Recommended field guides
Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
Collins Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Tsiknias River, May 2013
© Paul Manning
A COMPLETE CHECKLIST OF MAMMALS OF LESVOS
with thanks to Eleni Galinou and Liz Dudley
| Species name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Eastern European Hedgehog | Erinaceus concolor |
| Bicoloured Shrew | Crocidura leucodon |
| Lesser White-toothed Shrew | Crocidura suaveolens |
| Etruscan Shrew | Suncus etruscus |
| European Free-tailed Bat | Tadarida teniotis |
| Greater Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum |
| Lesser Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus hipposideros |
| Blasius’ Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus blasii |
| Mehely’s Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus mehelyi |
| Serotine (Bat) | Eptesicus serotinus |
| Schreiber’s Bent-winged Bat | Miniopterus schreibersii |
| Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis (Bat) | Myotis blythii |
| Long-fingered Bat | Myotis capaccinii |
| Greater Mouse-eared Bat | Myotis myotis |
| Lesser Noctule (Bat) | Nyctalus leisleri |
| Noctule (Bat) | Nyctalus noctula |
| Nathusius’ Pipistrelle (Bat) | Pipistrellus nathusii |
| Common Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
| European Hare | Lepus europaeus |
| European Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus |
| Caucasian Squirrel | Sciurus anomalus |
| Lesser Mole Rat | Nanospalax leucodon |
| Günther’s Vole | Microtus guentheri |
| Yellow-necked Field Mouse | Apodemus flavicollis |
| Eastern Broad-toothed Field Mouse | Apodemus mystacinus |
| Long-tailed Field Mouse | Apodemus sylvaticus |
| House Mouse | Mus domesticus |
| Brown Rat | Rattus norvegicus |
| House Rat | Rattus rattus |
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes |
| Least Weasel | Mustela nivalis |
| Stone Martin | Martes foina |
| Eurasian Otter | Lutra lutra |
| Mediterranean Monk Seal | Monachus monachus |
| Short-beaked Common Dolphin | Delphinus delphis |
| Striped Dolphin | Stenella coeruleoalba |
| Common Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops truncates |
Reference
Valakos, S., Paphilis, P., Georgiakakis, P., Papamichael, G., Lymberakis, P., Chrysi, S. & Taxidis, K. Natural History of Lesvos: Wild mammals. 2012. Mitilini- Lesvos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Natural History Collection of Vrisa Lesvos (English translation of Greek citation – the book is wholly in Greek)
