List of mammals of Armenia

There are sixty-two mammal species in Armenia, of which one is critically endangered, two are endangered, eight are vulnerable, 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:

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: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
 * Subfamily: Caprinae
 * Genus: Capra
 * Wild goat, C. aegagrus
 * Genus: Ovis
 * Mouflon, O. gmelini
 * Armenian mouflon, O. g. gmelini
 * Genus: Rupicapra
 * Chamois, R. rupicapra
 * Family: Cervidae (deer)
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Axis
 * Chital, A. axis introduced
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Red deer, C. elaphus
 * Sika deer, C. nippon introduced
 * Subfamily: Capreolinae
 * Genus: Capreolus
 * Roe deer, C. capreolus
 * Family: Suidae (pigs)
 * Subfamily: Suinae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
 * Suborder: Feliformia
 * Family: Felidae (cats)
 * Subfamily: Felinae
 * Genus: Felis
 * Jungle cat, F. chaus
 * African wildcat, F. lybica
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Eurasian lynx, L. lynx
 * Caucasian lynx, L. l. dinniki
 * Genus: Otocolobus
 * Pallas's cat, O. manul possibly extirpated
 * Subfamily: Pantherinae
 * Genus: Panthera
 * Leopard, P. pardus
 * Persian leopard, P. p. tulliana
 * Family: Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
 * Genus: Hyaena
 * Striped hyena, H. hyaena
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Golden jackal, C. aureus
 * European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus
 * Steppe wolf, C. l. campestris
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family: Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Ursus
 * Brown bear, U. arctos
 * Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
 * Genus: Lutra
 * Eurasian otter, L. lutra
 * Genus: Martes
 * Beech marten, M. foina
 * European pine marten, M. martes
 * Genus: Meles
 * Caucasian badger, M. canescens
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * Genus: Vormela
 * Marbled polecat, V. peregusna

Order: Chiroptera (bats)
The bats' most distinguishing feature 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
 * Subfamily: Myotinae
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
 * Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus
 * Natterer's bat, M. nattereri
 * Schaub's myotis, M. schaubi
 * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
 * Genus: Barbastella
 * Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus
 * Genus: Nyctalus
 * Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus
 * Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
 * Subfamily: Miniopterinae
 * Genus: Miniopterus
 * Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
 * Family: Rhinolophidae
 * Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
 * Genus: Rhinolophus
 * Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii
 * Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale
 * Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum
 * Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros
 * Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi

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, E. concolor

Order: Lagomorpha (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
 * Genus: Lepus
 * European hare, L. europaeus

Order: Rodentia (rodents)
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 (100 lb).
 * Suborder: Hystricomorpha
 * Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
 * Genus: Hystrix
 * Indian crested porcupine, H. indica
 * Suborder: Sciurognathi
 * Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Subfamily: Sciurinae
 * Tribe: Sciurini
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Caucasian squirrel, S. anomalus
 * Subfamily: Xerinae
 * Tribe: Marmotini
 * Genus: Marmota
 * Long-tailed marmot, M. caudata
 * Genus: Spermophilus
 * Asia Minor ground squirrel, Spermophilus xanthoprymnus
 * Family: Gliridae (dormice)
 * Subfamily: Glirinae
 * Genus: Glis
 * European edible dormouse, Glis glis
 * Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
 * Subfamily: Allactaginae
 * Genus: Allactaga
 * Small five-toed jerboa, Allactaga elater
 * Subfamily: Sicistinae
 * Genus: Sicista
 * Armenian birch mouse, S. armenica
 * Family: Spalacidae
 * Subfamily: Spalacinae
 * Genus: Nannospalax
 * Nehring's blind mole-rat, Nannospalax nehringi
 * Family: Cricetidae
 * Subfamily: Cricetinae
 * Genus: Mesocricetus
 * Turkish hamster, Mesocricetus brandti
 * Subfamily: Arvicolinae
 * Genus: Chionomys
 * Snow vole, Chionomys nivalis
 * Genus: Ellobius
 * Transcaucasian mole vole, Ellobius lutescens
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Altai vole, Microtus obscurus
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Gerbillinae
 * Genus: Meriones
 * Dahl's jird, Meriones dahli
 * Persian jird, Meriones persicus
 * Tristram's jird, Meriones tristrami
 * Vinogradov's jird, Meriones vinogradovi
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Apodemus
 * Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius
 * Yellow-breasted field mouse, Apodemus fulvipectus
 * Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus
 * Ural field mouse, Apodemus uralensis
 * Genus: Micromys
 * Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
 * Genus: Rattus
 * Brown rat, R. norvegicus introduced

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The Soricomorpha are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
 * Family: Soricidae (shrews)
 * Subfamily: Crocidurinae
 * Genus: Crocidura
 * Armenian shrew, C. armenica
 * Gueldenstaedt's shrew, C. gueldenstaedtii
 * Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon
 * Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens
 * Subfamily: Soricinae
 * Tribe: Nectogalini
 * Genus: Neomys
 * Transcaucasian water shrew, N. teres
 * Tribe: Soricini
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Eurasian pygmy shrew, S. minutus
 * Radde's shrew, S. raddei
 * Caucasian pygmy shrew, S. volnuchini

Locally extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
 * Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
 * Moose, Alces alces
 * Onager, Equus hemionus
 * Goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa
 * Lion, Panthera leo
 * Tiger, Panthera tigris
 * Caucasian moose, Alces alces caucasicus