page_title: List of mammals of North Korea
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of North Korea / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Sable (Martes zibellina). Painted by Tynt22.
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in North Korea. There are 105 mammal species in North Korea, of which none are critically endangered, seven are endangered, six are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species listed for North Korea is considered to be extinct.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  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:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Lynx
  Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx stroganovi NT
  Genus: Prionailurus
  Leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Amur leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis EX (extirpated)
  Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris altaica (Korean Population) CR
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Korean fox, Vulpes vulpes peculiosa CR
  Genus: Nyctereutes
  Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides LC
  Genus: Canis
  Mongolian wolf, Canis lupus chanco LC
  Genus: Cuon
  Ussuri dhole, Cuon alpinus alpinus EN
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Ussuri brown bear, Ursus arctos lasiotus VU
  Asian black bear, Ursus thibetanus VU
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LR/lc
  Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica LR/lc
  Genus: Martes
  Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula LR/lc
  Sable, Martes zibellina LR/lc
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, Meles meles LR/lc
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, Lutra lutra NT
  Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
  Genus: Zalophus
  Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus EX
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Phoca
  Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina LR/lc
  Genus: Pusa
  Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LR/lc
  Spotted seal, Phoca largha/Phoca vitulina largha (Yellow Sea) CR (The only resident pinnipeds in Yellow/Bohai Sea)
caption: Sable
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