Mammals

55 mammal species have now been confirmed at Kalkalpen National Park . With 17 species, bats make up the majority, whereby the species closely adapted to the forest habitat, the pug bat and the Bechstein's bat, are among the characteristic species of Kalkalpen National Park . Experts classify the lesser horseshoe bat as being of supra-regional importance due to the weekly roosts observed in the national park.
Fleeing chamois in the rock
Chamois ©HerfriedMarek

With the return of the lynx at the end of the 1990s and the otter, which immigrated only a few years ago, two other large predators are now appearing alongside the golden eagle, which were originally indigenous and are once again sustainably shaping the role of natural regulation of biotic communities in the area of the national park. As a result, humans can at least partially reduce their regulatory function around hoofed game (red deer, chamois, roe deer). Due to the geomorphological situation and, in particular, the snowy winters, several well-known Alpine mammal species are absent from Kalkalpen National Park , including the ibex, marmot and wildcat.

Pine marten looks out from behind a mossy tree trunk.
Pine marten ©MichaelaWalch
Small bats hanging upside down from the wooden ceiling
Lesser horseshoe bat © Guido Reiter

Lesser horseshoe bat

With a weight of only four to ten grams and a wingspan of 25 cm, the lesser horseshoe bat is one of the smallest European bat species.

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