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List of mammals of Latvia

List of mammals living in Latvia ( northern Europe ).

Of the 69 species listed in the table, 1 is critically endangered, 0 are endangered, 0 are vulnerable, 4 are close to a threatening state.

The following tags are used to highlight the conservation status of each species according to IUCN estimates:

EXExtinctExtinct
CRCritically endangeredCritically Endangered
ENEndangeredAt risk
VuVulnerableVulnerable
NTNear threatenedClose to threatening state
LCLeast concernMinimal threat
DDData deficientInsufficient information
NENot valuedUnexplored Species

List

TitleLatin nameTaxon AuthorIUCN StatusPicture
Squad: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
WolfCanis lupusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Raccoon dogNyctereutes procyonoidesGray, 1834LC 
Common foxVulpes vulpesLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Felidae
Forest catFelis silvestrisSchreber, 1777LC 
LynxLynx lynxLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Mustelidae
OtterLutra lutraLinnaeus, 1758NT 
Stone martenMartes foinaErxleben, 1777LC 
Pine martenMartes martesLinnaeus, 1758LC 
BadgerMeles melesLinnaeus, 1758LC 
ErmineMustela ermineaLinnaeus, 1758LC 
European minkMustela lutreolaLinnaeus, 1761CR 
WeaselMustela nivalisLinnaeus, 1766LC 
Forest FerretMustela putoriusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
American minkNeovison visonSchreber, 1777LC 
Family: Phocidae
Long-mouthed sealHalichoerus grypusFabricius, 1791LC 
Harbor sealPhoca vitulinaLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Ringed sealPusa hispidaSchreber, 1775LC 
Family: Ursidae
Brown bearUrsus arctosLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
MooseAlces alcesLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Roe deerCapreolus capreolusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Noble deerCervus elaphusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
DoeDama damaLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Phocoenidae
Harbour porpoisePhocoena phocoenaLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Suidae
BoarSus scrofaLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
European shiroshushkaBarbastella barbastellusSchreber, 1774NT 
Northern LeatherEptesicus nilssoniiKeyserling & Blasius, 1839LC 
Late leatherEptesicus serotinusSchreber, 1774LC 
Brandt NightMyotis brandtiiEversmann, 1845LC 
Pond nightMyotis dasycnemeBoie, 1825NT 
Watery nightMyotis daubentoniiKuhl, 1817LC 
Mustached NightMyotis mystacinusKuhl, 1817LC 
Nightlight NuttereraMyotis nattereriKuhl, 1817LC 
Little partyNyctalus leisleriKuhl, 1817LC 
Ginger eveningNyctalus noctulaSchreber, 1780LC 
Forest batPipistrellus nathusiiKeyserling & Blasius, 1839LC 
Bat dwarfPipistrellus pipistrellusSchreber, 1774LC 
Lesser BatPipistrellus pygmaeusLeach, 1825LC 
Brown ear-flapsPlecotus auritusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Two-tone leatherVespertilio murinusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Common hedgehogErinaceus europaeusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Southern hedgehogErinaceus roumanicusBarrett-Hamilton, 1900LC 
Family: Soricidae
Common cutterNeomys fodiensPennant, 1771LC 
Common shrewSorex araneusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Middle shrewSorex caecutiensLaxmann, 1788LC
Small shrewSorex minutusLinnaeus, 1766LC 
Family: Talpidae
European moleTalpa europaeaLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
HareLepus europaeusPallas, 1778LC 
HareLepus timidusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Squad: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
Common beaverCastor fiberLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Cricetidae
Water voleArvicola amphibiusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Dark voleMicrotus agrestisLinnaeus, 1761LC 
Common voleMicrotus arvalisPallas, 1778LC 
Eastern European VoleMicrotus levisMiller, 1908LC
Red voleMyodes glareolusSchreber, 1780LC 
MuskratOndatra zibethicusLinnaeus, 1766LC 
Family: Dipodidae
Forest mouseSicista betulinaPallas, 1779LC 
Family: Gliridae
Forest dormouseDryomys nitedulaPallas, 1778LC 
Garden dormouseEliomys quercinusLinnaeus, 1766NT 
Sonya PolchokGlis glisLinnaeus, 1766LC 
Hazel dormouseMuscardinus avellanariusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Muridae
Harvest mouseApodemus agrariusPallas, 1771LC 
Yellow-throated mouseApodemus flavicollisMelchior, 1834LC 
Forest mouseApodemus uralensisPallas, 1811LC 
Baby mouseMicromys minutusPallas, 1771LC 
House mouseMus musculusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Gray ratRattus norvegicusBerkenhout, 1769LC 
Black ratRattus rattusLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Family: Sciuridae
Common flying squirrelPteromys volansLinnaeus, 1758LC 
Common squirrelSciurus vulgarisLinnaeus, 1758LC 

Sources

  • Compiled using the advanced search on the IUCN website

Notes

Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Latvian_Mammal_List&&idid=101019097


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