page_title: List of mammals of Russia
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Russia / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: Fox in Simferopol zoo. This photograph was taken with an Olympus E-PL1
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Russia. There are 266 mammal species in Russia, of which five are critically endangered, thirteen are endangered, twenty-six are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Russia is extinct and one can no longer be found in the wild. All the mammals of Russia are in the subclass Theria and infraclass Eutheria, being all placental.
  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: Acinonyx
  Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus EX
  Genus: Felis
  Jungle cat, Felis chaus LC
  Pallas's cat, Felis manul NT
  Asiatic wildcat, Felis lybica ornata
  Genus: Lynx
  Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx LC
  Genus: Prionailurus
  Leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Amur leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis CR
  Persian leopard, Panthera pardus tulliana EN
  Siberian tiger, Panthera tigris tigris EN
  Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris tigris EX
  Snow leopard, Panthera uncia EN
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Corsac fox, Vulpes corsac LC
  Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus LC
  Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
  Genus: Nyctereutes
  Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides LC
  Genus: Canis
  Tundra wolf, Canis lupus albus LC
  Steppe wolf, Canis lupus campestris LC
  Mongolian wolf, Canis lupus chanco LC
  Eurasian wolf, Canis lupus lupus LC
  Hokkaido wolf, Canis lupus hattai EX
  Genus: Cuon
  Ussuri dhole, Cuon alpinus alpinus EN
  Tien Shan dhole, Cuon alpinus hesperius EN
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Eurasian brown bear, Ursus arctos arctos LC
  Kamchatka brown bear, Ursus arctos beringianus LR/lc
  East Siberian brown bear, Ursus arctos arctos LR/lc
  Ussuri brown bear, Ursus arctos lasiotus VU
  Polar bear, Ursus maritimus VU
  Ussuri black bear, Ursus thibetanus ussuricus VU
  Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger VU
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Mountain weasel, Mustela altaica LR/lc
  Stoat, Mustela erminea LR/lc
  Steppe polecat, Mustela eversmannii LR/lc
  European mink, Mustela lutreola EN
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LR/lc
  European polecat, Mustela putorius LR/lc
  Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica LR/lc
  Genus: Vormela
  Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna LR/lc
  Genus: Martes
  Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula LR/lc
  Beech marten, Martes foina LR/lc
  Pine marten, Martes martes LR/lc
  Sable, Martes zibellina LR/lc
  Genus: Gulo
  Wolverine, Gulo gulo VU
  Genus: Meles
  European badger, Meles meles meles LC
  Asian badger, Meles leucurus sibiricus LC
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, Lutra lutra NT
  Genus: Enhydra
  Sea otter, Enhydra lutris EN
  Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
  Genus: Callorhinus
  Northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus VU
  Genus: Eumetopias
  Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus EN
  Genus: Zalophus
  Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus EX
  Family: Odobenidae
  Genus: Odobenus
  Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus LR/lc
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Cystophora
  Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata LR/lc
  Genus: Erignathus
  Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus LR/lc
  Genus: Halichoerus
  Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus LR/lc
  Genus: Histriophoca
  Ribbon seal, Histriophoca fasciata LR/lc
  Genus: Monachus
  Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus CR
  Genus: Pagophilus
  Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus LR/lc
  Genus: Phoca
  Spotted seal, Phoca largha LR/lc
  Common seal, Phoca vitulina LR/lc
  Genus: Pusa
  Caspian seal, Pusa caspica VU
  Ringed seal, Pusa hispida LR/lc
  Nerpa, Pusa sibirica LR/nt
caption: Red fox
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