List of mammals of Azerbaijan
This list shows the IUCN Red List status of mammal species occurring in Azerbaijan. One species is endangered, five are vulnerable, and 11 are near threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' global status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
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: [Artiodactyla]
- Family: Bovidae
- * Genus: Capra
- ** Wild goat, Capra aegagrus VU
- ** East Caucasian tur, Capra cylindricornis NT
- * Genus: Gazella
- ** Goitered gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa VU
- * Genus: Ovis
- ** Mouflon, Ovis orientalis VU
- * Genus: Rupicapra
- ** Chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra LC
- Family: Cervidae
- * Genus: Capreolus
- ** Roe deer, C. capreolus
- * Genus: Cervus
- ** Red deer, Cervus elaphus LC
- Family: Suidae
- * Genus: Sus
- ** Wild boar, Sus scrofa LC
Order: [Carnivora]
- Family: Canidae
- * Genus: Canis
- ** Golden jackal, C. aureus
- ** Gray wolf, C. lupus
- *** Steppe wolf, C. l. campestris
- * Genus: Vulpes
- ** Red fox, V. vulpes
- Family: Felidae
- * Genus: Felis
- ** Jungle cat, F. chaus
- ** European wildcat, F. silvestris
- *** Caucasian wildcat, F. s. caucasica
- * Genus: Lynx
- ** Eurasian lynx, L. lynx
- * Genus: Panthera
- ** Persian leopard, P. pardus tulliana
- Family: Ursidae
- * Genus: Ursus
- ** Brown bear, U. arctos
- Family: Hyaenidae
- * Genus: Hyaena
- ** Striped hyena, H. hyaena
- Family: Mustelidae
- * Genus: Mustela
- ** Least weasel, M. nivalis
- **Stoat, M. erminea
- * Genus: Martes
- ** Beech marten, M. foina
- ** European pine marten, M. martes
- * Genus: Lutra
- ** European otter, L. lutra
- * Genus: Meles
- ** Eurasian badger, M. meles
- * Genus: Vormela
- ** Marbled polecat, V. peregusna
- Family: Phocidae
- * Genus: Pusa
- ** Caspian seal, Pusa caspica EN
- Family: Procyonidae
- * Genus: Procyon
- ** Raccoon, Procyon lotor LC
Order: [Chiroptera]
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- * Genus: Barbastella
- ** Barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus NT
- ** Asian barbastelle, Barbastella leucomelas LC
- * Genus: Eptesicus
- ** Botta's serotine, Eptesicus bottae LC
- ** Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii LC
- ** Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
- * Genus: Hypsugo
- ** Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii
- * Genus: Miniopterus
- ** Common bentwing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii NT
- * Genus: Myotis
- ** Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini
- ** Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii
- ** Geoffroy's bat, Myotis emarginatus LC
- ** Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus LC
- ** Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri LC
- * Genus: Nyctalus
- ** Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
- ** Common noctule, N. noctula
- * Genus: Plecotus
- ** Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus LC
- ** Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus LC
- * Genus: Pipistrellus
- ** Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii
- ** Kuhl's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus kuhlii LC
- ** Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
- ** Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC
- * Genus: Vespertilio
- ** Particoloured bat, Vespertilio murinus LC
- Family: Molossidae
- * Genus: Tadarida
- ** European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis LC
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- * Genus: Rhinolophus
- ** Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
- ** Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC
- ** Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi VU
- ** Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale NT
- ** Blasius's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus blasii LC
Order: [Eulipotyphla]
- Family: Erinaceidae
- * Genus: Erinaceus
- ** Southern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor LC
- * Genus: Hemiechinus
- ** Long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus LC
- Family: Soricidae
- * Genus: Crocidura
- ** Caspian shrew, Crocidura caspica DD
- ** Gueldenstaedt's shrew, Crocidura gueldenstaedti LC
- ** Bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon LC
- * Genus: Neomys
- ** Transcaucasian water shrew, Neomys teres LC
- * Genus: Suncus
- ** Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus LC
- Family: Talpidae
- * Genus: Talpa
- ** Levant mole, Talpa levantis LC
Order: [Lagomorpha]
- Family: Leporidae
- * Genus: Lepus
- ** European hare, L. europaeus
- * Genus: Oryctolagus
- ** European rabbit, O. cuniculus
Order: [Rodent]ia
- Family: Calomyscidae
- * Genus: Calomyscus
- ** Urar mouse-like hamster, Calomyscus urartensis LC
- Family: Cricetidae
- * Genus: Arvicolinae
- ** European water vole, A. amphibius
- * Genus: Chionomys
- ** Caucasian snow vole, Chionomys gud LC
- ** European snow vole, Chionomys nivalis LC
- ** Robert's snow vole, Chionomys roberti LC
- * Genus: Cricetulus
- ** Grey hamster, Cricetulus migratorius LC
- * Genus: Ellobius
- ** Transcaucasian mole vole, Ellobius lutescens LC
- * Genus: Mesocricetus
- ** Turkish hamster, Mesocricetus brandti NT
- * Genus: Microtus
- ** Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
- ** Daghestan pine vole, Microtus daghestanicus LC
- ** Major's pine vole, Microtus majori LC
- ** Social vole, Microtus socialis LC
- ** Schelkovnikov's pine vole, Microtus schelkovnikovi LC
- Family: Dipodidae
- * Genus: Allactaga
- ** Small five-toed jerboa, Allactaga elater LC
- ** Williams' jerboa, Allactaga williamsi LC
- Family: Gliridae
- * Genus: Dryomys
- ** Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LC
- * Genus: Glis
- ** Edible dormouse, Glis glis LC
- Family: Hystricidae
- * Genus: Hystrix
- ** Indian porcupine, Hystrix indica LC
- Family: Muridae
- * Genus: Apodemus
- ** Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LC
- ** Caucasus field mouse, Apodemus hyrcanicus DD
- ** Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus LC
- ** Ural field mouse, Apodemus uralensis LC
- ** Steppe field mouse, Apodemus witherbyi LC
- * Genus: Meriones
- ** Libyan jird, Meriones libycus LC
- ** Midday jird, Meriones meridianus LC
- ** Persian jird, Meriones persicus LC
- ** Tristram's jird, Meriones tristami LC
- ** Vinogradov's jird, Meriones vinogradovi LC
- * Genus: Micromys
- ** Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC
- * Genus: Mus
- ** House mouse, Mus musculus LC
- * Genus: Rattus
- ** Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus LC
- ** Black rat, R. rattus
- Family: Myocastoridae
- * Genus: Myocastor
- ** Coypu, Myocastor coypus LC
- Family: Sciuridae
- * Genus: Sciurus
- ** Caucasian squirrel, Sciurus anomalus LC
- ** Red squirrel, S. vulgaris