List of mammals of Lithuania
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A list of mammals of Lithuania published in 1997 contains 68 species that are present in the country, including 14 bat species, 21 rodents, four shrews, two lagomorphs, one hedgehog, 13 carnivores, five whales and eight ungulates.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
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:
Order: Rodentia (rodents)
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 (100 lb).
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Castoridae (beavers)
Genus: Castor
Eurasian beaver, C. fiber LC
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Family: Gliridae (dormice)
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Dryomys
Forest dormouse, D. nitedula LC
Genus: Eliomys
Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus VU
Genus: Muscardinus
Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LR/nt
Subfamily: Glirinae
Genus: Glis
European edible dormouse, Glis glis LR/nt
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Arvicola
Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LR/lc
Genus: Clethrionomys
Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LR/lc
Genus: Microtus
Field vole, Microtus agrestis LR/lc
Common vole, Microtus arvalis LR/lc
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Apodemus
Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LR/lc
Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LR/lc
Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
Genus: Micromys
Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LR/nt
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
The following two lagomorphs are present in the country:
Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
Genus: Lepus
European hare, L. europaeus LC
Mountain hare, L. timidus LC
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, Erinaceus concolor LR/lc
West European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus LR/lc
Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The following four shrew species are present in the country:
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Soricinae
Tribe: Soricini
Genus: Sorex
Common shrew, S. araneus LC
Eurasian pygmy shrew, S. minutus LC
Genus: Neomys
Eurasian water shrew, N. fodiens LC
Family: Talpidae (moles)
Subfamily: Talpinae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Talpa
European mole, T. europaea LC
Order: Chiroptera (bats)
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.
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme VU
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Barbastella
Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus NT
Genus: Nyctalus
Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri LR/nt
Genus: Pipistrellus
Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
Order: Cetacea (whales)
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.
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