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Animals in Luxembourg

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

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Species recorded: 19
Threatened: 2
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 104,421

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 Luxembourg?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Luxembourg?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, eurasian beaver
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon
1 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 Luxembourg?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	587

All animals recorded in Luxembourg

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	7,524
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	70,717
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	11,132
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	588
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	439
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	4,125
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	2,638
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	23
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	606
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	629
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	587
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	635
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	3,057
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	530
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1,180
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	6
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	1

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