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:

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 (pigs)
 * Subfamily: Suinae
 * Genus: Sus
 * Wild boar, S. scrofa
 * Family: Cervidae (deer)
 * Subfamily: Cervinae
 * Genus: Cervus
 * Red deer, C. elaphus
 * Genus: Dama
 * Fallow deer, D. dama introduced
 * Subfamily: Capreolinae
 * Genus: Capreolus
 * Roe deer, C. capreolus
 * Family: Bovidae (bovids)
 * Genus: Bison
 * European bison, B. bonasus
 * Subfamily: Caprinae
 * Pyrenean chamois, Rupicapra pyrenaica

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.


 * Family: Equidae (horses etc.)
 * Genus: Equus
 * Wild horse, E. ferus reintroduced

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: Feliformia
 * Family: Felidae (cats)
 * Subfamily: Felinae
 * Genus: Felis
 * European wildcat, F. silvestris
 * Genus: Lynx
 * Eurasian lynx, L. lynx
 * Family: Viverridae
 * Subfamily: Viverrinae
 * Genus: Genetta
 * Common genet, G. genetta introduced
 * Suborder: Caniformia
 * Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
 * Golden jackal, C. aureus  vagrant
 * Gray wolf, C. lupus
 * Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
 * Genus: Vulpes
 * Red fox, V. vulpes
 * Family: Mustelidae (mustelids, weasels and stoats)
 * Genus: Mustela
 * Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
 * European polecat, M. putorius LC
 * Stoat, M. erminea LC
 * Genus: Lutra
 * European otter, L. lutra
 * Genus: Meles
 * European badger, M. meles
 * Family: Ursidae (bears)
 * Genus: Ursus
 * Brown bear, U. arctos presence uncertain
 * Eurasian brown bear, U. a. 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
 * Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus
 * Genus: Nyctalus
 * Lesser noctule, N. leisleri
 * Genus: Plecotus
 * Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus
 * 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: Rodentia (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: Castorimorpha
 * Family: Castoridae (beavers)
 * Subfamily: Castorinae
 * Tribe: Castorini
 * Genus: Castor
 * Eurasian beaver, C. fiber
 * Suborder: Myomorpha
 * Family: Cricetidae
 * Subfamily: Arvicolinae
 * Genus: Microtus
 * Field vole, Microtus agrestis LC
 * Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC
 * Family: Sciuridae
 * Subfamily: Xerinae
 * Genus: Marmota
 * Alpine marmot, M. marmota LC introduced
 * Family: Muridae (mice, rats, gerbils, etc.)
 * 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 (moles)
 * Subfamily: Talpinae
 * Genus: Talpa
 * European mole, T. europaea LC
 * Genus: Galemys
 * Pyrenean desman, G. pyrenaicus