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Animals in Czechia

24 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Czechia, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 24
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 194,830

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 Czechia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Czechia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, jaguar …
8 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, giant oceanic manta ray
2 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 Czechia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	212
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Czechia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	103,779
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	61,320
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	456
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	11
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	2,925
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	23,154
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	387
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	6
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	464
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	3
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	103
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	212
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	848
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	257
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	24
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	656
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	204
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	14
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

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