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Animals in Hungary

18 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Hungary, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 18
Threatened: 3
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 43,565

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 Hungary?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Hungary?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, eurasian beaver, african bush elephant
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
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 Hungary?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	1
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	131
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	3

All animals recorded in Hungary

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	22,028
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	11,703
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	39
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	6
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	1,100
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	4,273
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	307
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	220
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	1
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	45
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	131
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	1,344
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	26
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	3
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	191
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	375
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	1,770
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	3

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