larger. This ecoregion supports the following native non-endemic threatened mammals: European mink (Mustela lutreola, Endangered) European otter (Lutra lutra, Near Threatened) garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus, Near Threatened) Greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus, Near Threatened) pond bat (Myotis dasycneme, Near Threatened) western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus, Vulnerable) Russian desman (Desmana moschata, Vulnerable) The Scandinavian and Russian taiga has only a single non-endemic special status native reptile: the Lower Risk grass snake (Natrix natrix). Native non-endemic threatened avian species in the ecoregion are: aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola, Vulnerable) black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa, Near Threatened) Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata, Near Threatened) European roller (Coracias garrulus, Near Threatened) great snipe (Gallinago media, Near Threatened) greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga, Vulnerable) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus, Vulnerable) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus, Near Threatened) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus, Near Threatened) yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola, Vulnerable) Protected areas The following is a partial list of protected areas lying within the Scandinavian and Russian taiga: Björnlandet National Park, Sweden Femundsmarka National Park, Norway Helvetinjärvi National Park, Finland Isojärvi National Park, Finland Koli National Park, Finland Liesjärvi National Park, Finland Muddus National Park, Sweden Paanajärvi National Park, Russia Skuleskogen National Park, Sweden Vodlozersky National Park, Russia References Taiga and boreal forests Ecoregions of Europe Ecoregions of Finland Ecoregions of Norway Ecoregions of Russia Ecoregions of Sweden Forests of Finland Forests and woodlands of Norway Forests of Sweden Palearctic ecoregions