List of mammals of Sweden
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There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, and four are near threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed 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. |
Even-toed ungulates
Even-toed ungulates are members of the order Artiodactyla. 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: Bovidae
- European bison, Bison bonasus NT extirpated
- European mouflon, Ovis aries musimon introduced
- Muskox, Ovibos moschatus LC reintroduced
Family: Cervidae
- Eurasian elk, Alces alces LC[1]
- Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus LC[2]
- Red deer, Cervus elaphus LC[3]
- European fallow deer, Dama dama LC introduced[4]
- Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus VU[5]
Family: Suidae
Carnivorans
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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Family: Canidae
- Grey wolf, Canis lupus LC[7]
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides LC[8] introduced
- Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus LC[9]
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC[10]
Family: Ursidae
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos LC[11]
Family: Felidae
- Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx LC[12]
Family: Mustelidae
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo LC[13]
- Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra NT[14]
- European pine marten, Martes martes LC[15]
- European badger, Meles meles LC[16]
- Stoat, Mustela erminea LC[17]
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LC[18]
- European polecat, Mustela putorius LC[19]
- American mink, Neogale vison LC introduced[20]
Family: Phocidae
- Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus LC[21]
- Harbour seal, Phoca vitulina LC[22]
- Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LC[23]
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
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.
Family: Balaenopteridae
- Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC[24]
- Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN[25]
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC[26]
Family: Delphinidae
- killer whale Orcinus orca
- Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas DD[27]
- Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus LC[28]
- Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus LC[29]
- White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC[30]
- Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus LC[31]
Family: Monodontidae
- Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas LC[32]
Family: Phocoenidae
- Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena LC[33]
Family: Ziphiidae
- North Atlantic bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus DD[34]
- Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens DD[35]
- Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris LC[36]
Bats
Bats are members of the order Chiroptera. The most distinguishing feature of bats is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus NT[37]
- Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii LC[38]
- Serotine, Eptesicus serotinus LC[39]
- Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii NT[40]
- Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtii LC[41]
- Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme NT[42]
- Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii LC[43]
- Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis LC[44]
- Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus LC[45]
- Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri LC[46]
- Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri LC[47]
- Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula LC[48]
- Nathusius' pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii LC[49]
- Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC[50]
- Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC[51]
- Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus LC[52]
- Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus LC[53]
- Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus LC[54]
Lagomorphs
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
Family: Leporidae
- European hare, Lepus europaeus LC[55] introduced
- Mountain hare, Lepus timidus LC[56]
- European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus EN[57] introduced
Rodents
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Rodents are members of the order Rodentia. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).
Family: Castoridae
- Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber LC[58]
Family: Cricetidae
- European water vole, Arvicola amphibius LC[59]
- Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus LC[60]
- Field vole, Microtus agrestis LC[61]
- Tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus LC[62]
- Bank vole, Myodes glareolus LC[63]
- Grey red-backed vole, Myodes rufocanus LC[64]
- Northern red-backed vole, Myodes rutilus LC[65]
- Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor LC[66]
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus LC[67] introduced
Family: Sminthidae
- Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina LC[68]
Family: Gliridae
- Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC[69]
Family: Muridae
- Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC[70]
- Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC[71]
- Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC[72]
- House mouse, Mus musculus LC[73]
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC[74] introduced
- Black rat, Rattus rattus LC introduced
Family: Sciuridae
- Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris LC[75]
Shrews, hedgehogs and moles
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Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Erinaceidae
- Western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus LC[76]
Family: Soricidae
- Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens LC[77]
- Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC[78]
- Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens LC[79]
- Even-toothed shrew, Sorex isodon LC[80]
- Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus LC[81]
- Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC[82]
Family: Talpidae
- European mole, Talpa europaea LC[83]
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