page_title: List of mammals of Iceland
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Iceland / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Grey seals at Rhossili on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales.
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Iceland. There are twenty-eight mammal species in Iceland, of which four are endangered and four are vulnerable.
  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: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus LC
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Polar bear, Ursus maritimus VU
  Family: Odobenidae
  Genus: Odobenus
  Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus extirpated from Iceland
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Pagophilus
  Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus LC
  Genus: Pusa
  Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LC
  Genus: Cystophora
  Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata VU
  Genus: Erignathus
  Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus LC
  Genus: Halichoerus
  Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus LC
  Genus: Phoca
  Common seal, Phoca vitulina LC
  Family: Mustelidae (weasels and allies)
  Genus: Mustela
  American mink, Mustela vison LC introduced
caption: Grey seal
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