A list of mammals of Lithuania published in 1997 contains 68 species that are present in the country, including 14 bat species, 21 rodents, four shrews, two lagomorphs, one hedgehog, 13 carnivores, five whales and eight ungulates.[1]
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
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:
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).
The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
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.
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.
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.
^ a b c d e f gBalciauska, L.; Ulevicius, A. & Juskaiti, R. (1997). "Mammals of Lithuania: status and protection". Zeitschrift für Theriophylaxe (Delligsen). 27: 4–8.
^Batbold, J.; Batsaikhan, N.; Shar, S.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsain, G.; Palomo, L. (2016). "Castor fiber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T4007A115067136.
^Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sorex araneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29661A115170489.
^Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Fernandes, M. & Meinig, H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sorex minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29667A115171222.
^Regional Species Extinctions - Examples of regional species extinctions over the last 1000 years and more. Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^Wieder Finnwal in der Ostsee Archived 15 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^Finnwal in der Ostsee gesichtet
^Angler filmt Wal in Ostsee-Bucht
^Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - MarLIN, The Marine Life Information Network
^Wieder Finnwal in der Ostsee Archived 15 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^Finnwal in der Ostsee gesichtet
^Angler filmt Wal in Ostsee-Bucht
^About the beluga - Russian Geographical Society
^Rare Sowerby's beaked whale spotted in the Baltic Sea - WDC
^Baltic dolphin sightings confirmed – National
^Reeves, R.; Pitman, R.L.; Ford, J.K.B. (2017). "Orcinus orca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T15421A50368125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15421A50368125.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^Breitenmoser, U.; Breitenmoser-Würsten, C.; Lanz, T.; von Arx, M.; Antonevich, A.; Bao, W. & Avgan, B. (2015). "Lynx lynx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T12519A121707666.
^McDonald, R. A.; Abramov, A. V.; Stubbe, M.; Herrero, J.; Maran, T.; Tikhonov, A.; Cavallini, P.; Kranz, A.; Giannatos, G.; Kryštufek, B. & Reid, F. (2019). "Mustela nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T70207409A147993366.
^Lovari, S.; Herrero, J.; Masseti, M.; Ambarli, H.; Lorenzini, R. & Giannatos, G. (2016). "Capreolus capreolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42395A22161386.
^Lovari, S.; Lorenzini, R.; Masseti, M.; Pereladova, O.; Carden, R.F.; Brook, S.M. & Mattioli, S. (2018). "Cervus elaphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T55997072A142404453.
^Masseti, M.; Mertzanidou, D. (2008). "Dama dama". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T42188A10656554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T42188A10656554.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Tikhonov, A. (2008). "Bos primigenius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136721A4332142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136721A4332142.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^Maran, T.; Aulagnier, S.; Libois, R.; Kranz, A.; Abramov, A. & Wozencraft, C. (2010). "Mustela lutreola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T14018A4381596.
^Shar, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Henttonen, H.; Maran, T. & Hanski, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pteromys volans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18702A115144995.
^McLellan, B. N.; Proctor, M. F.; Huber, D. & Michel, S. (2017). "Ursus arctos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41688A121229971.
External links
"Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.