List of mammals of San Marino

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in San Marino. There are nine mammal species in San Marino, of which one is near threatened.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed 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: Myomorpha
 * Family: Cricetidae
 * Subfamily: Arvicolinae
 * Genus: Clethrionomys
 * Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, gerbils, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Apodemus
 * Wood mouse, A. sylvaticus LC

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: Talpidae (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Tribe: Talpini
 * Genus: Talpa
 * Blind mole, T. caeca

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: Miniopterinae
 * Genus: Miniopterus
 * Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
 * Family: Rhinolophidae
 * Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
 * Genus: Rhinolophus
 * Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum
 * Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros

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: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * Genus: Lutra
 * Eurasian otter, L. lutra