Mammals of Mongolia

Every mammals in the Wildlife of Mongolia guide: 134 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Bovidae

• Siberian Ibex Capra sibirica
• Mongolian Gazelle Procapra gutturosa
• Argali Ovis ammon
• Goitered Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
• Saiga Saiga tatarica

Camelidae

• Wild Bactrian Camel Camelus ferus

Canidae

• Corsac Fox Vulpes corsac
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
• Gray Wolf Canis lupus
• Common Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides

Castoridae

• Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber

Cervidae

• Eastern Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus
• Wapiti Cervus canadensis
• Caribou Rangifer tarandus
• Moose Alces alces

Cricetidae

• Northern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys rutilus
• Gray Red-backed Vole Craseomys rufocanus
• Striped Lesser Hamster Cricetulus barabensis
• Long-tailed Lesser Hamster Cricetulus longicaudatus
• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole Alticola barakshin
• Desert Hamster Phodopus roborovskii
• Brandt's Vole Lasiopodomys brandtii
• Gray Hamster Nothocricetulus migratorius
• Root Vole Alexandromys oeconomus
• Mongolian Mountain Vole Alticola semicanus
• Reed Vole Alexandromys fortis
• Eastern Mole Vole Ellobius tancrei
• Narrow-headed Vole Stenocranius gregalis
• Mongolian Hairy-footed Hamster Cricetiscus campbelli
• Yellow Steppe Lemming Eolagurus luteus
• Northern Mole Vole Ellobius talpinus
• Wood Lemming Myopus schisticolor
• Mongolian Vole Alexandromys mongolicus
• Mongolian Hamster Allocricetulus curtatus
• Sokolov's Lesser Hamster Cricetulus sokolovi
• Przewalski's Steppe Lemming Eolagurus przewalskii
• Mandarin Vole Lasiopodomys mandarinus
• Eurasian Water Vole Arvicola amphibius
• Large-eared Vole Alticola macrotis
• Short-tailed Field Vole Microtus agrestis
• Steppe Vole Lagurus lagurus

Dipodidae

• Northern Three-toed Jerboa Dipus sagitta
• Long-eared Jerboa Euchoreutes naso
• Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa Stylodipus andrewsi
• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa Cardiocranius paradoxus
• Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa Stylodipus sungorus
• Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa Pygeretmus pumilio
• Thick-tailed Pygmy Jerboa Salpingotus crassicauda
• Kozlov's Pygmy Jerboa Salpingotus kozlovi
• Northern Small Five-toed Jerboa Scarturus elater

Equidae

• Onager Equus hemionus
• Wild Horse Equus ferus

Erinaceidae

• Common Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
• Daurian Hedgehog Mesechinus dauuricus

Felidae

• Pallas's Cat Otocolobus manul
• Snow Leopard Panthera uncia
• Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
• African Wildcat Felis lybica

Gliridae

• Eurasian Forest Dormouse Dryomys nitedula

Leporidae

• Tolai Hare Lepus tolai
• Mountain Hare Lepus timidus
• European Hare Lepus europaeus

Moschidae

• Siberian Musk-deer Moschus moschiferus

Muridae

• Mongolian Jird Meriones unguiculatus
• Korean Field Mouse Apodemus peninsulae
• Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus
• Herb Field Mouse Apodemus uralensis
• House Mouse Mus musculus
• Great Gerbil Rhombomys opimus
• Striped Field Mouse Apodemus agrarius
• Tamarisk Jird Meriones tamariscinus
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus

Mustelidae

• Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica
• Amur Badger Meles amurensis
• Steppe Polecat Mustela eversmanii
• Beringian Ermine Mustela erminea
• Altai Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica
• Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna
• Sable Martes zibellina
• Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
• Wolverine Gulo gulo
• Asian Badger Meles leucurus
• Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
• Stone Marten Martes foina

Ochotonidae

• Daurian Pika Ochotona dauurica
• Northern Pika Ochotona hyperborea
• Alpine Pika Ochotona alpina
• Pallas's Pika Ochotona pallasii

Sciuridae

• Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus
• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel Urocitellus undulatus
• Tarbagan Marmot Marmota sibirica
• Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
• Daurian Ground Squirrel Spermophilus dauricus
• Pallid Ground Squirrel Spermophilus pallidicauda
• Gray Marmot Marmota baibacina
• Alashan Ground Squirrel Spermophilus alaschanicus
• Brandt's Ground Squirrel Spermophilus brevicauda
• Siberian Flying Squirrel Pteromys volans

Sminthidae

• Northern Birch Mouse Sicista betulina
• Southern Birch Mouse Sicista subtilis

Soricidae

• Tundra Shrew Sorex tundrensis
• Laxmann's Shrew Sorex caecutiens
• Siberian White-toothed Shrew Crocidura sibirica
• Lesser White-toothed Shrew Crocidura suaveolens
• Flat-skulled Shrew Sorex roboratus
• Siberian Large-toothed Shrew Sorex daphaenodon
• Eurasian Least Shrew Sorex minutissimus
• Shantung White-toothed Shrew Crocidura shantungensis
• Taiga Shrew Sorex isodon
• Eurasian Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
• Common Shrew Sorex araneus

Spalacidae

• Steppe Zokor Myospalax aspalax
• Khingan Zokor Myospalax epsilanus

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Talpidae

• Altai Mole Talpa altaica
• Short-faced Mole Scaptochirus moschatus

Ursidae

• Brown Bear Ursus arctos

Vespertilionidae

• Gobi Serotine Cnephaeus gobiensis
• David's Myotis Myotis davidii
• Ognev's Long-eared Bat Plecotus ognevi
• Russian Myotis Myotis petax
• Northern Serotine Cnephaeus nilssonii
• Eurasian Particolored Bat Vespertilio murinus
• Kozlov's Long-eared Bat Plecotus kozlovi
• Siberian Whiskered Myotis Myotis sibiricus
• Turkmen Long-eared Bat Plecotus turkmenicus
• Strelkov's Long-eared Bat Plecotus strelkovi
• Ikonnikov's Myotis Myotis ikonnikovi
• Asian Particolored Bat Vespertilio sinensis
• Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus
• Far Eastern Myotis Myotis bombinus
• Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat Murina hilgendorfi
• Lesser Myotis Myotis blythii
• Savi's Pipistrelle Hypsugo savii

Frequently asked questions

How many mammals are in the Wildlife of Mongolia guide?

The guide lists 134 mammals of Mongolia, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of mammals are covered?

Bovidae (5), Camelidae (1), Canidae (4), Castoridae (1), Cervidae (4), Cricetidae (26), Dipodidae (9), Equidae (2), Erinaceidae (2), Felidae (4), Gliridae (1), Leporidae (3), and 12 more groups.