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Animals in Norway

26 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Norway, 6 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 26
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 1,592,836

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 Norway?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Norway?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, koala, polar bear …
7 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Amphibians
common frog
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
3 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Norway?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	845
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	461
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	20,869
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	241
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	121

All animals recorded in Norway

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	790,249
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	468,303
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	21,333
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	12,833
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	82,273
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	7,292
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	77
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	151,193
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	3,932
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	845
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	461
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	10,597
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	20,869
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	241
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	4,223
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	12,187
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	134
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	121
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	182
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	859
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	1
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	984
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	321
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	3,316
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	9

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