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Wildlife of Europe (Mammals)

Name the right mammal given the clues!
CT stands for 'Conservation Status'
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Last updated: December 30, 2024
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Habitat: all of Europe, except for Finland
Family: Cervidae
Scientific name: Cervus Elaphus
CT: Least Concern
Red deer
Habitat: all of Europe
Family: Cervidae
Scientific name: Capreolus capreolus
CT: Least Concern
Roe deer
Habitat: all of Europe
Family: Suidae
Scientific name: Sus crofa
CT: Least Concern
Wild boar
Habitat: Portugal and Spain
Family: Canidae
Scientific name: Canis lupus signatus
CT: Vulnerable
Iberian wolf
Habitat: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Family: Ursidae
Scientific name: Ursus arctos arctos
CT: Least Concern
Brown bear
Habitat: all of Europe, except for Ireland and the United Kingdom
Family: Canidae
Scientific name: Canis lupus lupus
CT: Least Concern
Grey wolf
Habitat: all of Europe
Family: Canidae
Scientific name: Vulpes vulpes
CT: Least concern
Red fox
Habitat: all of Europe
Family: Mustelidae
Scientific name: Meles meles
CT: Least Concern
European badger
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Habitat: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Family: Bovidae
Scientific name: Bison bonasus
CT: Reintroduced, Near Threatened
European bison
Habitat: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
Family: Felidae
Scientific name: Lynx lynx
CT: Least Concern
Eurasian lynx
Habitat: all of Europe, except for Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
Family: Cervidae
Scientific name: Dama dama
CT: Least Concern
Fallow deer
Habitat: Belarus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden
Family: Cervidae
Scientific name: Alces alces
CT: Least Concern
Elk
Habitat: France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
Family: Bovidae
Scientific name: Capra ibex
CT: Least Concern
Alpine ibex
Habitat: Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Family: Cervidae
Scientific name: Rangifer Tarandus
CT: Vulnerable
Reindeer
Habitat: Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Family: Mustelidae
Scientific name: Gulo gulo
CT: Vulnerable
Wolverine
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Level 76
Apr 22, 2025
I know this is a European animals quiz and this is a more North American name for it, but would you consider adding Caribou as a type-in for Reindeer? They're the same species and I thought I got it wrong and moved on when it wasn't accepted