Animals in Russia — page 2
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 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 51 to 64 of 64, written profiles first.

Northern Red-backed Vole
Clethrionomys rutilus
Least Concern
Pallas's Cat
Otocolobus manul
Least Concern
Pine Marten
Martes martes
Least Concern
Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Least Concern
Saiga
Saiga tatarica
Near Threatened
Siberian Jerboa
Allactaga sibirica
Least Concern
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
Least Concern
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
Near Threatened
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Least Concern
Striped Dwarf Hamster
Cricetulus barabensis
Least Concern
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
Least Concern
Tuva Silver Vole
Alticola tuvinicus
Least Concern
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
Least Concern
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Least Concern
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.
