List of mammals of Norway
List of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.
Insectivores
Hedgehogs
- Western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
Shrews
- 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
- 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
- European rabbit, Oryctolgaus cuniculus
- European hare, Lepus europaeus
- Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
Rodents
Squirrels
- Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
Beavers
- European beaver, Castor fiber
Muroids
- 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
- Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina
Primates
- Human, Homo sapiens
Cetaceans
Eubalaena glacialis captured during a research expedition to the Norwegian Sea, Iceland and Jan Mayen in the 19th century, by Fridtjof Nansen
Beaked whales
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens
- Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
White whales
- White whale, Delphinapterus leucas
- Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
Sperm whales
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Porpoises
- Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Dolphins
- 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
- 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, the original eastern population is almost extinct)
- Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus
Carnivorans
Canids
- Eurasian wolf, Canis lupus lupus
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
- Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
Bears
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos
- Polar bear, Ursus maritimus (Svalbard only)
Weasels
- 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
- Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
Pinnipeds
- Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
- 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
Pigs
- Wild boar, Sus scrofa
Deer
- Fallow deer, Cervus dama (introduced)
- Red deer, Cervus elaphus
- Elk, Alces alces
- Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
- Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
Cattle
- Musk ox, Ovibos moschatus (reintroduced)
Sources
Atlas on mammals, by The Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)
See also
References
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