List of mammals of Portugal

This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 93 mammal species occurring in Portugal. One of them is critically endangered, three are endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and one is 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
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Red squirrel, S. vulgaris
 * Family: Gliridae (dormice)
 * Subfamily: Leithiinae
 * Genus: Eliomys
 * Garden dormouse, E. quercinus
 * Family: Cricetidae (hamsters, voles, lemmings)
 * Subfamily: Arvicolinae
 * Genus: Arvicola
 * Southwestern water vole, A. sapidus
 * European water vole, A. amphibius
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Cabrera's vole, M. cabrerae
 * Field vole, M. agrestis LC
 * Mediterranean pine vole, M. duodecimcostatus LC
 * Lusitanian pine vole, M. lusitanicus LC
 * Family: Muridae (mice and rats)
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Apodemus
 * Wood mouse, A. sylvaticus LC
 * Genus: Mus
 * House mouse, M. musculus LC
 * Algerian mouse, M. spretus LC
 * Genus: Rattus
 * Black rat, R. rattus
 * Brown rat, R. norvegicus 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 (rabbits, hares)
 * Genus: Oryctolagus
 * European rabbit, O. cuniculus
 * Genus: Lepus
 * Granada hare, L. granatensis

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, E. europaeus

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
 * Greater white-toothed shrew, C. russula
 * Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens
 * Genus: Suncus
 * Etruscan shrew, S. etruscus LC
 * Subfamily: Soricinae
 * Tribe: Nectogalini
 * Genus: Neomys
 * Southern water shrew, N. anomalus LC
 * Tribe: Soricini
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Iberian shrew, S. granarius LC
 * Eurasian pygmy shrew, S. minutus LC
 * Family: Talpidae (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Tribe: Desmanini
 * Genus: Galemys
 * Pyrenean desman, G. pyrenaicus
 * Tribe: Talpini
 * Genus: Talpa
 * Iberian mole, T. occidentalis 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
 * Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini
 * Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis
 * Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii
 * Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
 * Escalera's bat, M. escalerai
 * Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus
 * Natterer's bat, M. nattereri
 * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
 * Genus: Barbastella
 * Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus
 * Genus: Eptesicus
 * Serotine bat, E. serotinus LC
 * Genus: Nyctalus
 * Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus
 * Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
 * Azores noctule, N. azoreum VU
 * Genus: Pipistrellus
 * Madeira pipistrelle, P. maderensis VU
 * Genus: Plecotus
 * Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus
 * Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
 * Family: Miniopteridae
 * Genus: Miniopterus
 * Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
 * Family: Molossidae
 * Genus: Tadarida
 * European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis
 * Family: Rhinolophidae
 * Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
 * Genus: Rhinolophus
 * 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.


 * Suborder: Mysticeti
 * Family: Balaenidae
 * Genus: Eubalaena
 * North Atlantic right whale, E. glacialis EN
 * Family: Balaenopteridae
 * Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
 * Genus: Balaenoptera
 * Fin whale, B. physalus EN
 * Blue whale, B. musculus EN
 * Suborder: Odontoceti
 * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
 * Family: Phocoenidae
 * Genus: Phocoena
 * Harbour porpoise, P. phocoena VU
 * Family: Physeteridae
 * Genus: Physeter
 * Sperm whale, P. macrocephalus VU
 * Family: Kogiidae
 * Genus: Kogia
 * Pygmy sperm whale, K. breviceps DD
 * Dwarf sperm whale, K. sima LC
 * Family: Ziphidae
 * Genus: Ziphius
 * Cuvier's beaked whale, Z. cavirostris DD
 * Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
 * Genus: Hyperoodon
 * Bottlenose whale, H. ampullatus DD
 * Genus: Mesoplodon
 * Sowerby's beaked whale, M. bidens DD
 * Blainville's beaked whale, M. densirostris DD
 * True's beaked whale, M. mirus DD
 * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
 * Genus: Lagenorhynchus
 * White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC
 * Genus: Leucopleurus
 * Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Leucopleurus acutus LC
 * Genus: Steno
 * Rough-toothed dolphin, S. bredanensis DD
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Bottlenose dolphin, T. truncatus DD
 * Genus: Stenella
 * Striped dolphin, S. coeruleoalba DD
 * Atlantic spotted dolphin, S. frontalis DD
 * Genus: Delphinus
 * Short-beaked common dolphin, D. delphis VU
 * Genus: Grampus
 * Risso's dolphin, G. griseus DD
 * Genus: Feresa
 * Pygmy killer whale, F. attenuata DD
 * Genus: Pseudorca
 * False killer whale, P. crassidens LC
 * Genus: Orcinus
 * Orca O. orca DD
 * Genus: Globicephala
 * Short-finned pilot whale, G. macrorhynchus LC
 * Long-finned pilot whale, G. melas LC

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which primarily eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
 * Suborder: Feliformia
 * Family: Felidae (cats)
 * Subfamily: Felinae
 * Genus: Felis
 * European wildcat, F. silvestris
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Iberian lynx, L. pardinus reintroduced
 * Family: Viverridae
 * Subfamily: Viverrinae
 * Genus: Genetta
 * Common genet, G. genetta introduced
 * Family: Herpestidae
 * Genus: Herpestes
 * Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs and foxes)
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Genus: Canis
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus
 * Iberian wolf, C. l. signatus
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
 * Genus: Lutra
 * European otter, L. lutra
 * Genus: Martes
 * Beech marten, M. foina
 * European pine marten, M. martes
 * Genus: Meles
 * European badger, M. meles
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Stoat, M. erminea
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * European polecat, M. putorius
 * Genus: Neogale
 * American mink, N. vison introduced
 * Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
 * Genus: Cystophora
 * Hooded seal, C. cristata
 * Genus: Erignathus
 * Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus LC
 * Genus: Monachus
 * Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus Madeira only
 * Genus: Phoca
 * Common seal, P. vitulina LC
 * Genus: Pusa
 * Ringed seal, P. hispida LC

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
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Red deer, C. elaphus
 * Genus: Dama
 * European fallow deer, D. dama LC introduced
 * Subfamily: Capreolinae
 * Genus: Capreolus
 * Roe deer, C. capreolus
 * Family: Bovidae
 * Subfamily: Caprinae
 * Genus: Capra
 * Spanish ibex, C. pyrenaica reintroduced
 * Portuguese ibex, C. p. lusitanica
 * Western Spanish ibex, C. p. victoriae introduced
 * Family: Suidae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa

Locally extinct
The following species are locally extinct in the country:
 * Brown bear, Ursus arctos
 * Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
 * Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber
 * Wild horse, Equus ferus