Mammals of France
12 species of mammals on file have openly licensed sighting records from France, 7 of them threatened.
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Which mammals are recorded in France?
Most looked-up first.
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Grey wolf
Canis lupus
Lion
Panthera leo
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Eurasian beaver
Castor fiber
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Northern giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Full list
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Canidae | Least Concern | 238,771 |
| Grey wolf | Canis lupus | Canidae | Least Concern | 46,019 |
| Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | Vulnerable | 11 |
| Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae | Near Threatened | 1 |
| Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | Endangered | 2 |
| Leopard | Panthera pardus | Felidae | Vulnerable | 5 |
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Felidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Eurasian beaver | Castor fiber | Castoridae | Least Concern | 39,711 |
| Blue whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Balaenopteridae | Endangered | 23 |
| Northern giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | Giraffidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Common bottlenose dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae | Least Concern | 29,919 |
| Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Hominidae | Endangered | 1 |
Counted from CC0 and CC BY occurrence records on GBIF, which include captive and introduced animals. See the methodology.