Russia

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Russia is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (Eds.)(2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

X = extinct

Hydrodamalis gigas X (Sirenia - Dugongidae) Steller's Sea Cow

Ochotona turuchanensis (Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae) Turuchan Pika

Sorex camtschatica (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Kamchatka Shrew

Sorex leucogaster (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Paramushir Shrew

Sorex portenkoi (Soricomorpha - Soricidae) Portenko's Shrew

Myotis abei (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sakhalin Myotis

Pusa sibirica (Carnivora - Phocidae) Baikal Seal

Ovis nivicola (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Snow Sheep

Marmota camtschatica (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Black-capped Marmot

Sicista kluchorica (Rodentia - Dipodidae) Kluchor Birch Mouse

Sicista strandi (Rodentia - Dipodidae) Strand's Birch Mouse

Alticola lemminus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Lemming Mountain Vole

Alticola olchonensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Dicrostonyx torquatus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Palearctic Collared Lemming

Dicrostonyx vinogradovi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Wrangel Island Collared Lemming

Lemmus amurensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Amur Brown Lemming

Lemmus portenkoi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Wrangel Island Brown Lemming

Lemmus sibiricus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Siberian Brown Lemming

Microtus evoronensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Evoron Vole

Microtus middendorffii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Middendorff's Vole

Microtus mujanensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Muya Valley Vole

Microtus sachalinensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Sakhalin Island Vole

Mesocricetus raddei (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Ciscaucasian Hamster