page_title: List of mammals of Lithuania
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Lithuania / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
context_page_description: Forty-five mammal species have been recorded in Lithuania, of which two are endangered, four are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species listed for Lithuania is locally extinct.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
  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: Felis
  European wildcat, F. silvestris LC
  Genus: Lynx
  Eurasian lynx, L. lynx LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Red fox, V. vulpes LC
  Genus: Canis
  Gray wolf, C. lupus LC
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Brown bear, U. arctos LC
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  European mink, M. lutreola CR
  Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
  Stoat, M. erminea LC
  European polecat, M. putorius LC
  Genus: Martes
  Pine marten, M. martes LC
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, M. meles LC
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, L. lutra NT
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Halichoerus
  Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus LC
caption: Stoat
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