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Animals in France
Native forests are home to creatures such as Wild boars, hedgehogs, shrews, Pine Martens, Roe and Red deer, Brown bears, and foxes. Raccoon dogs made their way from Russia and live along rivers. The Edible Dormouse lives in large groups in woodlands throughout the country, except the northwest and Aquitaine regions. The Genet, a relative of the Civet, also likes to live in the forest or along rocky terrain. Red squirrels are protected throughout the continent, though are prevalent in France. Stag beetles, whose number is declining, like to live in rotting wood. Be careful when burning wood, as a Fire Salamander may be inside.
Wolves had been eradicated in the Alp mountains back in the 1920s but have been making a strong return near the Italian border. Midwife toads live along garden walls in the mountainous and coastal regions. Look to the sky for eagles and falcons and below to see alpine hares, marmots, and chamois in French mountains.
Along the Mediterranean, beware the European or Mediterranean black widow spider whose venom causes serious illness, though not necessarily fatal. Catch lobster and crayfish while watching flamingos, egrets, herons, terns and buntings.
Stone Martens are found all over France. They are particularly fond of taking up residence in people's homes and car motors. Frelons are hornets found primarily in the western region, building large paper nests. Muskrats and Coypu destroy waterways and are considered a pest. European beavers are found in the Rhone river basin. Fish for eels, perch, salmon, trout and more in rivers. Marbled newts inhabit gardens and wet areas. Storks live in the north, while pheasants and partridges live in the south.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in France.
Even-toed ungulates in France
Chamois Wild boar Elk Roe deer Alpine ibex Southern chamoisCarnivores in France
Cross fox Beech marten Badger Ermine Arctic wolf Mediterranean monk seal European polecat European mink Brown bear Least weasel Common genet Wild cat Gray seal Common otter Eurasian lynx European pine martin Common sealDolphins, porpoises, and whales in France
Bottle-nosed dolphin Cuvier's beaked whale False killer whale Common minke whale Atlantic dolphin North atlantic right whale Pygmy killer whale Long-finned pilot whale Grey dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Atlantic white-sided dolphin White-beaked dolphin Killer whale Bunch Euphrosyne dolphin North atlantic beaked whale Common porpoise Rough-toothed dolphin True's beaked whaleBats in France
Kuhl's pipistrelle European free-tailed bat Nathusius' pipistrelle Common pipistrelle Particoloured bat Brown big-eared bat Gray big-eared bat Mediterranean horseshoe bat Western barbastelle Greater horseshoe bat Northern bat Bechstein's bat Serotine Lesser mouse-eared bat Brandt's bat Long-fingered bat Pond bat Geoffroy's bat Greater mouse-eared bat Whiskered bat Natterer's bat Giant noctule Lesser noctule Lesser horseshoe bat Noctule Mehely's horseshoe batHares, pikas, and rabbits in France
Sardinian pika Brown hare European rabbit Arctic hareRodents in France
Eurasian harvest mouse Cabrera's vole Field vole Yellow-necked field mouse Common vole Long-tailed field mouse European pine vole Alpine field mouse Alpine pine vole Southern water vole Savi's pine vole Mediterranean pine vole Lusitanian pine vole Gerbe's vole Eurasian beaver European snow vole Algerian mouse Black-bellied hamster Common dormouse Garden dormouse Alpine marmot Eurasian red squirrel
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