List of mammals of Denmark

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Denmark, listing only species found outside captivity and fenced enclosures, or with certain records younger than 1000 AD. The main source is the most recent atlas survey of mammals in Denmark.[1] The atlas records 88 mammal species in Denmark. Since the atlas was published in 2007, four new species have been recorded in the country: the grey wolf[2] (returned after regional extinction in early 1800) golden jackal,[3] Cuvier's beaked whale[4] and grey long-eared bat.[5]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status in the most current version of the Danish Red List.[3] Assessments were made following recommendations of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
RERegionally extinctNo reasonable doubt that the species no longer exist in the assessed region and is extirpated.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe 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.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.
NANot assessedNot assessed, either because it is an invading/naturalised species, or extremely rare visitor


Eulipotyphlans

West European hedgehog
Eurasian water shrew
Common shrew

Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)

Talpidae (moles)

Soricidae (shrews)

Bats

Daubenton's bat
Common noctule

Vespertilionidae (evening bats)

Lagomorphs

European hare

Rodents

Bank vole
Yellow-necked mouse

Sciuridae (squirrels)

Castoridae (beavers)

Gliridae (dormice)

Cricetidae (voles)

Muridae

Dipodidae

Myocastoridae

  • Coypu, Myocastor coypus NA introduced

Carnivorans

Red fox
Gray wolf
European polecat
Beech marten

Canidae (dogs, foxes)

Procyonidae (raccoons and relatives)

  • Raccoon, Procyon lotor NA introduced

Mustelidae (mustelids)

Odobenidae

  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus NA vagrant

Phocidae (earless seals)

Cetacea

Risso's dolphin
Killer whales jumping

Balaenopteridae

Phocoenidae (porpoises)

Monodontidae

  • Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas NA vagrant

Physeteridae (sperm whales)

Ziphidae (beaked whales)

Delphinidae

Even-toed ungulates

Red deer

Suidae (pigs)

Cervidae (deer)

References

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