Animal Info - Luxembourg
Contents
Threatened Species, Environmental
and Social Data (Mammals, Population,
Area/Land Use, Economy), References
and Links
Threatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list
includes all mammals which occur in Luxembourg and are rated as
Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
- Vulnerable:
- Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteini).
- Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra).
- Garden Dormouse (Eliomys quercinus).
- Geoffroy's Bat (Myotis emarginatus).
- Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros).
- Pond Bat (Myotis dasycneme).
- Western Barbastelle (Bat) (Barbastella barbastellus).
Environmental and Social Data
Mammals
Total number of species: 55 (Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994)
Number of endemic species: 0 (Groombridge & Jenkins 1994)
Number of threatened species:
1996: 3 (5.5 % of total species) (IUCN 1996);
2000: 7 (13 % of total species) (IUCN 2000)
Population
Population in 1995: 408,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population density in 1995: 157.8 people/sq km (408.8 people/sq mi) (Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995)
Population in 1998: 425,017 (World
Almanac 1999)
Area/Land Use
Area: 2,585 sq km (998 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Percentages of primary world ecosystem types:
- Crop and Settlements: 100 %
(Groombridge 1992)
Economy
Per capita GDP ($ U.S.) (1996): $24,500 (World Almanac 1999)
References and Links
References: Groombridge 1992, Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000, IUCN
2004, Natl. Geog.
Soc. 1995, World Almanac 1999
General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link
for Luxembourg): CIA
World Factbook, Foreign
Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library
of Congress - Country Studies, University
of Texas - Country Maps, Washington
Post - Countries, World
Resources Institute - Country Profiles
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