<P> This is a list of the 60 mammal species recorded in Ireland . A new Red List of Irish terrestrial mammals was published in 2009 and all 26 terrestrial species native to Ireland, or naturalised in Ireland before 1500, were assessed . Of these, one was found to be regionally extinct (grey wolf Canis lupus), one achieved a threat status of Vulnerable (black rat Rattus rattus), three were found to be Near Threatened (Leisler's bat Nyctalus leisleri), otter (Lutra lutra) and red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), one was data deficient (Brandt's bat Myotis brandtii) and the remaining 20 were of least concern . </P> <P> The following tag are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN: </P>

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