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Animals in Luxembourg

Luxembourg enjoys a moderate climate without extremes being a component of the West European Continental climatic region. Inhabitants experience mild winters, fairly cool summers and heavy rainfall. The deeply incised narrow valleys of the country's northern part, in some ways, provide a habitat for rare protected animals like the European Otter. In the south, nature has reclaimed deserted open pit mines and abandoned quarries, giving room for flowers to spring in most of this area.

Notwithstanding the small size of the country, quite a number of animals exist within her boarders. The country harbor even-toad ungulates like the wild boar, elk and roe deer. Carnivores are not in short supply in Luxembourg, some of which are least weasel, common otter, European pine marti, cross fox, beech marten, , European polecat, brown bear, badger, ermine, arctic wolf and wild cat,.

If you are interested in bats , a visit to this country will afford you the opportunity of seeing the brandt's bat, the pond bat, the greater horseshoe bat, the lesser horseshoe bat ,the greater mouse-eared bat, , the noctule, the nathusius' pipistrelle, the common pipistrelle, the brown big-eared bat, the gray big-eared bat, , the whiskered bat, the natterer's bat, the lesser noctule , the western barbastelle and the serotine.

Rodents are the last category of animals in Luxembourg. While they may be few by name, their presence is preponderance. These rodents are common vole, black-bellied hamster, long-tailed field mouse, field vole, garden domouse, and European pine vole.

Luxembourg is not only known for the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, it is also fondly remembered for inhabiting the smallest living carnivore in the world. This animal is about 23 centimeters in length and goes by the name 'least weasel'. It is highly solitary in nature.

Animals in Luxembourg

Even-toed ungulates in Luxembourg

Carnivores in Luxembourg

Bats in Luxembourg

Rodents in Luxembourg