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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:

Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
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.
Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Artiodactyla

Capra cylindricornis 2
East Caucasian tur
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Goitered gazelle

Order: Carnivora

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Leopard
Hayena
Striped hyena
Mustela nivalis (two, fighting)
Least weasel
Marbled polecat
Marbled polecat

Order: Chiroptera

Grand Rhinolophe 2
Greater horseshoe bat
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Western barbastelle
Eptesicus serotinus
Serotine bat
  • Family: Vespertilionidae
    • Genus: Barbastella
    • Genus: Eptesicus
      • Botta's serotine, E. bottae
      • Northern bat, E. nilssonii
      • Serotine bat, E. serotinus
    • Genus: Hypsugo
      • Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii
    • Genus: Miniopterus
    • 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

Long Eared hedgehog
Long-eared hedgehog
  • Family: Erinaceidae
    • Genus: Erinaceus
      • Southern white-breasted hedgehog, E. concolor
    • Genus: Hemiechinus
      • Long-eared hedgehog, H. auritus
Crocidura leucodon
Bicolored shrew
  • 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
  • Family: Talpidae
    • Genus: Talpa
      • Levant mole, T. levantis

Order: Lagomorpha

Order: Rodentia

Microtus nivalis
European snow vole
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Harvest mouse
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Indian porcupine
Sciurus anomalus - Jeita Grotto
Caucasian squirrel
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Small five-toed jerboa
  • Family: Calomyscidae
    • Genus: Calomyscus
      • Urar mouse-like hamster, C. urartensis
  • Family: Cricetidae
    • Genus: Arvicolinae
      • European water vole, A. amphibius
    • Genus: Chionomys
      • Caucasian snow vole, C. gud
      • European snow vole, C. nivalis
      • Robert's snow vole, C. roberti
    • Genus: Cricetulus
      • Grey hamster, C. migratorius
    • Genus: Ellobius
      • Transcaucasian mole vole, E. lutescens
    • Genus: Mesocricetus
    • Genus: Microtus
      • Common vole, M. arvalis
      • Daghestan pine vole, M. daghestanicus
      • Major's pine vole, M. majori
      • Schelkovnikov's pine vole, M. schelkovnikovi
      • Social vole, M. socialis
  • Family: Dipodidae
    • Genus: Allactaga
      • Small five-toed jerboa, A. elater
      • Williams' jerboa, A. williamsi
  • Family: Gliridae
  • Family: Hystricidae
    • Genus: Hystrix
      • Indian crested porcupine, H. indica
  • Family: Muridae
    • Genus: Apodemus
      • Striped field mouse, A. agrarius
      • Caucasus field mouse, A. hyrcanicus
      • Black Sea field mouse, A. ponticus
      • Ural field mouse, A. uralensis
      • Steppe field mouse, A. witherbyi
    • Genus: Meriones
      • Libyan jird, M. libycus
      • Midday jird, M. meridianus
      • Persian jird, M. persicus
      • Tristram's jird, M. tristami
      • Vinogradov's jird, M. vinogradovi
    • Genus: Micromys
      • Eurasian harvest mouse, M. minutus
    • Genus: Mus
    • Genus: Rattus
  • Family: Myocastoridae
    • Genus: Myocastor
      • Coypu, M. coypus introduced
  • Family: Sciuridae
    • Genus: Sciurus

Locally extinct

The following species are locally extinct in the country:

See also

  • List of chordate orders
  • Lists of mammals by region
  • Mammal classification
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