List of mammals of Norway
List of mammals with non-domesticated populations in Norway.
Strolling reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in the Kebnekaise valley, Lappland, Sweden.
Insectivores
Hedgehogs
- Western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
Shrews
- Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
- Common shrew, Sorex araneus
- Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens
- Taiga shrew, Sorex isodon
- Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
- Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus
Bats
- Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii
- Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtii
- Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii
- Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus
- Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri
- Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
- Nathusius's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii
- Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
- Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
Lagomorphs
- European hare, Lepus europaeus
- Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
- European rabbit, Oryctolgaus cuniculus introduced
Rodents
Squirrels
- Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
Beavers
- European beaver, Castor fiber
Muroids
- Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis
- Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
- North-western water vole, Arvicola terrestris
- Grey red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus
- Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus
- Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus
- Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus
- Field vole, Microtus agrestis
- Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
- Root vole, Microtus oeconomus
- Sibling vole, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Svalbard only)
- House mouse, Mus musculus
- Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (introduced)
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
Birch mice
- Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina
Cetaceans
Beaked whales
- Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens
White whales
- White whale, Delphinapterus leucas
- Narwhal, Monodon monoceros
Sperm whales
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
Porpoises
- Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Dolphins
- Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphi
- Pilot whale, Globicephala melaena
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
- White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
- Orca, Orcinus orca
- Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba (vagrant)
- Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Baleen whales
- Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus
- Minke whale, Balaenoptera acuturostrata
- Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
- Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalis
- North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis (vagrant, the original eastern population is almost extinct)
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Carnivorans
Canids
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
- Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
Bears
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos
- Polar bear, Ursus maritimus (Svalbard only)
Mustelids
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo
- Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra
- Pine marten, Martes martes
- European badger, Meles meles
- Stoat, Mustela erminea
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- European polecat, Mustela putorius
- American mink, Neovison vison (introduced)
Cats
- Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
Pinnipeds
- Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata
- Bearded seal, Erignatus barbatus
- Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus
- Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
- Harp seal, Phoca groenlandica
- Ringed seal, Phoca hispida
- Common seal, Phoca vitulina
Even-toed ungulates
Sources
- Atlas on mammals, by the Norwegian Zoological Society (in Norwegian)
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