Animals in Greece

4 mammal species are recorded in Greece in this dataset, 2 of them in a threatened Red List category. Greece 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 Greece.

They belong to 3 families, the best represented being Muridae (2), Phocidae (1), Soricidae (1). By Red List category: 1 Endangered, 1 Vulnerable, 1 Least Concern, 1 Data Deficient.

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 Greece is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 4 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
4
Threatened
2
Continent
Europe
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Greece

The most threatened species in Greece

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 Greece

  • Muridae 2
  • Phocidae 1
  • Soricidae 1

Every species recorded in Greece

All 4 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Greece

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