Turkey (Türkiye)
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Turkey 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.
Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Crocidura arispa (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Jackass White-toothed Shrew
Talpa levantis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Levant Mole
Microtus anatolicus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anatolian Vole
Microtus dogramacii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Dogramaci's Vole
Microtus
elbeyli (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Elbeyli
Vole
Microtus
lydius (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Turkish
Vole
Dryomys
laniger (Rodentia - Gliridae) Woolly
Forest Dormouse
Acomys
cilicicus (Rodentia
- Muridae) Turkish Spiny Mouse
Spermophilus taurensis (Rodentia - Sciuridae) Taurus Ground Squirrel
The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 6 species added to the 9 listed above total 15 endemic mammal species for Turkey.
Talpa hakkariensis (Eulipotyphla - Talpidae) Hakkari Mole
Chionomys stekolnikovi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Stekolnikov's Snow Vole
Microtus fingeri (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anatolian Pine Vole
Nannospalax cilicicus (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Central Anatolian Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax tuncelicus (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Tunceli Blind Mole-rat
Nannospalax turcicus (Rodentia - Spalacidae) Thracean Blind Mole-rat