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Animals in Greece

21 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Greece, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
21
Threatened
2
Groups represented
10
Sighting records
58,602
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Greece?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Greece?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin

    3 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    5 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Amphibians

    fire salamander, common frog

    2 species

  5. Fish

    great white shark

    1 species

  6. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle

    4 species

  7. Arachnids

    black widow spider

    1 species

  8. Crustaceans

    american lobster

    1 species

  9. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  10. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish, common starfish

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Greece?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable184
Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasLamnidaeVulnerable3

All animals recorded in Greece

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern15,909
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern24,746
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern187
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern40
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern4,078
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern10,461
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern908
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient481
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable184
Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasLamnidaeVulnerable3
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern8
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded613
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern9
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern125
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern716
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern24
Stag beetleLucanus cervusLucanidaeNot recorded100
American lobsterHomarus americanusNephropidaeLeast Concern2
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded5
Common starfishAsterias rubensAsteriidaeNot recorded2
Black widow spiderLatrodectus mactansTheridiidaeNot recorded1

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