Italy
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Italy is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.
For a 2018 review of endemism in Italian mammals see (ResearchGate) and for a 2019 checklist indicating endemic species and subspecies see (ResearchGate).
Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.
Plecotus
sardus (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Sardinian Long-eared Bat
Sorex
samniticus (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Apennine Shrew
Talpa
romana (Eulipotyphla -
Talpidae) Roman Mole
Lepus
corsicanus (Lagomorpha
- Leporidae) Italian Hare
Microtus
brachycercus (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Calabria Pine Vole
Microtus
nebrodensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Sicilian Pine Vole
Sciurus
meridionalis (Rodentia
- Sciuridae) Calabrian Black Squirrel
Rupicapra ornata (Artiodactyla - Bovidae) Abruzzi Chamois