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Animals in Estonia

23 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Estonia, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 23
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 21,689

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 Estonia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Estonia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, tiger, leopard …
5 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Reptiles
veiled chameleon
1 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Estonia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	7
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Estonia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	8,256
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	6,235
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	2,224
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	667
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	179
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	558
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	12
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	4
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	837
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	7
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	1,037
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	347
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	838
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	72
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	197
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	1
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	185
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	25
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	3

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