List of mammals of Denmark
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Denmark. The main source is the most recent atlas survey of mammals in Denmark.[1] The atlas records 88 mammal species in Denmark. Since the atlas was published in 2007 three new species have been recorded: grey wolf, golden jackal and Cuvier's beaked whale.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status in the most current version of the Danish Red List.[2] Assessments were made following recommendations of 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. |
| RE | Regionally extinct | No reasonable doubt that the species no longer exist in the assessed region |
| 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. |
| NA | Not assessed | Not assessed, either because it is an invading/naturalised species, or extremely rare visitor |
Eulipotyphlans
Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
- West European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus LC
Talpidae (moles)
- European mole, Talpa europaea LC
Soricidae (shrews)
- Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens NT
- Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC
- Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC
Bats
Vespertilionidae (evening bats)
- Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus NT
- Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
- Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii DD
- Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii EN
- Brandt's bat, Myotis brandti NT
- Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme VU
- Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii LC
- Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis NA
- Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus VU
- Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri NT
- Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula LC
- Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri DD
- Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
- Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC
- Nathusius's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii LC
- Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus LC
- Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus LC
Lagomorphs
European hare
- European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus NA
- European hare, Lepus europaeus LC
Rodents
Sciuridae (squirrels)
- Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris LC
- Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus NA (introduced)
Castoridae (beavers)
- Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber EN
Gliridae (doormice)
- Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius EN
- Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus DD (possibly escaped from captivity)
Cricetidae (voles)
- Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
- Bank vole, Myodes glareolus LC
- Field vole, Microtus agrestis LC
- Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus NA (invasive)
Muridae
- Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
- Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LC
- Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus NT
- Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegigus NA
- House mouse, Mus musculus NT
- Black rat, Rattus rattus RE
Dipodidae
- Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina VU
Myocastoridae
- Coypu, Myocastor coypus NA introduced
Carnivorans
Canidae (dogs, foxes)
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes NT
- Golden jackal, Canis aureus NA vagrant
- Grey wolf, Canis lupus VU, recently re-invading from Germany
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides NA introduced
Mustelidae (mustelids)
- European otter, Lutra lutra VU
- Beech marten, Martes foina NT
- Pine marten, Martes martes NT
- Eurasian badger, Meles meles LC
- Stoat, Mustela erminea NT
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis NT
- European polecat, Mustela putorius NT
- American mink, Neovison vison NA, escaped and naturalized from captivity
Odobenidae
- Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus NA, vagrant
Phocidae (earless seals)
- Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata NA (rare visitor)
- Common seal, Phoca vitulina LC
- Ringed seal, Pusa hispida NA (rare visitor)
- Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus VU
- Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus NA (rare visitor)
Cetacea
Killer whales jumping
Balaenopteridae
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus NA (rare visitor)
- Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis NA (rare visitor)
- Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni NA (rare visitor)
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus NA (regular visitor)
- Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae NA (rare visitor)
Phocoenidae (porpoises)
- Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena LC
Monodontidae
- Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas NA (rare visitor)
Physeteridae (sperm whales)
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus NA (regular visitor)
Ziphidae (beaked whales)
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens NA (rare visitor)
- Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus NA (rare visitor)
- Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris NA (rare visitor)
Delphinidae
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis NA
- Striped dolphin, Sternella coeruleoalba NA
- White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus NA
- Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus NA
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus NA
- False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens NA
- Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas NA
- Killer whale, Orcinus orca NA
Even-toed ungulates
Suidae (pigs)
- Wild boar, Sus scrofa CR
Cervidae (deer)
- Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus LC
- Red deer, Cervus elaphus LC
- Sika deer, Cervus nippon NA, introduced
- Fallow deer, Dama dama NA, introduced around 1000 AD
- Eurasian Elk Alces alces NA, occasional visitor from Sweden
Bovidae (bovids)
- European mouflon, Ovis aries musimon NA, introduced
Procyonidae
- Raccoon, Procyon lotor NA, introduced/invasive
References
- Baagøe, Hans; Jensen, Thomas Secher (2007). Dansk Pattedyratlas. Copenhagen: Gyldendal.
- Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold; et al. (2019). "The Danish Red List". The National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University. Retrieved 16 Feb 2020.
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