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Animals in Germany

20 mammal species are recorded in Germany in this dataset, 1 of them in a threatened Red List category. Germany 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 Germany.

They belong to 13 families, the best represented being Bovidae (4), Muridae (3), Canidae (2). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 4 Near Threatened, 15 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 Germany is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 20 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
20
Threatened
1
Continent
Europe
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Germany

The most threatened species in Germany

1 of the 1 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Germany

  • Bovidae 4
  • Muridae 3
  • Canidae 2
  • Cervidae 2
  • Castoridae 1
  • Cricetidae 1
  • Erinaceidae 1
  • Leporidae 1

Every species recorded in Germany

All 20 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Germany

The countries in Europe that share the most species with Germany, 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.