List of mammals of Estonia

This list of mammals of Estonia shows the IUCN Red List status of the mammal fauna occurring in Estonia. It is somewhat impoverished compared to that of southern and central Europe due to the short period since the last ice age. Native species are considered to be those which are today present in the country. There are no endemic mammal species in Estonia.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, gymnures, moles and solenodons).
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Order: Chiroptera (bats).
[[File:Wasserfledermaus-drawing.jpg|thumb|[[Daubenton's bat]]
[[File:Nyctalus noctula.jpg|thumb|Common noctule]]
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.
Order: [[Lagomorpha]] (lagomorphs).
[[File:Running hare.jpg|thumb|[[European hare]]]]
The lagomorphs comprise two families, [[Leporidae]] ([[hare]]s and [[rabbit]]s), and Ochotonidae ([[pika]]s). Though they can resemble [[rodent]]s, and were classified as a [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]] in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.
Order: [[Rodent]]ia (rodents).
[[File:Gartenschlaefer-drawing.jpg|thumb|[[Garden dormouse]]]]
[[File:Water.vole.arp.jpg|thumb|[[European water vole|Water vole]]]]
[[File:D3 Apodemus Agrarius.jpg|thumb|[[Striped field mouse]]]]
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two [[incisor]]s 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 .
Order: [[Carnivora]] (carnivorans).
[[File:Vulpes vulpes sitting.jpg|thumb|[[Red fox]]]]
[[File:Mustela nivalis (two, fighting).jpg|thumb|[[Least weasel]]]]
[[File:Grey seal rhossili 1.jpg|thumb|[[Grey seal]]]]
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Order: [[Cetacea]] (whales).
[[File:Porpoise touching.jpg|thumb|[[Harbour porpoise]]]]
The order Cetacea includes [[whale]]s, [[dolphin]]s and [[porpoise]]s. They are the mammals most fully [[aquatic adaptation|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.
Order: [[Artiodactyla]] (even-toed ungulates).
[[File:Capreolus capreolus 2 Jojo.jpg|thumb|[[Roe deer]]]]
The even-toed ungulates are [[ungulate]]s 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.
References.
[[Category:Lists of biota of Estonia|Mammals]]
[[Category:Lists of mammals of Europe|Estonia]]
[[Category:Fauna of Estonia|Mammals]]