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Animals in Austria

22 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Austria, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 22
Threatened: 4
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 122,263

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Austria?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Austria?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, jaguar …
7 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon
1 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
earthworm
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Austria?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Austria.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	1
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	3,464

All animals recorded in Austria

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	53,890
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	30,610
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1,312
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	263
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	3,109
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	10,062
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	13
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	325
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	6
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,456
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	2,416
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	3,464
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	1,512
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	5,769
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1,091
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	5,915
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	985
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	60

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Austria. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.