page_title: List of mammals of Austria
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Austria / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Came across these two fighting on the path, completely oblivious to us. Derwent Reservoir, Peak District, Derbyshire.Weasel Fight
context_page_description: This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 81 mammal species occurring in Austria. One of them is endangered, five are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Felis
  European wildcat, Felis silvestris LC
  Genus: Lynx
  Eurasian lynx, L. lynx LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Red fox, V. vulpes LC
  Genus: Canis
  Golden jackal, C. aureus LC
  European jackal, C. a. moreoticus
  Gray wolf, C. lupus LC
  Eurasian wolf, C. l. lupus
  Austro-Hungarian wolf, C. l. minor EX
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Brown bear, U. arctos LC
  Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Stoat, M. erminea LC
  European mink, M. lutreola CR
  Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
  European polecat, M. putorius LC
  Genus: Martes
  Beech marten, M. foina LC
  Pine marten, M. martes LC
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, M. meles LC
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, L. lutra NT
caption: Least weasel
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