List of mammals of Albania explained

This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 58 mammal species occurring in Albania. One of them is endangered, one is vulnerable, and four are near threatened.The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent 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: Gliridae (dormice)
    • Subfamily: Leithiinae
      • Genus: Muscardinus
        • Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LC
  • Family: Cricetidae
    • Subfamily: Arvicolinae
      • Genus: Arvicola
        • Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
      • Genus: Clethrionomys
        • Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
      • Genus: Microtus
        • Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
        • Felten's vole, Microtus felteni LC
        • European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LC
        • Thomas's pine vole, Microtus thomasi LC
  • Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
    • Subfamily: Murinae
      • Genus: Apodemus
        • Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
        • Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus LC
        • Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus 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 ^[1]
  • Genus: Oryctolagus
    • European rabbit, O. cuniculus introduced

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 "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely 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 ^[2]
    • Genus: Suncus
      • Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
  • Subfamily: Soricinae
    • Tribe: Nectogalini
      • Genus: Neomys
        • Southern water shrew, Neomys anomalus LC
        • Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens LC
    • Tribe: Soricini
      • Genus: Sorex
        • Alpine shrew, Sorex alpinus LC
        • Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC
        • Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC
• Family: Talpidae (moles)
  • Subfamily: Talpinae
    • Tribe: Talpini
      • Genus: Talpa
        • Mediterranean mole, Talpa caeca LC
        • European mole, Talpa europaea LC
        • Stankovic's mole, Talpa stankovici 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. In Albania, 32 species were recorded.

• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Subfamily: Myotinae
    • Genus: Myotis
      • Alcathoe bat, M. alcathoe ^[3]
      • Brandt's bat, M. brandti ^[4]
      • Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini ^[5]
      • Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii ^[6]
      • Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii ^[7]
      • Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii ^[8]
      • Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus ^[9]
      • Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis ^[10]
      • Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus ^[11]
      • Natterer's bat, M. nattereri ^[12]
  • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
    • Genus: Eptesicus
      • Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
    • Genus: Nyctalus
      • Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus ^[13]
      • Lesser noctule, N. leisleri ^[14]
      • Common noctule, N. noctula ^[15]
      • Genus: Pipistrellus
        • Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii ^[16]
        • Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
        • Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
        • Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
      • Genus: Hypsugo
        • Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii ^[17]
      • Genus: Vespertilio
        • Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
      • Genus: Barbastella
        • Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus
      • Genus: Plecotus
        • Alpine long-eared bat, P. macrobullaris ^[18]
        • Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
        • Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus ^[19]
        • Kolombatovic's long-eared bat, P. kolombatovici
    • Subfamily: Miniopterinae
      • Genus: Miniopterus
      • Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii ^[20]
      • Genus: Tadarida
        • European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LC
  • Family: Rhinolophidae
    • Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
      • Genus: Rhinolophus
        • Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii ^[21]
        • Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
        • Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC
        • Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale LC
        • Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi LC

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: Balaenopteridae
    • Genus: Balaenoptera
      • Fin whale, B. physalus
• Suborder: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Delphinus
        • Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis LC
      • Genus: Grampus
        • Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus DD
      • Genus: Orcinus
        • Killer whale, Orcinus orca DD

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 ^[22]
      • Genus: Lynx
        • Eurasian lynx, L. lynx ^[23]
• Suborder: Caniformia
  • Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
    • Genus: Canis
      • Golden jackal, C. aureus ^[24]
        • European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
      • Gray wolf, C. lupus ^[25]
        • Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
    • Genus: Vulpes
      • Red fox, V. vulpes ^[26]
  • Family: Ursidae (bears)
    • Genus: Ursus
      • Brown bear, U. arctos ^[27]
        • Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
  • Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
    • Genus: Lutra
      • European otter, L. lutra ^[28]
    • Genus: Martes
      • Beech marten, M. foina ^[29]
      • European pine marten, M. martes ^[30]
    • Genus: Meles
      • European badger, M. meles ^[31]
    • Genus: Mustela
      • Stoat, M. erminea ^[32]
      • Least weasel, M. nivalis ^[33]
      • European polecat, M. putorius ^[34]
  • Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
    • Genus: Monachus
      • Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus possibly extirpated^[35]

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: Suidae (pigs)
  • Subfamily: Suinae
    • Genus: Sus
      • Wild boar, S. scrofa ^[36]
• Family: Cervidae (deer)
  • Subfamily: Capreolinae
    • Genus: Capreolus
      • Roe deer, C. capreolus ^[37]
  • Subfamily: Cervinae
    • Genus: Dama
      • European fallow deer, D. dama ^[38]
• Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
  • Subfamily: Caprinae
    • Genus: Rupicapra
      • Chamois, R. rupicapra ^[39]

See also

• List of chordate orders
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
• List of mammals described in the 2000s

External links

• Web site: Animal Diversity Web . University of Michigan Museum of Zoology . 1995–2006 . 22 May 2007.
• Théou, P. & Bego, F. 2018. Atlas of bats in Albania. 122pp.

Notes and References

1. Lepus europaeus . Hacklande, K. . Schai-Braun, S. . 2019 . 2019 . e.T41280A45187424 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T41280A45187424.en.
2. Crocidura suaveolens . Hutterer, R. . Amori, G. . Krystufek, B. . Yigit, N. . Mitsain, G. . Palomo, L.J. . amp . 2010 . e.T29656A9511068.
3. Myotis alcathoe . Hutson, A.M. . Paunović, M. . amp . 2016 . e.T136680A518740.
4. Myotis brandtii . amp . Gazaryan, S. . Kruskop, S.V. . Godlevska, L. . 2020 . e.T85566997A22054468.
5. Myotis bechsteinii . Paunović, M. . 2019 . e.T14123A22053752.
6. Myotis blythii . Juste, J. . Paunović, M. . amp . 2016 . e.T14124A22053297.
7. Myotis capaccinii . amp . Hutson, A. M. . Spitzenberger, F. . Aulagnier, S. . Juste, J. . Karatas, A. . Palmeirim, J. . Paunovic, M. . 2010 . e.T14126A4399043.
8. Myotis daubentonii . Kruskop, S.V. . Godlevska, L. . Bücs, S. . Çoraman, E. . Gazaryan, S. . amp . 2020 . e.T85342710A22054773.
9. Myotis emarginatus . Piraccini, R. . e.T14129A22051191 . 2016.
10. Myotis myotis . amp . Coroiu, I. . Juste, J. . Paunović, M. . 2016 . e.T14133A22051759.
11. Myotis mystacinus . Coroiu, I.. 2016 . e.T14134A22052250.
12. Myotis nattereri . Gazaryan, S. . Kruskop, S.V. . Godlevska, L. . amp . 2020 . e.T85733032A22052584.
13. Nyctalus lasiopterus . Hutson, A. M. . Alcaldé, J. T. . Juste, J. . Karataş, A. . Palmeirim, J. . Paunović, M. . amp . 2010 . e.T14918A4471682.
14. Nyctalus leisleri . Juste, J. . Paunović, M. . amp . 2016 . e.T14919A22016159 .
15. Nyctalus noctula . Csorba, G. . Hutson, A.M. . amp . 2016 . e.T14920A22015682.
16. Pipistrellus nathusii . Hutson, A. M. . Spitzenberger, F. . Juste, J. . Aulagnier, S. . Palmeirim, J. . Karatas, A. . Paunovic, M. . amp . 2010 . e.T17316A6966886.
17. Hypsugo savii . Hutson, A. M. . Spitzenberger, F. . Juste, J. . Aulagnier, S. . Palmeirim, J. . Paunovic, M. . Karatas, A. . 2010 . e.T44856A10955205.
18. Plecotus macrobullaris . Hutson, A. M. . Aulagnier, S. . Juste, J. . Karatas, A. . Palmeirim, J. . Paunovic, M. . amp . 2010 . e.T136229A4262709.
19. Plecotus auritus . 2021 . amp . Gazaryan, S. . Kruskop, S.V. . Godlevska, L. . 2020 . e.T85535522A195861341.
20. Miniopterus schreibersii . 2021 . Gazaryan, S. . amp . Bücs, S. . Çoraman, E. . 2020 . e.T81633057A19585652.
21. Rhinolophus blasii . Taylor, P. . 2016 . e.T19515A21972073.
22. Felis silvestris . Gerngross, P. . Ambarli, H. . Angelici, F.M. . Anile, S. . Campbell, R. . Ferreras de Andres, P. . Gil-Sanchez, J.M. . Götz, M. . Jerosch, S. . Mengüllüoglu, D. . Monterosso, P. . Zlatanova, D. . amp . e.T181049859A181050999 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T181049859A181050999.en . 2022 . 3 August 2022.
23. Lynx lynx . Breitenmoser, U. . Breitenmoser-Würsten, C. . Lanz, T. . von Arx, M. . Antonevich, A. . Bao, W. . Avgan, B. . amp . 2015 . e.T12519A121707666 . 2015 .
24. Canis aureus . Hoffmann, M. . Arnold, J. . Duckworth, J. W. . Jhala, Y. . Kamler, J. F. . Krofel, M. . 2018 . e.T118264161A46194820.
25. Canis lupus . Boitani, L. . Phillips, M. . . amp . 2018 . e.T3746A119623865.
26. Vulpes vulpes . Hoffmann, M. . Sillero-Zubiri, C. . 2016 . e.T23062A46190249.
27. Ursus arctos . McLellan, B. N. . Proctor, M. F. . Huber, D. . Michel, S. . amp . e.T41688A121229971 . 2017.
28. Lutra lutra . Roos, A. . Loy, A. . de Silva, P. . Hajkova, P. . Zemanová, B. . 2015 . e.T12419A21935287.
29. Martes foina. 2016 . Abramov, A.V. . Kranz, A. . Herrero, J. . Krantz, A. . Choudhury, A. . Maran, T. . e.T29672A45202514.
30. Martes martes . Herrero, J. . amp . Kranz, A. . Skumatov, D. . Abramov, A.V. . Maran, T. . Monakhov, V.G. . e.T12848A45199169 . 2016.
31. Meles meles . Kranz, A. . Abramov, A. V. . Herrero, J. . Maran, T. . amp . 2016 . e.T29673A45203002.
32. Mustela erminea . Reid, F. . Helgen, K. . Kranz, A. . amp . 2016 . e.T29674A45203335.
33. Mustela nivalis . McDonald, R. A. . Abramov, A. V. . Stubbe, M. . Herrero, J. . Maran, T. . Tikhonov, A. . Cavallini, P. . Kranz, A. . Giannatos, G. . Kryštufek, B. . Reid, F. . amp . 2019 . e.T70207409A147993366.
34. Mustela putorius . Skumatov, D. . Abramov, A.V. . Herrero, J. . Kitchener, A. . Maran, T. . Kranz, A.. Sándor, A. . Stubbe, M. . Saveljev, A. . Savour-Soubelet, A. . Guinot-Ghestem, M. . Zuberogoitia, I. . Birks, J.D.S. . Weber, A. . Melisch, R. . Ruette, S. . amp . 2016 . e.T41658A45214384.
35. Monachus monachus . Karamanlidis, A. . Dendrinos, P. . amp . e.T13653A45227543 . 2015.
36. Sus scrofa . amp . Keuling, O. . Leus, K. . e.T41775A44141833 . 2019.
37. Capreolus capreolus . Lovari, S. . Herrero, J. . Masseti, M. . Ambarli, H. . Lorenzini, R. . Giannatos, G. . amp . 2016 . e.T42395A22161386.
38. Masseti, M. . Mertzanidou, D. . 2008 . Dama dama . 2008 . e.T42188A10656554 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T42188A10656554.en . 19 November 2021.
39. Rupicapra rupicapra . Aulagnier, S. . Giannatos, G. . Herrero, J. . amp . e.T39255A10179647 . 2008.