List of mammals of Albania

This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 58 mammal species occurring in Albania. One of them is endangered, one is vulnerable, and four are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as 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)

Hazel dormouse

Bank vole

Common vole

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 kept short by gnawing.

• Suborder: Sciurognathi
  • Family: Gliridae (dormice)
    • Subfamily: Leithiinae
      • Genus: Muscardinus
        • Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
  • Family: Cricetidae
    • Subfamily: Arvicolinae
      • Genus: Arvicola
        • Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
      • Genus: Clethrionomys
        • Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
      • Genus: Microtus
        • Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
        • Felten's vole, Microtus felteni 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
        • Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus LC
        • Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

European rabbit

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 LC^[1]
  • Genus: Oryctolagus
    • European rabbit, O. cuniculus EN introduced

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

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 (hedgehogs)
  • Subfamily: Erinaceinae
    • Genus: Erinaceus
      • Southern white-breasted hedgehog, E. concolor LC

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Eurasian water shrew

Common shrew

European mole

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 LC
      • Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens LC^[2]
    • Genus: Suncus
      • Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
  • Subfamily: Soricinae
    • Tribe: Nectogalini
      • Genus: Neomys
        • Southern water shrew, Neomys anomalus LC
        • Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens LC
    • Tribe: Soricini
      • Genus: Sorex
        • Alpine shrew, Sorex alpinus LC
        • Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC
        • Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC
• Family: Talpidae (moles)
  • Subfamily: Talpinae
    • Tribe: Talpini
      • Genus: Talpa
        • Mediterranean mole, Talpa caeca LC
        • European mole, Talpa europaea LC
        • Stankovic's mole, Talpa stankovici LC

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Lesser 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. In Albania, 32 species were recorded.

• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Subfamily: Myotinae
    • Genus: Myotis
      • Alcathoe bat, M. alcathoe DD^[3]
      • Brandt's bat, M. brandti LC^[4]
      • Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini NT^[5]
      • Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii LC^[6]
      • Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii VU^[7]
      • Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii LC^[8]
      • Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus LC^[9]
      • Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis LC^[10]
      • Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus LC^[11]
      • Natterer's bat, M. nattereri LC^[12]
  • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
    • Genus: Eptesicus
      • Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
    • Genus: Nyctalus
      • Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus NT^[13]
      • Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC^[14]
      • Common noctule, N. noctula LC^[15]
      • Genus: Pipistrellus
        • Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii LC^[16]
        • Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
        • Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
        • Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
      • Genus: Hypsugo
        • Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii LC^[17]
      • Genus: Vespertilio
        • Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
      • Genus: Barbastella
        • Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus
      • Genus: Plecotus
        • Alpine long-eared bat, P. macrobullaris NT^[18]
        • Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
        • Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus LC^[19]
        • Kolombatovic's long-eared bat, P. kolombatovici
    • Subfamily: Miniopterinae
      • Genus: Miniopterus
      • Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii VU^[20]
      • Genus: Tadarida
        • European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LC
  • Family: Rhinolophidae
    • Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
      • Genus: Rhinolophus
        • Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii LC^[21]
        • Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
        • Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC
        • Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale LC
        • Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi LC

Order: Cetacea (whales)

Risso's dolphin

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.

• Suborder: Mysticeti
  • Family: Balaenopteridae
    • Genus: Balaenoptera
      • Fin whale, B. physalus EN
• Suborder: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Delphinus
        • Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC
      • Genus: Grampus
        • Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
      • Genus: Orcinus
        • Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

European jackal, a subspecies of the golden jackal

Eurasian lynx

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 LC^[22]
      • Genus: Lynx
        • Eurasian lynx, L. lynx LC^[23]
• Suborder: Caniformia
  • Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
    • Genus: Canis
      • Golden jackal, C. aureus LC^[24]
        • European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
      • Gray wolf, C. lupus LC^[25]
        • Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
    • Genus: Vulpes
      • Red fox, V. vulpes LC^[26]
  • Family: Ursidae (bears)
    • Genus: Ursus
      • Brown bear, U. arctos LC^[27]
        • Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
  • Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
    • Genus: Lutra
      • European otter, L. lutra NT^[28]
    • Genus: Martes
      • Beech marten, M. foina LC^[29]
      • European pine marten, M. martes LC^[30]
    • Genus: Meles
      • European badger, M. meles LC^[31]
    • Genus: Mustela
      • Stoat, M. erminea LC^[32]
      • Least weasel, M. nivalis LC^[33]
      • European polecat, M. putorius LC^[34]
  • Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
    • Genus: Monachus
      • Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus EN possibly extirpated^[35]

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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 LC^[36]
• Family: Cervidae (deer)
  • Subfamily: Capreolinae
    • Genus: Capreolus
      • Roe deer, C. capreolus LC^[37]
  • Subfamily: Cervinae
    • Genus: Dama
      • European fallow deer, D. dama LC^[38]
• Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
  • Subfamily: Caprinae
    • Genus: Rupicapra
      • Chamois, R. rupicapra LC^[39]

See also

• List of chordate orders
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
• List of mammals described in the 2000s

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External links

• "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
• Théou, P. & Bego, F. 2018. Atlas of bats in Albania. 122pp.