List of mammals of Luxembourg

Template:Short description This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 46 mammal species occurring in Luxembourg. Three of them are near threatened and most are least concern. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Garden dormouse

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Common vole

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.

Suborder: Sciuromorpha
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Sciurinae
    - Tribe: Sciurini
      - Genus: Sciurus
        Red squirrel, S. vulgaris Template:IUCN status^[1]
- Family: Gliridae (dormice)
  - Subfamily: Leithiinae
    - Genus: Eliomys
      - Garden dormouse, E. quercinus Template:IUCN status^[2]
    - Genus: Muscardinus
      - Hazel dormouse, M. avellanarius Template:IUCN status^[3]
  - Subfamily: Glirinae
    - Genus: Glis
      - European edible dormouse, G. glis Template:IUCN status^[4]
Suborder: Castorimorpha
- Family: Castoridae (beavers)
  - Genus: Castor
    - American beaver, C. canadensis Template:IUCN status introduced
    - Eurasian beaver, C. fiber Template:IUCN status
Suborder: Myomorpha
- Family: Cricetidae
  - Subfamily: Cricetinae
    - Genus: Cricetus
      - European hamster, C. cricetus Template:IUCN status^[5]
  - Subfamily: Arvicolinae
    - Genus: Arvicola
      - European water vole, A. amphibius Template:IUCN status^[6]
    - Genus: Clethrionomys
      - Bank vole, C. glareolus LC
    - Genus: Microtus
      - Field vole, M. agrestis LC
      - Common vole, M. arvalis LC
      - European pine vole, M. subterraneus LC
    - Genus: Ondatra
      - Muskrat, O. zibethicus Template:IUCN status, introduced
- Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
  - Subfamily: Murinae
    - Genus: Apodemus
      - Yellow-necked mouse, A. flavicollis LC
      - Wood mouse, A. sylvaticus LC
    - Genus: Rattus
      - Brown rat, R. norvegicus Template:IUCN status, introduced
    - Genus: Mus
      - House mouse, M. musculus Template:IUCN status, introduced
    - Genus: Micromys
      - Eurasian harvest mouse, M. minutus Template:IUCN status
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
- Family: Echimyidae (spiny rats)
  - Genus: Myocastor
    - Nutria, M. coypus Template:IUCN status, introduced

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Genus: Lepus
  - European hare, L. europaeus Template:IUCN status
- Genus: Oryctolagus
  - European rabbit, O. cuniculus Template:IUCN status introduced

Order: Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, gymnures, shrews, moles, and solenodons)

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West European hedgehog

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Common shrew

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European mole

The order Eulipotyphla contains 4 extant families (Solenodontidae, Talpidae, Soricidae, and Erinaceidae). The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
- Subfamily: Erinaceinae
  - Genus: Erinaceus
    - West European hedgehog, E. europaeus Template:IUCN status^[7]
Family: Talpidae (moles)
- Genus: Talpa
  - European mole, T. europaea Template:IUCN status
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Soricinae
  - Genus: Sorex
    - Common shrew, S. araneus Template:IUCN status
    - Eurasian pygmy shrew, S. minutus Template:IUCN status
  - Genus: Neomys
    - Eurasian water shrew, N. fodiens Template:IUCN status
- Subfamily: Crocidurinae
  - Genus: Crocidura
    - Greater white-toothed shrew, C. russula Template:IUCN status
    - Bicolored shrew, C. leucodon Template:IUCN status
    - Güldenstädt's shrew, C. gueldenstaedtii Template:IUCN status

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Daubenton's bat

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Common noctule

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Nathusius' pipistrelle

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Brown long-eared bat

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Family: Vespertilionidae
- Genus: Vespertilio
  - Parti-coloured bat, V. murinus Template:IUCN status
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteinii Template:IUCN status
    - Brandt's bat, M. brandti Template:IUCN status
    - Pond bat, M. dasycneme Template:IUCN status^[8]
    - Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii Template:IUCN status
    - Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus Template:IUCN status
    - Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis Template:IUCN status^[9]
    - Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus Template:IUCN status^[10]
    - Natterer's bat, M. nattereri Template:IUCN status^[11]
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  - Genus: Barbastella
    - Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus Template:IUCN status^[12]
  - Genus: Eptesicus
    - Serotine bat, E. serotinus Template:IUCN status
  - Genus: Nyctalus
    - Common noctule, N. noctula Template:IUCN status^[13]
    - Lesser noctule, N. leisleri Template:IUCN status^[14]
  - Genus: Pipistrellus
    - Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii Template:IUCN status^[15]
    - Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus Template:IUCN status
    - Soprano pipistrelle, P. pygmaeus Template:IUCN status
  - Genus: Plecotus
    - Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus Template:IUCN status^[16]
    - Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus Template:IUCN status
Family: Rhinolophidae
- Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  - Genus: Rhinolophus
    - Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum Template:IUCN status^[17]
    - Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros Template:IUCN status^[18]

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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Least weasel

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Beech marten

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Feliformia
- Family: Felidae (cats)
  - Subfamily: Felinae
    - Genus: Felis
      - European wildcat, F. silvestris Template:IUCN status^[19]
    - Genus: Lynx
      - Eurasian lynx, L. lynx Template:IUCN status
Suborder: Caniformia
- Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Canis
    - Gray wolf, C. lupus Template:IUCN status^[20]
      - Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
  - Genus: Vulpes
    - Red fox, V. vulpes Template:IUCN status^[21]
- Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  - Genus: Lutra
    - European otter, L. lutra Template:IUCN status^[22]
  - Genus: Martes
    - European pine marten, M. martes Template:IUCN status^[23]
    - Beech marten, M. foina Template:IUCN status^[24]
  - Genus: Meles
    - European badger, M. meles Template:IUCN status^[25]
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Stoat, M. erminea Template:IUCN status^[26]
    - Least weasel, M. nivalis Template:IUCN status^[27]
    - European polecat, M. putorius Template:IUCN status^[28]
  - Genus: Neogale
    - American mink, N. vison Template:IUCN status presence uncertain, introduced^[29]
- Family: Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, cacomistles, ringtails)
  - Genus: Procyon
    - Northern raccoon, P. lotor Template:IUCN status, introduced^[30]

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Cervinae
  - Genus: Cervus
    - Red deer, C. elaphus Template:IUCN status^[31]
      - Central European red deer, C. e. hippelaphus
  - Genus: Dama
    - European fallow deer, D. dama Template:IUCN status introduced^[32]
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  - Genus: Capreolus
    - Roe deer, C. capreolus Template:IUCN status^[33]
Family: Suidae (pigs)
- Subfamily: Suinae
  - Genus: Sus
    - Wild boar, S. scrofa Template:IUCN status^[34]
      - Central European boar, S. s. scrofa

Locally extinct

The following species are locally extinct in the country:

Brown bear, Ursus arctos^[35]
European bison, Bison bonasus

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List of mammals of Luxembourg

Contents

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, gymnures, shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Locally extinct

See also

References

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List of mammals of Luxembourg

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Order: Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs, gymnures, shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Locally extinct

See also

References

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