List of mammals of Switzerland

The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species.

They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.

They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

Shrews and solenodons resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, gymnures look more like large rats, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight.