List of mammals of Finland

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Finland. There are sixty-one mammal species in Finland, of which, one is endangered, three are vulnerable, and five are near threatened.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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:

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.


 * Suborder: Sciurognathi
 * Family: Castoridae (beavers)
 * Genus: Castor
 * American beaver, C. canadensis LC introduced
 * European beaver, C. fiber LC
 * Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Subfamily: Sciurinae
 * Tribe: Sciurini
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris NT
 * Tribe: Pteromyini
 * Genus: Pteromys
 * Siberian flying squirrel, Pteromys volans LR/nt
 * Family: Gliridae (dormice)
 * Subfamily: Leithiinae
 * Genus: Eliomys
 * Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus VU
 * Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
 * Subfamily: Sicistinae
 * Genus: Sicista
 * Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina LR/nt
 * Family: Cricetidae
 * Subfamily: Arvicolinae
 * Genus: Arvicola
 * Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LR/lc
 * Genus: Clethrionomys
 * Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LR/lc
 * Grey red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus LR/lc
 * Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus LR/lc
 * Genus: Lemmus
 * Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus LR/lc
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Field vole, Microtus agrestis LR/lc
 * Common vole, Microtus arvalis LR/lc
 * Tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus LC
 * Southern vole, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis LR/lc
 * Genus: Myopus
 * Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor NT
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Apodemus
 * Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LR/lc
 * Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LR/lc
 * Genus: Micromys
 * Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LR/nt

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 twentieth 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 (rabbits, hares)
 * Genus: Lepus
 * European hare, L. europaeus
 * Mountain hare, L. timidus

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
 * West European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus LR/lc

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
 * Lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens LR/lc
 * Subfamily: Soricinae
 * Tribe: Nectogalini
 * Genus: Neomys
 * Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens LR/lc
 * Tribe: Soricini
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Common shrew, Sorex araneus LR/lc
 * Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens LR/lc
 * Taiga shrew, Sorex isodon LR/lc
 * Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus LR/lc
 * Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LR/lc
 * Family: Talpidae (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Tribe: Talpini
 * Genus: Talpa
 * European mole, Talpa europaea LR/lc

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
 * Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii LR/lc
 * Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus LR/lc
 * Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri LR/lc
 * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
 * Genus: Eptesicus
 * Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssoni LR/lc
 * Genus: Plecotus
 * Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus
 * Genus: Vespertilio
 * Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus LR/lc
 * Family: Molossidae
 * Genus: Tadarida
 * European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LR/lc

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: Mysticeti
 * Family: Balaenidae (right whales)
 * Genus: Balaena
 * North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis CR or functionally extinct in Eastern Atlantic
 * Family: Balaenopteridae
 * Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
 * Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
 * Subfamily: Megapterinae
 * Genus: Megaptera
 * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
 * Suborder: Odontoceti
 * Family: Phocoenidae
 * Genus: Phocoena
 * Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena VU
 * Family: Monodontidae
 * Genus: Delphinapterus
 * Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas VU
 * Family: Ziphidae
 * Genus: Mesoplodon
 * Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens DD
 * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
 * Genus: Lagenorhynchus
 * White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris LR/lc
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus DD
 * Genus: Grampus
 * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
 * Genus: Orcinus
 * Orca, Orcinus orca DD

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: Lynx
 * Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Gray wolf, Canis lupus
 * Genus: Nyctereutes
 * Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides introduced
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
 * Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
 * Family: Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Ursus
 * Brown bear, Ursus arctos
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
 * Genus: Gulo
 * Wolverine, Gulo gulo
 * Genus: Lutra
 * European otter, Lutra lutra
 * Genus: Martes
 * Pine marten, Martes martes
 * Genus: Meles
 * European badger, Meles meles
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Stoat, Mustela erminea
 * European mink, Mustela lutreola extirpated
 * Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
 * European polecat, Mustela putorius
 * Genus: Neogale
 * American mink, N. vison introduced
 * Family: Odobenidae
 * Genus: Odobenus
 * Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus
 * Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
 * Genus: Halichoerus
 * Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus
 * Genus: Pagophilus
 * Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus
 * Genus: Pusa
 * Ringed seal, Pusa hispida

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 (bovids)
 * Subfamily: Bovidae
 * Genus: Bison
 * European bison, B. bonasus extirpated
 * Family: Suidae (pigs)
 * Subfamily: Suinae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa
 * Family: Cervidae (deer)
 * Subfamily: Capreolinae
 * Genus: Alces
 * Moose, A. alces
 * Genus: Capreolus
 * Roe deer, C. capreolus
 * Genus: Odocoileus
 * White-tailed deer, O. virginianus introduced
 * Genus: Rangifer
 * Reindeer, R. tarandus
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Dama
 * Fallow deer, D. dama introduced