List of mammals in Turkey

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Turkey. There are 127 mammal species in Turkey, of which 2 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 14 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

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:

ubclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Hystricognathi
***Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
****Genus: Hystrix
***** Indian Porcupine "Hystrix indica" LR/lc
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
***Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
****Subfamily: Sciurinae
*****Tribe: Sciurini
******Genus: Sciurus
******* Caucasian Squirrel "Sciurus anomalus" LR/nt
******* Red Squirrel "Sciurus vulgaris" LR/lc
****Subfamily: Xerinae
*****Tribe: Marmotini
******Genus: Spermophilus
******* European ground squirrel "Spermophilus citellus" VU
******* Asia Minor Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus xanthoprymnus" LR/lc
******* Taurus Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus taurensis"
***Family: Gliridae (dormice)
****Subfamily: Leithiinae
*****Genus: Dryomys
****** Woolly Dormouse "Dryomys laniger" LR/nt
****** Forest dormouse "Dryomys nitedula" LR/nt
*****Genus: Eliomys
****** Asian Garden Dormouse "Eliomys melanurus" LC
*****Genus: Muscardinus
****** Hazel Dormouse "Muscardinus avellanarius" LR/nt
*****Genus: Myomimus
****** Roach's Mouse-tailed Dormouse "Myomimus roachi" VU
****Subfamily: Glirinae
*****Genus: Glis
****** Edible dormouse "Glis glis" LR/nt
***Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
****Subfamily: Allactaginae
*****Genus: Allactaga
****** Small Five-toed Jerboa "Allactaga elater" LR/lc
****** Euphrates Jerboa "Allactaga euphratica" LR/nt
***Family: Spalacidae
****Subfamily: Spalacinae
*****Genus: Nannospalax
****** Palestine Mole Rat "Nannospalax ehrenbergi" LC
****** Lesser Mole Rat "Nannospalax leucodon" VU
****** Nehring's Bilind Mole Rat "Nannospalax nehringi" LR/lc
***Family: Cricetidae
****Subfamily: Cricetinae
*****Genus: Cricetulus
****** Gray Dwarf Hamster "Cricetulus migratorius" LR/nt
*****Genus: Cricetus
****** European Hamster "Cricetus cricetus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Mesocricetus
****** Turkish hamster "Mesocricetus brandti" LR/lc
****Subfamily: Arvicolinae
*****Genus: Arvicola
****** Water Vole "Arvicola terrestris" LR/lc
*****Genus: Chionomys
****** Caucasian Snow Vole "Chionomys gud" LR/nt
****** Snow Vole "Chionomys nivalis" LR/nt
****** Robert's Snow Vole "Chionomys roberti" LR/nt
*****Genus: Clethrionomys
****** Bank Vole "Clethrionomys glareolus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Ellobius
****** Transcaucasian Mole Vole "Ellobius lutescens" LR/lc
*****Genus: Microtus
****** Common Vole "Microtus arvalis" Lr/lc
****** Günther's Vole "Microtus guentheri" LR/nt
****** Persian Vole "Microtus irani" LR/lc
****** Southern Vole "Microtus rossiaemeridionalis" LR/lc
****** Social Vole "Microtus socialis" LR/lc
****** European Pine Vole "Microtus subterraneus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Prometheomys
****** Long-clawed Mole Vole "Prometheomys schaposchnikowi" LR/lc
***Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
****Subfamily: Deomyinae
*****Genus: Acomys
****** Asia Minor Spiny Mouse "Acomys cilicicus" CR
****Subfamily: Gerbillinae
*****Genus: Meriones
****** Persian Jird "Meriones persicus" LR/lc
****** Tristram's Jird "Meriones tristrami" LR/lc
****** Vinogradov's Jird "Meriones vinogradovi" LR/lc
****Subfamily: Murinae
*****Genus: Apodemus
****** Striped Field Mouse "Apodemus agrarius" LR/lc
****** Yellow-necked Mouse "Apodemus flavicollis" LR/lc
****** Yellow-breasted Field Mouse "Apodemus fulvipectus" LR/lc
****** Black Sea Field Mouse "Apodemus ponticus" LR/lc
****** Wood mouse "Apodemus sylvaticus" LC
****** Ural Field Mouse "Apodemus uralensis" LR/lc
*****Genus: Micromys
****** Harvest Mouse "Micromys minutus" LR/nt
*****Genus: Mus
****** Macedonian Mouse "Mus macedonicus" LR/lc
****** House Mouse "Mus musculus" LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and picas)

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**Familiy: Leporidae
***Subfamiliy: Leporinae
****Genus: Lepus
***** European Hare "Lepus europaeus"
****Genus: Oryctolagus
***** European Rabbit "Oryctolagus cuniculus"

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
****Genus: Hemiechinus
***** Long-eared Hedgehog "Hemiechinus auritus" LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

----The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mmmals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.

**Family: Soricidae (shrews)
***Subfamily: Crocidurinae
****Genus: Crocidura
***** Gueldenstaedt's Shrew "Crocidura gueldenstaedtii" LR/lc
***** Bicolored Shrew "Crocidura leucodon" LR/lc
***** Serezkaya Shrew "Crocidura serezkyensis" LR/lc
***** Lesser White-toothed Shrew "Crocidura suaveolens" LR/lc
****Genus: Suncus
***** Etruscan Shrew "Suncus etruscus" LC
***Subfamily: Soricinae
****Tribe: Nectogalini
*****Genus: Neomys
****** Southern Water Shrew "Neomys anomalus" LR/lc
****** Eurasian Water Shrew "Neomys fodiens" LR/lc
****** Transcaucasian Water Shrew "Neomys schelkovnikovi" LR/lc
****Tribe: Soricini
*****Genus: Sorex
****** Common Shrew "Sorex araneus" LR/lc
****** Eurasian Pygmy Shrew "Sorex minutus" LR/lc
****** Radde's Shrew "Sorex raddei" LR/lc
****** Caucasian Shrew "Sorex satunini" LR/lc
****** Caucasian Pygmy Shrew "Sorex volnuchini" LR/lc
**Family: Talpidae (moles)
***Subfamily: Talpinae
****Tribe: Talpini
*****Genus: Talpa
****** European Mole "Talpa europaea" LR/lc
****** Levantine Mole "Talpa levantis" LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

----The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

**Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
***Subfamily: Pteropodinae
****Genus: Rousettus
***** Egyptian fruit bat "Rousettus aegyptiacus" LC
**Family: Vespertilionidae
***Subfamily: Myotinae
****Genus: Myotis
***** Bechstein's Bat "Myotis bechsteini" VU
***** Brandt's Bat "Myotis brandti" LR/lc
***** Long-fingered Bat "Myotis capaccinii" VU
***** Daubenton's bat "Myotis daubentonii" LR/lc
***** Geoffroy's Bat "Myotis emarginatus" VU
***** Greater Mouse-eared Bat "Myotis myotis" LR/nt
***** Whiskered bat "Myotis mystacinus" LR/lc
***** Natterer's bat "Myotis nattereri" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
****Genus: Barbastella
***** Barbastelle "Barbastella barbastellus" VU
****Genus: Eptesicus
***** Botta's Serotine "Eptesicus bottae" LC
***** Northern Bat "Eptesicus nilssoni" LR/lc
***** Serotine bat "Eptesicus serotinus" LR/lc
****Genus: Hypsugo
***** Savi's Pipistrelle "Hypsugo savii" LR/lc
****Genus: Nyctalus
***** Greater Noctule bat "Nyctalus lasiopterus" LR/nt
***** Lesser Noctule "Nyctalus leisleri" LR/nt
***** Common Noctule "Nyctalus noctula" LR/lc
****Genus: Pipistrellus
***** Kuhl's Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus kuhlii" LC
***** Nathusius' Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus nathusii" LR/lc
***** Common Pipistrelle "Pipistrellus pipistrellus" LC
****Genus: Plecotus
***** Brown long-eared bat "Plecotus auritus" LR/lc
***** Grey long-eared bat "Plecotus austriacus" LR/lc
****Genus: Vespertilio
***** Parti-coloured bat "Vespertilio murinus" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Miniopterinae
****Genus: Miniopterus
***** Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus schreibersii" LC
**Family: Molossidae
***Genus: Tadarida
**** European Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida teniotis" LR/lc
**Family: Emballonuridae
***Genus: Taphozous
**** Naked-rumped Tomb Bat "Taphozous nudiventris" LC
**Family: Nycteridae
***Genus: Nycteris
**** Egyptian Slit-Faced Bat "Nycteris thebaica" LC
**Family: Rhinolophidae
***Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
****Genus: Rhinolophus
***** Blasius's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus blasii" NT
***** Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus euryale" VU
***** Greater Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus ferrumequinum" LR/nt
***** Lesser horseshoe bat "Rhinolophus hipposideros" LC
***** Mehely's Horseshoe Bat "Rhinolophus mehelyi" VU

Order: Cetacea (whales)

----The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Phocoenidae
****Genus: Phocoena
***** Harbour Porpoise "Phocoena phocoena" VU
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Tursiops
***** Bottlenose Dolphin "Tursiops truncatus" DD
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus delphis" LR/lc
****Genus: Grampus
***** Risso's Dolphin "Grampus griseus" DD

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

----

The carnivores include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. Carnivores have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

*Suborder: Feliformia
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: Caracal
***** Caracal "Caracal caracal" LC
****Genus: Felis
***** Jungle Cat "Felis chaus" LC
***** Wildcat "Felis silvestris" LC
****Genus: Lynx
***** Eurasian Lynx "Lynx lynx" NT
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Leopard "Panthera pardus" LC
**Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
***Genus: Herpestes
**** Egyptian Mongoose "Herpestes ichneumon" LR/lc
**Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
***Genus: Hyaena
**** Striped Hyena "Hyaena hyaena" LR/nt
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: Vulpes
**** Red Fox "Vulpes vulpes" LC
***Genus: Canis
**** Golden Jackal "Canis aureus" LC
**** Gray Wolf "Canis lupus" LC
**Family: Ursidae (bears)
***Genus: Ursus
**** Brown Bear "Ursus arctos" LR/lc
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Mustela
**** Stoat "Mustela erminea" LR/lc
**** Least Weasel "Mustela nivalis" LR/lc
**** European Polecat "Mustela putorius" LR/lc
***Genus: Vormela
**** Marbled Polecat "Vormela peregusna" LR/lc
***Genus: Martes
**** Beech Marten "Martes foina" LR/lc
**** Pine Marten "Martes martes" LR/lc
***Genus: Meles
**** Eurasian Badger "Meles meles" LR/lc
***Genus: Lutra
**** European Otter "Lutra lutra" NT
**Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
***Genus: Monachus
**** Mediterranean Monk Seal "Monachus monachus" CR

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

----The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

*Family: Suidae (pigs)
**Subfamily: Suinae
***Genus: Sus
**** Boar "Sus scrofa" LR/lc
*Family: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Cervinae
***Genus: Cervus
**** Red Deer "Cervus elaphus" LR/lc
***Genus: Dama
**** Fallow Deer "Dama dama" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Capreolinae
***Genus: Capreolus
**** Roe Deer "Capreolus capreolus" LR/lc
*Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
**Subfamily: Antilopinae
***Genus: Gazella
**** Goitered Gazelle "Gazella subgutturosa" VU
**Subfamily: Caprinae
***Genus: Capra
**** Wild Goat "Capra aegagrus" VU
***Genus: Ovis
**** Mouflon "Ovis orientalis" VU
***Genus: Rupicapra
**** Chamois "Rupicapra rupicapra" LR/lc

Notes

References

*cite web
url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search.php?kingname=ANIMALIA&phyname=CHORDATA&claname=MAMMALIA&freetext=&modifier=phrase&criteria=wholedb&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B0%5D=all&redlistAssessyear%5B0%5D=all&country%5B0%5D=TR&aquatic%5B0%5D=all&regions%5B0%5D=all&habitats%5B0%5D=all&threats%5B0%5D=all&Submit_x=34&Submit_y=9&extendedResults=0&terrestrial=0&marine=0&freshwater=0&offset=0&sortorder%5B0%5D=spcscientificname&sortorder%5B1%5D=genname&sortorder%5B2%5D=spcname&sortorder%5B3%5D=spcauthor&sortorder%5B4%5D=spcinfrarank&sortorder%5B5%5D=spcinfraepithet&sortorder%5B6%5D=spcinfrarankauthor&sortorder%5B7%5D=spcstockname&sortorder%5B8%5D=comname_comp&sortorder%5B9%5D=rlcabb&sortorder%5B10%5D=rlscriteria&sortorder%5B11%5D=poptrend_code&sortorder%5B12%5D=rlcatcrit2001&sortorder%5B13%5D=spcrecid&sortorder%5B14%5D=kingname&debug=0&taxa_subspc=0&taxa_stock=0&newsort=Genus
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title=Animal Diversity Web
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ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species