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Animals in Lithuania

18 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Lithuania, 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
19,936
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Which well-known animals are recorded in Lithuania?

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 Lithuania?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, eurasian beaver

    3 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    7 species

  3. Amphibians

    common frog

    1 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 Lithuania?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable1
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaAlcidaeVulnerable1

All animals recorded in Lithuania

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern11,902
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern5,277
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern76
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern8
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern219
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern1,339
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern9
Atlantic salmonSalmo salarSalmonidaeNear Threatened16
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient121
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable1
Eurasian beaverCastor fiberCastoridaeLeast Concern71
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaAlcidaeVulnerable1
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded116
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern136
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern9
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern604
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded29
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded2

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