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Animals in Germany

51 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Germany, 19 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 51
Threatened: 19
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 1,412,905

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 Germany?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Germany?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, koala …
18 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
10 species
Reptiles
nile crocodile, american alligator, king cobra, komodo dragon …
5 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog, axolotl, dyeing dart frog
4 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly …
5 species
Arachnids
black widow spider, emperor scorpion
2 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Germany?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	557
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	291
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	319
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	58
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	32
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	45
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	141
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	2
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	40
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	12,977
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	50
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	35
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	12
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	106
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	7
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	1
Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	2
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	4

All animals recorded in Germany

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	466,003
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	607,847
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	33,794
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	3,813
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	21
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	29,431
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	557
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	106,915
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	37
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	72
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	291
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	319
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	5,201
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	1,301
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	36,066
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	58
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	32
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	45
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	14,620
Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Ornithorhynchidae	Near Threatened	3
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	141
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	2
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	40
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	12,977
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	50
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	5
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	31,181
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	17,724
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	157
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	35
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	12
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	106
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	8
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	11,604
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	7
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	15,255
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	7,490
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	1
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	14
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	644
Red kangaroo	Macropus rufus	Macropodidae	Not recorded	32
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	1
Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	2
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	4
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	1,233
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	7,747
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1
Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	1
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	2
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	2

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