List of mammals of Bosnia and Herzegovina

There are 59 mammal species in Bosnia and Herzegovina, of which one is endangered, eight are vulnerable, and two are near threatened.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

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:

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Sciurinae
    - Tribe: Sciurini
      - Genus: Sciurus
        Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris LC
  - Subfamily: Xerinae
    - Tribe: Marmotini
      - Genus: Marmota
        Alpine marmot, Marmota marmota LR/lc
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  - Subfamily: Leithiinae
    - Genus: Dryomys
      - Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LR/nt
    - Genus: Eliomys
      - Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus VU
    - Genus: Muscardinus
      - Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius LR/nt
  - Subfamily: Glirinae
    - Genus: Glis
      - European edible dormouse Glis glis LR/nt
- Family: Spalacidae
  - Subfamily: Spalacinae
    - Genus: Nannospalax
      - Lesser mole rat, Nannospalax leucodon VU
- Family: Cricetidae
  - Subfamily: Arvicolinae
    - Genus: Arvicola
      - Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LR/lc
    - Genus: Chionomys
      - Snow vole, Chionomys nivalis LR/nt
    - Genus: Clethrionomys
      - Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LR/lc
    - Genus: Cricetus
      - European hamster, C. cricetus CR presence uncertain
    - Genus: Dinaromys
      - Balkan snow vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi LR/nt
    - Genus: Microtus
      - Field vole, Microtus agrestis LR/lc
      - Common vole, Microtus arvalis LR/lc
      - European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LR/lc
      - Thomas's pine vole, Microtus thomasi LR/nt
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Murinae
    - Genus: Apodemus
      - Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius LR/lc
      - Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LR/lc
      - Broad-toothed field mouse, Apodemus mystacinus LR/lc
      - Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
    - Genus: Micromys
      - Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LR/nt
    - Genus: Mus
      - Steppe mouse, Mus spicilegus LR/nt
- Family: Castoridae (beavers)
  - Genus: Castor
    - Eurasian beaver, C. fiber LC

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
- Genus: Lepus
  - European hare, L. europaeus LC

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
  - Genus: Crocidura
    - Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon LC
    - Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens LC
- Subfamily: Soricinae
  - Tribe: Nectogalini
    - Genus: Neomys
      - Southern water shrew, N. anomalus LC
      - Eurasian water shrew, N. fodiens LC
  - Tribe: Soricini
    - Genus: Sorex
      - Alpine shrew, S. alpinus LC
      - Common shrew, S. araneus LC

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini NT
    - Long-fingered bat, M. capaccinii VU
    - Pond bat, M. dasycneme NT
    - Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus LC
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Barbastella
    - Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus NT
  - Genus: Nyctalus
    - Greater noctule bat, N. lasiopterus NT
    - Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC
  - Genus: Pipistrellus
    - Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
  - Genus: Plecotus
    - Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus LC
    - Alpine long-eared bat, P. macrobullaris NT
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
  - Genus: Miniopterus
    - Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii VU
Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  - Genus: Rhinolophus
    - Blasius's horseshoe bat, R. blasii LC
    - Mediterranean horseshoe bat, R. euryale NT
    - Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC
    - Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC
    - Mehely's horseshoe bat, R. mehelyi VU

Order: Cetacea (whales)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Delphinus
      - Short-beaked common dolphin, D. delphis LC
    - Genus: Grampus
      - Risso's dolphin, G. griseus LC

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
  - Subfamily: Felinae
    - Genus: Felis
      - European wildcat, F. silvestris LC
- Family: Herpestidae
  - Genus: Urva
    - Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata LC introduced
Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Canis
    - Golden jackal, C. aureus LC
      - European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
    - Gray wolf, C. lupus LC
      - Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Red fox, V. vulpes LC
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
  - Genus: Ursus
    - Brown bear, U. arctos LC
      - Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  - Genus: Lutra
    - European otter, L. lutra NT
  - Genus: Martes
    - Beech marten, M. foina LC
  - Genus: Meles
    - European badger, M. meles LC
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Stoat, M. erminea LC
    - Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
    - European polecat, M. putorius LC
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  - Genus: Monachus
    - Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus EN extirpated

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Suinae
  - Genus: Sus
    - Wild boar, S. scrofa LC
Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
  - Genus: Cervus
    - Red deer, C. elaphus LC
  - Genus: Dama
    - European fallow deer, D. dama LC
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Capreolus
    - Roe deer, C. capreolus LC

Notes

References

"The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Bosnia and Herzegovina". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
"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.

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