Abstract
Present knowledge on mammals of small Italian islands consists mainly of episodic records. In this paper we collect all available information about the distribution of wild mammals on 47 small Italian islands. A total of 37-38 species was found, including: 1 Erinaceomorpha, 4 Soricomorpha, 16-17 Chiroptera, 3 Lagomorpha, 7 Rodentia, 2 Carni- vora and 4 Artiodactyla. The subspecific level has been identified whenever possible. The mammal fauna of the Isle of Elba (Tuscan Archipelago) is the richest, with 24 species, while the most common species are Rattus rattus present on 47 islands Oryctolagus cunicu- lus (34), and Mus musculus (33). With the exception of Crocidura sicula, the current mammal fauna on small Italian islands originated from introductions.
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