: Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁m amm al ▁species ▁recorded ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁There ▁are ▁eight y - four ▁m amm al ▁species ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁of ▁which ▁six ▁are ▁end anger ed , ▁six ▁are ▁vulner able , ▁and ▁two ▁are ▁near ▁threatened . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁listed ▁for ▁South ▁Korea ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁ext inct . ▁The ▁national ▁animal ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁is ▁the ▁Si ber ian ▁t iger . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁tags ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁highlight ▁each ▁species ' ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁ass essed ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature : ▁ ▁Some ▁species ▁were ▁ass essed ▁using ▁an ▁earlier ▁set ▁of ▁criteria . ▁Species ▁ass essed ▁using ▁this ▁system ▁have ▁the ▁following ▁instead ▁of ▁near ▁threatened ▁and ▁least ▁concern ▁categories : ▁ ▁Sub class : ▁Th eria ▁ ▁In frac lass : ▁E uther ia ▁ ▁Order : ▁Rod ent ia ▁( rod ents ) ▁ ▁Rod ents ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁largest ▁order ▁of ▁m amm als , ▁with ▁over ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁m amm al ian ▁species . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁in cis ors ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁j aw ▁which ▁grow ▁contin ually ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁kept ▁short ▁by ▁g na wing . ▁Most ▁rod ents ▁are ▁small ▁though ▁the ▁cap y bara ▁can ▁we igh ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁Sub order :