This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Netherlands. There are 77 mammal species in the Netherlands, of which 0 are critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 8 are vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
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 keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Castoridae (beavers)
Genus: Castor
European beaver Castor fiber LC
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe: Sciurini
Genus: Sciurus
Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris LC
Family: Gliridae (dormice)
Subfamily: Leithiinae
Genus: Eliomys
Garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus NT
Genus: Muscardinus
Hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius LC
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genus: Cricetus
European hamster Cricetus cricetus LC
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Arvicola
European water vole Arvicola amphibius LC
Montane water vole Arvicola scherman LC
Genus: Clethrionomys
Bank vole Myodes glareolus LC
Genus: Microtus
Field vole Microtus agrestis LC
Common vole Microtus arvalis LC
Tundra vole Microtus oeconomus arenicola LC
European pine vole Microtus subterraneus LC
Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Apodemus
Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis LC
Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus LC
Genus: Micromys
Eurasian harvest mouse Micromys minutus LC
Genus: Mus
House mouse Mus musculus LC
Genus: Rattus
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus LC
Black rat Rattus rattus LC
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: Oryctolagus
European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus NT
Genus: Lepus
European hare Lepus europaeus LC
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 Erinaceus europaeus LC
The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Crocidurinae
Genus: Crocidura
Bicolored shrew Crocidura leucodon LC
Greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula LC
Subfamily: Soricinae
Tribe: Nectogalini
Genus: Neomys
Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens LC
Tribe: Soricini
Genus: Sorex
Common shrew Sorex araneus LC
Crowned shrew Sorex coronatus LC
Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus LC
Family: Talpidae (moles)
Subfamily: Talpinae
Tribe: Talpini
Genus: Talpa
European mole Talpa europaea LC
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteinii NT
Brandt's bat Myotis brandtii LC
Pond bat Myotis dasycneme NT
Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii LC
Geoffroy's bat Myotis emarginatus LC
Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis LC
Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus LC
Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri LC
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Barbastella
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus NT
Genus: Eptesicus
Northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii LC
Serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus LC
Genus: Nyctalus
Lesser noctule Nyctalus leisleri LC
Common noctule Nyctalus noctula LC
Genus: Pipistrellus
Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii LC
Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus LC
Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus LC
Genus: Plecotus
Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus LC
Grey long-eared bat Plecotus austriacus LC
Genus: Vespertilio
Parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus LC
Family: Rhinolophidae
Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
Genus: Rhinolophus
Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum LC
Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros LC
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenidae
Genus: Eubalaena
North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis EN (functionally extinct in north eastern Atlantic, a possible right whale was sighted off Texel and Schouwen-Duiveland in 2005.)
Family: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
North Atlantic gray whale Eschrichtius robustus EX
Family: Balaenopteridae
Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis EN
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus EN
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae LC
Family: Eschrichtiidae
Genus: Eschrichtius
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus LC
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Monodontidae
Genus: Monodon
Narwhal Monodon monoceros NT
Genus: Delphinapterus
Beluga Delphinapterus leucas NT
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Phocoena
Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena LC
Family: Physeteridae
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus VU
Family: Kogiidae
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps DD
Family: Ziphidae
Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae
Genus: Hyperoodon
Bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus DD
Genus: Mesoplodon
Sowerby's beaked whale Mesoplodon bidens DD
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris DD
Gray's beaked whale Mesoplodon grayi DD
Subfamily: Ziphiinae
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris LC
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Tursiops
Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus LC
Genus: Stenella
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba LC
Genus: Delphinus
Common dolphin Delphinus delphis LC
Genus: Lagenorhynchus
Atlantic white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus LC
White-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris LC
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus LC
Genus: Globicephala
Pilot whale Globicephala melas DD
Genus: Orcinus
Killer whale Orcinus orca DD
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
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Felis
Wildcat Felis silvestris LC
Genus: Lynx
Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx LC
Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
Subfamily: Viverrinae
Genus: Genetta
Common genet Genetta genetta LC
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Vulpes
Red fox Vulpes vulpes LC
Genus: Canis
Gray wolf Canis lupus LC
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Mustela
Stoat Mustela erminea LC
Least weasel Mustela nivalis LC
European polecat Mustela putorius LC
Genus: Martes
Beech marten Martes foina LC
Pine marten Martes martes LC
Genus: Meles
Eurasian badger Meles meles LC
Genus: Lutra
European otter Lutra lutra NT
Family: Odobenidae
Genus: Odobenus
Walrus Odobenus rosmarus DD
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Cystophora
Hooded seal Cystophora cristata VU
Genus: Halichoerus
Grey seal Halichoerus grypus LC
Genus: Pagophilus
Harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus LC
Genus: Phoca
Common seal Phoca vitulina LC
Genus: Pusa
Ringed seal Pusa hispida LC
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
Boar Sus scrofa LR/lc
Family: Cervidae (deer)
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Red deer Cervus elaphus LR/lc
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Capreolus
Roe deer Capreolus capreolus LR/lc
