Terrestrial Mammals of the Kuril Islands and Adjacent Regions

Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok

Order Insectivora

I. Family Soricidae (Fisher)

1. Sorex unguiculatus (Dobson), long-clawed shrew, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south Kurils
2. Sorex gracillimus (Thomas), slender shrew, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south Kurils
3. Sorex caecutiens (Laxmann), Laxmann's masked shrew, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, Kunashir, Paramushir, Shumshu
4. Sorex minutissimus (Zimmermann), least (Sibirian) shrew, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, Kunashir, Shumsu
5. Sorex isodon (Turov), Sakhalin, Paramushir
6. Sorex beringianus (Yudin), Paramushir

Order Chiroptera

II. Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats)

7. Myotis daubentoni (Kuhl), Daubenton's bat, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south Kurils
8. Myotis macrodactylus (Temminck), Hokkaido, south Kurils
9. Myotis ikonnikovi (Ognev), Ikkonnikov's bat, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south Kurils
10. Myotis brandti (Eversmann), Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south Kurils
11. Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus), long-eared bat, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south and north Kurils
12. Amblyotus nilssoni (Keys. et Blas), nothern bat, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, south and north Kurils
13. Murina ussuriensis (Ognev), little tube-nosed bat, south Kurils

Order Rodentia Bowdich

III. Family Sciuridae Gray, squirrels

14. Tamias sibiricus Laxmann, Sibirian chipmunk, Sakhalin, Kunashir

IV. Family Muridae Grey, rats and mice

15. Apodemus speciosus Temminck, large Japanese field mouse, Japan, Kunashir
16. Rattus norvegicus Berkentheut, Norway rat, China, Korea, Sakhalin, Japan, south and north Kurils
17. Rattus ruttus Linnaeus, roof rat, China, Korea, Sakhalin, Japan, south Kurils
18. Mus musculus Linnaeus, House mouse, China, Korea, Sakhalin, Japan, south Kurils

V. Family Cricetidae Rochebrine, hamsters

19. Clethrionomys rufocanus Sundevall, Korean red-backed mouse, China, Korea, Sakhalin, Japan, south and north Kurils
20. Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas, ruddy vole, China, Korea, Sakhalin, Japan, south and north Kurils
21. Clethrionomys sikotanensis Tokuda, Sakhalin, south Kurils, Japan
22. Microtus oeconomus North Kurils, Kamchatka

Order Carnivora Bowdich

VI. Family Canidae Gray

23. Vulpes vulpes, red fox, Kuril Islands, Hokkaido
24. Alopex lagopus Linnaeus, Blue arctic fox, Ushishir (introduced)
25. Canis familiaris Linnaeus, dog, south Kurils

VII. Family Ursidae Gray

26. Ursus arctos Linnaeus, brown bear, north and south Kurils

VIII. Family Mustelidae Swainson

27. Martes zibellina Linnaeus, sable, Kunashir, Iturup, Hokkaido
28. Mustela erminea Linnaeus, ermine, Paramushir
29. Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, weasel, Kunashir, Paramushir, Shumshu, Kamchatka, Hokkaido
30. Lutreola vison Scheber, American mink, Urup (introduced)
31. Lutreola lutreola Linnaeus, European mink, Kunashir, Iturup (introduced)

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