A list of mammals of Lithuania published in 1997 contains 68 species that are present in the country, including 14 bat species, 21 rodents, four shrews, two lagomorphs, one hedgehog, 13 carnivores, five whales and eight ungulates.
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. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Castoridae (beavers) Genus: Castor Eurasian beaver, C. fiber Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Sciurinae Family: Gliridae (dormice) Subfamily: Leithiinae Genus: Dryomys Forest dormouse, D. nitedula Genus: Eliomys Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus Genus: Muscardinus Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius Subfamily: Glirinae Genus: Glis European edible dormouse, Glis glis Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Genus: Arvicola Water vole, Arvicola terrestris Genus: Clethrionomys Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus Genus: Microtus Field vole, Microtus agrestis Common vole, Microtus arvalis Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.) Subfamily: Murinae Genus: Apodemus Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC Genus: Micromys Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
The following two lagomorphs are present in the country: Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares) Genus: Lepus European hare, L. europaeus Mountain hare, L. timidus
Order: Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, shrews and moles)
Hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines, shrews closely resemble mice, and moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) Subfamily: Erinaceinae Genus: Erinaceus Southern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor West European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus Family: Soricidae (shrews) Subfamily: Soricinae Tribe: Soricini Genus: Sorex Common shrew, S. araneus Eurasian pygmy shrew, S. minutus Genus: Neomys Eurasian water shrew, N. fodiens Family: Talpidae (moles) Subfamily: Talpinae Tribe: Talpini Genus: Talpa European mole, T. europaea
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 Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme Subfamily: Vespertilioninae Genus: Barbastella Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus Genus: Nyctalus Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri Genus: Pipistrellus Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
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 (right whales) Genus: Balaena North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis Regional Species Extinctions - Examples of regional species extinctions over the last 1000 years and more. Family: Balaenopteridae Subfamily: Balaenopterinae Genus: Balaenoptera Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Wieder Finnwal in der Ostsee Finnwal in der Ostsee gesichtetAngler filmt Wal in Ostsee-Bucht Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LCMinke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - MarLIN, The Marine Life Information Network Subfamily: Megapterinae Genus: Megaptera Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Suborder: Odontoceti Family: Phocoenidae Genus: Phocoena Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena Family: Monodontidae Genus: Delphinapterus Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas About the beluga - Russian Geographical Society Family: Ziphidae Genus: Mesoplodon Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens Rare Sowerby's beaked whale spotted in the Baltic Sea - WDC Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) Genus: Lagenorhynchus White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris Genus: Tursiops Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus Baltic dolphin sightings confirmed – National Genus: Grampus Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus Genus: Orcinus Orca, Orcinus orca
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: Lynx Eurasian lynx, L. lynx Suborder: Caniformia Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) Genus: Canis Gray wolf, C. lupus Genus: Vulpes Red fox, V. vulpes Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) Genus: Lutra European otter, L. lutra Genus: Martes European pine marten, M. martes Genus: Meles European badger, M. meles Genus: Mustela Least weasel, M. nivalis Stoat, M. erminea European polecat, M. putorius Genus: Neogale American mink, N. vison introduced Family: Phocidae (earless seals) Genus: Halichoerus Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus
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: Capreolinae Genus: Alces Moose, A. alces Genus: Capreolus Roe deer, C. capreolus Subfamily: Cervinae Genus: Cervus Red deer, C. elaphus Genus: Dama European fallow deer, D. dama introduced Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) Subfamily: Bovinae Genus: Bison European bison, B. bonasus reintroduced Genus: Bos Aurochs, B. primigenius Family: Suidae (pigs) Subfamily: Suinae Genus: Sus Wild boar, S. scrofa
Locally extinct The following species are locally extinct in the country: European mink, Mustela lutreola Siberian flying squirrel, Pteromys volans Brown bear, Ursus arctos
See also List of chordate orders Lists of mammals by region List of prehistoric mammals Mammal classification List of mammals described in the 2000s
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