List of mammals of Azerbaijan

This is a list of Azerbaijani mammals. There are one hundred mammal species in Azerbaijan, of which two are endangered, five are vulnerable, and 11 are near threatened.[1]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by 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.
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.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/cdLower risk/conservation dependentSpecies which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/ntLower risk/near threatenedSpecies which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lcLower risk/least concernSpecies for which there are no identifiable risks.

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Artiodactyla

East Caucasian tur (Capra cylindricornis)
Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)

Order: Carnivora

Persian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana)
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna)

Order: Chiroptera

Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus)

Order: Erinaceomorpha

Long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)

Order: Lagomorpha

European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Order: Rodentia

European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis)
Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus)
Indian porcupine (Hystrix leucura)
Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus)
Small five-toed jerboa (Allactaga elater)

Order: Soricomorpha

Bicolored shrew (Crocidura leucodon)

See also

References

  1. ↑ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  2. ↑ Stein, A.B.; Athreya, V.; Gerngross, P.; Balme, G.; Henschel, P.; Karanth, U.; Miquelle, D.; Rostro, S.; Kamler, J.F. & Laguardia, A. (2016). "Panthera pardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2017-3. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  3. ↑ Jackson, P.; Nowell, K. (2011). "Panthera tigris ssp. virgata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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  • "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  • "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  • Gadzhiev, D. V. and I. K. Rakhmatulina. 2000. Zhivotniy mir Azerbaijan Vol. 3, Pozvonochnue. Akademiya Nauk Azerbaijanskoy Respubliki Institut Zoologii. (in Russian)
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