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 |
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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)