Korean Peninsula

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively on the Korean Peninsula 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.

Craseomys regulus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Korean Red-backed Vole

The following additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above:

Eptesicus kobayashii (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Kobayashi's Serotine