List of mammals of Liechtenstein

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Liechtenstein. There are forty mammal species in Liechtenstein, of which two are vulnerable and two are near threatened.^[1]

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.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/cd	Lower risk/conservation dependent	Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt	Lower risk/near threatened	Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc	Lower risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

Yellow-necked mouse

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. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).

• Suborder: Sciurognathi
  • Family: Castoridae (beavers)
    • Genus: Castor
      • Eurasian beaver, C. fiber LC^[2]
  • Family: Gliridae (dormice)
    • Subfamily: Leithiinae
      • Genus: Dryomys
        • Forest dormouse, Dryomys nitedula LC
  • Family: Cricetidae
    • Subfamily: Arvicolinae
      • Genus: Arvicola
        • Water vole, Arvicola terrestris LC
      • Genus: Clethrionomys
        • Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus LC
      • Genus: Microtus
        • Field vole, Microtus agrestis LC
        • European pine vole, Microtus subterraneus LC
  • Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters)
    • Subfamily: Murinae
      • Genus: Apodemus
        • Yellow-necked mouse, A. flavicollis LC
        • Wood mouse, A. sylvaticus LC
        • Ural field mouse, A. uralensis LC^[3]
  • Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
    • Genus: Marmota
      • Alpine marmot, M. marmota LC^[4]

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

Mountain hare

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

• Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
  • Genus: Lepus
    • European hare, L. europaeus LC^[5]
    • Mountain hare, L. timidus LC^[6]

Order: Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and gymnures)

West European hedgehog

The order Erinaceomorpha contains a single family, Erinaceidae, which comprise the hedgehogs and gymnures. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.

• Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
  • Subfamily: Erinaceinae
    • Genus: Erinaceus
      • West European hedgehog, E. europaeus LC^[7]

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and solenodons)

Eurasian water shrew

European mole

Eurasian pygmy shrew

The Soricomorpha are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

• Family: Soricidae (shrews)
  • Subfamily: Crocidurinae
    • Genus: Crocidura
      • Bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon LC
      • Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula LC
      • Lesser white-toothed shrew, C. suaveolens LC^[8]
  • Subfamily: Soricinae
    • Tribe: Nectogalini
      • Genus: Neomys
        • Southern water shrew, Neomys anomalus LR/lc
        • Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens LR/lc
    • Tribe: Soricini
      • Genus: Sorex
        • Alpine shrew, Sorex alpinus LR/lc
        • Common shrew, Sorex araneus LR/lc
        • Crowned shrew, Sorex coronatus LR/lc
        • Eurasian pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus LR/lc
• Family: Talpidae (moles)
  • Subfamily: Talpinae
    • Tribe: Talpini
      • Genus: Talpa
        • European mole, Talpa europaea LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Western barbastelle

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
      • Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini NT^[9]
      • Brandt's bat, M. brandti LC^[10]
      • Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis LC^[11]
  • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
    • Genus: Barbastella
      • Western barbastelle, B. barbastellus NT^[12]
    • Genus: Nyctalus
      • Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC^[13]
    • Genus: Plecotus
      • Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus NT
• Family: Rhinolophidae
  • Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
    • Genus: Rhinolophus
      • Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC^[14]

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

European polecat

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: Caniformia
  • Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
    • Genus: Vulpes
      • Red fox, V. vulpes LC^[15]
  • Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
    • Genus: Lutra
      • Eurasian otter, L. lutra NT^[16]
    • Genus: Martes
      • Beech marten, M. foina LC^[17]
      • European pine marten, M. martes LC^[18]
    • Genus: Meles
      • European badger, M. meles LC^[19]
    • Genus: Mustela
      • Stoat, M. erminea LC^[20]
      • Least weasel, M. nivalis LC^[21]
      • European polecat, M. putorius LC^[22]

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Roe deer

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: Capreolinae
    • Genus: Capreolus
      • Roe deer, C. capreolus LC^[23]
• Family: Suidae (pigs)
  • Subfamily: Suinae
    • Genus: Sus
      • Wild boar, S. scrofa LC^[24]

Locally extinct

The following species are locally extinct in the country:

• European bison, Bison bonasus^[25]
• Lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros^[26]
• Brown bear, Ursus arctos^[27]

See also

• List of chordate orders
• Lists of mammals by region
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
• List of mammals described in the 2000s