The rich diversity of mammals which dwells inside the forests of the RMNP had as result the integration of large areas into the Natura 2000 network and the characterization of the whole area of the RMNP as “protected”. According to the Environmental Study of the Rodopi Mountain-Range, in the area of the park can be met 57 mammalian species from which 14 of them are referred to the Annex II of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC. The RMNP is one of the last refuges for the Brown Bear in Greece. The Brown Bear is threatened to extinction in Greece according to The Red Data Book of Greece, and is mentioned as a species of community interest under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and one of the largest carnivores that exist.

Other significant species of the region are the Chamois which dwells onto the steep slopes of Rodopi (the main population dwells at the old growth virgin forest of Frakto), the Red Deer which in Greece is threatened with extinction since the total population of the country is 20-30 individuals, the European Otter and many Bat species which according to The Red Data Book of Greece and the IUCN Red list, are mentioned as vulnerable, like the Daubenton's Bat, the Greater Noctule Bat and Geoffroy's Bat.

Other species which can be found in the RMNP are the Wolf (which in Greece is characterized as vulnerable), the Roe Deer, the Wild Boar, the European Wildcat, etc.

Following there is an indicative table of the mammals of the RMNP:

Mammalia of the Rodopi Mountain Range National Park (RMNP) and conservation status

No	SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	RED LIST of THREATENED SPECIES of GREECE	IUCN Red List	HABITATS DIRECTIVE 92/43/EEC	BERN CONVENTION

INSECTIVORA

Erinaceidae
1	Erinaceus roumanicus Barrett-Hamilton	Eastern European Hedgehog	NE	LC
Soricidae
2	Crocidura leucodon Hermann	Bicolored Shrew	NE	LC		III
3	Crocidura suaveolens Pallas	Lesser White-toothed Shrew	NE	LC		III
4	Sorex araneus L.	Common Shrew	NE	LC		III
Talpidae
5	Talpa europaea L.	European Mole	DD	LC

CHIROPTERA

Rhinolophidae
6	Rhinolophus blasii Peters	Blasius's horseshoe bat	NT	LC	II, IV	II
7	Rhinolophus euryale Blasius	Mediterranean horseshoe bat	NT	NT	II, IV	II
8	Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber	Greater Horseshoe Bat	LC	LC	II, IV	II
9	Rhinolophus hipposideros Bechstein	Lesser Horseshoe Bat	LC	LC	II, IV	II
Mollosidae
10	Tadarida teniotis Rafinesque	European Free-tailed Bat	LC	LC	IV	II
Vespertilionidae
11	Barbastella barbastellus Schreber	Barbastelle	EN	NT	II, IV	II
12	Eptesicus serotinus Schreber	Serotine	LC	LC	IV	II
13	Hypsugo savii Bonaparte	Savi's pipistrelle	LC	LC	IV	II
14	Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl	Common Bentwing Bat	NT	NT	II, IV	II
15	Myotis alcathoe von Helversen and Heller	Alcathoe Myotis	DD	DD	IV	II
16	Myotis aurascens Kuhl	Steppe Whiskered Bar	DD	LC	IV	II
17	Myotis bechsteinii Kuhl	Bechstein's Bat	NT	NT	II, IV	II
18	Myotis blythi Tomes	Lesser Mouse-eared Bat	LC	LC	II, IV	II
19	Myotis capaccinii Bonaparte	Long-fingered Bat	NT	VU	II, IV	II
20	Myotis daubentonii Kuhl	Daubenton's Bat	VU	LC	IV	II
21	Myotis emarginatus Geoffroy	Geoffroy's Bat	NT	LC	II, IV	II
22	Myotis myotis Borkhausen	Greater Mouse-eared Bat	NT	LC	II, IV	II
23	Myotis nattereri Kuhl	Natterer's bat	NT	LC	IV	II
24	Nyctalus lasiopterus Schreber	Greater Noctule Bat	VU	NT	IV	II
25	Nyctalus leisleri Kuhl	Lesser Noctule	LC	LC	IV	II
26	Nyctalus noctula Schreber	Noctule	DD	LC	IV	II
27	Pipistrellus kuhlii Kuhl	Kuhl's Pipistrelle	LC	LC	IV	II
28	Pipistrellus nathusii Keyserling & Blasius	Nathusius' Pipistrelle	DD	LC	IV	II
29	Pipistrellus pipistrellus Schreber	Common Pipistrelle	DD	LC	IV	III
30	Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leach	Soprano Pipistrelle	DD	LC	IV	II
31	Plecotus auritus L.	Brown long-eared bat	VU	LC	IV	II
32	Plecotus austriacus J.B. Fischer	Grey long-eared bat	DD	LC	IV	II
33	Vespertilio murinus L.	Parti-coloured Bat	DD	LC	IV	II

LAGOMORFA

Leporidae
34	Lepus europaeus Pallas	European Hare	NE	LC		(III)

RODENTIA

Sciuridae
35	Sciurus vulgaris L.	Red Squirrel	NE	LC		III
Gliridae
36	Glis glis L.	Edible Dormouse	NE	LC		III
37	Dryomys nitedula Pallas	Forest Dormouse	DD	LC	IV	III
38	Muscardinus avellanarius L.	Hazel Dormouse	DD	LC	IV	III
Arvicolidae
39	Chionomys (Microtus) nivalis Martins	European Snow Vole	LC	LC		(III)
40	Microtus arvalis Pallas	Common Vole		LC
41	Microtus (Pitymys) subterraneus De Sélys-Longchamps	European Pine Vole	NT	LC
42	Myodes (Clethrionomys) glareolus Schreber	Bank Vole	NT	LC
Muridae
43	Apodemus agrarius Pallas	Striped Field Mouse	NE	LC
44	Apodemus flavicollis Melchior	Yellow-necked Mouse	NE	LC
45	Apodemus mystacinus Danford & Alston	Broad-toothed Field Mouse	NE	LC
46	Apodemus sylvaticus L.	Wood Mouse	NE	LC
47	Mus abbotti Waterhouse (syn. Mus domesticus Rutty, Mus musculus L.)	House Mouse	NE	LC

CARNIVORA

Canidae
48	Canis lupus L.	Gray Wolf	VU	LC	V	II
49	Vulpes vulpes L.	Red Fox	NE	LC
Ursidae
50	Ursus arctos L.	Brown Bear	EN	LC	II, IV	II
Mustelidae
51	Martes foina Erxleben	Beech Marten	NE	LC		III
52	Meles meles L.	Eurasian Badger	NE	LC		III
53	Mustela nivalis L.	Least Weasel	NE	LC		III
54	Mustela putorius L.	European poleca	NE	LC		III
55	Lutra lutra L.	European Otter	EN	NT	II, IV	II
Felidae
56	Felis silvestris Schreber	Wild Cat	NE	LC	IV	II

ARTIODACTYLA

Suidae
57	Sus scrofa L.	Boar	NE	LC
Cervidae
58	Cervus elaphus L.	Red Deer	CR	LC		III
59	Capreolus capreolus L.	Roe Deer	VU	LC		III
Bovidae
60	Rupicapra rupicapra (L.) ssp. balcanica Bolkay	Chamois	NT	LC	II	III

REFERENCES:	- NATURA 2000
	- IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-1.
	- Hellenic Zoological Society. (2009). Red List of Threatened species of Greece
	- Hellenic Ministry for the Environment Physical Planning & Public Works (H.M.E.P.P.P.W.), (2002). Special Environmental Study (S.E.S.) of the Rodopi Mountain-Range. [The file folder and content of the S.E.S. is based on the compilation and evaluation of the studies Tsiaoussi et. al. 1996 (Specific Management Plan for the site Periochi Elatia (GR1140003). Greek Biotope-Wetland Centre), Christoforidou et. al. 1998 (Special Environmental Study of Frakto - Haidou Koula and Surrounding Peaks. Prefecture of Drama) and Gatzogiannis et. al. 1999 (Special Environmental Study of the Rodopi region. Project LIFE- NATURE, ARCTOS (Phase II)/ LIFE96 NAT/GR/003222) and has been approved by the 186837/3275/25.9.2006 decision of the General Secretariat for Environment of the H.M.E.P.P.P.W.]. Vol. A & B. Athens: pp 513.
	- Zidarova S. 2006. Small mammals (Insectivora, Rodentia and Lagomorpha) of the Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece).
	- Mertzanis, G., Galanaki, A., Georgiakakis, P., Iliopoulos, G., Theodoropoulos, I. Kominos, Th., Kontsiotis, B., Papaioannou, H., Palaskas, D., Tragos, A., Tsiaras, D. and Nouska, P. 2015. Phases A',B', C’: Act: «Surveillance and assessment of the conservation status of the mammalian species of Community Interest in the Rodopi Mountain-Range National Park». Contractor: D. Tsiaras- A. Tsiaras.

Glossary for the table of Mammalia

Red List of Threatened species of Greece / IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria:
CR: Critically Endangered
ΕΝ : Endangered
VU: Vulnerable
ΝΤ: Near Threatened
LC: Least Concern
DD: Data Deficient
ΝΕ: Not Evaluated
Council Directive 92/43/EEC:
II : Annex II (Animal and Plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation)
IV: Annex IV (Animal and Plant species of community interest in need of strict protection)
V: Annex V (Animal and Plant species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures)
Bern Convention:
II : Appendix II (Strictly protected fauna species)
III : Appendix III (Protected fauna species)

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