Recommended field guides
Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
Collins Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe

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)