Status and distribution of mammals in the Netherlands since 1800

Abstract

<strong>Abstract</strong> The recent and historical status and distribution of 64 Dutch wild mammals are described. In the last two centuries there have been a lot of changes in this field. Some species are increasing, but others are decreasing. Greater horseshoe bat <em>Rhinolophus ferrumequinum</em> (in 1984), lesser horseshoe bat <em>Rh. hipposideros</em> (in 1983), wolf <em>Canis lupus</em> (in 1869), otter (in 1988, but a very small number of solitary individuals is still present) and Eurasian beaver (in 1826, but reintroduced in 1988) got extinct.

Keywords

• Biogeography
• Mammals