genus: Dinaromys
      - Balkan snow vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi VU
    - Genus: Microtus
      - Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
      - Felten's vole, Microtus felteni DD
      - Günther's vole, Microtus guentheri 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
      - Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
    - Genus: Micromys
      - Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC
    - Genus: Mus
      - Macedonian mouse, Mus macedonicus LC
      - Steppe mouse, Mus spicilegus

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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European hare

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^[2]

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

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Lesser white-toothed shrew

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Eurasian water shrews

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^[3]
- Subfamily: Soricinae
  - Tribe: Nectogalini
    - Genus: Neomys
      - Southern water shrew, Neomys anomalus
      - Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
  - Tribe: Soricini
    - Genus: Sorex
      - Alpine shrew, Sorex alpinus
      - Common shrew, Sorex araneus

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Western barbastelles

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Greater noctule bat

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: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini Template:IUCN status^[4]
    - Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii Template:IUCN status^[5]
    - Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus Template:IUCN status^[6]
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Barbastella
    - Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus Template:IUCN status^[7]
  - Genus: Nyctalus
    - Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus Template:IUCN status^[8]
    - Lesser noctule, N. leisleri Template:IUCN status^[9]
  - Genus: Pipistrellus
    - Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
  - Genus: Miniopterus
    - Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii Template:IUCN status^[10]
Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  - Genus: Rhinolophus
    - Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale Template:IUCN status^[11]
    - Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum Template:IUCN status^[12]
    - Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros Template:IUCN status^[13]
    - Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi Template:IUCN status^[14]

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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European wildcat

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Eurasian lynx

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Red fox

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Gray wolf

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Stoats

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^[15]
    - Genus: Lynx
      - Eurasian lynx, L. lynx Template:IUCN status^[16]
Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Canis
    - Golden jackal, C. aureus Template:IUCN status^[17]
    - Gray wolf, C. lupus Template:IUCN status^[18]
      - Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Red fox, V. vulpes Template:IUCN status^[19]
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
  - Genus: Ursus
    - Brown bear, U. arctos Template:IUCN status^[20]
      - Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  - Genus: Lutra
    - European otter, L. lutra Template:IUCN status^[21]
  - Genus: Martes
    - Beech marten, M. foina Template:IUCN status^[22]
  - Genus: Meles
    - European badger, M. meles Template:IUCN status^[23]
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Stoat, M. erminea Template:IUCN status
    - Least weasel, M. nivalis Template:IUCN status
    - European polecat, M. putorius Template:IUCN status
  - Genus: Vormela
    - Marbled polecat, V. peregusna Template:IUCN status

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
Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
  - Genus: Cervus
    - Red deer, C. elaphus Template:IUCN status
  - Genus: Dama
    - European fallow deer, D. dama Template:IUCN status introduced^[24]
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Capreolus
    - Roe deer, C. capreolus Template:IUCN status
- Subfamily: Caprinae
  - Genus: Rupicapra
    - Chamois, R. rupicapra Template:IUCN status

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List of mammals of North Macedonia

Contents

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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List of mammals of North Macedonia

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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