List of mammals of Azerbaijan
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This list shows the
near threatened
.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' global conservation status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List 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: Artiodactyla
- Family: Bovidae
- Genus: Bison
- European bison, B. bonasus NT reintroduced[1]
- Caucasian wisent, B. b. caucasicus EX
- European bison, B. bonasus NT reintroduced[1]
- Genus: Capra
- Wild goat, C. aegagrus NT[2]
- East Caucasian tur, C. cylindricornis NT[3]
- Genus: Gazella
- Goitered gazelle, G. subgutturosa VU[4]
- Genus: Ovis
- Mouflon, O. gmelini NT[5]
- Armenian mouflon, O. g. gmelini
- Mouflon, O. gmelini NT[5]
- Genus: Rupicapra
- Genus: Bison
- Family: Cervidae
- Family: Suidae
Order: Carnivora
- Family: Canidae
- Genus: Canis
- Golden jackal, C. aureus LC[10]
- European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
- Gray wolf, C. lupus LC[11]
- Steppe wolf, C. l. campestris
- Golden jackal, C. aureus LC[10]
- Genus: Vulpes
- Genus: Canis
- Family: Felidae
- Genus: Felis
- Jungle cat, F. chaus LC[13]
- European wildcat, F. silvestris LC[14]
- African wildcat, F. lybica LC[15]
- Genus: Otocolobus
- Pallas's cat, O. manul LC[16]
- Genus: Lynx
- Eurasian lynx, L. lynx LC[17]
- Caucasian lynx, L. l. dinniki
- Eurasian lynx, L. lynx LC[17]
- Genus: Panthera
- Genus: Felis
- Family: Ursidae
- Genus: Ursus
- Brown bear, U. arctos LC[19]
- Genus:
- Family: Procyonidae
- Genus: Procyon
- Common raccoon, P. lotor LC introduced
- Genus: Procyon
- Family: Hyaenidae
- Genus: Hyaena
- Striped hyena, H. hyaena NT[20]
- Genus:
- Family: Mustelidae
- Genus: Lutra
- European otter, L. lutra NT[21]
- Genus: Martes
- Beech marten, M. foina LC[22]
- European pine marten, M. martes LC[23]
- Genus: Meles
- Caucasian badger, M. canescens NE
- Genus: Mustela
- Stoat, M. erminea LC[24]
- Least weasel, M. nivalis LC[25]
- Genus: Vormela
- Marbled polecat, V. peregusna VU[26]
- Genus: Lutra
- Family: Phocidae
- Genus: Pusa
- Caspian seal, P. caspica EN
- Genus: Pusa
Order: Chiroptera
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Genus: Barbastella
- Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus NT[27]
- Asian barbastelle, B. leucomelas LC
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Botta's serotine, E. bottae LC
- Northern bat, E. nilssonii LC
- Serotine bat, E. serotinus LC
- Genus: Hypsugo
- Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii LC[28]
- Genus: Miniopterus
- Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii VU[29]
- Genus: Myotis
- Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini NT[30]
- Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii LC[31]
- Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus LC[32]
- Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus LC[33]
- Natterer's bat, M. nattereri LC[34]
- Genus: Nyctalus
- Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC[35]
- Common noctule, N. noctula LC[36]
- Genus: Plecotus
- Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus LC[37]
- Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
- Genus: Pipistrellus
- Kuhl's pipistrelle, P. kuhlii LC
- Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii LC[38]
- Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus LC
- Soprano pipistrelle, P. pygmaeus LC
- Genus: Vespertilio
- Parti-coloured bat, V. murinus LC[39]
- Genus: Barbastella
- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Tadarida
- European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis LC[40]
- Genus: Tadarida
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- Genus: Rhinolophus
- Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii LC[41]
- Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale NT[42]
- Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC[43]
- Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC[44]
- Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi VU[45]
- Genus:
Order: Eulipotyphla
- Family: Erinaceidae
- Genus: Erinaceus
- Southern white-breasted hedgehog, E. concolor LC
- Genus: Hemiechinus
- Long-eared hedgehog, H. auritus LC
- Genus: Erinaceus
- Family: Soricidae
- Genus: Crocidura
- Caspian shrew, C. caspica DD
- Gueldenstaedt's shrew, C. gueldenstaedti LC
- Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon LC
- Genus: Neomys
- Transcaucasian water shrew, N. teres LC
- Genus: Suncus
- Etruscan shrew, S. etruscus LC
- Genus: Crocidura
- Family: Talpidae
- Genus: Talpa
- Levant mole, T. levantis LC
- Genus:
Order: Lagomorpha
- Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Lepus
- European hare, L. europaeus LC[46]
- Genus: Oryctolagus
- European rabbit, O. cuniculus EN[47]
- Genus:
Order: Rodentia
- Family: Calomyscidae
- Genus: Calomyscus
- Urar mouse-like hamster, C. urartensis LC
- Genus:
- Family: Cricetidae
- Genus: Arvicolinae
- European water vole, A. amphibius LC[48]
- Genus: Chionomys
- Caucasian snow vole, C. gud LC
- European snow vole, C. nivalis LC
- Robert's snow vole, C. roberti LC
- Genus: Cricetulus
- Grey hamster, C. migratorius LC
- Genus: Ellobius
- Transcaucasian mole vole, E. lutescens LC
- Genus: Mesocricetus
- Turkish hamster, M. brandti NT
- Genus: Microtus
- Common vole, M. arvalis LC
- Daghestan pine vole, M. daghestanicus LC
- Major's pine vole, M. majori LC
- Schelkovnikov's pine vole, M. schelkovnikovi LC
- Social vole, M. socialis LC
- Genus: Arvicolinae
- Family: Dipodidae
- Genus: Allactaga
- Small five-toed jerboa, A. elater LC
- Williams' jerboa, A. williamsi LC
- Genus: Allactaga
- Family: Gliridae
- Genus: Dryomys
- Forest dormouse, D. nitedula LC
- Genus: Glis
- European edible dormouse, G. glis LC
- Iranian edible dormouse, G. persicus NE
- Genus: Dryomys
- Family: Hystricidae
- Genus: Hystrix
- Indian crested porcupine, H. indica LC[49]
- Genus:
- Family: Muridae
- Genus: Apodemus
- Striped field mouse, A. agrarius LC
- Caucasus field mouse, A. hyrcanicus DD
- Black Sea field mouse, A. ponticus LC
- Ural field mouse, A. uralensis LC
- Steppe field mouse, A. witherbyi LC
- Genus: Meriones
- Libyan jird, M. libycus LC
- Midday jird, M. meridianus LC
- Persian jird, M. persicus LC
- Tristram's jird, M. tristami LC
- Vinogradov's jird, M. vinogradovi LC
- Genus: Micromys
- Eurasian harvest mouse, M. minutus LC
- Genus: Mus
- House mouse, M. musculus LC[50]
- Genus: Rattus
- Genus: Apodemus
- Family: Myocastoridae
- Genus: Myocastor
- Coypu, M. coypus LC introduced
- Genus: Myocastor
- Family: Sciuridae
- Genus: Sciurus
- Caucasian squirrel, S. anomalus LC
- Red squirrel, S. vulgaris LC[53]
- Genus: Sciurus
Locally extinct
The following species are
locally extinct
in the country:
- Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus[54]
- Moose, Alces alces[55]
- Wild horse, Equus ferus[56]
- Onager, Equus hemionus[57]
- Lion, Panthera leo[58]
- Tiger, Panthera tigris[59]
See also
References
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