List of mammals of Greece

This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 90 mammal species occurring in Greece. One of them is endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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.


 * Suborder: Sciurognathi
 * Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Subfamily: Sciurinae
 * Tribe: Sciurini
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Caucasian squirrel, S. anomalus
 * Red squirrel, S. vulgaris
 * Subfamily: Xerinae
 * Tribe: Marmotini
 * Genus: Spermophilus
 * European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus VU
 * Family: Gliridae (dormice)
 * Subfamily: Leithiinae
 * Genus: Dryomys
 * Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LC
 * Genus: Muscardinus
 * Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
 * Genus: Myomimus
 * Roach's mouse-tailed dormouse, Myomimus roachi VU
 * Subfamily: Glirinae
 * Genus: Glis
 * European edible dormouse, Glis glis LC
 * Family: Spalacidae
 * Subfamily: Spalacinae
 * Genus: Nannospalax
 * Lesser mole rat, Nannospalax leucodon VU
 * Family: Cricetidae
 * Subfamily: Cricetinae
 * Genus: Cricetulus
 * Grey dwarf hamster, Cricetulus migratorius LC
 * Subfamily: Arvicolinae
 * Genus: Arvicola
 * European water vole, A. amphibius
 * Genus: Chionomys
 * Snow vole, Chionomys nivalis LC
 * Genus: Clethrionomys
 * Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Felten's vole, Microtus felteni LC
 * Günther's vole, Microtus guentheri LC
 * Southern vole, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis LC
 * European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LC
 * Thomas's pine vole, Microtus thomasi LC
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Deomyinae
 * Genus: Acomys
 * Crete spiny mouse, Acomys minous VU
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Mus
 * House mouse, M. musculus
 * Genus: Apodemus
 * Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LC
 * Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
 * Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus LC
 * Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC

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
 * Genus: Oryctolagus
 * European rabbit, O. cuniculus introduced

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
 * Northern white-breasted hedgehog, E. roumanicus

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
 * Family: Soricidae (shrews)
 * Subfamily: Crocidurinae
 * Genus: Crocidura
 * Bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon
 * Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula LC
 * Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens
 * Cretan shrew, Crocidura zimmermanni VU
 * Genus: Suncus
 * Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
 * Subfamily: Soricinae
 * Tribe: Nectogalini
 * Genus: Neomys
 * Southern water shrew, Neomys anomalus
 * Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
 * Tribe: Soricini
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Common shrew, Sorex araneus
 * Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
 * Family: Talpidae (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Tribe: Talpini
 * Genus: Talpa
 * Mediterranean mole, Talpa caeca
 * European mole, Talpa europaea
 * Stankovic's mole, Talpa stankovici

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: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
 * Subfamily: Pteropodinae
 * Genus: Rousettus
 * Egyptian fruit bat, R. aegyptiacus
 * Family: Vespertilionidae
 * Subfamily: Myotinae
 * Genus: Myotis
 * Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii
 * Brandt's bat, M. brandti
 * Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii
 * Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
 * Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis
 * Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus
 * Natterer's bat, M. nattereri
 * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
 * Genus: Eptesicus
 * Serotine bat, E. serotinus
 * Genus: Hypsugo
 * Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii
 * Genus: Nyctalus
 * Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus
 * Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
 * Common noctule, N. noctula
 * Genus: Pipistrellus
 * Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii
 * Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus
 * Genus: Plecotus
 * Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus
 * Genus: Vespertilio
 * Parti-coloured bat, V. murinus
 * Subfamily: Miniopterinae
 * Genus: Miniopterus
 * Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
 * Family: Molossidae
 * Genus: Tadarida
 * European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis
 * Family: Nycteridae
 * Genus: Nycteris
 * Egyptian slit-faced bat, N. thebaica
 * 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: 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. Dolphins are national animal of Greece although cetacean biodiversity in the Mediterranean is not as diverse as in nations facing outer oceans, and the Aegean Sea Greece's coasts are one of the furthermost basin of the inland sea and even less species regularly inhabit comparing to western basin.
 * Suborder: Mysticeti
 * Subfamily: Megapterinae
 * Genus: Megaptera
 * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae VU
 * Family: Balaenopteridae (rorquals)
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Common minke whale, B. acutorostrata
 * Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus EN
 * Suborder: Odontoceti
 * Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
 * Genus: Physeter
 * Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
 * Family: Ziphiidae (beaked whales)
 * Genus: Ziphius
 * Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris
 * Genus: Mesoplodon
 * Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens VU
 * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
 * Family: Phocoenidae (porpoises)
 * Genus: Phocoena
 * Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena VU
 * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
 * Genus: Steno
 * Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno bredanensis DD
 * Genus: Stenella
 * Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
 * Genus: Delphinus
 * Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
 * Genus: Grampus
 * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
 * Genus: Pseudorca
 * False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
 * Genus: Orcinus
 * Orca, O. orca DD
 * Family: Monodontidae
 * Genus: Delphinapterus
 * Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas VU (introduced)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 carnivore species, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
 * Suborder: Feliformia
 * Family: Felidae
 * Subfamily: Felinae
 * Genus: Felis
 * European wildcat, F. silvestris
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Eurasian lynx, L. lynx
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae
 * Genus: Canis
 * Golden jackal, C. aureus
 * European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus
 * Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family: Ursidae
 * Genus: Ursus
 * Brown bear, U. arctos
 * Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
 * Family: Mustelidae
 * Genus: Lutra
 * European otter, L. lutra
 * Genus: Martes
 * Beech marten, M. foina
 * European pine marten, M. martes
 * Genus: Meles
 * Caucasian badger, M. canescens
 * Eurasian badger, M. meles
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * European polecat, M. putorius
 * Genus: Neogale
 * American mink, N. vison introduced
 * Genus: Vormela
 * Marbled polecat, V. peregusna
 * Family: Phocidae
 * Genus: Monachus
 * Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus

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: Cervidae (deer)
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Red deer, C. elaphus
 * Genus: Dama
 * European fallow deer, D. dama
 * Subfamily: Capreolinae
 * Genus: Capreolus
 * Roe deer, C. capreolus
 * Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
 * Subfamily: Caprinae
 * Genus: Rupicapra
 * Chamois, R. rupicapra
 * Family: Suidae (pigs)
 * Subfamily: Suinae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa