List of mammals in Georgia

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Georgia. There are 80 mammal species in Georgia, of which 1 is critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 10 are vulnerable, and 2 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
****Subfamily: Xerinae
*****Tribe: Marmotini
******Genus: Spermophilus
******* Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus musicus" LR/lc
******* Little Ground Squirrel "Spermophilus pygmaeus" LR/lc
***Family: Gliridae (dormice)
****Subfamily: Leithiinae
*****Genus: Dryomys
****** Forest dormouse "Dryomys nitedula" LR/nt
****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
****Subfamily: Sicistinae
*****Genus: Sicista
****** Northern Birch Mouse "Sicista betulina" LR/nt
****** Kazbeg Birch Mouse "Sicista kazbegica" DD
***Family: Spalacidae
****Subfamily: Spalacinae
*****Genus: Nannospalax
****** Nehring's Bilind Mole Rat "Nannospalax nehringi" LR/lc
***Family: Cricetidae
****Subfamily: Cricetinae
*****Genus: Cricetus
****** European Hamster "Cricetus cricetus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Mesocricetus
****** Turkish hamster "Mesocricetus brandti" LR/lc
****Subfamily: Arvicolinae
*****Genus: Chionomys
****** Caucasian Snow Vole "Chionomys gud" LR/nt
****** Snow Vole "Chionomys nivalis" LR/nt
****** Robert's Snow Vole "Chionomys roberti" LR/nt
*****Genus: Ellobius
****** Transcaucasian Mole Vole "Ellobius lutescens" LR/lc
*****Genus: Microtus
****** Altai Vole "Microtus obscurus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Prometheomys
****** Long-clawed Mole Vole "Prometheomys schaposchnikowi" LR/lc
***Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
****Subfamily: Murinae
*****Genus: Apodemus
****** Striped Field Mouse "Apodemus agrarius" LR/lc
****** Yellow-breasted Field Mouse "Apodemus fulvipectus" LR/lc
****** Broad-toothed Field Mouse "Apodemus mystacinus" LR/lc
****** Black Sea Field Mouse "Apodemus ponticus" LR/lc
****** Ural Field Mouse "Apodemus uralensis" LR/lc
*****Genus: Micromys
****** Harvest Mouse "Micromys minutus" LR/nt

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

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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

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
***** Lesser White-toothed Shrew "Crocidura suaveolens" LR/lc
****Genus: Suncus
***** Etruscan Shrew "Suncus etruscus" LC
***Subfamily: Soricinae
****Tribe: Nectogalini
*****Genus: Neomys
****** Transcaucasian Water Shrew "Neomys schelkovnikovi" LR/lc
****Tribe: Soricini
*****Genus: Sorex
****** Eurasian Pygmy Shrew "Sorex minutus" LR/lc
****** Radde's Shrew "Sorex raddei" LR/lc
****** Caucasian Pygmy Shrew "Sorex volnuchini" 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: Vespertilionidae
***Subfamily: Myotinae
****Genus: Myotis
***** Bechstein's Bat "Myotis bechsteini" VU
***** Lesser Mouse-eared Bat "Myotis blythii" LR/lc
***** Geoffroy's Bat "Myotis emarginatus" VU
***** Natterer's bat "Myotis nattereri" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
****Genus: Barbastella
***** Barbastelle "Barbastella barbastellus" VU
****Genus: Eptesicus
***** Northern Bat "Eptesicus nilssoni" 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
****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
***Subfamily: Miniopterinae
****Genus: Miniopterus
***** Schreiber's Long-fingered Bat "Miniopterus schreibersii" LC
**Family: Rhinolophidae
***Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
****Genus: Rhinolophus
***** 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

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

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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: Felis
***** Wildcat "Felis silvestris" LC
****Genus: Lynx
***** Eurasian Lynx "Lynx lynx" NT
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Leopard "Panthera pardus" 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
**** 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
**** Steppe Polecat "Mustela eversmannii" LR/lc
**** European Mink "Mustela lutreola" EN
**** Least Weasel "Mustela nivalis" 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)

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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: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Cervinae
***Genus: Cervus
**** Red Deer "Cervus elaphus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Capreolinae
***Genus: Alces
**** Moose "Alces alces" 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
**** West Caucasian Tur "Capra caucasica" EN
**** East Caucasian Tur "Capra cylindricornis" VU
***Genus: Ovis
**** Argali "Ovis ammon" 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=GE&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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publisher=IUCN
date=2001
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accessyear=2007
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ee also

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