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The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is the national animal of Russia

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Russia. There are 266 mammal species in Russia, of which five are critically endangered, thirteen are endangered, twenty-six are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Russia is extinct and one can no longer be found in the wild. All the mammals of Russia are in the subclass Theria and infraclass Eutheria, being all placental.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed 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.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/cd Lower risk/conservation dependent Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt Lower risk/near threatened Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc Lower risk/least concern Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Steller's sea cow skeleton

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Red squirrel
Bobak marmot
Edible dormouse
Northern birch mouse
European hamster
Winter white Russian dwarf hamster
Bank vole
Norway lemming
Common vole
Tundra vole
Yellow-necked mouse

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. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Northern pika
European rabbit
Mountain 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 twentieth 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.

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, gymnures, moles and solenodons)

West European hedgehog

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Lesser white-toothed shrew
Common shrew
Russian desman
European mole

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Daubenton's bat
Barbastelle
Serotine bat
Common noctule

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.

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Bowhead whales in Shantar Islands
Blue whale
Humpback whale
Western gray whale on Sakhalin
Harbour porpoise
Dall's porpoise
Striped dolphin
Common dolphin
Killer whale

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.

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Leopard cat
Siberian tiger
Snow leopard
Red fox
Corsac fox
Gray wolf
Dhole
Raccoon dog
Least weasel
European otter
Northern fur seal
Walrus
Common seal
Nerpa

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Wild horse

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Saiga antelope
West Caucasian tur

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.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  2. ^ a b ХОРОШИЕ НОВОСТИ ПРО ЖИВОТНЫХ. 2017. НА КУНАШИРЕ (КУРИЛЫ) СПАСЛИ ЗАСТРЯВШЕГО НА МЕЛИ РЕДКОГО КАШАЛОТА С ДЕТЕНЫШЕМ. Retrieved on September 26, 2017
  3. ^ a b 2017. НА КУНАШИРЕ (КУРИЛЫ) СПАСЛИ ЗАСТРЯВШЕГО НА МЕЛИ РЕДКОГО КАШАЛОТА С ДЕТЕНЫШЕМ. Retrieved on September 26, 2017
  4. ^ Wood bison to be listed in Yakutia's Red Data Book

References

  • "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Russia". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007. [dead link‍]
  • "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  • "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
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