Animals in South Korea
3 mammal species are recorded in South Korea in this dataset, none of them currently in a threatened Red List category. South Korea sits in Asia, where 324 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names South Korea.
They belong to 3 families, the best represented being Eschrichtiidae (1), Muridae (1), Soricidae (1). By Red List category: 3 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 South Korea is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 3 of them have a full written profile.
- Species recorded
- 3
- Threatened
- 0
- Continent
- Asia
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in South Korea
The families found in South Korea
- Eschrichtiidae 1
- Muridae 1
- Soricidae 1
Every species recorded in South Korea
All 3 of them, written profiles first.
Where to go from South Korea
The countries in Asia that share the most species with South Korea, 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.