Terrestrial Mammals of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

ORDER FAMILY GENUS SPECIES COMMON NAME
Artiodactyla Bovidae Bos taurus aurochs/domesticated cow*
Artiodactyla Bovidae Capra hircus domesticated goat*
Artiodactyla Bovidae Ovis aries domesticated sheep*
Artiodactyla Cervidae Alces alces elk
Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus elaphus red deer
Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus nippon sika deer
Artiodactyla Cervidae Elaphus davidianus Pere David's deer
Artiodactyla Cervidae Rangifer tarandus sibiricus reindeer
Artiodactyla Moschidae Moschus moschiferus musk deer
Artiodactyla Suidae Sus scrofa pig*
Carnivora Canidae Aloplex lagopus arctic fox*
Carnivora Canidae Canis latrans familiaris domesticated dog*
Carnivora Canidae Nyctereutes procyonides racoon dog
Carnivora Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox
Carnivora Mustelidae Gulo gulo wolverine
Carnivora Mustelidae Lutra lutra river or common otter
Carnivora Mustelidae Martes zibellina sable
Carnivora Mustelidae Meles meles Old World badger
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela erminea ermine/stoat
Carnivora Mustelidae Lutreola lutreola European mink*
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela nivalis least weasel
Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela sibirica Siberian weasel
Carnivora Mustelidae Lutreola vison American mink*
Carnivora Ursidae Ursus arctos brown bear
Insectivora Soricidae Neomys fodiens Old World water shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex beringianus long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex caecutiens Laxmann's masked shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex camtschatica long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex daphaenodon long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex gracillimus long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex isodon long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex leucogaster long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex minutissimus least shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex portenkoi long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex tundrensis long tailed shrew
Insectivora Soricidae Sorex unguiculatus long tailed shrew
Lagomorpha Leporidae Lepus timidus snow or arctic hare
Lagomorpha Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus Old World rabbit
Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Ochotona hyperborea pika
Perissodactyla Equidae Equus caballus horse
Rodentia Dipodidae Sicista caudata birch mouse
Rodentia Muridae Apodemus peninsulae Old World field mouse
Rodentia Muridae Apodemus speciosus Old World field mouse
Rodentia Muridae Clethrionomys rufocanus red-backed mouse/bank vole
Rodentia Muridae Clethrionomys rutilus red-backed mouse/bank vole
Rodentia Muridae Clethrionomys sikotanensis red-backed mouse/bank vole
Rodentia Muridae Lemmus amurensis true lemming
Rodentia Muridae Lemmus sibiricus true lemming
Rodentia Muridae Microtus fortis vole/meadow mouse
Rodentia Muridae Microtus montebelli vole/meadow mouse
Rodentia Muridae Microtus oeconomus vole/meadow mouse
Rodentia Muridae Mus musculus house mouse
Rodentia Muridae Myopus schisticolor wood lemming
Rodentia Muridae Ondatra zibothica muskrat
Rodentia Muridae Rattus norvegicus Norway rat
Rodentia Muridae Rattus rattus roof rat
Rodentia Sciuridae Marmota camtschatica marmot
Rodentia Sciuridae Pteromys volans Old World flying squirrel
Rodentia Sciuridae Sciurus vulgaris tree squirrel
Rodentia Sciuridae Spermophilus parryii ground squirrel
Rodentia Sciuridae Tamias sibiricus Siberian chipmunk
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Amblyotus nilssoni northern bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Murina ussuriensis tube-nosed insectivorous bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis brandti little brown bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis daubentoni Daubenton's bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis ikonnikovi Ikonnikov's bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis macrodactylus little brown bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Myotis yesoenis little brown bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus abramus bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Plecotus auritus Old World long-eared bat
Chiroptera Vespertilionidae Vespertilis sp. evening bat
* = domesticated or introduced        
From: Nowak, Ronald M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London        

Last Updated on 2/20/01