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Animals in Netherlands

42 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Netherlands, 16 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 42
Threatened: 16
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 263,278

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 Netherlands?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Netherlands?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, koala …
13 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
10 species
Reptiles
green turtle, king cobra
2 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly …
5 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish, staghorn coral
4 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Netherlands?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	24
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	2
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	12
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	2
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	90
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	376
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	8
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	25
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	9
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	25
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	3
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	8
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	6

All animals recorded in Netherlands

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	118,079
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	65,931
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	3,885
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,060
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	8,458
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	24
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	15,143
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	4
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	2
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	12
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1,785
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	15,046
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,402
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	2
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	90
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	337
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	376
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	8
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	25
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	9
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	3
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	2
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	3,227
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	6,498
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	681
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	25
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	3
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	8
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	2,560
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	447
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	786
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	3,068
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	8
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	10
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	14,258
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	2
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	2
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	6

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