List of mammals of Ukraine

There are eighty-five mammal species in Ukraine, of which two are critically endangered, two are endangered, thirteen are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species listed for Ukraine can no longer be found in the wild. 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: Sciurognathi
 * Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
 * Subfamily: Sciurinae
 * Tribe: Sciurini
 * Genus: Sciurus
 * Red squirrel, S. vulgaris
 * Subfamily: Xerinae
 * Tribe: Marmotini
 * Genus: Marmota
 * Bobak marmot, M. bobak
 * Genus: Spermophilus
 * European ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus VU
 * Little ground squirrel, Spermophilus pygmaeus LC
 * Speckled ground squirrel, Spermophilus suslicus VU
 * Family: Castoridae (beavers)
 * Genus: Castor
 * Eurasian beaver, C. fiber
 * Family: Gliridae (dormice)
 * Subfamily: Leithiinae
 * Genus: Dryomys
 * Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LC
 * Genus: Eliomys
 * Garden dormouse, E. quercinus
 * Genus: Muscardinus
 * Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
 * Subfamily: Glirinae
 * Genus: Glis
 * European edible dormouse, Glis glis LC
 * Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
 * Subfamily: Dipodinae
 * Genus: Stylodipus
 * Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa, Stylodipus telum LC
 * Subfamily: Sicistinae
 * Genus: Sicista
 * Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina LC
 * Southern birch mouse, Sicista subtilis LC
 * Family: Spalacidae
 * Subfamily: Spalacinae
 * Genus: Spalax
 * Sandy mole rat, Spalax arenarius VU
 * Bukovin mole rat, Spalax graecus VU
 * Greater mole rat, Spalax microphthalmus VU
 * Podolsk mole rat, Spalax zemni LC
 * 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: Ellobius
 * Northern mole vole, Ellobius talpinus LC
 * Genus: Lagurus
 * Steppe lemming, Lagurus lagurus LC
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
 * Tundra vole, Microtus oeconomus LC
 * Southern vole, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis LC
 * Social vole, Microtus socialis LC
 * European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LC
 * Tatra vole, Microtus tatricus LC
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
 * Subfamily: Murinae
 * Genus: Apodemus
 * Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LC
 * Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
 * Yellow-breasted field mouse, Apodemus fulvipectus LC
 * Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
 * Ural field mouse, Apodemus uralensis LC
 * Genus: Micromys
 * Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC
 * Genus: Mus
 * Steppe mouse, Mus spicilegus 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: 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
 * Southern white-breasted hedgehog, E. concolor

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
 * Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon
 * Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens
 * Subfamily: Soricinae
 * Tribe: Nectogalini
 * Genus: Neomys
 * Southern water shrew, N. anomalus
 * Tribe: Soricini
 * Genus: Sorex
 * Common shrew, S. araneus
 * Laxmann's shrew, S. caecutiens
 * Eurasian pygmy shrew, S. minutus
 * Caucasian pygmy shrew, S. volnuchini
 * Family: Talpidae (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Tribe: Desmanini
 * Genus: Desmana
 * Russian desman, D. moschata

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
 * Pond bat, M. dasycneme
 * Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
 * Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis
 * Natterer's bat, M. nattereri
 * Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
 * Genus: Barbastella
 * Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus
 * Genus: Hypsugo
 * Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii
 * Genus: Nyctalus
 * Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus
 * Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
 * Genus: Pipistrellus
 * Kuhl's pipistrelle, P. kuhlii
 * Genus: Plecotus
 * Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus
 * Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus
 * Family: Molossidae
 * Genus: Tadarida
 * European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis
 * Family: Rhinolophidae
 * Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
 * Genus: Rhinolophus
 * Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum
 * Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros

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: Odontoceti
 * Superfamily: Platanistoidea
 * Family: Phocoenidae
 * Genus: Phocoena
 * Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena VU
 * Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
 * Genus: Tursiops
 * Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus DD
 * Genus: Delphinus
 * Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC

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: Felis
 * European wildcat, F. silvestris
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
 * Genus: Canis
 * Golden jackal, C. aureus
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus
 * Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family: Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Ursus
 * Brown bear, U. arctos
 * Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
 * Genus: Lutra
 * European otter, L. lutra
 * Genus: Martes
 * Beech marten, M. foina
 * Genus: Meles
 * European badger, M. meles
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Steppe polecat, M. eversmannii
 * European mink, M. lutreola
 * Stoat, M. erminea
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis
 * European polecat, M. putorius
 * Genus: Neogale
 * American mink, N. vison introduced
 * Genus: Vormela
 * Marbled polecat, V. peregusna

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.


 * Family: Equidae (horses etc.)
 * Genus: Equus
 * Wild horse, E. ferus reintroduced
 * Przewalski's horse, E. f. przewalskii reintroduced
 * Onager, E. hemionus reintroduced
 * Turkmenian kulan, E. h. kulan reintroduced

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 (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
 * Subfamily: Bovinae
 * Genus: Bison
 * European bison, B. bonasus reintroduced
 * Carpathian wisent, B. b. hungarorum
 * Family: Cervidae (deer)
 * Subfamily: Capreolinae
 * Genus: Alces
 * Elk, A. alces
 * Genus: Capreolus
 * Roe deer, C. capreolus
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Red deer, C. elaphus
 * Crimean red deer, C. e. brauneri
 * Genus: Dama
 * European fallow deer, D. dama introduced
 * Family: Suidae (pigs)
 * Subfamily: Suinae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa



Locally extinct

 * Siberian roe deer, Capreolus pygargus
 * Common bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii
 * Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus
 * Saiga antelope, Saiga tatarica
 * Tiger, Panthera tigris vagrant