page_title: List of mammals of the Azores
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of the Azores / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) at the British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England - photograph taken Sunday 17. August 2008. Deutsch: Mauswiesel (Mustela nivalis) im britischen Wildlife Centre in Surrey, England - Foto aufgenommen am Sonntag, den 17. August 2008. Italiano: Donnola (Mustela nivalis)
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Azores Islands, Portugal. Except for marine mammals and two species of bats, the Azores were completely devoid of mammals prior to their discovery in the early 15th century. All other mammals in the islands are therefore introduced species.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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: Caniformia
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LC
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Monachus
  Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus EX
caption: Least weasel
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