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Animals in Israel

26 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Israel, 8 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 26
Threatened: 8
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 131,063

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 Israel?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Israel?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, leopard …
8 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, veiled chameleon
3 species
Amphibians
fire salamander
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
3 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Israel?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	73
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	1
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	154
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4

All animals recorded in Israel

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	53,330
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	35,311
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1,453
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	382
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	5,979
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	29,053
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	73
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	5,004
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	84
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	1
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	1
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	154
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	17
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	57
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	36
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	3
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	110
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	1

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