List of mammals of Azerbaijan
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This is a list of Azerbaijani mammals.
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[edit] Insectivores
- Eastern European hedgehog Erinaceus concolor
- East Central European hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicos
- Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
- Levantine mole Talpa levantis
- Gueldenstaedt's shrew Crocidura gueldenstaedti
- Bicolored shrew Crocidura leucodon
- Transcaucasian water shrew Neomys schelkovnikovi
- White-toothed pygmy shrew Suncus etruscus
- Caspian shrew Crocidura caspica
[edit] Bats
- European free-tailed bat Tadarida teniotis
- Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
- Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii
- Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii
- Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus
- Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus
- Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
- Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
- Botta's serotine bat Eptesicus bottae
- Mehely's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi
- Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus
- Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
- Noctule bat Nyctalus noctula
- Savi's pipistrelle Hypsugo savii
- Nathusius's pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
- Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus
- Common bentwing bat Miniopterus schreibersii
- Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale
- Blasius's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus blasii
- Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri
- Asian barbastelle Barbastella leucomelas
- Western barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus
- Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteinii
- Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus
- Leisler's bat Nyctalus leisleri
- Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii
- Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
[edit] Lagomorphs
- European hare Lepus europaeus
- European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
[edit] Rodents
- House mouse Mus musculus
- Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
- Ural field mouse Apodemus uralensis
- Steppe field mouse Apodemus fulvipectus
- Grey hamster Cricetulus migratorius
- Water vole Arvicola terrestris
- Social vole Microtus socialis
- Small five-toed jerboa Allactaga elater
- Euphrates jerboa Allactaga euphratica
- Libyan jird Meriones libycus
- Tristram's jird Meriones tristami
- Persian jird Meriones persicus
- Vinogradov's jird Meriones vinogradovi
- Midday gerbil Meriones meridianus
- Turkish hamster Mesocricetus brandti
- Azerbaijani mouse-like hamster Calomyscus urartensis
- Transcaucasian mole vole Ellobius lutescens
- Fat dormouse Glis glis
- Forest dormouse Dryomys nitedula
- Common vole Microtus arvalis
- Snow vole Chionomys nivalis
- Caucasian snow vole Chionomys gud
- Robert's snow vole Chionomys roberti
- Black Sea field mouse Apodemus ponticus
- Striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius
- Harvest mouse Micromys minutus
- Schelkovnikov's pine vole Microtus schelkovnikovi
- Caucasus field mouse Apodemus hyrcanicus
- Daghestan pine vole Microtus daghestanicus
- European pine vole Microtus majori
- Nasarov's vole Microtus nasarovi
- Persian squirrel Sciurus anomalus
- Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
- Indian porcupine Hystrix leucura
- Roof rat Rattus rattus
- Coypu Myocastor coypus
[edit] Carnivores
- Raccoon Procyon lotor
- Caspian tiger Panthera tigris virgata (probably extinct)
- Grey wolf Canis lupus
- Golden jackal Canis aureus
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
- Beech marten Martes foina
- Eurasian badger Meles meles
- Least weasel Mustela nivalis
- European otter Lutra lutra
- Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx
- Brown bear Ursus arctos
- Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena
- Pine marten Martes martes
- Wild cat Felis silvestris
- Marbled polecat Vormela peregusna
- African wild cat Felis libyca
- Pallas's cat Otocolobus manul
- Jungle cat Felis chaus
- Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor
- Caspian seal Phoca caspica
- Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica (Extinct in Azerbaijan since 10th century)
[edit] Even-toed ungulates
- Wild boar Sus scrofa
- Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
- Red deer Cervus elaphus
- Goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
- Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra
- Wild goat Capra aegagrus
- Asiatic mouflon Ovis orientalis
- East Caucasian tur Capra cylindricornis
[edit] References
- [Gadzhiev, D. V. and I. K. Rakhmatulina. 2000. Zhivotniy mir Azerbaijan Vol. 3, Pozvonochnue. Akademiya Nauk Azerbaijanskoy Respubliki Institut Zoologii.] in Russian.
