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Animals in Montenegro

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Montenegro, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
17
Threatened
1
Groups represented
6
Sighting records
3,375
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Montenegro?

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

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Montenegro?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin, common vampire bat

    4 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    5 species

  3. Amphibians

    fire salamander, common frog

    2 species

  4. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle

    4 species

  5. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  6. Other invertebrates

    earthworm

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Montenegro?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable7

All animals recorded in Montenegro

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern1,286
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern1,197
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern156
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern31
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern2
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern630
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern4
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient24
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable7
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded5
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern12
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern1
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern1
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern11
Stag beetleLucanus cervusLucanidaeNot recorded4
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded1
Common vampire batDesmodus rotundusPhyllostomidaeLeast Concern3

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