List of mammals of Sweden
There are 84 mammal species recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. None of them are critically endangered, 1 is endangered and 5 are near-threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
| EX | Extinct | Species is completely extinct |
| 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. |
Even-toed ungulates
Even-toed ungulates are members of the order Artiodactyla. 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: Cervidae
- Eurasian elk Alces alces LC[1]
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus LC[2]
- Red deer Cervus elaphus LC[3]
- Fallow deer Dama dama LC[4]
- Reindeer Rangifer tarandus LC[5]
Family: Suidae
Carnivorans
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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Family: Canidae
- Arctic fox Alopex lagopus LC[7]
- Grey wolf Canis lupus LC[8]
- Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides LC[9]
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes LC[10]
Family: Felidae
- Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx LC[11]
Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine Gulo gulo LC[12]
- European otter Lutra lutra NT[13]
- European pine marten Martes martes LC[14]
- European badger Meles meles LC[15]
- Stoat Mustela erminea LC[16]
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis LC[17]
- European polecat Mustela putorius LC[18]
- American mink Neovison vison LC[19]
Family: Phocidae
- Grey seal Halichoerus grypus LC[20]
- Harbour seal Phoca vitulina LC[21]
- Ringed seal Pusa hispida LC[22]
Family: Ursidae
- Brown bear Ursus arctos LC[23]
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
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.
Family: Balaenopteridae
- Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC[24]
- Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus EN[25]
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae LC[26]
Family: Delphinidae
- Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas DD[27]
- Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus LC[28]
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus LC[29]
- White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC[30]
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus LC[31]
Family: Monodontidae
- Beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas LC[32]
Family: Phocoenidae
- Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena LC[33]
Family: Ziphiidae
- North Atlantic bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus DD[34]
- Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens DD[35]
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris LC[36]
Bats
Bats are members of the order Chiroptera. The most distinguishing feature of bats is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Western barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus NT[37]
- Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii LC[38]
- Serotine Eptesicus serotinus LC[39]
- Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteinii NT[40]
- Brandt's bat Myotis brandtii LC[41]
- Pond bat Myotis dasycneme NT[42]
- Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii LC[43]
- Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis LC[44]
- Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus LC[45]
- Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri LC[46]
- Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri LC[47]
- Common noctule Nyctalus noctula LC[48]
- Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii LC[49]
- Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC[50]
- Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC[51]
- Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus LC[52]
- Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus LC[53]
- Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus LC[54]
Hedgehogs and gymnures
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The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
Family: Erinaceidae
- Western European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus LC[55]
Lagomorphs
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
- European hare Lepus europaeus LC[56]
- Mountain hare Lepus timidus LC[57]
- European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus NT[58]
Primates
Primates are members of the order Primate.
Family: Hominidae
Rodents
Rodents are members of the order Rodentia. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Family: Castoridae
- Eurasian beaver Castor fiber LC[60]
Family: Cricetidae
- European water vole Arvicola amphibius LC[61]
- Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus LC[62]
- Field vole Microtus agrestis LC[63]
- Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus LC[64]
- Bank vole Myodes glareolus LC[65]
- Grey red-backed vole Myodes rufocanus LC[66]
- Northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus LC[67]
- Wood lemming Myopus schisticolor LC[68]
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus LC[69]
Family: Dipodidae
- Northern birch mouse Sicista betulina LC[70]
Family: Gliridae
- Hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius LC[71]
Family: Muridae
- Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis LC[72]
- Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus LC[73]
- Eurasian harvest mouse Micromys minutus LC[74]
- House mouse Mus musculus LC[75]
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus LC[76]
Family: Sciuridae
- Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris LC[77]
Shrews, moles and solenodons
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals of the order Soricomorpha. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae
- Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens LC[78]
- Common shrew Sorex araneus LC[79]
- Laxmann's shrew Sorex caecutiens LC[80]
- Even-toothed shrew Sorex isodon LC[81]
- Eurasian least shrew Sorex minutissimus LC[82]
- Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus LC[83]
Family: Talpidae
- European mole Talpa europaea LC[84]
See also
- List of birds of Sweden
- List of chordate orders
- Lists of mammals by region
- List of prehistoric mammals
- Mammal classification
- Mammals described in the 2000s
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External links
- "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007.
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