Order Carnivora: Carnivores
| Common name
(Korean name) |
Species
(Authority) |
Preferred habitat | Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Canidae: Canids | ||||
| eurasian Wolf
|
Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Forests and open woods. | Paektusan area. |
|
| Dhole
|
Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) |
Dense forests and high mountains. | Paektusan area. |
|
| Raccoon Dog
|
Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) |
Wooded valleys. | Throughout mainland. |
|
| Fox
|
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Brushy areas and forest verges. | Northern and northeastern Korea. |
|
| Family Felidae: Felids | ||||
| Leopard Cat
|
Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792) |
Dense forests. | Central and northern Korea. |
|
| Eurasian Lynx
|
Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Montane forests. | North Hamgyong and Chagang, North Korea. |
|
| Amur Leopard
|
Panthera pardus orientalis (Schlegel, 1857) |
High dense forests. | Northern Korea. |
|
| Amur Tiger
|
Panthera tigris altaica (Temminck, 1844) |
Rocky forests. | Hamgyong provinces, northeastern North Korea. |
|
| Family Mustelidae: Mustelids | ||||
| European Otter
|
Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Riparian areas. | Throughout mainland, scattered. |
|
| Yellow-throated Marten
|
Martes flavigula (Boddaert, 1785) |
High forests. | Northern Korea. |
|
| Japanese Marten
|
Martes melampus (Wagner, 1841) |
High forests. | Central and northern Korea. |
|
| Sable
|
Martes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
High, dense boreal forests. | North Hamgyong, northeastern North Korea. |
|
| Asian Badger
|
Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847) |
Forests and mountain valleys. Fossorial. | Throughout mainland. |
|
| Least Weasel
|
Mustela nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Subalpine areas. | Far northeastern and northwestern North Korea. |
|
| Siberian Weasel
|
Mustela sibirica (Pallas, 1773) |
Forests and riparian areas. | Throughout, including Jeju. |
|
| Family Ursidae: Bears | ||||
| Asiatic Black Bear
|
Ursus thibetanus (G. Cuvier, 1823) |
Thick forests. | Jirisan and Seoraksan in South Korea; Kumgangsan and Paektusan in North Korea. |
|
| Brown Bear
|
Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Thick forests. | Central and northern Korea. |
|
| Superfamily Pinnipedia: Pinnipeds | ||||
| Common name
(Korean name) |
Species
(Authority) |
Preferred habitat | Range | Status |
| Family Otariidae: Eared Seals | ||||
| Northern Fur Seal
|
Callorhinus ursinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Coasts and seas. | Most common in the Sea of Japan. |
|
| Steller's Sea Lion
|
Eumetopias jubatus (Schreber, 1776) |
Coasts and seas. | Northern Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan |
|
| California Sea Lion
|
Zalophus japonicus (Peters, 1866) |
Rocky coasts. | Last seen on Liancourt Rocks in 1951. | |
| Family Phocidae: Earless Seals | ||||
| Common Seal
|
Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Coasts and seas. | Northern Sea of Japan. |
|
| Spotted Seal
|
Phoca largha (Pallas, 1811) |
Coasts and seas. | Throughout Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, and Korea Strait; large colony on Baengnyeongdo. |
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Read more about this topic: List Of Mammals Of Korea
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