List of mammals of Norway
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List of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.
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Insectivores [edit]
Hedgehogs [edit]
- Western European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Shrews [edit]
- Common shrew Sorex araneus
- Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus
- Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens
- Taiga shrew Sorex isodon
- Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens
Bats [edit]
- Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii
- Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri
- Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus
- Brandt's bat Myotis brandtii
- Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus
- Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii
- Common noctule Nyctalus noctula
- Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
- Nathusius's pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
- Common long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
Lagomorphs [edit]
- European rabbit Oryctolgaus cuniculus
- European hare Lepus europaeus
- Mountain hare Lepus timidus
Rodents [edit]
Squirrels [edit]
- Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Beavers [edit]
- European beaver Castor fiber
Muroids [edit]
- Wood lemming Myopus schisticolor
- Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus
- Northern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys rutilus
- Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus
- Grey Red-Backed Vole Clethrionomys rufocanus
- North-western water vole Arvicola terrestris
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus (introduced)
- Field vole Microtus agrestis
- Root vole Microtus oeconomus
- Sibling Vole Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Svalbard only)
- Eurasian harvest mouse Micromys minutus
- Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
- Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus)
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
- House mouse Mus musculus
Birch mice [edit]
- Northern birch mouse Sicista betulina
Primates [edit]
- Human Homo sapiens
Cetaceans [edit]
Beaked whales [edit]
- Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens
- Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus
White whales [edit]
- White whale Delphinapterus leucas
- Narwhal Monodon monoceros
Sperm whales [edit]
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Porpoises [edit]
- Common porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Dolphins [edit]
- Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (vagrant)
- Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
- Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus
- White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris
- Killer whale Orcinus orca
- Pilot whale Globicephala melaena
Baleen whales [edit]
- Minke whale Balaenoptera acuturostrata
- Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
- Fin whale Balaenoptera physalis
- Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis or Balaena glacialis. (vagrant)
- Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
Carnivores [edit]
Wolves and foxes [edit]
- Eurasian Wolf Canis lupus lupus
- Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
- Arctic fox Alopex lagopus
Bears [edit]
- Brown bear Ursus arctos
- Polar bear Thalarctos maritimus (Svalbard only)
Weasels [edit]
- Stoat Mustela erminea
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis
- American mink Mustela vison (introduced)
- European polecat Mustela putorius
- Pine marten Martes martes
- Wolverine Gulo gulo
- Badger Meles meles
- Otter Lutra lutra
Cats [edit]
- Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
Pinnipeds [edit]
Walrus [edit]
- Walrus Odobenus rosmarus
Seals [edit]
- Common seal Phoca vitulina
- Ringed seal Phoca hispida
- Harp Seal Phoca groenlandica
- Bearded seal Erignatus barbatus
- Grey seal Halichoerus grypus
- Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
Even-toed ungulates [edit]
Pigs [edit]
- Wild boar Sus scrofa
Deer [edit]
- Fallow deer Cervus dama (introduced)
- Red deer Cervus elaphus
- Elk Alces alces
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
- Reindeer Rangifer tarandus
Cattle [edit]
- Musk ox Ovibos moschatus (reintroduced)
Source [edit]
Atlas on mammals, by The Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)
See also [edit]
References [edit]
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