New publication in our journal 📢 Lazar, A., Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C.R. The hidden diversity in Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 (Rodentia: Echimyidae): identity of T. pachyurus (Wagner 1845), and the description of a new species from Central Brazil. Mamm Biol (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s429... 🧪

1/3 #MammalWednesday The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) is an intriguing mammal native to Europe, often found near water bodies like rivers, lakes, and wetlands. 🌎 🦊 🦤

MammalWednesday: The largest European mammal is the European bison (Bison bonasus), also known as the wisent, with adult males weighing up to 1,000 kg. 🌎 🦊 🦤

MammalWednesday: #Red #foxes (#Vulpes vulpes) 🦊 have incredible hearing—they can detect the rustling of small rodents under thick snow and use a specialized hunting technique called "mousing," where they leap and dive headfirst to catch their prey! photo ccby © andrewm77 🌎 🐁

1/5 Recent interesting #Publication Sordello et al. (2025). Does artificial light interfere with the activity of nocturnal mammals? An experimental study using road underpasses. Biological Conservation, 302. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... 🌎 🦊 🦤 🧪

#MammalWednesday #Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) is a medium-sized #bat found in deciduous forests across Europe. It has a broad wingspan, large ears, and a brownish-grey fur coat. Bechstein's bats are insectivorous, feeding on moths, beetles, and other small insects. 🦊 🌎 🦤 🦇

1/2 #MammalWed The common genet (Genetta genetta) is a small, nocturnal carnivore found in woodlands, scrublands, and rocky areas. It has a slender body, long tail with black rings, and a spotted coat. Genets are agile climbers and primarily feed on small mammals, birds, insects, and fruits. 🦊 🌎

1/4 New interesting #Publication Brogi, R., Bongi, P., Del Frate, M. et al. Intra-guild competition and ecosystem services of mammal scavengers in a new colonized wolf landscape. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 79, 20 (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s002... 🌎 🦊 🦤 🧪 🐺

1/2 #MammalWednesday The Eurasian pygmy #shrew (Sorex minutus) is one of the smallest mammals found in Europe, inhabiting a variety of habitats including woodlands, grasslands, and gardens. It has a slender body, long pointed snout, and a brownish-grey fur coat. 🦊 🌎 🦤

1/2 #MammalWednesday The European polecat (Mustela putorius) is a medium-sized carnivore found in woodlands, wetlands, and agricultural areas across Europe. It has a slender body, dark brown fur with a lighter underbelly, and a distinctive facial mask. Polecats primarily feed on 🌎 🦊 🦤

Mammal Conservation Europe's Second General Meeting! Date and time: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 12:00 - 14:00 CET Location: Online Refund Policy: No Refunds See Additional information and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mammal-con... 🦊🌍🦤🧪

1/2 #MammalWednesday The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a small rodent found in woodlands, gardens, and rocky areas across Europe. It has a distinctive black mask around its eyes, a bushy tail, and a grey-brown coat. Garden dormice are nocturnal and hibernate for six to seven months!🦊🦤🌎

1/4 Interesting new #Publication Lee, K.A., Uzal, A., Gentle, L.K., Baker, P.J., Delahay, R.J., Sévêque, A., Davis, R.S. and Yarnell, R.W. (2025), Does Differential Habitat Selection Facilitate Coexistence Between Badgers and Hedgehogs?. Ecol Evol, 15: e70744. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70744 🧪🦤🌎🦊

1/2 The Northern birch mouse (Sicista betulina) is a small rodent found in forests and grasslands across Northern and Eastern Europe. It has a slender body, long tail, and a distinctive dark stripe running down its back. Birch mice are nocturnal and hibernate during the winter months.🌎 🦊 🦤

1/3 The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is one of the rarest marine mammals in the world, found in isolated locations in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. This seal is characterized by its robust body, short flippers, and a distinctive, rounded head. 🌎 🦭 🦊 🦤

1/2 (late) #MammalWednesday The European #hare (Lepus europaeus) 🐰 is a large, fast-running mammal found in open fields and grasslands across Europe. It has long ears, powerful hind legs, and a distinctive black-tipped tail. 🌎 🦊

1/5 Recent publication about mammal conservation: Schneider, D., et al.: Recognition of European mammals and birds in camera trap images using deep neural networks. IET Comput. Vis. 1–31 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1049/cvi2.12294 🦤 🌎 🦊

1/3 MammalWednesday The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik, is a small rodent found in Central and Southeastern Europe. It inhabits open grasslands, meadows, and agricultural fields, where it digs extensive burrow systems. 🦊 🦤 🌎

1/3 #MammalWednesday #Christmasmammal The #reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the #caribou in North America, is a large, migratory mammal found in the tundra and boreal forests of Scandinavia and Russia. 🦊 🦤 🌎

1/4 #MammalSunday The Sardinian long-eared #bat 🦇 (Plecotus sardus) is a rare and little-known mammal endemic to the island of #Sardinia in Italy. This bat is characterized by its exceptionally large ears, which are nearly as long as its body and aid in its highly developed 🦇 🦤 🌎 🦊

1/6 New #Mammal #Conservation #Publication Lind Hansen, Jonathan, Peter Sunde, Thorsten Johannes Skovbjerg Balsby, and Martin Mayer. 2024. “ Using Animal–Vehicle Collision Data for Wildlife Population Monitoring.” Ecosphere 15(9): e4953. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

1/3 #MammalWednesday The Eurasian #lynx 🐱(Lynx lynx) is one of the largest species of lynx, native to the forests and mountains of Europe and Asia. This solitary and elusive predator is distinguished by its thick, tawny fur, black ear tufts, and bushy tail with a dark tip. 🦊🌍🦤

1/2 The European #bison 🦬, also known as the wisent, is the heaviest land mammal in Europe, with males weighing up to 920 kg. Found in forested areas, these herbivores graze on grasses, leaves, and bark. Once nearly extinct, conservation efforts have successfully reintroduced 🦊🌍🦤

1/6 Recent #Mammal #Conservation #Publication: Viviani, L., Nonnis Marzano, F., Mattucci, F. et al. Non-invasive monitoring of the European wildcat in a recently colonized area in the Northern Apennines (Italy). Eur J Wildl Res 70, 22 (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s103... 🦊🌍🦤🧪

1/3 #MammalWednesday The European #mole (Talpa europaea) is a fascinating mammal native to much of Europe, known for its subterranean lifestyle. This small, burrowing creature has a cylindrical body, velvety black fur, and highly adapted front limbs with spade-like paws that make 🦊🦤🌍

1/7 Recent Mammal Conservation Publication: Rasmussen SL, Schrøder BT, Berger A, Macdonald DW, Pertoldi C, Briefer EF, Alstrup AKO. (2024). Facing Danger: Exploring Personality and Reactions of European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) towards Robotic Lawn Mowers. 🦊🌍🦤🧪🦔

#MammalWednesday In Coypu (Myocastor coypus) self-grooming involves both forefeet and hintfeet. The long digits run systematically through the fur to remove debris and possibly external parasites. The underfur is dense and velvety and acts as a waterproof barr. 🦊🌍🐀

1/5 New #Publication in our Journal #MammalianBiology: Hatlauf, J., Lanszki, J. (2024). First dietary assessment of a generalist mesocarnivore, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Austria. doi.org/10.1007/s429... 🦊🌍🦤🧪

1/2 #MammalWednesday The European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) 🐈 is a small, elusive carnivore found in forests and grasslands across Europe. It resembles a domestic cat but is larger and has a bushier tail with a blunt tip. Wildcats primarily hunt small mammals, such 🦊🌍🦤

An important example for the need of animal conservation efforts!

1/6 Recent Mammal Conservation #Publication 🦊🌍🦤🧪: Michel, M., Guichard, B., Béesau, J. & Samaran, F. (2024) Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives. Marine Policy 160:105983. doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

1/3 #MammalWednesday The European badger (Meles meles) 🦡 is a burrowing mammal found in forests, grasslands, and urban areas across Europe. It is a social animal, living in family groups called clans within extensive underground setts. 🦊🌍

1/3 #MammalFriday The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a large ground squirrel found in the mountainous regions of central and southern Europe. Marmots live in colonies, inhabiting burrows at high altitudes, and hibernate for up to six months during the winter. 🦊🦤🌍⛰️

#Mammal #Conservation Work: Here you can see a poster from our colleagues and MCE members from Albania with the topic "Current Distribution and Abundance of the Balkan Lynx (Lynx Lynx balcanicus) and Efforts for its Recovery". 🦊🦤🌍🧪🐈

1/3 MammalWednesday: Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus): The Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small, semi-aquatic mammal endemic to the Pyrenees and northern Iberian Peninsula. It has a long, flexible snout and webbed hind feet, adaptations for its aquatic lifestyle. 1/3

1/6 Interesting Publication for mammal conservation: Simpson VR, Davison NJ, Dagleish MP. Causes of mortality and lesions observed post mortem in European moles (Talpa europaea) in Cornwall, South-west England. J Comp Pathol. (2019) 167:18–25. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.11.006 🦊🦤🌍🧪

1/8 Recent conservation publication: Glad A, Mallard F (2022) Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) distribution evolution under climate change: The use of species distribution models at a local scale in the western Pyrenees massif (France). Ecological Informatics 69:101646. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... 🦊🦤🌍🧪🏔️

1/5 New Paper in our Journal #MammalianBiology: Van Leeuwen, P. et al. (2024). Population genetic structure of the invasive American mink (Mustela vison) in France: evidence of a high genetic diversity and the existence of multiple genetic lineages. Mamm Biol. doi.org/10.1007/s429... 🦊🦤🌍🧪

1/2 #MammalTudesday The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is a remarkable architect of its environment, renowned for its ability to engineer entire ecosystems through dam-building. Once near extinction due to overhunting, conservation efforts have led to their recovery across Europe 🦊🦤🌍🦫

1/5 Paper Presentation: O'Hagan MJH, McCormick CM, Collins SF, McBride KR, Menzies FD. Are major roads effective barriers for badger (Meles meles) movements? Res Vet Sci. 2021 Sep;138:49-52. doi.org/10.1016/j.rv.... Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34098415. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

1/5 Recent Publication in our Journal #mammalianbiology Bílková, P., Vlček, J., Cvetković, T. et al. Odour preferred males led to a higher offspring number in the common vole. Mamm Biol 104, 287–298 (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s429...

1/4 #MammalMonday The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is an intriguing mammal native to Africa, known for its distinctive appearance and unique feeding habits. This nocturnal creature has a long, pig-like snout that it uses to sniff out ants and termites, which make up the majority of its diet. 🦊🌍🐽

1/3 #MammalMonday: The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is one of Europe's largest carnivores, with populations found in mountainous and forested regions of eastern and northern Europe. Brown bears are omnivorous, with a diet that includes plants, berries, insects, fish, and 🦤🌍🦊🐻

1/4 Paper publication in our Journal Mammalian Biology: Genov, T., Železnik, J., Bruno, C. et al. The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Mamm Biol 102, 1469–1481 (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s429.... 🦤🌍🦊🧪🐬

1/8 Recent Journal Publication: Port, M., Tröger, C. & Hohmann, U. Status assessment of a recently reintroduced eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) population in the Palatinate Forest, South-West Germany. Eur J Wildl Res 70, 55 (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s103... 🦤🌍🦊🧪🐈

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1/6 Hey there! We are Mammal Conservation Europe, a consortium of NGOs focused on mammal conservation and research. 🦤🌎🦊🧪