Order Carnivora Bowdich 1821
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Jump to navigationJump to searchFamily Canidae Gray 1821, canids
Genus Canis Linnaeus 1758, wolves
- Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758, wolf – rare drop ins.
Genus Vulpes Frisch 1775, true foxes
- Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus 1758), red fox – common.
Genus Nyctereutes
- Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834), raccoon dog - rare. Tracks seen near the Chernuye Sheli at the end of March 2010. Personal message of Краснова Е.Д. and Шекарова О.Н.
Family Ursidae Gray 1825
Genus Ursus Linnaeus 1758, bears
- Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758, brown bear – common.
Family Mustelidae Swainson 1835, the weasel family
Genus Gulo Pallas 1780
- Gulo gulo (Linnaeus 1758), wolverine – rare.
Genus Lutra Brisson 1762, otters
- Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758, European Otter – extremely rare.
Genus Martes Pinel 1792, martens
- Martes martes (Linnaeus 1758), European Pine Marten – rare.
Genus Mustela Linnaeus 1758, weasels
- Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758, stoat, ermine, or short-tailed weasel – common.
- Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766, least weasel – common.
- Mustela vison Schreber 1777, American mink – rare.
Family Felidae Gray 1827, felids
Genus Lynx Kerr 1792, lynxes
- Lynx lynx (Linnaeus 1758), Eurasian Lynx – rare.
Family Phocidae Gray 1825, true seals, or earless seals
Genus Erignathus Gill 1866
- Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben 1777), Bearded Seal, or Square Flipper Seal – common.
Genus Halichoerus Nilsson 1820,
- Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius 1791), Grey Seal – rare.
Genus Phoca Linnaeus 1758,
- Phoca groenlandica Erxleben 1777, Harp Seal – common.
- Phoca hispida Schreber 1775, Ringed Seal – common.
Family Odobenida Allen 1880
Genus Odobenus Brisson 1762, walrus
- Odobenus rosmarus L. 1758, walrus – very rare.