List of mammals of Denmark

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 A.D. The main source is the most recent atlas survey of mammals in Denmark. 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, golden jackal, Cuvier's beaked whale and grey long-eared bat.

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

Eulipotyphlans

Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)

• West European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus LC

Talpidae (moles)

• European mole, Talpa europaea LC

Soricidae (shrews)

• Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens NT
• Common shrew, Sorex araneus LC
• Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LC

Bats

Vespertilionidae (evening bats)

• Western barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus NT
• Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC
• Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii DD
• Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii EN
• Brandt's bat, Myotis brandti NT
• Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme VU
• Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii LC
• Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotis NA
• Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus VU
• Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri NT
• Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula LC
• Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri DD
• Nathusius's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii LC
• Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
• Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC
• Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus LC
• Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus NA
• Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus LC

Lagomorphs

• European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus NA
• European hare, Lepus europaeus LC

Rodents

Sciuridae (squirrels)

• Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris LC
• Siberian chipmunk, Eutamias sibiricus NA introduced

Castoridae (beavers)

• Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber EN

Gliridae (dormice)

• Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus DD
• Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius EN

Cricetidae (voles)

• Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
• Bank vole, Myodes glareolus LC
• Field vole, Microtus agrestis LC
• Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
• Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus NA introduced

Muridae

• Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
• Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LC
• Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus NT
• Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LC
• Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus NA
• House mouse, Mus musculus NT
• Black rat, Rattus rattus RE

Dipodidae

• Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina VU

Myocastoridae

• Coypu, Myocastor coypus NA introduced

Carnivorans

Canidae (dogs, foxes)

• Golden jackal, Canis aureus NA vagrant
• Grey wolf, Canis lupus VU
• Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides NA introduced
• Red fox, Vulpes vulpes NT

Procyonidae (raccoons and relatives)

• Raccoon, Procyon lotor NA introduced

Mustelidae (mustelids)

• European otter, Lutra lutra VU
• Beech marten, Martes foina NT
• Pine marten, Martes martes NT
• European badger, Meles meles LC
• Stoat, Mustela erminea NT
• Least weasel, Mustela nivalis NT
• European polecat, Mustela putorius NT
• American mink, Neogale vison NA introduced

Odobenidae

• Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus NA vagrant

Phocidae (earless seals)

• Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata NA vagrant
• Common seal, Phoca vitulina LC
• Ringed seal, Pusa hispida NA vagrant
• Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus VU
• Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus NA vagrant

Cetacea

Balaenopteridae

• Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus NA vagrant
• Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis NA vagrant
• Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni NA vagrant
• Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus NA vagrant
• Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
• Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae NA vagrant

Phocoenidae (porpoises)

• Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena LC

Monodontidae

• Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas NA vagrant

Physeteridae (sperm whales)

• Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus NA vagrant

Ziphidae (beaked whales)

• Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon bidens NA vagrant
• Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus NA vagrant
• Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris NA vagrant

Delphinidae

• White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC
• Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus NA
• Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis NA vagrant
• Striped dolphin, Sternella coeruleoalba NA vagrant
• Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus NA
• Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus NA vagrant
• False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens NA vagrant
• Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas NA vagrant
• Killer whale, Orcinus orca NA vagrant

Even-toed ungulates

Suidae (pigs)

• Wild boar, Sus scrofa CR

Cervidae (deer)

• Eurasian elk Alces alces NA vagrant
• Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus LC
• Red deer, Cervus elaphus LC
• Sika deer, Cervus nippon NA introduced
• European fallow deer, Dama dama NA introduced

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