List of mammals of Andorra
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Andorra. There are seventeen mammal species in Andorra, of which two are vulnerable and one is near threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed 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. |
Subclass: [Theria]
Infraclass: [Eutheria]
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: Suidae
- *Subfamily: Suinae
- **Genus: Sus
- *** Wild boar, Sus scrofa LC
- Family: Cervidae
- *Subfamily: Capreolinae
- **Genus: Capreolus
- *** Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus LC
Order: [Carnivora] (carnivorans)
There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
- Suborder: Caniformia
- *Family: Canidae
- **Genus: Vulpes
- *** Red fox, V. vulpes
- *Family: Mustelidae
- **Genus: Mustela
- *** Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
- *** European polecat, M. putorius LC
- *** Stoat, M. erminea LC
- **Genus: Lutra
- *** Eurasian badger, M. meles
- *Family: Ursidae
- **Genus: Ursus
- *** Brown bear, U. arctos
Order: [Chiroptera] (bats)
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
- *Subfamily: Myotinae
- **Genus: Myotis
- *** Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis
- *Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
- **Genus: Barbastella
- *** Barbastelle, B. barbastellus
- **Genus: Nyctalus
- *** Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
- Family: Rhinolophidae
- *Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
- **Genus: Rhinolophus
- *** Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC
Order: [Lagomorpha] (hares and rabbits)
- Family: Leporidae
- *Genus: Lepus
- ** European hare, L. europaeus
- *Genus: Oryctolagus
- ** European rabbit, O. cuniculus
Order: [Rodent]ia (rodents)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.
- Suborder: Myomorpha
- *Family: Cricetidae
- **Subfamily: Arvicolinae
- ***Genus: Microtus
- **** Field vole, Microtus agrestis LC
- **** Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
- *Family: Muridae
- **Subfamily: Murinae
- ***Genus: Apodemus
- **** Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC
- **** Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC
Order: [Soricomorpha] (shrews, moles, and solenodons)
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
- Family: Talpidae
- *Subfamily: Talpinae
- **Genus: Talpa
- *** European mole, T. europaea LC
- **Genus: Galemys
- *** Pyrenean desman, G. pyrenaicus