List of mammals of Estonia
This is a list of Estonian mammals. The Estonian mammal fauna is somewhat impoverished compared to that of southern and central Europe due to the short period of time since the last ice age.
Native (usually synonymous with indigenous) species are considered to be species which are today present in the region in question, and have been continuously present in that region since a certain period of time. There are no endemic mammal species in Estonia (that is, there are no mammal species native to only this region).
Insectivores
- Western European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
- Northern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus roumanicus
- European mole, Talpa europaea
- Common shrew, Sorex araneus
- Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens
- Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
- Eurasian least shrew, Sorex minutissimus
- Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
Bats
- Pond bat, Myotis dasycneme
- Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii
- Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtii
- Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus
- Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri
- Common long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
- Nathusius's pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii
- Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
- Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssoni
- Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus
- Common noctule, Nyctalus noctula
Lagomorphs
- European hare, Lepus europaeus
- Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
Rodents
- Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
- Siberian flying squirrel, Pteromys volans
- Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus (introduced)
- European beaver, Castor fiber
- Garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus
- Hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius
- Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina
- Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
- Black rat, Rattus rattus
- Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus
- Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis
- Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius
- Ural field mouse, Apodemus uralensis
- Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
- House mouse, Mus musculus
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (introduced)
- North-western water vole, Arvicola terrestris
- Bank vole, Myodes glareolus (=Clethrionomys glareolus)
- Root vole, Microtus oeconomus
- Field vole, Microtus agrestis
- Sibling vole, Microtus levis
- Common vole, Microtus arvalis
- European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus
- Nutria, Myocastor coypus (introduced)
Carnivorans
- Gray wolf, Canis lupus
- Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides (introduced)
- Ermine, Mustela erminea
- Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- European mink, Mustela lutreola
- European polecat, Mustela putorius
- American mink, Mustela vison (introduced)
- European otter, Lutra lutra
- Eurasian badger, Meles meles
- Wolverine, Gulo gulo
- Pine marten, Martes martes
- Beech marten, Martes foina
- Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
Omnivores
- Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Pinnipeds
- Ringed seal, Phoca hispida
- Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus
Cetaceans
- Common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
Even-toed ungulates
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