143 species
Mammals in Europe
Here are 143 species of mammals that live in Europe. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.
Bats2
Carnivores12
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Arctic Fox
Vulpes lagopus
1.4–9 kg
3–6 yrs
TundraMountainTaiga
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
100–300 kg
20–30 yrs
ForestTaigaMountain
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Eurasian Lynx
Lynx lynx
18–30 kg
10–17 yrs
ForestTaigaMountain
Near Threatened
🦬 Carnivores
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
5–12 kg
8–16 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
European Badger
Meles meles
7–17 kg
5–15 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
European Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
0.4–1.2 kg
2–7 yrs
ForestGrasslandGarden+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
European Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
0.5–1.2 kg
3–7 yrs
Gardenhedgerowwoodland_edge+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
European Pine Marten
Martes martes
0.8–1.8 kg
8–15 yrs
ForestTaigaWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
30–80 kg
6–13 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
3–11 kg
3–12 yrs
ForestFarmlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Stoat
Mustela erminea
25–440 g
1–7 yrs
ForestWoodlandTaiga+4
Least Concern
🦬 Carnivores
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
9–30 kg
7–13 yrs
ForestMountainTundra+1
Lagomorphs3
Pinnipeds2
Primates1
Rodents3
Ungulates9
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Alpine Ibex
Capra ibex
40–120 kg
15–20 yrs
alpineMountainrocky
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
25–50 kg
15–22 yrs
alpineMountainForest
Near Threatened
🦬 Ungulates
European Bison
Bison bonasus
300–920 kg
15–25 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Fallow Deer
Dama dama
35–100 kg
10–20 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Moose
Alces alces
300–800 kg
15–25 yrs
ForestWetland
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus
90–340 kg
10–20 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Vulnerable
🦬 Ungulates
Reindeer
Rangifer tarandus
60–300 kg
12–20 yrs
TundraTaigaMountain+1
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
15–35 kg
8–17 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Ungulates
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
50–200 kg
8–15 yrs
ForestFarmlandWetland+1
Other111
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
45 Khz Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
3.5–8 g
4–16 yrs
ForestWetlandWoodland+7
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Alcathoe Bat
Myotis alcathoe
3.5–6 g
3–8 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
American Mink
Mustela vison
0.5–1.6 kg
3–10 yrs
WetlandCoastRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Arctic Lemming
Dicrostonyx torquatus
30–112 g
1–2 yrs
TundraMountainGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus acutus
165–230 kg
22–27 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
15–40 g
0.5–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus
200–430 kg
20–31 yrs
OceanCoastarctic+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Bechstein's Bat
Myotis bechsteinii
7–14 g
10–21 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Beech Marten
Martes foina
1.1–2.3 kg
3–10 yrs
ForestWoodlandRocky Cliffs+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
75–230 g
1–3 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon densirostris
800–1200 kg
27–45 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brandt's Bat
Myotis brandtii
4–9 g
10–41 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
0.14–0.5 kg
1–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cape Hare
Lepus capensis
1.5–3 kg
3–8 yrs
GrasslandSavannaDesert+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cat
Felis catus
3.6–4.5 kg
12–18 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Caucasian Tur
Capra caucasica
50–100 kg
10–15 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cave Bear
Ursus spelaeus
400–600 kg
20–30 yrs
MountainForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cave Lion
Panthera spelaea
170–400 kg
15–25 yrs
TundraTaigaGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Chinese Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
10–18 kg
10–16 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Chinese Water Deer
Hydropotes inermis
9–14 kg
10–12 yrs
WetlandGrasslandForest+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
70–110 kg
20–25 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Genet
Genetta genetta
1–2.5 kg
8–13 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Mole
Talpa europaea
72–128 g
2–5 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Noctule
Nyctalus noctula
18–40 g
4–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandUrban+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus
5–14 g
1–1.5 yrs
ForestWetlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
14–50 g
0.3–1.5 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cow
Bos taurus
400–1000 kg
15–22 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
5–9 kg
6–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
13–27 kg
12–20 yrs
ForestGrasslandSavanna+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
2000–3500 kg
40–60 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Daubenton's Bat
Myotis daubentonii
7–15 g
4–22 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Donkey
Equus asinus
180–480 kg
25–50 yrs
DesertSavannaGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
East European Vole
Microtus levis
15–35 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
GrasslandWetlandFarmland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
0.4–0.7 kg
6–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Egyptian Rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
80–170 g
20–30 yrs
caveForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eurasian Particolored Bat
Vespertilio murinus
6–20 g
4–12 yrs
UrbanForestWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eurasian Water Shrew
Neomys fodiens
12–18 g
1–1.5 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Eurasian Water Vole
Arvicola amphibius
0.12–0.35 kg
0.5–2 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Free-Tailed Bat
Tadarida teniotis
20–35 g
8–12 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsCoast+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Mink
Mustela lutreola
0.4–0.74 kg
4–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Near Threatened
🦬 Mammals
European Otter
Lutra lutra
6–14 kg
5–12 yrs
RiverLakecoastal+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Polecat
Mustela putorius
0.6–1.7 kg
4–14 yrs
ForestWetlandWoodland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Souslik
Spermophilus citellus
0.19–0.34 kg
4–7 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
European Wildcat
Felis silvestris
3–8 kg
10–15 yrs
deciduous_forestForestWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Garden Dormouse
Eliomys quercinus
60–140 g
3–5 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Geoffroy's Bat
Myotis emarginatus
7–15 g
4–18 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Giant Noctule
Nyctalus lasiopterus
41–76 g
8–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Goat
Capra hircus
20–140 kg
10–18 yrs
MountainGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Golden Hamster
Mesocricetus auratus
0.1–0.2 kg
2–4 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandDesert+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Golden Jackal
Canis aureus
6–15 kg
8–14 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Big-eared Bat
Plecotus austriacus
5–13 g
4–12 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Gray Red-backed Vole
Myodes rufocanus
18–50 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
TaigaForestTundra+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
17–34 g
10–30 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater Mouse-eared Bat
Myotis myotis
28–45 g
4–22 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Greater White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura russula
6–14 g
0.75–2 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Guinea pig
Cavia porcellus
0.7–1.2 kg
4–8 yrs
GrasslandGardenUrban+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Harp Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus
120–180 kg
25–35 yrs
OceanCoastarctic+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
4–11 g
0.5–2 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hazel Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius
15–40 g
3–5 yrs
ForestWoodlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Hooded Seal
Cystophora cristata
145–410 kg
25–35 yrs
OceanCoastarctic
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Horse
Equus caballus
380–1000 kg
25–30 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandForest+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
House Mouse
Mus musculus
12–30 g
0.5–3 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
human
Homo sapiens
45–90 kg
60–120 yrs
ForestWetlandMountain+18
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Iberian Ibex
Capra pyrenaica
35–110 kg
10–16 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsWoodland+1
Endangered
🦬 Mammals
Iberian Lynx
Lynx pardinus
9–13 kg
10–15 yrs
mediterranean_scrubForest
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Irish Elk
Megaloceros giganteus
400–700 kg
10–15 yrs
GrasslandWoodlandTundra+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Kuhl's pipistrelle
Pipistrellus kuhlii
5–10 g
4–10 yrs
UrbanFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Laxmann's Shrew
Sorex caecutiens
3–8 g
0.8–1.5 yrs
ForestTaigaWetland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Least Weasel
Mustela nivalis
25–250 g
1–3 yrs
ForestGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Leisler's Bat
Nyctalus leisleri
11–20 g
3–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros
4–7 g
4–21 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Endangered
🦬 Mammals
Mediterranean Monk Seal
Monachus monachus
240–400 kg
20–30 yrs
coastalmarinecave
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
5400–10000 kg
30–50 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
mouflon
Ovis gmelini
25–55 kg
8–15 yrs
MountainGrasslandWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Mound-building Mouse
Mus spicilegus
12–25 g
0.5–2 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
0.6–2 kg
1–4 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Narrow-Headed Vole
Microtus gregalis
20–50 g
0.5–2 yrs
TundraGrasslandTaiga+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Nathusius's Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus nathusii
6–15 g
3–12 yrs
ForestWetlandWoodland+6
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Natterer's Bat
Myotis nattereri
6–12 g
4–20 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Neanderthal
Homo neanderthalensis
64–82 kg
30–40 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
40000–70000 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Northern Birch Mouse
Sicista betulina
6–13 g
1–2 yrs
ForestWetlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Northern Bottlenose Whale
Hyperoodon ampullatus
5000–7500 kg
27–37 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pallas' squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
0.31–0.42 kg
6–10 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pond Bat
Myotis dasycneme
11–20 g
8–19 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pony
Equus ferus
90–450 kg
20–35 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Pyrenean Chamois
Rupicapra pyrenaica
24–50 kg
15–22 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsGrassland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides
4–10 kg
4–11 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
300–600 kg
35–46 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Root Vole
Microtus oeconomus
20–50 g
0.5–1.5 yrs
WetlandTundraTaiga+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Russet Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus major
0.3–0.6 kg
3–6 yrs
GrasslandsteppeDesert
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Russian Desman
Desmana moschata
0.4–0.52 kg
3–4 yrs
RiverLakeWetland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Savi's Pipistrelle
Hypsugo savii
5–10 g
5–16 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsUrban+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Schreibers' bat
Miniopterus schreibersii
9–16 g
12–19 yrs
caveMountainForest+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
15000–30000 kg
50–70 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Serotine Bat
Eptesicus serotinus
15–35 g
4–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Siberian Chipmunk
Tamias sibiricus
50–120 g
2–10 yrs
ForestTaigaWoodland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Siberian Flying Squirrel
Pteromys volans
90–170 g
3–5 yrs
ForestTaigaWoodland
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
30–110 kg
8–18 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
4–8 g
4–16 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon bidens
900–1400 kg
27–37 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Steppe Bison
Bos priscus
400–900 kg
20–25 yrs
GrasslandTundraTaiga
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
90–156 kg
45–58 yrs
Ocean
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Taiga Shrew
Sorex isodon
6–14 g
0.75–1.5 yrs
TaigaForestWetland+2
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis
300–1200 kg
15–25 yrs
WetlandGrasslandRiver+3
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Whiskered Bat
Myotis mystacinus
4–8 g
4–23 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+5
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
White-beaked Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
180–350 kg
25–40 yrs
OceanCoast
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Wood Lemming
Myopus schisticolor
20–45 g
1–2 yrs
TaigaForestWetland+1
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
13–27 g
0.5–2 yrs
ForestWoodlandGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Woolly Mammoth
Mammuthus primigenius
4000–8000 kg
50–60 yrs
TundraGrasslandTaiga
Least Concern
🦬 Mammals
Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
20–45 g
1–3 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2