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Animals in Latvia

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

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Species recorded
18
Threatened
2
Groups represented
7
Sighting records
11,236
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Latvia?

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

What kinds of animals are recorded in Latvia?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, eurasian beaver

    3 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    6 species

  3. Amphibians

    fire salamander, common frog

    2 species

  4. Fish

    atlantic salmon

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly

    3 species

  6. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  7. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish, earthworm

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Latvia?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable3
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable1

All animals recorded in Latvia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern6,500
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern3,813
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern15
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern8
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern76
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern601
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern4
Atlantic salmonSalmo salarSalmonidaeNear Threatened6
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient13
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable3
Eurasian beaverCastor fiberCastoridaeLeast Concern16
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable1
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded17
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern70
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern1
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern77
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded13
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded2

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