The Norwegian mammal fauna: status and atlas mapping

Abstract

<strong>Abstract</strong> At least 85 mammal species (including 28 marine species) occur in Norway and Norwegian waters, of which 18 species currently are listed on the Norwegian Red List (Storkersen, 1992). <em>Canis lupus</em> is considered "Endangered", <em>Ursus major</em>, <em>Gulo gulo</em> and <em>Lutra lutra</em> are listed as "Vulnerable", <em>Mustela putorius</em> and <em>Sicista betulina</em> as "Rare", <em>Alopex lagopus</em> as "Indeterminate", and a number of species, mostly bats, are "Insufficiently known". A revised list is under preparation. At least 8 species have reached the country solely through intentional or accidental releases in Norway or neighbouring countries. Many species' distribution are not well known. The Norwegian Zoological Society started a mammal atlas project in 1993, based on squares of 10x10 km. Data collected for this project have also been presented to the EMMA project.

Keywords

• Mammals
• Status
• Extinction
• Conservation