List of mammals of Sweden

There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, 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:

Even-toed ungulates


Even-toed ungulates are members of the order Artiodactyla. 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

 * European bison, Bison bonasus extirpated
 * European mouflon, Ovis aries musimon introduced
 * Muskox, Ovibos moschatus reintroduced

Family: Cervidae

 * Eurasian elk, Alces alces
 * Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
 * Red deer, Cervus elaphus
 * European fallow deer, Dama dama introduced
 * Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus

Family: Suidae

 * Wild boar, Sus scrofa

Carnivorans


There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Family: Canidae

 * Grey wolf, Canis lupus
 * Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides introduced
 * Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus
 * Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

Family: Ursidae

 * Brown bear, Ursus arctos

Family: Felidae

 * Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx

Family: Mustelidae

 * Wolverine, Gulo gulo
 * Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra
 * European pine marten, Martes martes
 * European badger, Meles meles
 * Stoat, Mustela erminea
 * Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
 * European polecat, Mustela putorius
 * American mink, Neogale vison introduced

Family: Phocidae

 * Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus
 * Harbour seal, Phoca vitulina
 * Ringed seal, Pusa hispida

Whales, dolphins and porpoises


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.

Family: Balaenopteridae

 * Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
 * Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
 * Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

Family: Delphinidae

 * killer whale Orcinus orca
 * Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
 * Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
 * Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
 * White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
 * Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

Family: Monodontidae

 * Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas

Family: Phocoenidae

 * Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena

Family: Ziphiidae

 * North Atlantic bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
 * Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens
 * Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris

Bats


Bats are members of the order Chiroptera. The most distinguishing feature of bats 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

 * Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus
 * Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii
 * Serotine, Eptesicus serotinus
 * Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii
 * Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtii
 * Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme
 * Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii
 * Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis
 * Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus
 * Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri
 * Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri
 * Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
 * Nathusius' pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii
 * Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
 * Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
 * Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
 * Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus
 * Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus

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

 * European hare, Lepus europaeus introduced
 * Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
 * European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus introduced

Rodents


Rodents are members of the order Rodentia. 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.

Family: Castoridae

 * Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber

Family: Cricetidae

 * European water vole, Arvicola amphibius
 * Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus
 * Field vole, Microtus agrestis
 * Tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus
 * Bank vole, Myodes glareolus
 * Grey red-backed vole, Myodes rufocanus
 * Northern red-backed vole, Myodes rutilus
 * Wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor
 * Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus introduced

Family: Dipodidae

 * Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina

Family: Gliridae

 * Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius

Family: Muridae

 * Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis
 * Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
 * Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
 * House mouse, Mus musculus
 * Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus introduced
 * Black rat, Rattus rattus introduced

Family: Sciuridae

 * Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris

Shrews, hedgehogs and moles


Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Erinaceidae

 * Western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus

Family: Soricidae

 * Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
 * Common shrew, Sorex araneus
 * Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens
 * Even-toothed shrew, Sorex isodon
 * Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus
 * Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus

Family: Talpidae

 * European mole, Talpa europaea