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Animals in France

23 mammal species are recorded in France in this dataset, 2 of them in a threatened Red List category. France sits in Europe, where 124 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names France.

They belong to 13 families, the best represented being Bovidae (3), Cricetidae (3), Muridae (3). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered, 4 Near Threatened, 17 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming France is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 23 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
23
Threatened
2
Continent
Europe
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in France

The most threatened species in France

2 of the 2 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in France

  • Bovidae 3
  • Cricetidae 3
  • Muridae 3
  • Cervidae 2
  • Leporidae 2
  • Mustelidae 2
  • Sciuridae 2
  • Canidae 1

Every species recorded in France

All 23 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from France

The countries in Europe that share the most species with France, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.