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List of mammals of Azerbaijan
2026-11-14 19:18:03 · Cedar Herald Index
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 conservation status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Bison
European bison, B. bonasus reintroduced
Caucasian wisent, B. b. caucasicus
Genus: Capra
Wild goat, C. aegagrus
East Caucasian tur, C. cylindricornis
Genus: Gazella
Goitered gazelle, G. subgutturosa
Genus: Ovis
Mouflon, O. gmelini
Armenian mouflon, O. g. gmelini
Genus: Rupicapra
Chamois, R. rupicapra
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Capreolus
Roe deer, C. capreolus
Genus: Cervus
Red deer, C. elaphus
Sika deer, C. nippon introduced
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Capreolus
Roe deer, C. capreolus
Family: Suidae
Genus: Sus
Wild boar, S. scrofa
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Golden jackal, C. aureus
European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
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
African wildcat, F. lybica
Genus: Lynx
Eurasian lynx, L. lynx
Caucasian lynx, L. l. dinniki
Genus: Panthera
Leopard, P. pardus
Persian leopard, P. p. tulliana
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Brown bear, U. arctos
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Procyon
Common raccoon, P. lotor introduced
Family: Hyaenidae
Genus: Hyaena
Striped hyena, H. hyaena
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Lutra
European otter, L. lutra
Genus: Martes
Beech marten, M. foina
European pine marten, M. martes
Genus: Meles
Caucasian badger, M. canescens
Genus: Mustela
Stoat, M. erminea
Least weasel, M. nivalis
Genus: Vormela
Marbled polecat, V. peregusna
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Pusa
Caspian seal, P. caspica
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Barbastella
Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus
Asian barbastelle, B. leucomelas
Genus: Eptesicus
Botta's serotine, E. bottae
Northern bat, E. nilssonii
Serotine bat, E. serotinus
Genus: Hypsugo
Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii
Genus: Miniopterus
Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii
Genus: Myotis
Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini
Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii
Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus
Natterer's bat, M. nattereri
Genus: Nyctalus
Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
Common noctule, N. noctula
Genus: Plecotus
Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus
Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus
Genus: Pipistrellus
Kuhl's pipistrelle, P. kuhlii
Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii
Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus
Soprano pipistrelle, P. pygmaeus
Genus: Vespertilio
Parti-coloured bat, V. murinus
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Tadarida
European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis
Family: Rhinolophidae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii
Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale
Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum
Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros
Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Erinaceus
Southern white-breasted hedgehog, E. concolor
Genus: Hemiechinus
Long-eared hedgehog, H. auritus
Family: Soricidae
Genus: Crocidura
Caspian shrew, C. caspica
Gueldenstaedt's shrew, C. gueldenstaedti
Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon
Genus: Neomys
Transcaucasian water shrew, N. teres
Genus: Suncus
Etruscan shrew, S. etruscus
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Talpa
Levant mole, T. levantis
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Lepus
European hare, L. europaeus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Calomyscidae
Genus: Calomyscus
Urar mouse-like hamster, C. urartensis
Family: Cricetidae
