Least Concern animals

LC · IUCN Red List data, updated August 9, 2026

3391 of the 6036 mammal species mapped on Animal World Map are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List — 56% of the dataset. They are recorded across 7 continents, most of them in Asia.

The species is widespread and abundant enough not to qualify for any threatened category. It does not mean the species is safe forever, only that nothing in the current data raises an alarm.

Where Least Concern sits on the scale

Least Concern species by continent

A species is counted on every continent where its Red List range description places it, so a wide-ranging animal appears more than once. The totals below therefore add up to more than 3391.

How many are left

Population estimates are quoted as the assessments word them, hedges included. Most species in this category have no reliable count at all, and the ones that do are usually stated as a bound rather than a figure — which is why they are not turned into a ranking here.

Aardvark Orycteropus afer
No precise global population estimate exists, but the species is considered common and widespread across much of its range, with a presumed stable overall trend despite localized declines.
Abyssinian Grass Rat Arvicanthis abyssinicus
No precise global population estimate is available.
Afghan Mouse-like Hamster Calomyscus mystax
No reliable population estimates exist.
Afghan Vole Microtus afghanus
No precise global population estimate exists, but the species is considered common within its range with a presumed stable population trend.
African Brush-tailed Porcupine Atherurus africanus
No precise global population estimate is available.
African Dusky Shrew Crocidura caliginea
No precise population estimates exist.
African Grass Rat Arvicanthis niloticus
No precise global estimate exists.
African Sheath-tailed Bat Coleura afra
No precise global population estimate exists, but the species is considered common in suitable habitat.