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List of mammals of South Ossetia

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Ossetia.

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

DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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:

	Lower risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Suborder: Sciurognathi
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Sciurinae
    - Tribe: Sciurini
      - Genus: Sciurus
        
        Caucasian squirrel, S. anomalus LC
  - Subfamily: Xerinae
    - Tribe: Marmotini
      - Genus: Spermophilus
        
        Caucasian mountain ground squirrel, Spermophilus musicus
        
        Little ground squirrel, Spermophilus pygmaeus
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  - Subfamily: Leithiinae
    - Genus: Dryomys
      - Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LR/nt
  - Subfamily: Glirinae
    - Genus: Glis
      - European edible dormouse, Glis glis LR/nt
- Family: Dipodidae (jerboas)
  - Subfamily: Allactaginae
    - Genus: Allactaga
      - Small five-toed jerboa, Allactaga elater
  - Subfamily: Sicistinae
    - Genus: Sicista
      - Northern birch mouse, Sicista betulina LR/nt
      - Caucasian birch mouse, Sicista caucasica
      - Kazbeg birch mouse, Sicista kazbegica DD
- Family: Cricetidae
  - Subfamily: Cricetinae
    - Genus: Cricetus
      - European hamster, Cricetus cricetus
      - Ciscaucasian hamster, Mesocricetus raddei
  - Subfamily: Arvicolinae
    - Genus: Chionomys
      - Caucasian snow vole, Chionomys gud LR/nt
      - Robert's snow vole, Chionomys roberti LR/nt
    - Genus: Ellobius
      - Transcaucasian mole vole, Ellobius lutescens
    - Genus: Microtus
      - Altai vole, Microtus obscurus
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Murinae
    - Genus: Apodemus
      - Striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius
      - Yellow-breasted field mouse, Apodemus fulvipectus
      - Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus
      - Ural field mouse, Apodemus uralensis
    - Genus: Micromys
      - Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus LR/nt

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines.

Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
  - Genus: Erinaceus
    - Southern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

The Soricomorpha are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons resemble mice.

Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
  - Genus: Crocidura
    - Gueldenstaedt's shrew, Crocidura gueldenstaedtii
    - Bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon
    - Lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens
  - Tribe: Soricini
    - Genus: Sorex
      - Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus
      - Radde's shrew, Sorex raddei
      - Caucasian pygmy shrew, Sorex volnuchini

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight.

Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteini VU
    - Lesser mouse-eared bat, Myotis blythii
    - Geoffroy's bat, Myotis emarginatus VU
    - Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Barbastella
    - Barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus VU
  - Genus: Eptesicus
    - Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssoni
  - Genus: Nyctalus
    - Greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus LR/nt
    - Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleri LR/nt
  - Genus: Pipistrellus
    - Nathusius' pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii
  - Genus: Plecotus
    - Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus
- Subfamily: Miniopterinae
  - Genus: Miniopterus
    - Schreibers' long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schreibersii LC
Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  - Genus: Rhinolophus
    - Mediterranean horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus euryale VU
    - Greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LR/nt
    - Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
    - Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi VU

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

The majority of the species of carnivorans feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
  - Subfamily: Felinae
    - Genus: Felis
      - Wildcat, Felis silvestris LC
    - Genus: Lynx
      - Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx NT
  - Subfamily: Pantherinae
    - Genus: Panthera
      - Leopard, Panthera pardus LC
Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
  - Genus: Canis
    - Gray wolf, Canis lupus LC
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
  - Genus: Ursus
    - Brown bear, Ursus arctos
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Stoat, Mustela erminea
    - Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii
    - European mink, Mustela lutreola EN
    - Least weasel, Mustela nivalis
  - Genus: Vormela
    - Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna
  - Genus: Martes
    - Beech marten, Martes foina
    - Pine marten, Martes martes
  - Genus: Meles
    - Caucasian badger, M. canescens
  - Genus: Lutra
    - European otter, Lutra lutra NT
- Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  - Genus: Monachus
    - Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus CR

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.

Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
  - Genus: Cervus
    - Red deer, C. elaphus
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Alces
    - Moose, A. alces extirpated
      - Caucasian moose, A. a. caucasicus
Family: Bovidae (bovids)
- Subfamily: Caprinae
  - Genus: Capra
    - Wild goat, C. aegagrus
    - West Caucasian tur, C. caucasica
    - East Caucasian tur, C. cylindricornis
  - Genus: Ovis
    - Argali, O. ammon
  - Genus: Rupicapra
    - Chamois, R. rupicapra

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References

This list is derived from the [[IUCN Red List]] which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have been classified as recently extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.

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