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Animals in Denmark

40 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Denmark, 14 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 40
Threatened: 14
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 137,209

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 Denmark?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Denmark?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, jaguar …
14 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
10 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly …
5 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Denmark?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	28
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	18
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	32
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	10
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	62
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	281
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	9
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	15
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	61
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	33
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Denmark

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	47,993
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	17,765
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	17,721
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,584
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	3,163
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	28
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	4,158
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	11
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	18
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	32
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	442
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	1,122
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	3,145
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	10
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	62
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	633
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	281
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	9
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	15
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	1
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	5,250
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	21,694
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	71
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	61
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	33
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	513
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	5,480
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	68
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	11
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	247
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	42
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	5,524
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	6

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