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Animals in Croatia

20 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Croatia, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 20
Threatened: 1
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 35,116

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 Croatia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Croatia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, eurasian beaver, common bottlenose dolphin
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
5 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Croatia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	74

All animals recorded in Croatia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	14,408
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	10,915
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	110
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	57
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	32
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	5,663
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	100
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	161
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	32
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	74
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	64
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	19
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	90
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	15
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	81
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	3,287
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	2
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	3
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	1
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	2

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