Animals in Netherlands
4 mammal species are recorded in Netherlands in this dataset, 1 of them in a threatened Red List category. Netherlands 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 Netherlands.
They belong to 4 families, the best represented being Bovidae (1), Castoridae (1), Cricetidae (1). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 1 Near Threatened, 2 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 Netherlands 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
- 1
- Continent
- Europe
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in Netherlands
The most threatened species in Netherlands
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 Netherlands
- Bovidae 1
- Castoridae 1
- Cricetidae 1
- Phocidae 1
Every species recorded in Netherlands
All 4 of them, written profiles first.
Where to go from Netherlands
The countries in Europe that share the most species with Netherlands, 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.