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Animals in Russia

64 mammal species are recorded in Russia in this dataset, 11 of them in a threatened Red List category. Russia sits in Europe, where 124 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Russia.

They belong to 19 families, the best represented being Cricetidae (15), Mustelidae (7), Bovidae (6). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 4 Endangered, 6 Vulnerable, 8 Near Threatened, 45 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Russia is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 64 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
64
Threatened
11
Continent
Europe
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Russia

The most threatened species in Russia

8 of the 11 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Russia

  • Cricetidae 15
  • Mustelidae 7
  • Bovidae 6
  • Cervidae 5
  • Muridae 5
  • Canidae 4
  • Felidae 4
  • Ursidae 3

Every species recorded in Russia

Species 1 to 50 of 64, written profiles first.

Where to go from Russia

The countries in Europe that share the most species with Russia, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.